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1819 temporary

今天我们要学的词是temporary. Temporary 临时的。The former NSA contractor¹ Edward Snowden has officially requested temporary asylum² in Russia. 美国国家安全局前合同员工斯诺登正式向俄罗斯提出临时避难申请。过去四年里，The number of temporary jobs in the U.S. has increased by more than 50 percent. 美国的临时工作机会增加了百分之五十多。Americans who have temporary jobs account for 12 percent of the work force. 受雇的劳动大军中，12%的人都是临时雇员。大多数经济学家都认为，The increased use of temporary workers will become a long-term trend. 临时雇员的增加将是长期趋势。好的，今天我们学习的词是 temporary, temporary, temporary...

1 contractor   

n.订约人，承包人，收缩肌

参考例句：

• The Tokyo contractor was asked to kick $ 6000 back as commission.那个东京的承包商被要求退还6000美元作为佣金。
• The style of house the contractor builds depends partly on the lay of the land.承包商所建房屋的式样，有几分要看地势而定。

2 asylum   

n.避难所，庇护所，避难

参考例句：

• The people ask for political asylum.人们请求政治避难。
• Having sought asylum in the West for many years,they were eventually granted it.他们最终获得了在西方寻求多年的避难权。