Unit 2 Part Three（课件）-《商务英语》同步教学（北京邮电大学出版社）

Unit 2 Work 目录 CONTENT Starting-up Part One Reading and Critical Thinking Part Three Listening and Speaking Part Two Grammar Part Four Project Part Six Practical Writing Part Five Part Three Reading and Critical Thinking Reading and Critical Thinking Section A Intensive Reading Blue-Collar Workers 1 To many, America’s industrial heartland has too little work to offer its residents. But things look very different to Karen Wright, the CEO of Ariel Corporation in Ohio. Wright’s biggest problem isn’t a lack of work; it’s a lack of skilled workers. “We have a very skilled workforce, but they are getting older,” says Wright. “I don’t know where we are going to find replacements.” 2 That may sound surprising, given that the state has suffered from a lack of jobs for a generation. Yet across the heartland, one can almost find the same problem: a shortage of skilled workers. 3 Driving the shortage of skilled workers is a remarkable recovery in American manufacturing. Since 2009, the number of job opportunities in manufacturing has been rising, with average annual earnings of $73,000, well above those in education, medical care, and many other fi elds. Reading and Critical Thinking 4 The industrial recovery comes with a price: a quickly rising demand for skilled workers. The shortage of industrial skills points to a wide gap between the American education system and the demands of the world economy. For many years, Americans have been told that the future lies in high-end services, such as law, and “creative” professions, such as software and systems design. This has led many bright students to think that the only real opportunity is to get higher education. 5 Some manufacturers think the shortage of skilled workers results from the decline of vocational education. Today’s young people often do not regard craft work—plumbing and carpentry, for instance—as popular, because they’ve been instructed to go to college. “People go to coll