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听力文本
Fast-food workers in 58 cities in the USA did not go to work on Thursday. They went on strike because they want more money. The workers currently get paid the minimum wage. This was set at $7.25 in 2009 and has not changed since then. Many workers say they cannot afford to live on that. The price of everything has gone up but their wages have stayed the same for five years. The workers want $15 an hour, which is double their current rate. Julio Wilson, a cashier at a pizza restaurant, told the BBC he earns $9 an hour. He said that wasn't enough to support himself and his five-year-old daughter. He said: "I know I'm risking my job, but it's my right to fight for what I deserve."
McDonald's and Burger King both spoke about the strike. They said they did not make decisions about how much to pay workers in most of their restaurants. They said each restaurant is an independent franchise and the manager decides how much to pay the staff. McDonald's profits were over $5.5 billion in 2011. The burger giants did say that an increase in wages would mean more expensive burgers. America's National Restaurant Association said the wages were low because the staff are young and have little work experience. It said: "Only five per cent of restaurant employees earn the minimum wage and those that do are [mainly] working part-time and half are teenagers."
中文翻译
周四,美国58所城市的快餐员工并没有进行工作
麦当劳和汉堡王就此次罢工发表了声明
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重点讲解
1.minimum wage 最低工资
例句:What’s the minimum wage in this country?
这个国家的最低工资是多少?
2.part-time 兼职的
例句:It would be unfair to say that all of it is because of my interesting part-time job, though.
但是要说这一切是因为色情业是我感兴趣的兼职工作,这是是不公平的
。3.go on strike 罢工
例句:The coalminers decided to go on strike for better working conditions.
煤矿工人们决定为争取更好的工作条件举行罢工
。4.since then 从那时以来
例句:Since then he has been drawing a pension.
从那时起他一直领退休金
。听力题目
1.In how many cities did fast-food workers go on strike?
a) 85
b) 508
c) 580
d) 58
2.How much is the minimum wage in the USA?
a) $7.35
b) $7.25
c) $7.55
d) $7.95
3.When was the last time the minimum wage increased?
a) 2007
b) 2008
c) 2009
d) 2010
4.How much are the fast-work workers asking for?
a) $15
b) $12
c) $10
d) $9
5.How much does Julio Wilson get paid?
a) $7
b) $8
c) $9
d) $10
6.Who makes decisions about workers' pay in McDonald's?
a) the CEO
b) managers
c) accountants
d) human resources officers
7.What was McDonald's profit in 2011?
a) $5.55 billion
b) less than $5.5 billion
c) $5.5 billion
d) more than $5.5 billion
8.What would happen to burgers of workers got more pay?
a) they'd go up in price
b) they would be more delicious
c) there would be less meat
d) nothing
9.How many fast-food workers earn the minimum wage?
a) 50%
b) 15%
c) 5%
d) 0.5%
10.How many fast-food workers are teenagers?
a) 35%
b) 50%
c) 65%
d) 75%
听力答案
1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a
5.c
6.b
7.d
8.a
9.c
10.b