學一個詞:Incentives & 美國19個州2017年將提高最低工資

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今天我們要學的詞是 (            ). (            ) 。

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  (            ).

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學一個詞:Incentives(音頻聽力)

今天我們要學的詞是 incentives.Incentives 名詞,獎勵措施,激勵機製。

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.

暖通空調製造商開利公司表示,印第安納州提供的激勵措施是他們決定把一千個工作機會留在美國的重要原因。

Michigan is considering to provide up to $250 million in tax incentives to attract business expansion.

密西根州考慮提供最多2.5億美元減稅機製,吸引企業擴大規模。

好的,我們今天學習的詞是 incentives, incentives, incentives...

Words and Phrases

Incentives: 獎勵措施,激勵機製

Heating and air-conditioning maker Carrier: 暖通空調製造商開利公司

Michigan: 密西根州

$250 million:  2.5億美元

tax incentives: 減稅機製

attract business expansion: 吸引企業擴大規模

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雙語新聞:美國19個州2017年將提高最低工資(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 亞利桑那

4. California 加州

5. Colorado 科羅拉多

6. Connecticut 康涅狄格

7. Florida 佛羅裏達

8. Hawaii 夏威夷

9. Maine 緬因

10. Massachusetts 馬薩諸塞

11. Michigan 密西根

12. Missouri 密蘇裏

13. Montana 蒙大拿

14. New Jersey 新澤西

15. New York 紐約

16. Ohio 俄亥俄

17. South Dakota 南達科

18. Vermont 佛蒙特

19. Washington 華盛頓

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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.

盡管黨派之爭使美國國會2016年沒有取得多少成績,但還是有一係列法律獲得批準,並將於2017年生效。

Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum wage.

包括紐約和加州在內的19個州將從元旦開始提高最低工資標準。

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.

馬薩諸塞州和華盛頓州工人收益最大,這兩個州的最低工資將上調至每小時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.

加州雇傭26個雇員以上的企業最低工資將提高到每小時10.5美元。紐約州各地工資標準不同,在紐約市為每小時11美元,城市小企業10.5美元,郊區和其他地方為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.

亞利桑那、緬因、科羅拉多和華盛頓州的選民在今年大選中投票通過提高最低工資。阿拉斯加、佛羅裏達、密蘇裏、蒙大拿、新澤西、俄亥俄和南達科他這七個州是根據生活指數自動調高最低工資的。其他提高最低工資的州還有阿肯色、康涅狄格、夏威夷、密西根和佛蒙特。

 

 

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