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Unit1 Wanted：Blue-Collar Workers 招聘蓝领工人 1 To many, America’s industrial heartland is a place that has too little work to o er its residents. But things look very di erent 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.” 对于很多人来说，美国的工业中心地带并不能给那里的居民提供许多就业岗位。但是， 在卡伦-赖特看来，事情并非如此。作为俄亥俄州阿里尔公司的首席执行官，赖特面临的最 大问题并不是缺乏就业岗位，而是缺乏熟练技术工人。“我们有一支非常熟练的劳动力队伍， 但他们的年纪越来越大。”怀特说。“我不知道我们要去哪里寻找新鲜血液来替代他们。” 2. That may sound surprising, given that the state has su ered from lack o jobs for a generation. Yet across the heartland, one can almost find the same problem: a shortage of skilled workers. That shortage is surely a problem for manufacturers like Wright. 这听起来可能令人吃惊，因为这个国家整整一代人已经遭受了失业的痛苦。然而，纵 观整个中心地带，我们几乎可以发现同样的问题：熟练工人短缺。这种短缺正是像赖特这 样的制造商们所面临的一个共同问题。 3 The skilled -labor shortage shows a remarkable recovery in American manufacturing. Since 2009, the number o job opportunities in manufacturing has been rising, with average annual earnings of $73,000, well above the average earnings in education, medical care, and many other fields. 熟练劳动力短缺表明美国制造业在明显复苏。2009 年以来，制造业产生的就业岗位就 一直在上升，年均收入 73000 美元，远远超过了教育、医疗和其他许多领域的平均收入水 平。 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 o 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 -writing and systems design. This has led many bright students to think that