Middle-Class Squeeze(1)
■Words and Phrases
- squeezed
- 苦境に立つ
- basic bargain
- 基本的な約束
- erode
- 損なわれる
- alike
- 一様に
- stand up for
- を守る
- Academics
- 学者たち
- criteria
- 評価基準
- a question of
- の問題
- perception
- 認識
- statistics
- 統計資料
- median household income
- 世帯収入の中央値
- Census Bureau
- 国勢調査局
- there's more than
- だけで決まるものではない
■Daily Exercise
- The president often speaks about the [deteriorating] circumstances of middle-class Americans.
- What is the average household income in the United States? [$50.000]
- Seiji says politicians and union leaders want the president to [protect] middle-class jobs.
