Vocabulary
a) Automation
Korean: 자동화
Chinese: 自动化
Japanese: 自動化
French: automatisation
Spanish: automatización
Portuguese: automação
b) Blue-collar workers (workers doing physical or
industrial jobs)
Korean: 육체노동자
Chinese: 蓝领工人
Japanese: ブルーカラー労働者
French: ouvriers
Spanish: trabajadores de cuello azul
Portuguese: trabalhadores de colarinho azul
c) Manual laborers (people doing physical work with
their hands)
Korean: 육체 노동자
Chinese: 体力劳动者
Japanese: 肉体労働者
French: travailleurs manuels
Spanish: trabajadores manuales
Portuguese: trabalhadores manuais
d) White-collar (used as an adjective: white-collar
skills / professions)
Korean: 사무직의
Chinese: 白领的
Japanese: ホワイトカラーの
French: du secteur tertiaire
Spanish: de oficina
Portuguese: de escritório
e) Threaten (put professions at risk)
Korean: 위협하다
Chinese: 威胁
Japanese: 脅かす
French: menacer
Spanish: amenazar
Portuguese: ameaçar
f) Carry out (perform or complete tasks)
Korean: 수행하다
Chinese: 执行
Japanese: 遂行する
French: effectuer
Spanish: realizar
Portuguese: realizar