每周一段40

大家好!这周的“每周一段”选自 6 月 15 日《经济学人》Bartleby 板块的 For the future, look to the past 一文(https://www.economist.com/business/2019/06/13/for-the-future-look-to-the-past),文章对麦肯锡一份关于女性未来工作的最新报告进行了解读。

文本

The debate about the future of work tends to divide commentators into two camps. The optimistic case is that technology may cause temporary disruption but will ultimately result in economic growth and thus more jobs. Combine harvesters reduced the need for agricultural labourers and personal computers eliminated the typing pool, but the displaced workers found other jobs in the end. The pessimists argue that new technology, even if it does not cause mass unemployment, will create a “digital divide”. The future will resemble a high-tech Downton Abbey, with the skilled elite lording it over the rest. Unskilled workers will be delivering pizzas to, and cleaning the bathrooms of, the likes of Elon Musk and Tim Cook.

译文:

关于工作未来的争论往往将评论员分成两个阵营。乐观的观点是,技术可能会暂时造成扰乱,但最终会带来经济增长,从而创造更多的就业机会。联合收割机减少了对农业劳动者的需求,个人电脑消除了大批打字员,但是这些失业的工人最终还是找到了其他工作。 悲观主义者认为,新技术即使不会导致大规模失业,也会造成'数字鸿沟'。未来将类似于一个高科技的唐顿庄园,由技艺超群的精英统治着它。非熟练工人将会为像伊隆·马斯克和蒂姆·库克这样的精英送比萨饼,打扫卫生间。

段落赏析

全文共 9 段,选段为第 1、2 段。两个段落分别写了乐观主义者和悲观主义者的观点,并简洁举了一例。这两段为议论文写作中讨论两个对立观点提供了多个可以直接使用的句式,值得我们背诵和临摹。

句子学习

我们主要通过“临摹”和“背诵”的方式精学一段话。

临摹:提炼句型+造句

临摹句子 1:The debate about the future of work tends to divide commentators into two camps.

提炼出句型 1:The debate about X tends to divide commentators into two camps.

造句示范:

a) The debate about immigration tends to divide commentators into two camps.

b) The debate about whether pupils should take extra classes after school tends to divide commentators into two camps.

c) The debate about whether smoking in public places should be banned tends to divide commentators into two camps.

临摹句子 2:The optimistic case is that technology may cause temporary disruption but will ultimately result in economic growth and thus more jobs.

提炼出句型 2:The optimistic case is that X.

造句示范:

a) The optimistic case is that immigrants bring different cultures and skills to their destination.

b) The optimistic case is that the two countries are returning to negotiation after a long stand-off.

c) The optimistic case is that the government is taking notice of the problem and acting to fix it.

临摹句子 3:The pessimists argue that new technology, even if it does not cause mass unemployment, will create a “digital divide”.

提炼出句型 3:The pessimists argue that X.

造句示范:

a) The pessimists argue that driver-less cars, even if they are affordable, will not be as reliable as most people think.

b) The pessimists argue that immigrants, even if they are not illegal, will take some of the jobs from natives.

c) The pessimists argue that the social mobility problem, even if it has been properly diagnosed, will take a long time to address.

可直接背诵和使用的句子

a) The debate about the future of work tends to divide commentators into two camps. The optimistic case is that technology may cause temporary disruption but will ultimately result in economic growth and thus more jobs. Combine harvesters reduced the need for agricultural labourers and personal computers eliminated the typing pool, but the displaced workers found other jobs in the end.

b) The pessimists argue that new technology, even if it does not cause mass unemployment, will create a “digital divide”.

作业

参考第三部分的句型造句,造句时可以用中文写出具体的语境。可以选择练习写一个或多个句式。

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