On first hearing, this was the socially concerned chancellor, trying to change lives for the better, complete with “reforms” to an obviously indulgent system that demands too little effort from the newly unemployed to find work, and subsidises laziness.(Text 1. 2014. 英一)
on first hearing 乍听之下
for the better 向着更好的情况转变
chancellor / ˈtʃɑ:nsələ(r) / n.财政大臣
complete with 装备有某事物,具有某特点;包括;连同
indulgent / inˈdʌldʒənt / adj.纵容的;放纵的
subsidise / ˈsʌbsidaiz / v.资助;补助;给…发津贴
乍一听来,这是这位心系社会的财相在通过“改革”一个明显具有纵容性的体系来努力使人们生活更好,现在体系对新失业者找工作的努力程度要求太低、从而助长懒散。