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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,表因果關系)largenumbers
2、ofprivate-sectorfirmsandindustriesaswellasfederal,state,andlocalgovernmentalentitieshaveadoptedcomparableworthpoliciesorbeguntoconsiderdoingso.//(第二層:CW的重要性和被接納廣泛性)Thiswidespreadinstitutionalawarenessofcomparableworthindicatesincreasedpublicawarenessthatpayinequities--thatis,situations
3、inwhichpayisnot"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(結構詞,表轉折),thequestionstillremains:havethegainsalreadymadeinpayequityundercomparableworthprinciplesbeenofaprecedent-settingnatureoraretheymostlytransitory,
4、afunctionofconcessionsmadebyemployerstomisleadfemaleemployeesintobelievingthattheyhavemadelong-termpayequitygains?//(第二層:轉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)theprinciplesdrivingthem,othermandatesthatcanbeappliedtoreduceore
5、liminateunjustifiedpaygapsbetweenmaleandfemaleworkershavenotremediedperceivedpayinequitiessatisfactorilyforthelitigantsincasesinwhichmenandwomenholddifferentjobs.//(第一層:明確表明CW確實是先例&其原因)But(結構詞,表轉折)whenevercomparableworthprinciplesareappliedtopayschedules,perceivedunjustifiedpaydifferen
6、cesareeliminated.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.Neithercomparestasksindissimilarjobs(thatis,jobsacrossoccupationalcategories)(可略讀)inanefforttodeterminewh
7、etherornotwhatisnecessarytoperformthesetasks--know-how,problem-solving,andaccountability--(可略讀)canbequantifiedintermsofitsdollarvaluetotheemployer.//(第二層:與其它政策相比,CW更加全面&其它政策的缺點)Comparableworth,ontheotherhand,takesasitspremisethatcertaintasksindissimilarjobsmayrequireasimilaramountoft