1.I’ve been working as a Chinese teacher for five years, ever since I graduated from university.
我從大學(xué)畢業(yè)到現(xiàn)在,當了五年語文老師。
2.I’m an IT consultant at an IT company. I’ve been working there for more than three years.
我是一家IT公司的IT顧問。我已經(jīng)在那里工作三年多了。
3.What I do is just a nine-to-five job. It’s not very tiring or stressful.
我做的是一份朝九晚五的工作。這個工作不太累,壓力也不大。
nine-to-five 朝九晚五的
stressful 壓力重的
4.I’ve wanted to become a doctor ever since I was a kid. I’ve always liked helping people.
我從小就想成為一名醫(yī)生。我一直喜歡幫助別人。
5.I work in advertising and my boyfriend works in finance.
我在廣告業(yè)工作,我男朋友在金融業(yè)工作。
work in ... 在某一個領(lǐng)域工作
6.I’m responsible for updating the company website.
我負責(zé)更新公司網(wǎng)站。
7.My best friend is a human resources manager and she is in charge of interviewing candidates for jobs.
我最好的朋友是人力資源經(jīng)理,她負責(zé)面試求職者。
human resources 人力資源
be in charge of ... 主管、負責(zé)...
a candidate for a job 工作求職者
8.My previous job mainly involved giving tours of the museum.
我以前的工作主要是帶著游客參觀博物館。
previous 之前的、先前的
involve ... 包含...
9.I’m between jobs at the moment.
我現(xiàn)在正在找工作。
between jobs 待業(yè)
at the moment 現(xiàn)在、當下
10.I’m currently unemployed. I’m in dire need of a job to pay my bills.
我現(xiàn)在處于失業(yè)狀態(tài)。我急需一份工作來支付我的各種賬單。
unemployed 失業(yè)的、待業(yè)的
be in dire need of ... 急需...
11.My mom once told me that being a teacher was her dream job. It was a pity that her dream wasn’t realized.
我媽媽曾經(jīng)告訴我,當老師是她夢寐以求的工作。遺憾的是她的夢想沒有實現(xiàn)。
a pity 遺憾的事
realize ... 實現(xiàn)...
12.One thing I like about my job is that I get to work on a team. It feels satisfying to collaborate with people on a project.
我喜歡我工作的一點是我可以和別人合作。和同事一起努力完成一個項目讓我感到非常滿足。
get to do sth 得以、能夠...
satisfying 令人滿足的
collaborate 合作、協(xié)作
13.I’m really fond of my job mainly because of all the challenges I constantly have to face.
我很喜歡我的工作,主要是因為我經(jīng)常需要面對不少挑戰(zhàn)。
constantly 始終、一直
face ... 面對...
14.It gives me a sense of achievement every time I’ve overcome some difficulties in my job.
每次我在工作中克服了一些困難,我都會獲得一種成就感。
a sense of achievement 成就感
overcome difficulties 克服困難
15.I chose to become a sales representative because I was convinced it would help enhance my people skills.
我選擇成為一名銷售代表,是因為我確信這將有助于提高我的人際交往能力。
a sales representative 銷售代表
be convinced that ... 確信...
people skills 人際交往能力
16.My company offers flextime and other benefits such as end-of-year bonuses.
我的公司提供彈性工作時間和一些其他福利,比如年終獎金。
flextime 彈性工作時間
benefit 福利
end-of-year bonus 年終獎
17.What I don’t like about my current job is the long commute. It takes me roughly one and a half hours to get to work every day.
我不喜歡我現(xiàn)在工作的一點是每天的通勤時間太長了。我每天大約要花一個半小時去上班。
commute n./v. 通勤(時間)
roughly 大約、差不多
18.I always need to work overtime without getting paid. I’m seriously considering quitting my job.
我總是需要加班,但又沒有薪水。我在認真考慮辭掉我的工作。
work overtime 加班
quit my job 辭職
19.The work I do is rather repetitive. The boredom makes me want to resign.
我做的工作非常重復(fù)乏味,這種枯燥使我想辭職。
repetitive 重復(fù)乏味的
boredom n. 無聊感
resign 辭職
20.My cousin always complains to me that she is overworked and underpaid.
我的堂/表姐/妹總是向我抱怨說她工作太多薪水太少。
overworked 工作過多的
underpaid 報酬過低的
21.One of my friends has been working from home since three years ago. I really envy her.
我的一個朋友從三年前開始就在家工作了。我真的很羨慕她。
work from home 在家里工作(注意介詞一般用from)
envy ... 羨慕...
22.Whether someone enjoys their job or not depends largely on their relationship with colleagues.
一個人是否喜歡他的工作在很大程度上取決于他和同事的關(guān)系。
someone并沒有提到男女,后邊可以用they, them, their ...替代
depend on ... 取決于...
largely 在很大程度上
23.I’ve developed good rapport with my coworkers.
我和我的同事關(guān)系很好。
rapport 融洽、和諧
24.Some managers and supervisors like to micromanage and this makes it hard for an employee to like his or her job.
一些經(jīng)理和主管喜歡微觀管理,這使得員工們很難喜歡上他們的工作。
micromanage 微觀管理(形容一位上司事必躬親,再小的時候都要插手管理)
employee 員工、受雇者
25.I was promised a promotion six months ago, but I still haven’t gotten it.
6個月前我被許諾會升職,但我還沒有被升職。
promise 承諾
promotion n. 升職
26.Jason treated us to dinner last week because he had just gotten a pay raise.
Jason上星期請我們吃飯,因為他剛剛漲了工資。
treat sb to sth 請客、招待...
a pay raise 漲薪
27.It would be great if I could move from a small cubicle to a big office.
如果我能從一個小隔間搬到一個大辦公室,那就太好了。
cubicle 一個大辦公室里面的員工小隔間
28.All skills matter in the workplace, but the most important ones are probably interpersonal and communication skills.
所有的技能在工作中都很重要,但最重要的應(yīng)該是人際交往和溝通能力。
matter v. 重要、有重要影響
interpersonal skills 人際交往能力
29.There’s no point in earning a big salary without deriving any pleasure from the job.
如果我們無法從工作中得到樂趣,即使能賺很多錢也是毫無意義的。
there’s no point in ... ...沒有意義
earn ... 賺取...
derive pleasure from ... 從...中獲得樂趣
30.Many people look for jobs that have good job security.
許多人尋找有良好工作保障的工作。
job security 工作安全感、工作保障
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