2008年7月1日 星期二

fed up, fast track, emigrate

好像是趁火打劫,《每日郵報》頭版則以醒目標題:"召喚所有受夠了的英國人"報道加拿大阿爾波特省的就業部長正在英國四處游說,吸引技術工人移民加拿大。 這篇報道的副標題是,想要較低的生活消費,更好的醫療保健服務和更好的學校嗎?那就來加拿大吧。 加拿大目前需要醫生、教師、護士、電工、工程師、建築工人等技術工人。如果資歷經驗合格,可以迅速拿到工作簽證。

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By JAMES SLACK and LUCY BALLINGER - 01/07/2008 08:46:13
Canada is putting skilled British workers on a fast track for immigration visas to exploit our soaring cost of living.


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fed up adjective [after verb] INFORMAL
bored, annoyed or disappointed, especially by something that you have experienced for too long:
I'm fed up with my job.
He got fed up with all the travelling he had to do.

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fast track noun [S]
the quickest, but usually most competitive, route to success or advancement:
A degree in computer science offers a fast track to the top.

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adjective [before noun]
fast-track opportunities
They've introduced a fast-track system for brighter pupils which will allow thousands to take their GCSE exams two years early.


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verb [I]
to leave a country permanently and go to live in another one:
Millions of Germans emigrated from Europe to America in the nineteenth century.
How long ago did your parents emigrate?


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