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WBR: Wall Street Update 01 Sep 2014

Mon, 1 Sep 14

US markets are closed for Labor¹ day, so as workers celebrate the achievements of the labour movement, we hear about the growing problem of wage theft. Some employees have found that their pay cheques simply don't add up. Plus more from our technology reporter Dave Lee on the naked celebrity² photos spreading rapidly online.

1 labor   

n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦

参考例句：

• We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
• He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。

2 celebrity   

n.名人，名流；著名，名声，名望

参考例句：

• Tom found himself something of a celebrity. 汤姆意识到自己已小有名气了。
• He haunted famous men, hoping to get celebrity for himself. 他常和名人在一起, 希望借此使自己获得名气。