第182句：

Average income for a household of people of working age, by contrast, has fallen five years in a row.

相反，工薪階層家庭的平均收入已經連續五年下降了。

六級詞匯講解:

本句是個簡單句，主干是...income...has fallen...。for引導的介詞短語for a household ofpeople ofworking age作定語修飾lncome，by contrast為插入語。

by contrast意為“相反；相比之下”。如：

Lucy seems prettier by contrast with her sister.

露西與她妹妹相比似乎更美些。

in a row意為“連續；成一排”。如：

This is the fifth day in a row that it's snowed.

這是接連第五天下雪了。

六級考點歸納：

與by contrast意思相近的短語還有：

by contrast with意為“和……形成對照；和……比起來”，后接名詞或名詞短語。如：

By contrast with his peer，Tom is much more intelligent.

和同齡人比起來，湯姆要聰明得多。

by comparison意為“相比之下”。如：

Beijing is larger by comparison.

相比之下，北京比較大。

on the contrary意為“正相反，恰恰相反”。如：

On the contrary，the housing price keeps going up after the reform.

正好相反，改革后，房價持續上漲。