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双语新闻:美国19个州2017年将提高最低工资(ZT)
19 US States to Increase Minimum Wage in 2017
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1. Alaska 阿拉斯加
2. Arkansas 阿肯色
3. Arizona 亚利桑那
4. California 加州
5. Colorado 科罗拉多
6. Connecticut 康涅狄格
7. Florida 佛罗里达
8. Hawaii 夏威夷
9. Maine 缅因
10. Massachusetts 马萨诸塞
11. Michigan 密西根
12. Missouri 密苏里
13. Montana 蒙大拿
14. New Jersey 新泽西
15. New York 纽约
16. Ohio 俄亥俄
17. South Dakota 南达科
18. Vermont 佛蒙特
19. Washington 华盛顿
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Even though partisan infighting made Congress virtually ineffective in 2016, a spate of new laws were still approved and will go into effect next year.
尽管党派之争使美国国会2016年没有取得多少成绩,但还是有一系列法律获得批准,并将于2017年生效。
Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage.
包括纽约和加州在内的19个州将从元旦开始提高最低工资标准。
The increase in pay will mean most for workers in Massachusetts and Washington state, where the minimum wage will go up to $11 per hour.
马萨诸塞州和华盛顿州工人收益最大,这两个州的最低工资将上调至每小时11美元。
California will raise its wage to $10.50 for businesses with 26 or more employees. New York state is taking a regional approach, with the wage rising to $11 in New York City, to $10.50 for small businesses in the city, $10 in its suburbs and $9.70 elsewhere.
加州雇佣26个雇员以上的企业最低工资将提高到每小时10.5美元。纽约州各地工资标准不同,在纽约市为每小时11美元,城市小企业10.5美元,郊区和其他地方为9.7美元。
Voters in Arizona, Maine, Colorado and Washington approved increases in this year's election. Seven other states, Alaska, Florida, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, Ohio and South Dakota, are automatically raising the wage based on indexing. The other states seeing increases are Arkansas, Connecticut, Hawaii, Michigan and Vermont.
亚利桑那、缅因、科罗拉多和华盛顿州的选民在今年大选中投票通过提高最低工资。阿拉斯加、佛罗里达、密苏里、蒙大拿、新泽西、俄亥俄和南达科他这七个州是根据生活指数自动调高最低工资的。其他提高最低工资的州还有阿肯色、康涅狄格、夏威夷、密西根和佛蒙特。
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今天我们要学的词是 ( ). ( ) 。
Heating and air- ( )maker ( ) said ( ) offered by ( ) were key in its ( )to keep 1,000 jobs in the U.S.
( ) is considering to provide up to ( ) million in tax ( ) to attract business ( ).
好的,我们今天学习的词是 ( ) ,( ), ( )...
(答案见下)
学一个词:Incentives(音频听力)
今天我们要学的词是 incentives.Incentives 名词,奖励措施,激励机制。
Heating and air-conditioning maker Carrier said incentives offered by Indiana were key in its decision to keep 1,000 jobs in the U.S.
暖通空调制造商开利公司表示,印第安纳州提供的激励措施是他们决定把一千个工作机会留在美国的重要原因。
Michigan is considering to provide up to $250 million in tax incentives to attract business expansion.
密西根州考虑提供最多2.5亿美元减税机制,吸引企业扩大规模。
好的,我们今天学习的词是 incentives, incentives, incentives...
Words and Phrases
Incentives: 奖励措施,激励机制
Heating and air-conditioning maker Carrier: 暖通空调制造商开利公司
Michigan: 密西根州
$250 million: 2.5亿美元
tax incentives: 减税机制
attract business expansion: 吸引企业扩大规模