针对考研英语阅读，其重要性对于考研英语乃至整个考研是不言而喻的。因此，各位同学一定要予以重视。为了帮助大家更好地复习，文都教育考研英语老师为各位同学梳理一下历年真题阅读文章中涉及的要点，包括词汇、短语、长难句以及简单的阅读方法。接下来看一下2015年Text 4，这篇文章主要探讨了美国的就业情况。
There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involuntary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession but it is down by 640,000 (7.9 percent) from its year ago level.
general direction“整体趋向”；employment“职业，就业”；be far higher than“远远高于”；recession“经济衰退”；be down by“下降了...”；level“水平”。由but the general direction has been down可知，38. Involuntary part-time employment in the US_______.选shows a general tendency of decline。
We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people if they worked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes,” they are classified as working part-time. The survey then asks whether they worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice...
the difference between... and...“...和...之间的区别”；survey“调查”；reference week“参照周”；be classified as“被列为，被归类为”；whether“是否”；have no choice“别无选择”，choose to do“选择做某事”。
The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health conditions before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance.
relate to“有关”；Obamacare“奥巴马医改”；main purpose“主要目的”；get insurance“获得保险”；outside of employment“在工作以外”，也就是“没有工作的时候”；serious health conditions可以表示“严重的疾病”；provide“提供”；health insurance“医疗保险”。
However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance.
however“然而”；either...or...“要么...要么...”；Medicaid“医疗补助计划”；exchanges指“保险市场交易”；previously“以前”；in order to do“为了”；cover“覆盖，遮蔽”，在此可以理解为“为...提供保障”；link“联系”。
以上就是文都教育考研英语老师为大家梳理的2015年Text 4后四段的要点。时钟滴答滴答从不停歇，考研迫在眉睫。一直在努力的各位同学一定要坚持到底哦，坚持就是胜利！之前不够努力的同学也不要气馁。“临阵磨枪，不快也光。”现在行动起来，简单高效，认真复习，也是有机会的。
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