Migrant Workers

　　In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. __ 1 __ some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East,1 __ 2 __ increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to __ 3 __ outsiders to improve local facilities. __ 4 __ the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, __ 5 __ South Korea and Japan.

　　In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, 2 it is not __ 6 __ that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least __7__ money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. 3 This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.

　　Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage. __ 8__, the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other __ 9 __ safety and comfort. __ 10 __, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly__ 11 __ the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions __ 12 __ problems rather than do routine work in their home country.

　　One major problem which __ 13 __ migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. __ 14 __, migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the __ 15 __ financial benefits which they receive.

　　詞匯：

　　migrant/adj.移民的 compensate/v.補償

　　allied/adj.與此相關的 routine/adj.日常的

　　taxation/n.稅，稅款

　　注釋：

　　1.This is particularly the case in the Middle East：中東地區的情況尤為如此

　　2.In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East：由于中東地區艱苦的生活和工作條件in view of是個短語，表示原因或理由。

　　3.An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it.：一個相關的好處是這里的稅收低，或者根本就不收稅。

　　練習：

　　1. A As B Since C While D Although

　　2. A which B where C when D there

　　3. A call in B call off C call up D call on

　　4. A But B Moreover C Besides. D Thus

　　5. A include B includes C including D included

　　6. A surprised B surprisingly C surprise D surprising

　　7. A twice as much B twice as many C as much as twice D as many as twice

　　8. A Similarly B As a result C For example D Anyway

　　9. A with B for C about D in

　　10. A On the contrary B In a similar way

　　C On the other hand D Consequently

　　11. A because of B on C because D with

　　12. A in B about C for D to

　　13. A effects B affects C detects D reflects

　　14. A In case B In all cases C In a case D In any case

　　15. A considerable B considerate C considered D considering

　　移民工人

　　在過去的20年，工人從一個國家到另一個國家的趨勢越來越大。一些剛剛獨立的國家把大部分工作留給當地人，這一點是可以理解的，而另一些卻吸引和歡迎移民工人。中東地區的情況尤為如此。那里增加的石油收入使很多國家能夠召集外面的人來改進本地設施。因此中東吸引了來自美國和歐洲的石油工人。它還從包括韓國和日本的許多國家引入了建筑工人和技師。

　　由于中東地區艱苦的生活和工作條件，吸引合適的工人的費用是很高的，這不足為奇。許多工程師和技師在中東至少可以掙到他們在自己國家兩倍的收入，這是最大的吸引力。一個相關的好處是這里的稅收低，或者根本就不收稅。這增加了來訪工人的凈收入，而且很受他們歡迎。

　　有時一個劣勢就有一個補償的優勢。例如，艱苦的生活條件常常導致更深的友誼，因為工人們為了安全和舒適必須互相依賴。同樣，許多移民工人能夠存很多錢，部分原因是因為那里缺少娛樂設施。工作通常是復雜的，而且充滿問題，但是這會向那些更愿解決問題而不是在自己國家里做例行工作的工程師們提出更大的挑戰。

　　影響中東的移民工人的一個主要問題是他們的工作是暫時性的。他們幾乎都是合同工，所以要讓他們很有信心地事前做出計劃是很難的。人們希望這樣，是因為沒有一個國家歡迎大量的外國工人作為永久居民。無論如何，移民工人像接受其他不足一樣接受這個不足，因為他們得到的是可觀的經濟利益。

　　Migrant Workers

　　In the past twenty years, there has been an increasing tendency for workers to move from one country to another. __ 1 __ some newly independent countries have understandably restricted most jobs to local people, others have attracted and welcomed migrant workers. This is particularly the case in the Middle East,1 __ 2 __ increased oil incomes have enabled many countries to __ 3 __ outsiders to improve local facilities. __ 4 __ the Middle East has attracted oil-workers from the USA and Europe. It has brought in construction workers and technicians from many countries, __ 5 __ South Korea and Japan.

