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1、原文Walmart Likely Discriminated Against Female Workers inStores, WSJ SaysFrom AFP 280 words 3 mins Walmart likely discriminated against dozens of female workers in its stores, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.The report, published last Tuesday, cited memos from the Equal Employment

2、Opportunity Commission that said there is reasonable cause to believe that for 178 women, Walmart paid them less, denied them promotions, or both, because of their gender. It said the charges involved workers in over 30 states.Walmart, however, says many of the claims are vague and that it has been

3、looking to resolve the cases, which the EEOC has had since 2012. We have told the EEOC that we are willing to engage in the conciliatory process with all the cases, said Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman. In the vast majority of them, the EEOCs reasonable findings are vague and non-specific even t

4、hough we have asked the EEOC to provide detail on their findings. We have urged the commission to move forward on them for years, Hargrove added. The allegations from these plaintiffs are more than 15 years old and are not representative of the positive experiences millions of women have had working

5、 at Walmart. Walmart will continue to respectthe confidential nature of the process with the EEOC and will not be commenting on the individual cases.According to the Journal, the EEOC is asking Walmart and the women to find a just resolution of this matter, or the group could file a lawsuit against

6、Walmart.The EEOCs push to make Walmart act comes as workers have been seeking damages from the biggest private employer in the U.S., with 1.5 million workers across the country, for almost two decades.翻译Walmart Likely Discriminated Against Female Workers inStores, WSJ Says华尔街日报称，沃尔玛可能曾歧视商店里的女员工From

7、AFP 280 words 3 mins Walmart likely discriminated against dozens of female workers in its stores, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.据华尔街日报报道，沃尔玛可能曾歧视其门店的数十名女员工。The report, published last Tuesday, cited memos from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that said there is reasona

8、ble cause to believe that for 178 women, Walmart paid them less, denied them promotions, or both, because of their gender. It said the charges involved workers in over 30 states.上周二发布的这份报道引用了“公平就业机会委员会”（简称 EEOC）的备忘录， 称“有合理理由相信”，沃尔玛对 178 名女性存在歧视，支付给她们的薪酬比男性低，或其晋升机会，或者两者兼而有之。报道指出，上述指控涉及 30多个州的员工。些，Wal

9、mart, however, says many of the claims are vague and that it has been looking to resolve the cases, which the EEOC has had since 2012. 然而，沃尔玛表示，许多说法都是“含糊其辞”，他们一直致力于解决这 而EEOC 自 2012 年以来就一直致力于解决这些。We have told the EEOC that we are willing to engage in the conciliatory process with all the cases, said

10、Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman. In the vast majority of them, the EEOCs reasonable findings are vague and non-specific even though we have asked the EEOC to provide detail on their findings.沃尔玛发言人兰迪哈格罗夫（Randy Hargrove）表示：“我们已经告知 EEOC， 我们愿意对所有进行和解。对于绝大多数，EEOC 的合理调查结果都是不够清楚的，并且不够具体，尽管我们已经要求 EEOC

11、提供关于其调查结果的细节。”. We have urged the commission to move forward on them for years, Hargrove added. The allegations from these plaintiffs are more than 15 years old and are not representative of the positive experiences millions of women have had working at Walmart. Walmart will continue to respect the

12、confidential nature of the process with the EEOC and will not be commenting on the individual cases.“.多年来，我们一直敦促委员会推进这些，” 哈格罗夫继续说道。“这些原告的指控超过 15 年了，代表不了数百万妇女在沃尔玛工作的积极经历。沃尔玛将继续尊重 EEOC 流程的保密性质，不会就个别发表评论。” According to the Journal, the EEOC is asking Walmart and the women to find a just resolution of t

13、his matter, or the group could file a lawsuit against Walmart.据华尔街日报报道，EEOC 要求沃尔玛和这些妇女“以公平的方式解决此事”， 否则该组织可能会对沃尔玛提讼。The EEOCs push to make Walmart act comes as workers have been seeking damages from the biggest private employer in the U.S., with 1.5 million workers across the country, for almost two

14、decades.沃尔玛在全美有 150 万员工，近 20 年来员工们一直在向这家美国最大的私营雇主寻求损害赔偿金。正因如此，EEOC 敦促沃尔玛采取行动。讲义知识积累WalmartLikelyDiscriminatedAgainstFemaleWorkersin Stores, WSJ Saysdiscriminate /dskrmnet/ v. 区别对待；歧视；偏袒释义：to treat one person or group worse/better than another in an unfair way例句：It is illegal to discriminate on groun

15、ds of race, sex or religion.用法：discriminate on (the) grounds of 以为理由区别对待discriminate against 对歧视 例句：The present law discriminates unfairly against women.拓展：discriminate v. 区分，辨别（近似于 differentiate）Walmart likely discriminated against dozens of female workers in its stores, according to a report from

