For example, changes in the economy that 1 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment in general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.
仔细观察这个句子,不难发现句子的主干为“changes make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain”,因此,在“in the economy that 1 to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment”中,空着的部分需要that定语从句的谓语动词,所以,将这四个单词与to搭配并代入到句中,lead to “导致”更符合句意;且上下文语境中,“changes in the economy (经济领域的变化)”和“fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment(青少年就业机会减少和失业率上升)”之间是很明显的因果关系。
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For example, changes in the economy that lead to fewer job opportunities for youth and rising unemployment in general make gainful employment increasingly difficult to obtain.