考研英语长难句｜Day36

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今日长难句

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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词汇解析

demographic /ˌdeməˈɡræfɪk/ adj. 人口的，人口统计的

dividend /ˈdɪvɪdend/ n. 红利，股息

meagre /ˈmiːɡə(r)/ adj. 贫乏的

pension /ˈpenʃ(ə)n/ n. 养老金，退休金

vulnerable /ˈvʌlnərəbl/ adj. 脆弱的，易受伤的

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结构分析

✔句子主干：

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

✔同位语从句：

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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参考译文

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.

让更多女性就业将扩大人口红利，并有助于应对一个现实问题——女性通常比男性寿命更长，但储蓄和养老金却比男性少，因此在老年时很容易陷入困顿。