GWD25-Q2.
In two months, the legal minimum wage in the country of Kirlandia will increase
from five Kirlandic dollars(KD5.00) Per hour to KD5.50 per hour. Opponents of
this increase have argued that the resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation
rate up. In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible, since only a
very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than
KD5.50 per hour.
Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the argument?
A. Most people in kirlandia who are currently earning the minimum wage have
been employed at their current jobs for less than a year.
B. Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00
per hour, in violation of kirlandic employment regulations.
C. Many businesses hire trainees at or near the minimum wage but must
reward trained workers by keeping their paylevels above the pay level
of trainees.
D. The greatest growth in Kirlandia’s economy in recent years has been in
those sectors where workers earn wages that tend to be much higher
than the minimum wage.
E The current minimum wage is insufficient for a worker holding only one job
to earn enough to support a family ,even when working full time at that job.
我对这个题的提干和答案都不是太清楚。
前提介绍是说提高最低工资会导致通货膨胀。 weaken的是通货膨胀不会影响工资???
各位能发表一下意见吗?
论点 impact on wages will probably be negligible;
论据since only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than
削弱:but must reward trained workers by keeping their paylevels above the pay level of trainees.虽然拿最低工资的人少,但 trained workers 因为必须必最低高,所以也要上调,所以调整不只影响最低工资的人的工资,也会影响其他人的工资。
its impact on wages 是理解成工资变化对通货膨胀的影响??its不是指代inflation吗?那应该理解为通货膨胀对工资的影响吧?
谢谢你耐心的回答~~
偶水平太差,没想这么仔细
不过its是inflation'S不是inflation
its impact on wages will probably be negligible主语是its impact on wages应该理解成在工资方面的影响
前面也提了resulting rise in wages will drive the inflation rate up.应该整个思维连贯下来吧
呵呵~~谢谢lazyratcn~
我应该把思维转过来~
KAN
自说自话一下,防止有人search这个题的时候,还是弄不清。
我觉得这道题的关键在于理解the legal minimum wage 的对象包含 trainees and trained workers.题目的意思说 因为only a very small proportion of all Kirfandic workers are currently receiving less than KD5.50 per hour,所以调不调法定最低工资 都不会引起由 wage increase 而带来的通胀。但是,我们看C发现,其实呢,虽然 那个only。。。的证据的确成立,但是由于那些低于minimum wage的trainee会受到新规定的影响,而这些trainee一调高,必然迫使trained worker wage的调高。所以总体上,社会上的工资水平还是要提高,通胀还是要发生。所以weaken argument.
its指inflation's吗,这样结论不是说通胀对工资的影响微不足道吗。但上文说的不是提工资对通胀的影响吗,如果its指inflation's那不是和上文的逻辑是反的呢。我怎么觉得its应该是指this increase,也就是提工资这件事情呢
大家讨论
原文:因为只有很少一部分的人现在拿的工资是低于5.5元的,因此提高最低工资不会造成通胀(提高最低工资对现在的工资水平没有造成实际的影响à不会造成通胀)
A大多数拿着目前的最低工资的人在他们当前的岗位上工作少于1年à时间长短没有关系
B实际上一些公司的工资远远低于5块,违反法律à一些没有说多少,原文说的是只有很少一部分人拿得比5.5少,即使B的一些说的是很大一部分,对原文也只是削弱前提à不成立
C许多公司雇佣的trainee拿的工资接近或者刚刚超过5块à提高最低工资,会使trainee的最低工资升高,而trained员工拿得要比trainee多à提高最低工资会对实际上的工资水平造成影响(这里的many严格照应了原文的a very small proportion)
D该地区经济增长最快的sector…à无关选项
E目前的最低工资水平对于工人生活的影响à跟是否通胀无关欢迎光临 ChaseDream (https://forum.chasedream.com/) | Powered by Discuz! X3.3 |