1.数十年来，政府一直在尝试减少富人和穷人之间的差距，提升社会阶层的流动性。Fordecades,thegovernmenthasbeentryingtobridgethegulfbetween（1.减少……之间的差距）thehavesandthehave-nots（2.富人和穷人）inanattempttoimprovesocialmobility（3.提升社会阶层的流动性）.1-bridgethegulfbetween…and…减少……之间的差距词典释义：bridgeBRINGTOGETHER桥梁■tomakethedifferenceordivisionbetweentwothingssmallerorlesssevere减小…之间的差异•Wemustbridgethegapbetweenlabourandmanagement.我们必须消除劳资双方的鸿沟。gulfDIFFERENCE不同countableusuallysingular■animportantdifferencebetweentheideas,opinions,orsituationsoftwogroupsofpeople不可逾越的鸿沟；巨大的差距；隔阂•Thereisawideninggulfbetweenthemiddleclassesandthepoorestsectionsofsociety.中产阶级和社会最贫困阶层之间的贫富差距在日益加大。•Itishopedthatthepeaceplanwillbridgethegulf(=reducetheverylargedifference)betweenthegovernmentandtherebels.人们希望和平计划能够缩小政府和叛乱分子之间的分歧。外刊例句：Inanattempttobridgethegulfbetweenpublicandprivatehealthcare,thegovernmenthasproposedintroducinganationalhealth-insurancescheme.（www.economist.com）政府尝试缩窄公共医疗和私人医疗的差距，于是提议开展全国医疗保险计划。替换表达：bridge/reduce/close/narrowthegapbetween…and…学生错误表达：Narrowthedistancebetween…and…点评：distance是指“（两个人之间的）疏远”，例如：Therewasstilladistancebetweenmeandmyfather.我和父亲之间仍然有些疏远。不可以用distance来指富人和穷人之间的差距。2-富人和穷人thehavesandthehave-nots词典释义：thehavesandhave-nots■thepeoplewhoarenotpoorandthepeoplewhoarepoor富人和穷人•Thegovernment'schangeofpolicyisintendedtoreducethegapbetweenthehavesandhave-notsinoursociety.政府改变政策，目的是缩小我们社会中富人与穷人的差距。外刊例句：Whilearound$900m[£585m]areredistributedtotheteamseveryyear,thesystemkeepsgivingtoomuchtothehavesandtoolittletothehave-nots.（www.theguardian.com）这些球队每年都可以重新分配得约9亿美元，在此制度影响下，富裕的球队更富，贫困的球队更穷。替换表达：(the)richand(the)poor3-提升社会阶层的流动性improvesocial...
