In 1898 a law was passed which meant that all people above a certain age were paid a weekly old-age pension.
1898年通过了一项法令，规定一定年龄以上的人全都可以按周领取"老年养老金。
高三英语课文
Unit 19 New Zealand
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 一周一次的[地]，每周的;周刊的;
n. 周刊，周报;
adv. 一星期一次，每周;
💡 week周+ly表副词，每...地 →每周的
"Work out the full weekly rent, plus your rates."
算出一周的房租外加房地产税.
近义：hebdomadal
反义：infrequently, oft, once, rarely, sometimes, sporadically
n. 退休金，养老金;膳宿费;生活津贴;寄宿学校;
vt. 发给…养老金[退休金];准予退休，强迫退休（并发给退休金）;
💡 pens花费+ion名词后缀→政府给老年人等花费的钱 → 年金；养老金
"an earnings-related pension scheme"
与收入挂钩的退休金计划
近义：retire, superannuate, inn, boardinghouse, retirement, superannuation
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
adj. 有报酬的;领取报酬的;领钱的;付费的;
v. 付给( pay的过去式);付款;有利可图;（对…）有利;
"You can be paid in cash weekly or by cheque monthly; those are the two alternatives."
你的工资可以按周以现金支取，或按月以支票支取。二者可选其一。
近义：cancelled, canceled, salaried, salary, stipendiary
反义：outstanding, overdrawn, unexpended, unliquidated, unsettled