考研英语核心词汇速成胜经04.doc

考研英语核心词汇速成胜经Unit 4 一、 真题文章 Manpower Inc., with 560,000 workers, is the worlds largest temporary employment agency. Every morning, its people swarm into the offices and factories of America, seeking a days work for a days pay. One day at a time. As industrial giants like General Motors and IBM struggle to survive by reducing the number of employees, Manpower, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is booming. Even though its economy continues to recover, the US is increasingly becoming a nation of part-timers and temporary workers. This disposable work force is the most important trend in American business today, and it is fundamentally changing the relationship between people and their jobs. The phenomenon provides a way for companies to remain globally competitive while avoiding market cycles and the growing burdens imposed by employment rules, healthcare costs and pensionplans. For workers it can mean an end to the security, benefits and sense of importance that came from being a loyal employee. 二、 译文 拥有五十六万员工的人力公司是世界上最大的临时就业代理机构。每天清晨，该公司的员工们涌入美国的工厂和办公室，寻找一份只干一天、当天付薪的工作。某日，正当通用汽车公司和IBM这样的工业巨头们正通过裁减雇员数目以求设法生存时，总部在威斯康星州密尔沃基市的“人力公司”却是门庭若市。 即使美国的经济继续恢复，兼职和临时工的人数也还是不断增加。这种“一次性”的就业大军是当今美国经济的最重要的趋势，而且它从根本上改变了个人与职业的关系。这种现象为这些公司开辟了一条道路，使其既不失国际竞争力，又可以不受市场周期的冲击，避免就业法规、医疗保健和养老金法案带来的日益增加的负担。对雇员而言，这将意味着不再享有保障、福利，不再具有作为一个忠实雇员的使命感。 三、 考研核心词汇 agency / 5eidVEnsi / n. 代理处,行销处,代理,中介 [例] agency general 总代理 [同义] management, office, operation, work [派生] agent / 5eidVEnt / n. 代理(商) swarm / swC:m / n. 蜂群,一大群 v. 涌往,挤满,密集,成群浮游,云集 [例] The beach is swarming with bathers. 海滩满是海浴的人。 [同义] assemble, cluster, collect, crowd, gather, meet [固定搭配] a swarm of一群,一堆； swarm into蜂拥而入；swarm with 充满着,拥挤着； giant / 5dVaiEnt / n. 巨人,大力士,巨大的动物或植物,伟人,天才 adj. 庞大的,巨大的 [例] Shakespeare is a giant among writers. 莎士比亚是一位文坛巨匠。 [同义] colossal, enormous, gigantic, huge, immense, mammoth, monumental, [反义] diminutive / di5minjutiv / adj. 小的,指小的,小型的 n.小的人,指小辞,指小词,爱称 dwarf / dwC:f / n. 矮子,侏儒 v. (