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新近一份報告顯示,亞裔是美國人數增長最快、受教育程度最高、收入最多的族裔。報告認為,這一多數成員為移民的社會群體對於日益依賴熟練勞動力的美國經濟是一個有利因素。

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Asians are the fastest-growing, most educated and highest-earning population in the U.S., according to a new report that paints the majority-immigrant group as a boon to an economy that has come to rely increasingly on skilled workers.
 

boon /ˈbu:n/ noun
plural boons
 
[count] : something pleasant or helpful : a benefit or advantage — usually singular
▪ What at first looks like an inconvenience can be a boon.— usually + for or to
▪ The new tax cut is a boon for homeowners.
▪ Reliable daycare is a boon to working parents.