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问答题 A casual employee is one who is engaged and paid by agreement between the employer and the employee. There"s a three-hour minimum payment for each of period of engagement. No notice of termination is required. Casual employees whose engagement extends for five hours or more shall be provided with a meal free of charge, or shall be paid $6.00 accordingly.
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【答案解析】[参考译文] 临时工通过与雇主签订协议得到雇佣和领取报酬。每段受雇时间的报酬最少以三小时计。解除雇佣关系无须提前通知。若雇佣临时工一次时间达五小时或以上,雇主需提供一顿免费餐,或支付相应的6美元。
问答题 What is of greatest concern is the sudden rise in the number of workers and students who now admit to trying cocaine, a dangerously addictive and very costly drug. Recent surveys show that this drug has spread from the entertainment world to small town high schools where more than 17% of the seniors say they tried cocaine. Because there"s little agreement about the causes of this surge in drug abuse, there"s even less agreement about what should be done to solve it.
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【答案解析】[参考译文] 最令人担忧的是在工人和学生中承认尝试过可卡因的人数剧增。可卡因是一种极其危险、容易上瘾而且昂贵的毒品。最近的调查表明,这一毒品已从娱乐圈蔓延到小城镇的中学。大约有17%的中学高年级学生承认吸用过可卡因。由于人们对毒品泛滥的原因看法不一,所以对应采取什么措施来解决这一问题更无法达成统一意见。