🇬🇧🇨🇳 unemployment - 失业 : English Lesson

Meaning of "unemployment" ("失业"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

Unemployment is when people who want to work and earn money do not have a job. They are ready to work, they are looking for work, but no one has hired them yet. A place, city, or country can have unemployment when many people are jobless at the same time.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

Because of fairy-tale unemployment, the Big Bad Wolf now checks houses for safety instead of blowing them down.

Due to high unemployment in the ant colony, several ants started a marching band instead of working.

Because of unicorn unemployment, they opened a rainbow-painting shop to keep busy.

Unemployment hit the pirate crew so hard that they had to start a babysitting business.

Monster unemployment exploded after kids decided they were more scared of math tests than of closet monsters.

At the door is a long line for unemployment. A man holds a paper: "Help for unemployment." He says, "My unemployment is hard." A child sees the line and asks about unemployment. A woman gives them bread and says, "We can stop unemployment." The sun sets and one man gets a job; they clap.

This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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