考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析八
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(8)</p><p> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pick">pick</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tab">tab</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="unpaid">unpaid</span> <span word="leave">leave</span></p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="Gina">Gina</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Brian">Brian</span> <span word="Duplisea">Duplisea</span> <span word="adopted">adopted</span> 4-<span word="month">month</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Andres">Andres</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Colombia">Colombia</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Melina">Melina</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="scraped">scraped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Duplisea">Duplisea</span> <span word="s">s</span> $36,000 <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="worker">worker</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="furnishes">furnishes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Duplisea">Duplisea</span> <span word="juggles">juggles</span> <span word="diapers">diapers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="baby">baby</span> <span word="bottles">bottles</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="boss">boss</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span>--<span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="forgo">forgo</span> <span word="his">his</span> $18-<span word="an">an</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="pay">pay</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="easy">easy</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span> <span word="s">s</span> $40,000 <span word="salary">salary</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mortgage">mortgage</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="couple">couple</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="freeze">freeze</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="retirement">retirement</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>, <span word="scale">scale</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Melina">Melina</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="after">after</span>-<span word="school">school</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>--<span word="and">and</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="car">car</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="cushion">cushion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="security">security</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span>. <span word="Things">Things</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="tight">tight</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> 1993 <span word="Family">Family</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Medical">Medical</span> <span word="Leave">Leave</span> <span word="Act">Act</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="families">families</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Garro">Garro</span> <span word="s">s</span>, <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="nurture">nurture</span> <span word="newborns">newborns</span>, <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="illnesses">illnesses</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sick">sick</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="guarantees">guarantees</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="paychecks">paychecks</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="while">while</span> 24 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1999, 2.7 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voters">voters</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> 25 <span word="states">states</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exploring">exploring</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>: <span word="tapping">tapping</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="disability">disability</span> <span word="funds">funds</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="handful">handful</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="states">states</span>--<span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span>, <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span>, <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="Rhode">Rhode</span> <span word="Island">Island</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hawaii">Hawaii</span>--<span word="already">already</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="disability">disability</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="partial">partial</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="maternity">maternity</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="dads">dads</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="caring">caring</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>. <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Jersey">Jersey</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="expand">expand</span> <span word="disability">disability</span> <span word="programs">programs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="caretakers">caretakers</span>. <span word="Thirteen">Thirteen</span> <span word="states">states</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Arizona">Arizona</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Florida">Florida</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="unemployment">unemployment</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p>
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