中国研修生被曝在日本遭受压榨

 　　The abuse of Chinese trainees¹ in Japan is rampant² as many of them are forced to work overtime³ and under unsafe conditions, according to a recent TV program that aired in Japan.

　　近日日本播出的一档电视节目揭示，中国研修生在日本遭欺压的现象普遍，他们中的许多人被迫加班或在不安全的条件下工作。

　　The interns⁵ gained working access in the country under Japan's Technical Intern⁴ Training Program, the original aim of which is to train people from developing nations with skills they can use back home.

　　这些实习生通过日本的技能实习生培训项目获得在日工作许可，该项目的最初目的是为来自发展中国家的人培训他们可以回国用上的技能。

　　However, many Japanese companies used the plan as a way to get cheap foreign labor⁶, forcing them to work extremely long hours without paying adequate wages.

　　然而，许多日本公司将这个计划作为获取廉价国外劳动力的方式，强迫他们超长时间工作，却不支付相应报酬。

　　According to Japan's Ministry⁷ of Justice, there were nearly 200,000 technical trainees in Japan as of the end of 2015, an increase of 15% from the previous year.

　　日本司法部称，截至2015年年底，日本共有近20万名技能实习生，较前一年增长了15%。

　　China was the largest source of interns, with 46.2% of the total, followed by Vietnam and the Philippines.

　　中国是其最大的实习生来源国，来自中国的实习生占据了总数的46.2%，其次是越南和菲律宾。

　　A record 5,803 foreign trainees went missing in 2015 while working in Japan, sparking concern that many may have remained in Japan as a source of black market labor.

　　2015年5803名国外实习生在日本工作时失踪，人数创下新高，引发其中许多人可能仍滞留日本成为黑市劳动力的担忧。

　　But due to the country's shrinking and aging population, the Japanese still plan to expand the intern training program.

　　但由于日本人口在不断减少和老龄化，日本人仍然计划扩展其实习生培训项目。

1 trainees   

新兵( trainee的名词复数 )； 练习生； 接受训练的人； 训练中的动物

参考例句：

• We've taken on our full complement of new trainees. 我们招收的新学员已经满额了。
• The trainees were put through an assault course. 受训人员接受了突击训练课程。

2 rampant   

adj.(植物)蔓生的；狂暴的，无约束的

参考例句：

• Sickness was rampant in the area.该地区疾病蔓延。
• You cannot allow children to rampant through the museum.你不能任由小孩子在博物馆里乱跑。

3 overtime   

adj.超时的，加班的；adv.加班地

参考例句：

• They are working overtime to finish the work.为了完成任务他们正在加班加点地工作。
• He was paid for the overtime he worked.他领到了加班费。

4 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

5 interns   

n.住院实习医生( intern的名词复数 )v.拘留，关押( intern的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• Our interns also greet our guests when they arrive in our studios. 我们的实习生也会在嘉宾抵达演播室的时候向他们致以问候。 来自超越目标英语 第4册
• The interns work alongside experienced civil engineers and receive training in the different work sectors. 实习生陪同有经验的国内工程师工作，接受不同工作部门的相关培训。 来自超越目标英语 第4册

6 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

7 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。