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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(shí)可略讀),insists(表觀點(diǎn))thatthevaluesofcertaintasksperformedindissimilarjobscanbecompared.//(第一層:CW的觀點(diǎn))Inthelastdecade(時(shí)間狀語,可略讀),thisapproachhasbecomeacriticalsocialpolicyissu
2、e,as(連詞,表因果關(guān)系)largenumbersofprivate-sectorfirmsandindustriesaswellasfederal,state,andlocalgovernmentalentitieshaveadoptedcomparableworthpoliciesorbeguntoconsiderdoingso.//(第二層:CW的重要性和被接納廣泛性)Thiswidespreadinstitutionalawarenessofcomparableworthindicatesincrease
3、dpublicawarenessthatpayinequities--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:havethegainsalreadymadeinpayequityundercom
4、parableworthprinciplesbeenofaprecedent-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(jìn)步是先例還是暫時(shí)的)Comparableworthpayadjustmentsar
5、eindeedprecedent-setting.Becauseof(表原因)theprinciplesdrivingthem,othermandatesthatcanbeappliedtoreduceoreliminateunjustifiedpaygapsbetweenmaleandfemaleworkershavenotremediedperceivedpayinequitiessatisfactorilyforthelitigantsincasesinwhichmenandwomenholddifferen
6、tjobs.//(第一層:明確表明CW確實(shí)是先例&其原因)But(結(jié)構(gòu)詞,表轉(zhuǎn)折)whenevercomparableworthprinciplesareappliedtopayschedules,perceivedunjustifiedpaydifferencesareeliminated.Inthissense,then,comparableworthismorecomprehensive(正評價(jià)詞)than(出現(xiàn)比較,注意比較雙方)othermandates,suchas(舉例,第一遍讀時(shí)可略讀)theEqu
7、alPayActof1963andTitleVIIoftheCivilRightsActof1964.Neithercomparestasksindissimilarjobs(thatis,jobsacrossoccupationalcategories)(可略讀)inanefforttodeterminewhetherornotwhatisnecessarytoperformthesetasks--know-how,problem-solving,andaccountability--(可略讀)canbequan
8、tifiedintermsofitsdollarvaluetotheemployer.//(第二層:與其它政策相比,CW更加全面&其它政策的缺點(diǎn))Comparableworth,ontheotherhand,takesasitspremisethatcertaintasksindissimilarjobsmayrequireasimilaramountoft