昨天的句子：

Uphold does background checks on its users

这里的does是做的意思，含义是最简单的含义：做；

Background checks (背景调查) checks 是名词；

翻译就是：Uphold 这家公司对其用户做背景调查。

美国教师罢工的新闻还是持续的产生影响，人们的思考也更加的深入，今天的文章依然来自大西洋月刊；

今天的句子：

Plus, teachers in a number of states have far fewer union protections than they had in previous years. Indeed, the share of teachers in a union has fallen to less than half, driven in part by older, unionized teachers retiring, the rise of certain districts’ reliance on charters and other private education options, and legal changes that have curtailed the ability of unions to bargain on behalf of workers.

思考题：

what are reasons of teachers’ share fall in a union?

词汇突破：

1.Plus 另外 

2. in a number of 许多

3. previous years 前些年

4. driven in part by 部分原因是…

  fueled in part by 部分原因是…

  prompted in part by 部分原因是…

5. curtail 减少，削减

6. bargain 谈判，协商

第一句：

Plus, teachers in a number of states have far fewer union protections than they had in previous years. （比较结构，注意than后面也要加上： they had 这样比较结构才对等）

The price of wine is lower than it was in previous years.

(红酒的价格要比前些年低。)

参考译文：另外，许多州的教师受的工会保护少于前几年。

第二句：

主干：

Indeed, the share of teachers in a union has fallen to less than half, 

实际上，只有不到一半的老师加入工会；

切分成分：

driven in part by

1. older, unionized teachers retiring, （名词结构；可以翻译为一个汉语句子）

年龄较大的，加入工会的教师陆续退休

2. the rise of certain districts’ reliance on charters and other private education options, （名词结构；可以翻译为一个汉语句子）

某些区域越来越依赖委办学校以及其他私立教育选项

3.and legal changes that have curtailed the ability of unions to bargain on behalf of workers.（名词结构；可以翻译为一个汉语句子）

立法变化削弱了工会代表员工谈判的能力

参考译文:实际上，只有不到一半的老师加入工会；部分原因是：1. 年龄较大的，加入工会的教师退休陆续退休。2. 某些区域越来越依赖委办学校以及其他私立教育选。3.立法变化削弱了工会代表员工谈判的能力。

这就是切分的魅力！

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明天的句子：

Of course, knowing when to feel bad and what to do about it are things we could all benefit from. Malti’s research may focus on kids, but guilt is a core human emotion—an inevitability for people of every age. And she believes that it has the potential to be especially helpful now, in a world that is growing more divided and atomized.

思考题：判断：

The divided and atomized world brings us the sense of guilt and benefits.