I'll go for B 题目: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. 推导过程:把最低工资从5.00升为5.50会引起inflation,但因为只有很小部分工人拿5.50以下的工资,所以inflation不会有太大波动。 削弱的目的:inflation其实是会波动的。(题目推导过程是最低工资调价引发inflation,因此正确答案一定与这两要素紧密相关) 削弱方法:一些公司in violation of 法规,剥削员工,给的工资还没有5.00!(气愤中,和我们公司一样BT) 削弱效果:因为有违法乱纪的行为这是政府没有预测到的,所以题目最后一句“In fact its impact on wages will probably be negligible”就不成立了。 所以B. Some firms in Kirlandia have paid workers considerably less than KD5.00 per hour, in violation of kirlandic employment regulations.为正确答案。
PS,对于争议的C: 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. 想的过多了,因为1)与题目前提推出结论相距甚远; 2)没有提到trainee的情况是否具有代表性。无从考证many businesses的trainee能对inflation造成多大程度的影响。而B中则明确提到“in violation of kirlandic employment regulations”,言下之意是实际情况很严重,与政府预测大相径庭的意思。从这一点,B比C就更严谨。 欢迎探讨! 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. 想的过多了,因为1)与题目前提推出结论相距甚远; 2)没有提到trainee的情况是否具有代表性。无从考证many businesses的trainee能对inflation造成多大程度的影响。而B中则明确提到“in violation of kirlandic employment regulations”,言下之意是实际情况很严重,与政府预测大相径庭的意思。从这一点,B比C就更严谨。 欢迎探讨!
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