Taiwanese Working More but Paid Less 台湾人做多领少真「薪」酸
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- 发布于 2013年12月28日
- 作者：Mike Lee
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Taiwanese people are working more than ever, but making less money than people in many other countries. The numbers come from a survey conducted by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) (行政院劳工委员会). It found that the average Taiwanese has a monthly salary of about US$1,549. By comparison, workers in Singapore make about US$3,547 a month.
台湾人花了很长的时间在工作，但赚得却比其他许多国家的人还少。来自行政院劳工委员会执行的一项调查数据，显示一般台湾人月薪约美金1,549元，相较之下，新加坡的劳工一个月可赚美金3,547元。
The study found that Singaporeans worked 2,402 hours each in 2012. That means they each made about US$17.72 an hours. In contrast, Taiwanese worked 2,140 hours each in 2012, the third highest in the survey. Yet, they made US$8.69 an hour, which means Singaporeans earned twice as much. The CLA mostly surveyed employers, though. Thus, the hours worked by Taiwanese could be higher than what was reported.
此研究显示新加坡人在2012年每人工作时数是2,402小时，也就是说他们一个小时约有17.72美元进帐。相较之下，2012年台湾人的工时是2,140小时，调查中名列第三，但他们一个小时只赚8.69美元，也就是说新加坡人赚的是台湾人的两倍。但劳委会调查对象大部分是雇主，因此台湾人的工作时数可能比报告中的还要高。
Many Taiwanese now suffer from work fatigue and poverty, said Sun You-Lien (孙友联), secretary general of the Taiwan Labor Front (台湾劳工阵线). In addition, many are seeking work overseas, especially in China. To combat the dilemma, Taiwan’s government must improve the nation’s international competitiveness to promote salary growth and avoid brain drain, said CLA Minister Pan Shih-Wei (潘世伟).
许多台湾人受苦于工作疲劳和穷困，台湾劳工阵线秘书长孙友联这样表示。除此之外，许多人在寻找海外工作机会，特别是在中国。为了打破此僵局，台湾政府必须加强国家的国际竞争力，以提升薪资成长，并避免人才流失，劳委会主委潘世伟以上表示。
－by Bryan Shettig
Vocabulary
conduct [kənˋdʌkt] v. 处理; 带领
fatigue [fəˋtig] n. 疲劳
secretary [ˋsɛkrə͵tɛrɪ] general 秘书长
combat [ˋkɑmbæt] v. 战胜
dilemma [dəˋlɛmə] n. 困境，进退两难
competitiveness [kəmˋpɛtətɪvnɪs] n. 竞争力
brain drain（高科技）人才的流失；人才外流
Reading Comprehension
1. What is the article mainly about?
(A) Why working less hours is the right thing to do.
(B) How to earn more money and work less hours.
(C) Why people in Taiwan can save so much money.
(D) What work situation many Taiwanese now face.
2. What is TRUE about Taiwanese workers?
(A) They began to seek opportunities abroad.
(B) Many of them prefer to live in Singapore.
(C) They don't work as hard as other Asian people.
(D) Most of them are satisfied with their salaries.
3. What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
(A) How much money people in Singapore make.
(B) What place Taiwan's average salary ranks.
(C) How many hours Singaporeans worked in 2012.
(D) Where some Taiwanese are moving for work.
Answer
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1. ( D ) |
2. ( A ) |
3. ( B ) |
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