　　In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East, 2 it is not __ 6 __ that the pay is high to attract suitable workers. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least __7__ money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction. An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it. 3 This increases the net amount of pay received by visiting workers and is very popular with them.

　　Sometimes a disadvantage has a compensating advantage. __ 8__, the difficult living conditions often lead to increased friendship when workers have to depend on each other __ 9 __ safety and comfort. __ 10 __, many migrant workers can save large sums of money partly__ 11 __ the lack of entertainment facilities. The work is often complex and full of problems but this merely presents greater challenge to engineers who prefer to find solutions __ 12 __ problems rather than do routine work in their home country.

　　One major problem which __ 13 __ migrant workers in the Middle East is that their jobs are temporary ones. They are nearly always on contract, so it is not easy for them to plan ahead with great confidence. This is to be expected since no country welcomes a large number of foreign workers as permanent residents. __ 14 __, migrant workers accept this disadvantage, along with others, because of the __ 15 __ financial benefits which they receive.

　　詞匯：

　　migrant/adj.移民的 compensate/v.補償

　　allied/adj.與此相關的 routine/adj.日常的

　　taxation/n.稅，稅款

　　注釋：

　　1.This is particularly the case in the Middle East：中東地區的情況尤為如此

　　2.In view of the difficult living and working conditions in the Middle East：由于中東地區艱苦的生活和工作條件in view of是個短語，表示原因或理由。

　　3.An allied benefit is the low taxation or complete lack of it.：一個相關的好處是這里的稅收低，或者根本就不收稅。

　　練習：

　　1. A As B Since C While D Although

　　2. A which B where C when D there

　　3. A call in B call off C call up D call on

　　4. A But B Moreover C Besides. D Thus

　　5. A include B includes C including D included

　　6. A surprised B surprisingly C surprise D surprising

　　7. A twice as much B twice as many C as much as twice D as many as twice

　　8. A Similarly B As a result C For example D Anyway

　　9. A with B for C about D in

　　10. A On the contrary B In a similar way

　　C On the other hand D Consequently

　　11. A because of B on C because D with

　　12. A in B about C for D to

　　13. A effects B affects C detects D reflects

　　14. A In case B In all cases C In a case D In any case

　　15. A considerable B considerate C considered D considering

　　移民工人

　　在過去的20年，工人從一個國家到另一個國家的趨勢越來越大。一些剛剛獨立的國家把大部分工作留給當地人，這一點是可以理解的，而另一些卻吸引和歡迎移民工人。中東地區的情況尤為如此。那里增加的石油收入使很多國家能夠召集外面的人來改進本地設施。因此中東吸引了來自美國和歐洲的石油工人。它還從包括韓國和日本的許多國家引入了建筑工人和技師。

　　由于中東地區艱苦的生活和工作條件，吸引合適的工人的費用是很高的，這不足為奇。許多工程師和技師在中東至少可以掙到他們在自己國家兩倍的收入，這是最大的吸引力。一個相關的好處是這里的稅收低，或者根本就不收稅。這增加了來訪工人的凈收入，而且很受他們歡迎。

　　有時一個劣勢就有一個補償的優勢。例如，艱苦的生活條件常常導致更深的友誼，因為工人們為了安全和舒適必須互相依賴。同樣，許多移民工人能夠存很多錢，部分原因是因為那里缺少娛樂設施。工作通常是復雜的，而且充滿問題，但是這會向那些更愿解決問題而不是在自己國家里做例行工作的工程師們提出更大的挑戰。

　　影響中東的移民工人的一個主要問題是他們的工作是暫時性的。他們幾乎都是合同工，所以要讓他們很有信心地事前做出計劃是很難的。人們希望這樣，是因為沒有一個國家歡迎大量的外國工人作為永久居民。無論如何，移民工人像接受其他不足一樣接受這個不足，因為他們得到的是可觀的經濟利益。