labor supply 劳动力供给

时间:2011-11-23 02:22:25

(单词翻译:单击)

China has 'sufficient labor1 pool for next 40 years' -- Although facing an aging population, China will be able to maintain its development thanks to a sufficient labor supply for at least the next 40 years, a counselor2 to China's Cabinet on population issues has assured.

未来40年中国“劳动力储备充足”——国务院人口问题顾问表示,中国虽然存在人口老龄化问题,但由于未来40年内劳动力供给充足,因此中国仍将保持发展势头。

上文中的labor supply就是指“劳动力供给”,也被形象地称为labor pool,即“劳动力储备”。“劳动力”也称为labor force,如果labor supply(劳动力供给) 远远小于labor demand(劳动力需求),就会演变成labor shortage(用工荒);反之则体现为labor surplus /redundance(劳动力过剩)。从人口统计趋势看,中国逐步迈入aging society(老龄化社会),因此labor market(劳动力市场)将是我国面临的一大挑战。

值得一提的是,pool这个词形象地描绘出了人员、资源集中的状态,类似的说法还有talent pool(人才库)、forex reserve pool(外汇储备库)、data pool(数据库)、gene pool(基因库)等等。油价看涨后,不少上班族上下班选择car pooling/sharing(拼车),不失为一种既时尚,又环保的选择。


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1 labor P9Tzs     
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。
2 counselor czlxd     
n.顾问,法律顾问
参考例句:
  • The counselor gave us some disinterested advice.顾问给了我们一些无私的忠告。
  • Chinese commercial counselor's office in foreign countries.中国驻国外商务参赞处。

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