『Malaysia is running out of barbers and needs to import foreign workers to keep the population’s hair neat and tidy. The President of the Consumers Association of Penang (CAP), S.M. Idris, said at least 30 barber shops in Kuala Lumpur and the northern state of Penang closed last year due to a shortage of barbers. Malaysians are not interested in becoming barbers, forcing shops to turn to foreign labor. The Indian Barbers Association of Malaysia has submitted a request to employ 2,500 foreign barbers, “CAP appeals to the government to deal with this request urgently as the barber shops need to obtain workers quickly. Even a month’s delay can result in another few shops closing down,” said Idris. Multiracial Malaysia depends on foreign labor for menial jobs. It recruits foreigners to work in plantation, construction and service sectors.』
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Vocabulary
barber寇壳，理發(fā)師
menial倚舀，卑微的、不體面的
recruit，招聘
plantation，栽植
Phrases
near and tidy，整齊而整潔
due to，由于
submit a request，提交申請
a month’s delay纽甘，延期一個月
close down，倒閉
service sectors抽碌，服務部門
在這個人均GDP并不高的國家悍赢，底層工作本國人并不愿意做，而大多是由孟加拉货徙、緬甸左权、印尼的外籍工人來完成。似乎可以推測痴颊，馬來西亞在南亞的經濟地位較周邊國家要優(yōu)越很多吧统佟！
