總統再次呼籲國會通過《薪酬公平法案》,該法案將加強《同工同酬法案》,並為女性提供更多對抗薪資歧視的工具。

The President reiterated his call for Congress to pass the Paycheck Fairness Act that would strengthen the Equal Pay Act and give women more tools to fight pay discrimination.

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Sentence Composition

1 總統 zǒngtǒng president (of a country)

classifiers: , , ,

2 再次 zài once more; once again
3 呼籲
  1. to call on (sb to do sth)
  2. to appeal (to)
  3. an appeal
=4 國會 Guóhuì
  1. Parliament (UK)
  2. Congress (US)
  3. Diet (Japan)
  4. Legislative Yuan (Taiwan)
=4 國會 guóhuì congress; national assembly; parliament; diet
5 通過 tōngguò
  1. to pass through; to get through
  2. to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation)
  3. to pass (a test)
  4. by means of; through; via
6 薪酬 xīnchóu
  1. pay
  2. remuneration
  3. salary
  4. reward
7 公平 gōngpíng
  1. fair
  2. impartial
=8 法案 àn
  1. bill
  2. proposed law
=8 法案 fǎ'àn
  1. (government, law) act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  2. (government, law) bill; draft of a law
  3. act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  4. bill; draft of a law
9 gāi
  1. should
  2. ought to
  3. probably
  4. must be
  5. to deserve
  6. to owe
  7. to be sb's turn to do sth
  8. that
  9. the above-mentioned
=10 法案 àn
  1. bill
  2. proposed law
=10 法案 fǎ'àn
  1. (government, law) act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  2. (government, law) bill; draft of a law
  3. act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  4. bill; draft of a law
=11 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as )
=11 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=11 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request
12 加強 jiāqiáng to reinforce; to strengthen; to enhance
13 同工同酬 tónggōngtóngchóu equal pay for equal work
=14 法案 àn
  1. bill
  2. proposed law
=14 法案 fǎ'àn
  1. (government, law) act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  2. (government, law) bill; draft of a law
  3. act of Congress (legislation by the United States Congress)
  4. bill; draft of a law
=15 bìng
  1. and
  2. furthermore
  3. also
  4. together with
  5. (not) at all
  6. simultaneously
  7. to combine
  8. to join
  9. to merge
=15 bàng
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of (“to be near; approaching”)
  2. alternative form of (“to be near; approaching”)
=16 wéi
  1. as (in the capacity of)
  2. to take sth as
  3. to act as
  4. to serve as
  5. to behave as
  6. to become
  7. to be
  8. to do
  9. by (in the passive voice)
=16 wèi
  1. because of
  2. for
  3. to
17 女性 xìng
  1. woman
  2. the female sex
18 提供 gōng
  1. to offer
  2. to supply
  3. to provide
  4. to furnish
=19 gēng
  1. to change or replace
  2. to experience
  3. one of the five two-hour periods into which the night was formerly divided
  4. watch (e.g. of a sentry or guard)
=19 gèng
  1. more
  2. even more
  3. further
  4. still
  5. still more
20 duō
  1. many; much; more; a lot of
  2. too many; in excess
  3. (after a numeral) ... odd
  4. how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. duó)
  5. (bound form) multi-; poly-
21 對抗 duìkàng
  1. to withstand
  2. to resist
  3. to stand off
  4. antagonism
  5. confrontation
22 薪資 xīn salary
23 歧視 shì
  1. to discriminate against
  2. discrimination
=24 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=24 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=24 really and truly
=24 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
25 工具 gōng
  1. tool
  2. instrument
  3. utensil
  4. means (to achieve a goal etc)