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1.double-income families双收入家庭

收入，薪水income=paycheck=pay=earnings=wage=salary=gain

wage slaves 工薪族

Everyone loves a fat pay rise.

2.two-paycheck status双薪状态

3.the primary earner顶梁柱

4.a back-up earner 支援力量

make/earn one’s living 谋生

lead/live one’s life生活，过日子

5.go into the workforce进入劳动力市场

6.transform family economics改变家庭经济状况

change the economic condition of family

transform v.改变=change=vary

transformer n.变形金刚

economics 经济学;经济状况

statistics 统计学;统计数据

7.a sense of security安全感

a sense of guilt 负罪感，内疚感

a feeling of fulfillment 充实感

security=safety 安全

8.safety net 安全保障(通常指美国的社会保障体系)

9.a guaranteed future有保障的未来=a secure prospect

guarantee v.确保，保证=ensure

50 volunteers are wanted to guarantee the success of the upcoming international conference. 为了确保即将到来的国际会议成功举办，特招募50名志愿者。

10.lose the parachute失去了保障=lose the safety net

11.lay off解雇=fire=dismiss

12.a pink slip解雇通知书

slip n.小纸条

13.a disruption to family fortunes家庭财富的中断

disrupt v.破坏，中断

disrupt a meeting 扰乱会议

disruptive technology 突破性技术，颠覆性技术

fortune=luck 运气

fortune=great wealth巨额财富=a large sum of money

make money赚钱

make fortune 发财

make profits 获取利润

14.sb outlive retirement money 退休金不够花

out-超出

A outlive B 比…活得更久

Outgrow/outpace/outweigh 比…长得快/走得快/更重要

15.compensate for the reduced pensions 补偿降低的养老金

compensate sb for sth

compensation committee 薪酬委员会