Day 482｜《经济学人》- 为什么人们总是对职场感到如此沮丧？

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外刊精读笔记 Day 482

《经济学人》- 为什么人们总是对职场感到如此沮丧？


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<hr/>1. 文章来源

文章来源：
《经济学人》是一份由伦敦经济学人报纸有限公司出版的杂志，创办于1843年9月，创办人詹姆士·威尔逊。
杂志的大多数文章写得机智，幽默，有力度，严肃又不失诙谐，并且注重于如何在最小的篇幅内告诉读者最多的信息。
《经济学人》作为考研英语题源报刊的重要来源之一，其单词与考研英语单词的重合度较高。杂志中的长难句，及其行文结构都很值得学习。

文章标题：
Why people are always so gloomy about the world ofwork
为什么人们总是对职场感到如此沮丧

文章概要：
文章选自《经济学人》。文章对现代职场状况进行了探讨。人们对现代职场的观念都非常的悲观，认为没有办法根据自己的劳动公平的获得报酬，但作者认为这种现代职场越来越糟糕的看法，其实是站不住脚的，没有证据支撑。
文章760词左右，推荐阅读～
<hr/>2. 文章结构梳理



<hr/>3. 原文（para 1）

THE NOTION that the modern economy lacks "good jobs" is as uncontroversial as saying that Lionel Messi is good at football. Pundits decry the disappearance of the steady positions of yesteryear, where people did a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. "Where have all the good jobs gone?", wonders one recent book, while another talks about "the rise of polarised and precarious employment systems". President Joe Biden takes after Donald Trump in promising to bring good jobs "back". But what if the whole debate rests on shaky foundations?
<hr/>4. 精读笔记（para 1）

第一句

THE NOTION that the modern economy lacks "good jobs" is as uncontroversial as saying that Lionel Messi is good at football.
现代经济缺少“好的工作”的说法和利昂内尔·梅西（lionel Messi）足球踢得一流的说法一样，毫无争议。

uncontroversial /ˌʌnkɒntrəˈvəːʃ(ə)l/
adj. 非争论性的；不会引起争论的

第二句

Punditsdecry the disappearance of the steady positions of yesteryear, where people did a fair day's work for a fair day's pay.
专家们都谴责说，过去人们公平地干一天工，拿一天工资，这种稳定的工作已经一去不复返了。

pundit /ˈpʌndɪt/
n. a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is therefore oftenasked to give an opinion about it to the public （某方面的）专家，权威。eg：apolitical pundit 政治权威

decry /dɪˈkrʌɪ/
vt. to criticize something as bad, without value, or unnecessary 斥责，谴责，抨击。eg：Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists. 律师们对几名记者遭到监禁表示谴责。

yesteryear /ˈjɛstəjɪə/
adj. of yesteryear literary existing in the past 往昔的，当年的。eg：the steam trains of yesteryear 当年的蒸汽火车

第三句

"Where have all the good jobs gone?", wonders one recent book, while another talks about "the rise of polarised and precarious employment systems".
最近有一本书问道:“所有好工作都去哪里了呢?”而另一本书则 谈到了“两极分化且不稳定的雇佣制度的兴起”。

  polarize /ˈpəʊ.lə.raɪz/
vt. to cause something, especially something that contains different people oropinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups 使两极分化，使截然对立。eg：The debate is becoming polarized and there seems to be no middleground. 辩论变得两极化了，看起来没有中间立场。

precarious /prɪˈkɛːrɪəs/
adj. A precarious situation is likely to get worse. (情势)不稳定的，不确定的，危险的。eg：Many borrowers now find themselves caught in a precariousfinancial position. 许多借款人现在发现自己陷入了不稳定的财务状况。

第四句

President Joe Biden takes after Donald Trump in promising to bring good jobs "back".
和唐纳德·特朗普 一样，美国总统乔·拜登也承诺会“恢复”好工作。

take after sb
If you take after a member of your family, you resemble them in yourappearance, your behaviour, or your character. （在外表、举止、性格方面）像 （某家庭成员）。eg：Ted's always been difficult, Mr Kemp — he takes after hisdad. 肯普先生，特德一直很难相处——像他爸。

第五句

But what if the whole debate rests on shaky foundations?
但倘若整个讨论 都是建立在摇摇欲坠的基础之上的呢?

rest on / upon sb/sth
to depend or rely on sb / sth 依靠；依赖。eg：All our hopes now rest on you.现在所有的希望都寄托在你的身上。
<hr/>5. 完整翻译

THE NOTION that the modern economy lacks "good jobs" is as uncontroversial as saying that Lionel Messi is good at football. Pundits decry the disappearance of the steady positions of yesteryear, where people did a fair day's work for a fair day's pay. "Where have all the good jobs gone?", wonders one recent book, while another talks about "the rise of polarised and precarious employment systems". President Joe Biden takes after Donald Trump in promising to bring good jobs "back". But what if the whole debate rests on shaky foundations?
现代经济缺少“好的工作”的说法和利昂内尔·梅西(lionel Messi) 足球踢得一流的说法一样，毫无争议。专家们都谴责说，过去人们公平地干一天工，拿一天工资，这种稳定的工作已经一去不复返了。最近有一本书问道:“所有好工作都去哪里了呢?”而另一本书则 谈到了“两极分化且不稳定的雇佣制度的兴起”。和唐纳德·特朗普 一样，美国总统乔·拜登也承诺会“恢复”好工作。但倘若整个讨论 都是建立在摇摇欲坠的基础之上的呢?