(10)It is, they say, the right to change employers w hich distinguishes employment from slavery.
3.句子漢譯英
。1)處理有關(guān)事務的政府部門沒有做統(tǒng)計。
The government department that deals with relevant affairs does not keep statistics.
。2)正因為她無法養(yǎng)家才同意做家仆。
It w as because she found it difficult to feed her family that she accepted a job w orking as a domestic.
。3)她是一名沙特外交官直接從菲律賓雇到倫敦來工作的。
She w as hired by a Saudi diplomat directly from the Philippines to w ork in London .
。4)家仆的工作狀況得到了新聞媒介的關(guān)注。
The conditions of w orking as domestics have received media attention .
。5)雇主們總是威脅要把我們遣送回國。
The employers alw ays threatened to send us back to our countries.
四、歷年試題
1. When they get out of prison, they _ _(increase) the level of their criminal beh avior.
答案:will increase . 考點:時間狀語從句中主句用將來時,從句用一般現(xiàn)在時表示將來。從 句謂語動詞是 get 一般現(xiàn)在時,所以從句用 will increase 。
2.At the end of 1994 the British Government introduced new measure to help __domes tic workers from abuse by their employers.
A. protect B. suspect C. expect D. inspect
答案是:A . 考點是:protect … from 保護… 免受 …
3. __ _ _their differences, they fell passionately in love with each other. A. As for B. Owing to C. Despite D. Through
答案:C . 考點:despite 表示讓步的關(guān)系。本句的意思是:盡管他們之間有分歧,但他們彼此 深愛對方。
Translation
1. 許多家庭傭人受到雇主的剝削和虐待。
答:Many domestic servants are exploited and abused by their employers.
2. 自去年以來,女傭們的悲慘境況已受到媒體密切關(guān)注。
答:The bad condition of the woman servants has received much media attention since last year.
3. 他經(jīng)常威脅我,說要將我遣送回國。
答: He always threatened that he would send me back to my country.
4. 她曾在一家茶葉廠工作,工資很低。
答: She used to work for a very low wage at a tea factory.
5. 據(jù)估計有兩萬多名外國家傭在英國工作。
答: It is estimated that there are more than 20,000 overseas domestic servants wor king in Britain.
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