VOA慢速英语:Report: Poor Conditions, Low Wages in Chinese Toy Factories

短语讲解：

1. Overtime is time worked in addition to regular working hours.

in addition to 除…之外
例句：In addition to the tractor, we have acquired a new rice transplanter.
除了拖拉机，我们又添了一台插秧机。

2. The group said its information came from people who worked at the factories.

come from 源自; 来自某处; 出生于
例句：Ambient noise may come from any direction.
外界噪声可以来自任意方向。

3. The report said some factories even forced the workers to agree to give up their right to receive social insurance and housing funds.

agree to 同意， 赞成， 同意照办
例句：I cannot but agree to your decision.
我不得不同意你的决定。
give up 放弃; 投降; 把…让给
例句：The bottom line is that we (should) never give up.
最重要的是我们决不放弃。

4. Li left his home village at the age of 14 to work in the city.

at the age of 在…岁时
例句：He'd dropped out of high school at the age of 16
他16岁的时候就从中学退学了。