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考研英语水平的进步,不仅要记单词,还需要关注长难句的使用。接下来,小编为2025考研者们,整理出——2025考研英语每日一句。


今天的句子:

But there’s a catch: Workers who have voted to unionize or stores that have petitioned to hold a union election won’t be eligible for the enhanced benefits announced Tuesday. Instead, Schultz said U.S. labor law requires stores to negotiate their own contracts with Starbucks. Starbucks Workers United, the group behind the unionization effort, disagrees, and said the company is violating labor law for threatening to exclude unionized stores from receiving the new benefits.


思考题:

The enhanced benefits of Starbucks__.

A. would apply to all baristas and waiters

B. may increase its profit margin greatly

C. would not be offered to union members

D. have been welcomed by union groups


词汇突破:

catch: 问题

vote:投票:

unionize:加入公会

petition:申请

eligible:有资格

enhanced benefit:新增福利

violate:违反


句子解析:

第一句:

But there’s a catch: Workers who have voted to unionize or stores// that have petitioned to hold a union election won’t be eligible for the enhanced benefits announced Tuesday.

参考译文:但有一个问题:投票加入工会的工人或申请举行工会选举的门店将没有资格获得周二宣布的新增福利。

第二句:

Instead, Schultz said U.S. labor law requires stores to negotiate their own contracts with Starbucks.

参考译文:相反,舒尔茨表示,美国劳动法要求门店与星巴克谈判自己的合同。 

第三句:

Starbucks Workers United, the group behind the unionization effort, disagrees, and said the company is violating labor law for threatening to exclude unionized stores from receiving the new benefits.

参考译文:推动组建工会的组织“星巴克工人联合会”表示不同意,并称星巴克威胁排除加入工会的门店获得新福利,违反了劳动法。

思考题解析:

The enhanced benefits of Starbucks__.

星巴克的新增福利________

A. would apply to all baristas and waiters

(适用于所有咖啡师和服务员)

A选项错误。

B. may increase its profit margin greatly

(可能会大大增加其利润率)

B选项错误。

C. would not be offered to union members

(不会提供给工会成员)

对应第一句:但有一个问题:投票加入工会的工人或申请举行工会选举的门店将没有资格获得周二宣布的新增福利。

C选项正确。

D. have been welcomed by union groups

(受到工会团体的欢迎)

D选项错误。


文章来源背景和来源:

Starbucks enhances benefits, but not for union workers

星巴克改善福利,但不会惠及工会成员

Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-starbucks-results-pay-raises-union-ap-20220504-3iuv4bw3a5cmtdq6p7tlwsdizm-story.html 


背景:星巴克的销售收入在第二个财务季度达到记录水平,但其赢利却因为高涨的劳务成本而遭受打击。在将来数月,星巴克的劳务成本将继续增长,因为其管理层最近公布了新的涨薪计划,以提升员工忠诚度,并阻挡来势迅猛的工会运动。这些福利将不能惠及参加工会的员工以及投票决定参加工会的门店。星巴克工人联合会认为管理层之所以承诺提升员工待遇,是迫于工会运动的压力,现在排斥工会成员是报复性行为,违反了劳动法规。该组织已向全美劳资关系委员会提交了申诉。

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