“童工”英语怎么说
“童工”英语怎么说
名词解释:童工是指未满16周岁,与单位或者个人发生劳动关系从事有经济收入的劳动或者从事个体劳动的少年、儿童。而青少年工人是指任何超过上述定义的儿童年龄但不满十八岁的工人。全球各地区中,亚太国家童工最多,已经超过1亿。你知道怎么用英语表达吗?
Samsung Electronics said it has found "evidence of suspected child labour" at a factory of its Chinese supplier Dongguan Shinyang Electronics.
The firm conducted an investigation into the supplier after New York-based campaign group, China Labor Watch, accused it of hiring children.
The South Korean firm has "temporarily" suspended business with the supplier following the investigation.
Samsung said that Chinese authorities were also looking into the matter.
三星电子称其在中国供应商“东莞新洋电子有限公司”的一个工厂内已发现“疑似童工的证据”。
在被设在纽约的“中国劳工观察”组织起诉其雇佣童工之后,三星对该供应商开展了调查。
目前,这家韩国公司已经“暂时”中止了与被调查供应商的生意往来。
三星称中国当局也在调查此事件。
【讲解】
文中的child labour就是“童工”的意思,其中labour用作名词,意为“工人;劳工”,如:He is accused of employing child labor.(他被指控雇佣童工。);labour也可以作动词,意为“劳动;致力于”,如:We must labour for a better future.(我们应为更加美好的未来而努力。)
第一段中的suspected是形容词,意为“可疑的;嫌疑的”,如:A policeman is dogging a suspected thief.(警察正在追踪一个有嫌疑的小偷。)