Core Nonfiction Reading-Book 2 Unit 05 (E)

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세트공유

compare

to look at differences in things and decidewhich thing is better
A Swedish experiment will compare the productivity of shorter and longer workweeks.

despite

without being prevented by something; notconsidering something
He didn't get the job despite all his qualifications.

disadvantage

something that causes difficulty; somethingnegative
There are several disadvantages to this plan.

employee

a person who works for another person or acompany
employees in Germany work fewer hours than those in the United States for similar pay.

policy

an officially accepted set of rules or ideas abouthow something should be done
The company may change its policy on set working time.

Productive

producing or creating a lot
Our discussion was not very productive.

revolution

a big change in the way of thinking about ordoing something
The Industrial revolution happened during the 18th and 19th centuries.

theory

an idea that is suggested as possibly true, butthat is not known or proven to be true
In theory, I agree with you, but it would not work in practice.