考研英語長難句｜Day36

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今日長難句

Getting more women into jobs would extend the demographic dividend and help deal with the fact that women live longer than men, but tend to have more meagre savings and pensions, and so are vulnerable in old age.

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詞彙解析

demographic /ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk/ adj. 人口的，人口統計的

dividend /ˈdɪvɪdend/ n. 紅利，股息

meagre /ˈmiːɡə(r)/ adj. 貧乏的

pension /ˈpenʃ(ə)n/ n. 養老金，退休金

vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ adj. 脆弱的，易受傷的

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結構分析

✔句子主幹：

Getting more women into jobs would extend the demographic dividend and help deal with the fact that...

✔同位語從句：

women live longer than men, but tend to have more meagre savings and pensions, and so are vulnerable in old age

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參考譯文

Getting more women into jobs would extend the demographic dividend and help deal with the fact that women live longer than men, but tend to have more meagre savings and pensions, and so are vulnerable in old age.

讓更多女性就業將擴大人口紅利，並有助於應對一個現實問題——女性通常比男性壽命更長，但儲蓄和養老金卻比男性少，因此在老年時很容易陷入困頓。