新奇事件簿 瑞士人拒绝天上掉馅饼

Voters in Switzerland have overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have meant introducing a guaranteed basic monthly income for all citizens. The referendum took place on Sunday and resulted in almost 77 per cent of voters opposing the plan. The idea was to provide a minimum salary to those who have been a citizen for at least five years, whether they worked or not. It was suggested the monthly amount could be around $2,500. The group behind the proposal argued that the initiative was necessary to overhaul¹ Switzerland's social welfare system. A spokesperson said it would help fight poverty and inequality. He added that it would provide a top-up for people who earned less than the minimum wage.

瑞士以压倒性票数否决了“月基本保障收入”提案。全民公投于上周日展开，近77%选民投反对票。无论工作与否，该提案要为本国公民（至少五年）提供最低工资保障。月收入约2500美元。该提案倡议者表示，此举对于改革本国社会福利制度至关重要。发言人表示，该提案将解决贫困和不平等问题。对于那些达不到最低工资标准的公民而言，此举也可补贴收入。

Supporters of the plan argued that because work was becoming increasingly automated² across Switzerland, there were fewer jobs available for workers. Che Wagner from the campaign group Basic Income Switzerland argued that the monthly income would not be money for nothing. He said: "In Switzerland, over 50 per cent of total work that is done is unpaid³. It's care work. It's at home. It's in different communities, so that work would be more valued with a basic income." Opponents said it would cause the country many immigration problems. Luzi Stamm from the Swiss People's Party said: "You would have billions of people who would try to move into Switzerland."

提案支持者认为，随着本国自动化水平加快，工人工作少之又少。“瑞士基本收入”组织成员瓦格纳认为，这不会是那种不劳而获的事。他认为：“本国有超50%的工作是无偿工作。许多是照料性工作。是家庭性工作。在不同社区，因此基本保障收入让工作更有价值。”反对者认为此举将引发移民问题。“瑞士人民党”议员史塔姆认为：“数十亿人口将因此而移民瑞士。”

1 overhaul   

v./n.大修，仔细检查

参考例句：

• Master Worker Wang is responsible for the overhaul of this grinder.王师傅主修这台磨床。
• It is generally appreciated that the rail network needs a complete overhaul.众所周知，铁路系统需要大检修。

2 automated   

a.自动化的

参考例句：

• The entire manufacturing process has been automated. 整个生产过程已自动化。
• Automated Highway System (AHS) is recently regarded as one subsystem of Intelligent Transport System (ITS). 近年来自动公路系统(Automated Highway System,AHS)，作为智能运输系统的子系统之一越来越受到重视。

3 unpaid   

adj.未付款的，无报酬的

参考例句：

• Doctors work excessive unpaid overtime.医生过度加班却无报酬。
• He's doing a month's unpaid work experience with an engineering firm.他正在一家工程公司无偿工作一个月以获得工作经验。