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VOA慢速英语:Fifteen Million Americans Work for Themselves(翻译)

2016-09-11来源:VOA

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短语讲解：

1. Pew found that the 15 million people who work for themselves are not always working alone -- even if they do not report to someone else

work for 受雇于; 为…而工作; 效劳; 致力
例句：Comrade Yang will be in charge of that work for the time being.
杨同志将暂时负责那项工作。

2. The report suggests it is easier to open up a business than to keep it going for many years.

open up 打开; 开发
例句：They decided to open up an office in town.
他们决定在市区设立一个办事处。

3. Fewer teenagers are working in the summer now compared to the 1990s.

compare to 把…比作，喻为; 与…相比
例句：Cultural life in the country cannot compare to that of a large city.
农村的文化生活不能与大城市的相比拟。