16、the Wall Street Journal.The report, published last Tuesday, cited memos from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that said there is reasonable cause to believe that for 178 women, Walmart paid them less, denied them promotions, or both, because of their gender.memo /mem/ n. 备忘录，公务便条释义：(also

17、formal memorandum) an official note from one person to another in the same organization用法：write/send/circulate a memo 写/发送/传阅备忘录例句：Did you get my memo about the meeting?deny /dnai/ v. 拒绝；拒绝给予释义：(formal) to refuse to allow sb to have sth that they want or ask for用法：deny sb sth; sth was denied to sb d

18、eny oneself 节制；戒除例句：I never denied her anything.Access to the information was denied to them. My mother denied herself for us.长难句The report, published last Tuesday, cited memos from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that said there is reasonable cause to believe that for 178 women, Walmart

19、 paid them less, denied them promotions, or both, because of their gender.解析：句子的主干是 the report cited memos，后面逗号引出定语。that 后面的结构是修饰 memo 的定语从句。there is 这部分是直接引语。这里第一个 that said 是作 memo 的定语，而第二个that for 178 women 这后面的部分是作 believe 的宾语从句。Walmart, however, says many of the claims are vague and that it has

20、 been looking to resolve the cases, which the EEOC has had since 2012.claim /klem/ n. 声明；宣称；断言释义：a statement that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not agree with or believe it (although it has not been proved)例句：The singer has denied the magazines claim that she is le

21、aving the band.辨析：assertion n. 断言（对所谈问题存疑是因为看法不同，而非因与事实不符）claim 和 assertion 均表示未经证实的说法。如果所谈问题是事实，用任何一词均可。assertion 比 claim 语气稍强，且更正式。vague /veg/ adj. 不具体的，不详细的，粗略的释义：(about sth) not having or giving enough information or details about sth例句：The politicians made vague promises about tax cuts.辨析：vague

22、 adj. 多指因语言不确切、太笼统或是构思不完善造成的模糊理解ambiguious adj. （文章和讲话中）侧重于可能有多种理解，有歧义dim adj. （因光线暗淡、年代久远、身体欠佳）视觉等其他方面的困难obscure adj. 晦涩难懂look to 注意，考虑（改进） 释义：(formal) to consider sth and think about how to make it better例句：We need to look to ways of improving our marketing.We have told the EEOC that we are willin

23、g to engage in the conciliatory process with all the cases, said Randy Hargrove, a Walmart spokesman. In the vast majority of them, the EEOCs reasonable findings are vague and non-specific even though we have asked the EEOC to provide detail on their findings.conciliatory /knsltri/ adj. 调解的；抚慰的；意在和解

24、的；和解的释义：having the intention or effect of making angry people calm搭配：a conciliatory approach/attitude/gesture/move 调解的方法；和解的态度/姿态/行动例句：Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. We have urged the commission to move forward on them for years, Hargrove added. The allegations from these pla

25、intiffs are more than 15 years old and are not representative of the positive experiences millions of women have had working at Walmart. Walmart will continue to respect the confidential nature of the process with the EEOC and will not be commenting on the individual cases.move forward on 推进例句：This

26、week, well move forward on all fronts.相关：move forward 例句：I just want us to move forward.allegation /lgen/ n. （无证据的）说法，指控释义：a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal用法：allegation of sth 针对某事指控allegation against sb 针对某人指控例句：Several newspape

27、rs made allegations of corruption in the citys police department.近义：accusation n. 指 控 用法：accusation of sth/against sb 搭配：accusations of corruption/cruelty/racism 对/行为/种族主义的控告plaintiff /plentf/ n. 原告；人释义：a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in court例句：The plaintiff claimed that the correc

28、t procedures had not been followed.相关：defendant n. 被 告confidential /,knfdnl/ adj. 的；保密的；的释义：meant to be kept secret and not told to or shared with other people用法：be/remain confidentialkeep sth confidential/treat sth as confidential 把某事保密；把作为例句：Your medical records are strictly confidential (= comple

29、tely secret).According to the Journal, the EEOC is asking Walmart and the women to find a just resolution of this matter, or the group could file a lawsuit against Walmart. resolution /,rzlun/ n. （问题、分歧等的）解决，消除释义：the act of solving or settling a problem, disagreement, etc.例句：The government is pressi

30、ng for an early resolution of the dispute.近 义 ： settlement (of) 搭配：draft resolution 决议草案formal resolution 正式决议file /fal/ v. 提讼）；提出（申请）；送交（备案） 释义：to present sth so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with用法：file for bankruptcy/divorce 申请/离婚file a claim/complaint/lawsuit 提出索赔/申诉；提讼例句：He filed to divorce his wife. lawsuit /lsut/ n. ；释义：a claim or complaint against sb that a person or an organization can make in court用法：bring/file/issue a lawsuit 提讼drop a lawsuit 撤 诉lawsuit against her former husband 对她前夫提起的 lawsuit over a disputed estate 对有争议地产的例句：He file