慢速英语短文听力 不是经济的错

（单词翻译）

It Isn't the Economy¹

不是经济的错

Carl worked for a company for one year. Then they laid him off. "We have to lay you off," said his boss. "It's not you. It's the economy. We'll hire you back when the economy gets better." Carl was angry. It wasn't the economy. It's discrimination², he thought. They didn't lay off anyone else. They laid off only him. He looked for another job. He couldn't find another job. A year later, he still had no job. It isn't my fault, he thought. It was the company's fault. They discriminated³ against him. He bought a gun. He went back to his company. He shot⁴ his boss dead. The police arrested him. The murder was on the TV news. The TV reporter talked about Carl. She felt so sorry for him. She talked about how much he had suffered. She didn't say anything about his dead boss.

卡尔在一家公司工作有一年的时间了。他们解聘了他。他的上司说：“我们不得不解聘你。这不是你的错，是经济的错。”经济效益好些后我们会再聘用你的。”卡尔非常生气。他认为这不是经济的问题，这是歧视。他们没有解聘其他人。他们只解聘了他。他正在找另一份工作。他没有找到另一份工作。一年之后，他还没有工作。他想这不是他的错。这是公司的错。他们歧视他。他买了枪。他又回到了那家公司。他开枪把上司打死了。警方逮捕了他。杀人犯上了电视新闻。新闻记者谈论了卡尔。她对他表示遗憾。她谈论了卡尔所遭受的痛苦。她并没有提及死去的上司。