Ⅰ.核心学习：Claiming Compensation 申请补偿

　　Michael: The Human Resources officer was looking for you this morning.

　　迈克尔：今天早上人力资源部的官员在找你。

　　Billy: Thanks, Michael. I just saw her in her office.

　　比利：谢谢，迈克尔。我刚去了她的办公室。

　　Michael: What did she want? Are you getting a raise or the sack?

　　迈克尔：她想要干什么?提拔你还是解雇你?

　　Billy: Neither! She wanted me to sign some worker's compensation forms.

　　比利：都不是!她要我在一些工伤补偿表上签字。

　　Michael: What is worker's compensation?

　　迈克尔：什么是工伤补偿?

　　Billy: Well, if you are injured during work time, the company will pay all of your medical costs.

　　比利：大多数公司(给工人)上工伤补偿险，以此来保护雇员。

　　Michael: Does the company actually pay or do they have some sort of insurance?

　　迈克尔：公司确实支付吗，还是他们有某种保险?

　　Billy: Most companies have workers compensation insurance to protect their employees.

　　比利：大多数公司(给工人)上工伤补偿险，以此来保护雇员。

　　Michael: That sounds like a very sensible idea.

　　迈克尔：听起来像是个很明智的主意。

　　Ⅱ.单词简析

　　1) Worker's Compensation: special insurance that pay employees medical bills if they are injured at work

　　工伤补偿：支付雇员工伤医疗费的特殊保险

　　2) Injured: hurt, break or impair

　　受伤的，受损坏的：受伤、破裂或者削弱

　　ex:When I beat my friend at basketball, he said that he did not play well because he was injured - but I think it was because my skills are better than his.

　　我打篮球打败了我的朋友，他说他打得不好是因为他受伤了-不过我觉得那是因为我打得比他好。

　　3) Disabled: someone less physically or mentally able than the average

　　伤残的：身体或者智力比普通人弱的人

　　ex:Directly after the Olympic Games every four years are the Special Olympics for disabled people.

　　继奥运会之后，每四年就为残疾人举办一次特奥会。