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Several Big Business Groups Express Displeasure With Biden’s Private Employer COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Several large business groups on Thursday said President Joe Biden’s latest COVID-19 vaccine requirement was poorly planned and would burden employers during the holiday season.
The mandate, announced by Biden in September, was released to the public for the first time on Nov. 4.
It requires employers with 100 or more employees—and, perhaps, smaller businesses—to secure proof of COVID-19 vaccination from workers or force them to get tested for the disease on a regular basis, at least once a week.
【譯文】大企業對拜登「疫苗強制令」表示不滿
週四諸多大型企業團體表示,喬.拜登總統最新的COVID-19疫苗接種要求計畫不周,在即將到來的聖誕假期期間,將給雇主帶來麻煩。
拜登先前於9月宣布的這項強制命令,於11月4日首次向大眾公布。
強制令要求擁有100名以上員工的雇主(可能還包括小型企業),要設法從員工那裡獲得COVID-19疫苗接種證明,或強制他們定期接受該疾病的檢測,至少每週一次。
【單字/詞解析】
mandate,名詞 /ˈmændeɪt/(強制)命令
自然發音:MAN-date
英解:an official order to do something
例句:They carried out the governor's mandate to build more roads.(他們完成州長的命令,修建了更多的道路。)
release,動詞 /rɪˈliːs/ 公布
自然發音:re-LEA-se
英解:to allow something to be shown in public
例句:These are the first accident statistics to be released.(這些是首次公布的事故統計數據。)
employer,名詞 /ɪmˈplɔɪ.ɚ/ 雇主
自然發音:em-PLOY-er
英解:a person or organization that hires people
例句:She was fired after she was caught stealing from her employer.(她偷東西被雇主逮個正著,接著就被解雇了。)
secure,動詞 /səˈkjʊr/ 設法得到
自然發音:se-CURE
英解:to get something, sometimes with difficulty
例句:He used his house to secure the loan .(他用他的房子來獲得貸款。)
【慎思明辨】
您可以針對以下議題進行論述,甚至寫一篇英文短文,練習英文寫作或口語表達。
*要求大家接種疫苗,以保護每個人的健康安全,聽起來好像很貼心、沒什麼問題。但是,如果這樣的要求是透過政府的「強制性」,您覺得大家應該欣然接受?還是您有不同看法嗎?
*美國政府現正帶頭強制要求全民接種疫苗;許多企業也紛紛要求員工出示疫苗證明,否則工作飯碗將會不保;甚至到餐廳消費用餐,假使沒有出示疫苗證明,也被拒絕在外。您對此有何看法?您覺得我們的政府、企業也會起而效法嗎?◇