
疫情中逆勢成長
As the coronavirus pandemic rages throughout the globe, it has brought Taiwan’s unemployment rate to 3.85 percent, hitting a four-year high.
新冠疫情肆虐全球,讓台灣失業率攀升至3.85%,創下四年以來的新高。
rage(v.)肆虐employ(v.)僱傭employment(n.)就業unemployment rate=失業率
While the aviation industry and traditional retailers have been hit hard, industries like health care, education and finance have ramped up hiring to meet the rising workforce demand.
儘管航空與傳統零售業者受到重創,但是某些產業如醫療、教育以及金融業卻大舉徵才,以滿足不斷增加的人力需求。
aviation(n.)航空業retailer(n.)零售商ramp up=擴大;增加;加速hire(v.)聘僱rising(adj.)不斷增加的=increasingdemand(n.)需求(量)The price of rice has hiked because of its increasing demand.
The need for health care professionals has seen a spike of 34% due to the ongoing pandemic, ranging from frontline doctors to supporting staff.
醫療人員的需求因為疫情未見趨緩而激增,包括一線救治的醫生與醫療照護人員在內都有了34%的提升。
professional(adj.)(n.)專業的(人士)Amy works as a professional dancer.spike(n.)尖狀物(v.)激增;大增The interest rate spikes to a three-year high.ongoing(adj.)持續發生或進行的range from A to B=範圍從A到B
In addition, many people are shifting from physical classrooms to online courses or one-on-one tutoring in order to prevent “cluster infection.”
此外,許多人從實體教室轉移到線上課程或一對一教學,以避免群聚染疫,
shift from A to B=從A轉移到Bprevent(v.)避免;防止cluster infection=群聚感染
This has increased the demand for private tutors and online teachers.
這使得私人家教與線上師資的需求有所增加。
private(adj.)私人的
The hiring for loan and mortgage experts has gone up by nearly 59% as a result of layoffs and companies scaling down.
借貸與抵押財產專家的徵才因為裁員與企業縮編上升了近59%。
loan(n.)(v.)借貸;貸款mortgage(n.)抵押貸款A as a result of B=A作為B的結果=因為B所以AHe was late as a result of the traffic jam on his way here.scale down=縮小規模;縮編layoff(n.)裁員;解僱lay off sb.=解僱某人
Development and sales professionals are in demand to keep business running amid this hard time.
為了讓業務在這艱難時刻能持續運作,企業對業務開發人員也求才若渴。
keep sth. running=讓~持續運作
Many reach out to consultants who can help them chart a new course for themselves or their business.
許多人尋求諮商人士的協助,為他們自己或企業制定新的培訓課程。
reach out=觸及;聯絡;尋求協助consultant(n.)諮商專家chart(n.)圖表(v.)制定圖表或計畫
Those who specialize in helping people and organizations transform have begun to step up to the plate in 2021.
那些專精於協助他人或企業轉型的專業人士都在2021年紛紛投入培訓行列。
specialize(v.)專攻;專門從事He is an attorney who specializes in civil lawsuits.transform(v.)轉型;轉變step up to the plate=踏上本壘板;開始行動
The fact that many people have been cooped up during the pandemic has spawned plenty of job opportunities for online retailers and logistics companies.
大家在疫情期間都被困住了,這催生了許多網路零售商與物流業的工作機會,
coop up=困住;關起來;囚禁spawn(v.)產卵;催生plenty of sth.=大量的~logictics(n.)物流業
The demand for talents in these fields has grown by 73% on a year-over-year basis.
該產業對人才的需求逐年成長73%。
talent(n.)天賦;人才on a year-over-year basis=以逐年為基礎的on a regular; daily; weekly basis=定期地;每天;每週
The roles in digital marketing, engineering, and content creation are becoming more desired as companies want to keep users engaged.
數位行銷專員、網路工程師與內容創作者也變得越來越搶手,因為企業都想要留住使用者。
desired(adj.)想要的;渴望得到的;預期的keep sb. engaged=讓某人忙於某事;保有興致
The hiring of data analysts has increased to work on new strategies and help businesses navigate through the pandemic.
為了制定新策略並協助企業度過疫情,數據分析師的職缺也有所成長。
analyst(n.)分析師work on sth.=致力做某事strategy(n.)策略navigate(v.)導航;引導
Talents who specialize in artificial intelligence are still riding on a wave of the upward trend in technology.
專精於人工智慧的人才仍是乘在科技趨勢的浪潮上。
artificial intelligence=人工智慧ride on a wave of sth.=乘~之勢;借~的東風He is likely to be re-elected as president since he rides on the wave of popularity.trend(n.)趨勢;潮流There has been a downward trend in the homeownership rate.