课件5张PPT。How Farm Pay Compares to Industrial Pay in America Listen to Agriculture Report
This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
A listener in China asks about the ___(1 )___ of farmers in the United States. Kevin Wan from Sichuan would also like to know how pay for farmers compares with that of industrial workers.The farm ___ (2) ___of the United States has changed a lot in the last seventy years. In the nineteen thirties, ____ (3) ___ of the nation’s population lived on farms. Today less than ____ (4) ___ of Americans do.
Farm worker in a bean field Farm ___ (5) ____have changed over the years too. For example, in nineteen thirty-three, people ____ (6) _____ had much less money to spend than other Americans. At that time, farm families had about one-third the income of non-farmers after all necessary expenses had been paid. By the late nineteen seventies, however, that difference had almost disappeared.In 2004, farmers had their best year ever. The United States Department of Agriculture says the average farm family earned about _____ (7) ____ dollars. That is more than the average American family, which earned about ____ ( 8) _____ dollars.
Yet these numbers do not completely explain the situation for all farmers. Those who have small farms often take other jobs to earn extra income. And farm earnings for large farms grew faster than for small ones.The Department of Labor measures the pay of industrial workers differently. It measures the average _____ (9) _____ pay for industrial workers. This is because factory workers are generally paid by the hour unlike farmers who earn income from their farm businesses.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the average hourly pay for all ____ (10) ___ industrial workers is about sixteen dollars. The B.L.S. says average weekly pay for all industrial workers is about five hundred fifty dollars. But that is an average. Workers can earn as much as twice the average or as little as half of it ____ (11) _____ the industry in which they work.
Industrial workers are about 23% of the labor force. But that number has been____ (12) ___. Most Americans have jobs that provide services. Professional, technical and other services employ about 76% of the labor force.
This VOA Special English Agriculture Report was written by Mario Ritter. Our reports are online at voaspecialenglish.com. This is Shep O'Neal. 课件5张PPT。How Farm Pay Compares to Industrial Pay in America Written by Mario Ritter 17 April 2006 This is Shep O'Neal with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.
A listener in China asks about the (1) _______ of farmers in the United States. Kevin Wan from Sichuan would also like to know how pay for farmers compares with that of industrial workers.earningsThe farm (2) __________of the United States has changed a lot in the last seventy years. In 1930s, (3) ______ of the nation’s population lived on farms. Today less than (4) _____ of Americans do.
Farm workers in a bean field Farm (5) _________have changed over the years too. For example, in 1933, people (6) ________________________ had much less money to spend than other Americans. At that time, farm families had about 1/3 the income of non-farmers after all necessary expenses had been paid. By the late 1970s, however, that difference had almost disappeared.economy25%1%incomesliving and working on farmsIn 2004, farmers had their best year ever. The United States Department of Agriculture says the average farm family earned about (7) _______ dollars. That is more than the average American family, which earned about (8) _______ dollars.
Yet these numbers do not completely explain the situation for all farmers. Those who have small farms often take other jobs to earn extra income. And farm earnings for large farms grew faster than for small ones.81,00060,000The Department of Labor measures the pay of industrial workers differently. It measures the average (9) ______________ pay for industrial workers. This is because factory workers are generally paid by the hour unlike farmers who earn income from their farm businesses.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics says the average hourly pay for all (10) _______ industrial workers is about sixteen dollars. hourly and weeklyprivateThe B.L.S. says average weekly pay for all industrial workers is about five hundred fifty dollars. But that is an average. Workers can earn as much as twice the average or as little as half of it (11) ___________ the industry in which they work.
Industrial workers are about 23% of the labor force. But that number has been (12) ____________. Most Americans have jobs that provide services. Professional, technical and other services employ about seventy-six percent of the labor force.
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