Furniture-making is very skilled work.

做家具是技术性很强的活儿。

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The sociologist Ruth Milkman of City University of New York found that many line workers, in their off-hours, did home renovation and other skilled work.

纽约城市大学的社会学家鲁思·米尔克曼发现，很多流水线工人在下班时间会进行房屋装修和其他技术工作。

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This has pushed many into low-skilled work.

这一情况迫使许多人从事低技能工作。

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Meitec, he believes, will expand nearly twice as fast, thanks to a highly skilled work force.

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Even when immigrants do compete, they encourage more productive Americans to move into higher-skilled work.

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He believes the UK no longer "honours" skilled work, and wants to cut the number of academic institutions.

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