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1、Passage8Comparableworth(專有名詞第一次出現(xiàn),注意),asastandardappliedtoeliminateinequitiesinpay(插入語,第一遍讀時可略讀),insists(表觀點)thatthevaluesofcertaintasksperformedindissimilarjobscanbecompared.//(第一層:CW的觀點)Inthelastdecade(時間狀語,可略讀),thisapproachhasbecomeacriticalsocialpolicyissue,as(連詞,表因
2、果關(guān)系)largenumbersofprivate-sectorfirmsandindustriesaswellasfederal,state,andlocalgovernmentalentitieshaveadoptedcomparableworthpoliciesorbeguntoconsiderdoingso.//(第二層:CW的重要性和被接納廣泛性)Thiswidespreadinstitutionalawarenessofcomparableworthindicatesincreasedpublicawarenessthat
3、payinequities--thatis,situationsinwhichpayisnot"fair"becauseitdoesnotreflectthetruevalueofajob(插入語,可略讀)--existinthelabormarket.//(第一層:CW的廣泛傳播提高了對于工資不平等的公眾意識)However(結(jié)構(gòu)詞,表轉(zhuǎn)折),thequestionstillremains:havethegainsalreadymadeinpayequityundercomparableworthprinciplesbeenofap
4、recedent-settingnatureoraretheymostlytransitory,afunctionofconcessionsmadebyemployerstomisleadfemaleemployeesintobelievingthattheyhavemadelong-termpayequitygains?//(第二層:轉(zhuǎn)折引出問題仍然存在,CW制度下取得的進步是先例還是暫時的)Comparableworthpayadjustmentsareindeedprecedent-setting.Becauseof(表原因)t
5、heprinciplesdrivingthem,othermandatesthatcanbeappliedtoreduceoreliminateunjustifiedpaygapsbetweenmaleandfemaleworkershavenotremediedperceivedpayinequitiessatisfactorilyforthelitigantsincasesinwhichmenandwomenholddifferentjobs.//(第一層:明確表明CW確實是先例&其原因)But(結(jié)構(gòu)詞,表轉(zhuǎn)折)wheneverc
6、omparableworthprinciplesareappliedtopayschedules,perceivedunjustifiedpaydifferencesareeliminated.Inthissense,then,comparableworthismorecomprehensive(正評價詞)than(出現(xiàn)比較,注意比較雙方)othermandates,suchas(舉例,第一遍讀時可略讀)theEqualPayActof1963andTitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964.Neitherco
7、mparestasksindissimilarjobs(thatis,jobsacrossoccupationalcategories)(可略讀)inanefforttodeterminewhetherornotwhatisnecessarytoperformthesetasks--know-how,problem-solving,andaccountability--(可略讀)canbequantifiedintermsofitsdollarvaluetotheemployer.//(第二層:與其它政策相比,CW更加全面&其它政策的
8、缺點)Comparableworth,ontheotherhand,takesasitspremisethatcertaintasksindissimilarjobsmayrequireasimilaramountoft