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　　原文标题：

　　Newspapers are already struggling. California might make things even worse.

　　本文选自《洛杉矶时报》2019年9月5日刊出的一篇文章，主题是加州AB5法案对报纸业的影响。

　　脉络:

　　今昔对比引出报纸业和送报话题（第 一段）--回溯加州最 高法院去年一项裁定（第二段）--引出涉及该裁定的新法案并表明此举对报纸业的影响（第三、四段）--介绍法案豁免对象并表明作者态度（第五段）--总结全文，重申态度（第六段）。

　　Part 1原文

　　Ⅰ  While bicycle-riding paperboys and papergirls gave way to sedan-driving adults, one aspect of the job remained the same: The people delivering the paper were independent contractors, able to work in multiple jobs for as many companies as they could fit into their schedule. That's been true for decades. Now, however, a state Supreme Court ruling threatens to disrupt the distribution system, posing a serious threat to California's newspaper industry.

　　Ⅱ     In Dynamex Operations West vs. Superior Court, the state's highest court last year ruled that a company must treat workers as employees rather than independent contractors unless it can show that the workers aren't under its “control and direction,” the work performed is “outside the usual course” of the employer's business, and the workers usually do the sort of work the company is hiring them to do. Once categorized as “employees,” they would be entitled to workplace protections and benefits.

　　Ⅲ     The California Legislature is now prepared to pass a bill (Assembly Bill 5) that would write the Dynamex ruling into state law. While most of the debate about the bill has surrounded “gig economy” companies like Uber and Lyft, whose businesses revolve around independent contractors, the measure is problematic for companies across the state that have relied on outsiders to carry out small but vital roles. Forcing newspaper distribution companies to classify as employees the drivers who spend a couple of hours a day delivering papers before heading off to other jobs would add considerable cost to newspaper delivery and may cause newspapers to shrink their delivery areas or even end delivery. The end result would be a further handicapping of the newspaper industry, hindering access to the news and further shrinking the advertising revenue that is dependent on the number of households that subscribe.

　　Ⅳ   Newspapers across the state also rely on freelancers to provide more diverse viewpoints - for example, by writing regular op-eds or columns. AB 5 could limit those contributors to 35 submissions per year, which all but rules out regular columns written by a local high school coach or other nonprofessional journalist, while limiting the opportunities for freelance photographers.

　　Ⅴ    The bill's author, Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, has agreed to provide a laundry list of exceptions for industries and professions that have historically operated with or as independent contractors, including healthcare providers, real estate agencies, law firms, barber shops and pet care services. Newspaper industry deserves the same treatment.

　　Ⅵ     We understand why the Legislature wants to protect workers from abusive business arrangements designed to evade an employer's duties. But lawmakers shouldn't let the Dynamex ruling force newspapers to disrupt the approach they've taken to delivering their product since the days they gave teenagers on bikes their first steady income. Everyone knows that big newspapers as well as small ones have been shedding staff and fending off bankruptcy in recent years as a result of declining ad revenues and shrinking circulation. The last thing California needs is for its Legislature to deal another devastating blow to our industry.

　　Part 2长难句语法点拨

　　本句主句为The bonds are are breaking down. 纽带在断裂。纽带后接一个定语本句主干为the state's highest court...ruled that...。In Dynamex Operations West vs. Superior Court与last year分别为地点和时间状语。ruled之后为that引导的宾语从句，其主干为a company must treat workers as employees rather than independent contractors，表示裁决内容。unless引导条件状语从句，从句内嵌三个并列的宾语从句，表示公司可以视工作人员为独立承包人的三种情况。从句，描述是什么样的纽带。定语从句的主语是bond，谓语是hold，hold+宾语+宾补。

　　Part 3写作句型借鉴

　　While XX gave way to YY, one aspect of  AA remained the same: ① ②③. 尽管XX被YY取代了，AA（描述对象）有几个方面仍保持不变：①②③。

　　原文例句： While bicycle-riding paperboys and papergirls gave way to sedan-driving adults, one aspect of the job remained the same: ……尽管骑车送报的男童女童被驾驶轿车的成年人取代，但这份工作有个方面仍保持不变：

　　The end result would be……，hindering access to AA and further shrinking BB，最终结果是……人们获取AA受阻,以及BB进一步缩水。

　　hinder和shrink可换成其它动词，这里是现在分词做结果状语。

　　原文例句：The end result would be a further handicapping of the newspaper industry, hindering access to the news and further shrinking the advertising revenue that is dependent on the number of households that subscribe.最终结果是报纸业发展受到进一步阻碍，人们获取新闻受阻，以及取决于订阅家庭数量的广告收入进一步缩水。

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