夏说英语新闻晨读 第6期:全英医生将罢工

 本期内容：

Doctors in the National Health Service in England voted to strike over a new contract which will cut overtime¹ payments for unsocial hours.The 37,000 “junior” doctors (many of them experienced) may now offer emergency care only on December 1st, and walk out entirely² on December 8th and 16th.Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are not affected³.

词义解析:

strike: 罢工

overtime payments: 加班工资

unsocial hours: 非上班时间

walk out: 罢工

1 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。

2 entirely   

ad.全部地，完整地；完全地，彻底地

参考例句：

• The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
• His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。