英国政府相关部门顾问表示，英国应对来自欧洲以外的兽医、网页设计师、心理学家和建筑师放宽移民政策。英国移民咨询委员会说，这些工作应该被列入旨在填补英国劳动力市场缺口的名单中。

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The government has strict rules for the recruitment of skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area, but those restrictions are relaxed for jobs which are placed on the shortage occupation list because they're difficult to fill.

英国政府对招聘来自欧洲经济区以外的专业技术类工作者有严格的规定，但对于那些由于难以填补而被列入短缺职业名单的工作，这些限制可被放宽。

The Migration Advisory Committee says the list should be widened to cover nine percent of jobs in the labour market, compared to one per cent now. Among the reasons it gives are lower unemployment, a rising number of vacancies and a reduction in the supply of workers from within the EU.

英国移民咨询委员会表示，这个名单应相应扩大，以涵盖劳动力市场中9%的就业岗位，而目前此比例仅为1%。咨询委员会列出的原因包括失业率下降、职位空缺增多以及欧盟内部劳动力供应减少。

1. 词汇表

strict 严格的
recruitment 招聘
relaxed 放宽了，放松了
shortage 短缺
be widened 被扩大
labour market 劳动力市场
unemployment 失业率
vacancies 职位空缺

2. 阅读理解：请在读完上文后，回答下列问题。

1. Which parts of the world does the British government’s strict rules on recruitment of skilled workers apply to?

2. How strict are the British government’s rules on recruitment of skilled workers for jobs that are difficult to fill?

3. What percentage of UK jobs are currently allowed to be filled by people from outside the European Economic Area?

4. True or false? A lower number of vacancies is one reason why the Migration Advisory Committee wants to see an increase in the number of people from outside the European Economic Area to be allowed to work in the UK.

3. 答案

1. Which parts of the world does the British government’s strict rules on recruitment of skilled workers apply to?
The Government has strict rules for the recruitment of skilled workers from outside the European Economic Area.

2. How strict are the British government’s rules on recruitment of skilled workers for jobs that are difficult to fill?
Not as strict. The rules are relaxed for jobs which are placed on the shortage occupation list because they're difficult to fill.

3. What percentage of UK jobs are currently allowed to be filled by people from outside the European Economic Area?
The Migration Advisory Committee says the list (of skilled jobs) should be widened to cover nine percent of jobs in the labour market, compared to one per cent now.

4. True or false? A lower number of vacancies is one reason why the Migration Advisory Committee wants to see an increase in the number of people from outside the European Economic Area to be allowed to work in the UK.
False. A rising number of vacancies is one reason why the Migration Advisory Committee wants to see an increase in the number of people from outside the European Economic Area to be allowed to work in the UK.