长难句20190825

【前文回顾】

The problem isn’t just relevant to those current working in the gig economy, it points to a larger issue: the failings of both the government and private sector to update and reinvent the way workers succeed in the U.S. economy, said Senator Mark Warner of Virginia at the Aspen Ideas Festival, which is co-hosted by the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic.

Virginia州的议员Mark Warner在由Aspen Institute 和The Atlantic 联合主办的Aspen Ideas Festival (阿斯彭理念节)活动上说，这一问题不仅仅与“零工经济”当前的运作方式相关，它指向了一个更大的问题：在美国经济中，政府和私营部门未能升级改造劳动者获得成就感的途径。

【今日长难句】

While jobs at Uber, TaskRabbit, and a host of other sharing-style companies are what might be top of mind, there are plenty of older, traditional industries that are now also employing workers on a less than full-time basis, such as manufacturing.

【结构解析】

1. while 引导让步状语从句，从句主干为 (while) jobs… are what might be top of mind.

2. 句子主干为there be 句式，即there are plenty of older, traditional industries; that 引导定语从句，修饰限定industries

【难点词汇】

a host of … 许多；一大群

plenty of… 很多，大量的

traditional industries 传统产业

employ v. 雇用; 使用，利用

worker n. 员工

less than 不足; 以内; 小于

full-time adj. 全日制的; 全部时间的; 专职的，专任的

manufacture v. 生产，制造

【参考译文】

While jobs at Uber, TaskRabbit, and a host of other sharing-style companies are what might be top of mind, there are plenty of older, traditional industries that are now also employing workers on a less than full-time basis, such as manufacturing.

尽管Uber、TaskRabbit 还有很多走分享模式的其他公司所提供的工作依然是大家的首选，但是依然有很多老牌的传统行业现在聘用员工时以“非全职”为基本要求，例如制造业。

【明日预告】

“Everybody now has career paths that are different than their dads were, everyone needs portable benefits, not just sharing economy workers,” said Steve Case, the entrepreneur, chiming in from the audience. On top of the challenges of finding benefits, these workers also face a lack of ongoing investment in the furthering of their careers from both their employers and the government.