Can you think of any explanation for his frequent absence from work?
他经常旷工你能想得出有什么理由进行解释吗？A mere reduction absenteeism does not provide solid evidence for the proposition that robots would be better than humans for factory work.
纯粹减少旷工现象不足以提供有力的证据，来证明机器人比人类能更好地从事工厂工作这一命题。Mr Reid's father was a hard-drinking gold miner. His mother took in laundry for the bordellos.
里德之父是金矿旷工，他嗜酒如命，其母则为妓院洗衣服赚钱。Conscientiousness also tends to rise with age: older workers have lower levels of absenteeism than younger colleagues.
随着年龄增长，自觉性也有增加的趋势：高龄员工比年轻职员的旷工率更低。Companies have such a wide varietyof sick-leave programs, however, that it's impossible to discuss what level ofabsenteeism is satisfactory.
然而，公司的病假条目繁多，又无法决定那种程度的旷工是可以接受的。Even in 1955, 11% of Indian cotton workers failed to turn up for work the day after payday.
甚至在1955年，11%的印度棉纱工人仍在发薪日后第一天旷工。Why toil away in the office like a chump when today's technology means you can bunk off with impunity ?
在科技能帮助你旷工而不受惩罚的今天，为什么还要像个呆子一样在办公室里辛勤工作呢？The rate of absenteeism of the absenteeism rate always increase in fine weather.
天气好时，旷工率总是升高。I began to invent reasons for staying away from work.
我开始为自己旷工编造理由。