188.经济学人-I am Number 0.6-1

A close friend of Bartleby’s just got the news that their department was shedding 2.6 workers.

At first sight, the concept of 0.6 of a worker sounds pretty odd. But workers who are freelance, on temporary contracts, or in part-time employment register in the headcount as less than a whole number.

Being classed as 0.6 of a worker seems dehumanising. Few people want to be thought of as just a number, let alone a fraction.

In “The Prisoner”, a cult British television series from the 1960s, the hero, played by Patrick McGoohan, resigns from his job as a secret agent only to be abducted and taken to a village.

He is only referred to as “Number 6” and his frequent escape attempts are frustrated.

这是《经济学人》2020年2月刊的一篇文章'I am Number 0.6'第1、2段，共5句。

0、

'I am Number 0.6'是这篇文章的标题，这里译作：我是第0.6

1、

{'shedding':'v.摆脱，去除'}

'shedding'这里就是裁员另一种表达手法，表示裁员还可以用：cut jobs，lay off，downsize，fire/firings，cut workers。

整句翻译：Bartleby的一位好朋友刚得到一个消息，他们部门裁员了2.6个人。

2、

{'odd':'反常的'}

{'freelance':'自由职业'}

{'temporary':'暂时的'}

乍一听，0.6个员工这个概念有点怪异，但是那些自由职业者，临时工，或者兼职的员工这样的员工数不能算作一个整数。

3、

{'dehumanising':'不人性化的'}

{'fraction':'小数'}

被当作是0.6个员工看上去很不人性化，很少有人希望被认为仅仅是一个数字，更不用说还是一个小数了。

4、

{'cult':'受欢迎的'}

{'abducted':'诱拐'}

{'resigns':'辞去'}

“囚徒”是一部20世纪60年代在英国深受人们喜爱的电视剧，男主是由Patrick McGoohan扮演的，男主辞去了秘密机构的工作，被诱拐到了一个村庄里。

5、

人们只叫他“6号”而且他多次尝试逃跑都失败了。

--总结--

【词汇部分】

{'shedding':'v.摆脱，去除'}

{'odd':'反常的'}

{'freelance':'自由职业'}

{'temporary':'暂时的'}

{'dehumanising':'不人性化的'}

{'fraction':'小数'}

{'cult':'受欢迎的'}

{'abducted':'诱拐'}

{'resigns':'辞去'}