At the average wage, a VCR fell from 365 hours in 1972 to a mere two hours today.

以平均工资来衡量，在1972年，一个录像机等价于365小时的工作，而今天则只值2个小时。

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American specialists earn 5.6 times the average wage, against 7.6 times for their Dutch colleagues.

美国的专科医生收入是平均工资的5.6倍，他们荷兰同行的收入是平均工资的7.6倍。

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The highest paying group of jobs in the United States is in management. The average wage last year was ninety-two thousand dollars.

美国收入最高的职业群体要数管理业，去年其平均工薪是92000美元。

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Saffi employs 450 people at his Kabul Milli Factory, paying them between $400 and $900 per month, which is well above the average wage here.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

"It's a striking number, almost twice the average wage in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.11.25

So, where is the minimum wage in the UK in relation to that average wage?

FORBES: The Effect of the Minimum Wage on Youth Unemployment

Assume a single person using standard exemptions and deductions, and earning an average wage.

FORBES: How Much Will You Pay In Taxes Over Your Lifetime?

The indexation should be to the average wage, not to the general price level.

FORBES: Greg Mankiw's Excellent Question: Why a $9 Minimum Wage? Why Not $90? Or 90 cents?