週六選舉夜,柯P表示:「今晚請帶著平安喜樂的心情好好睡一覺,明天太陽升起的時候,我們開始工作!」但今天不談政治,小編也沒政治立場喔!提到工作,就為大家彙整了與WORK相關的用語,快來搞清楚這些片語吧!
Overworked 過度工作的
例句:One of your colleagues is overworked, stressed, seemingly unproductive, and making your team look bad. ( 你有一個同事,她總是工作過度、充滿壓力,還特別沒有效率,搞得你們團隊看上去很糟。)
Dirty work苦勞、沒人願意做的工作
例句:Communications, data handling, and all other dirty work are performed by the frameworks behind the scenes. ( 框架在幕後執行了通信、資料處理及所有其他棘手的工作。)
Get worked up激動、生氣
例句:I get worked up very easily, but I tried to act cheerful instead of allowing myself to get agitated, wring my hands, etc. ( 我很容易激動,但是,我會努力作出愉快行為,而不是讓自己發火、握緊拳頭等等。)
Work out 運動、解決
例句:Work out what you need to do first, and go for it. ( 首先確定你需要做什麼,然後就行動。)
例句:Do you like to do some work out? ( 你想不想去作運動啊? )
Work on 繼續工作、從事
例句:It is something we all need to work on. ( 這是我們所有人都需要努力的一點。)
Work up an appetite 引起食慾
例句:Exercise will make you work up an appetite. ( 運動會引起你的食欲。)
Workaholic 工作狂
例句:While he appreciates his family more than ever, he is the same workaholic with the same drive that got him this far. ( 儘管他比以前更珍惜家人,但他還是以前那個工作狂,過去驅使他取得成功的動力依然還在。)
Work someone in 額外安排
例句:Please work this old woman in between other appointments.( 請把這位老婦人安排在其他預約病人中間。)
Work something out 想出法子
例句:I’ll work something out. ( 我會想想別的辦法。)
out of work失業
例句:The government is paying out more money than ever before to people out of work. ( 政府將對失業人員付出比以往更多的錢。)
get off work/duty 下班 (=be off)
例句:When they get off work, they are reluctant to hang out with their friends. Communication on the Internet makes them feel more comfortable and easy. ( 下班後,他們更願意待在辦公司網上聊天,因為這會使他們感覺更舒服自在些。)
work overtime加班 (也有加班費的意思呢!)
舉例:Just make sure you have trusted friends and relatives who can assist you when you need to work overtime or travel for your job.(要確定的是,你有可以信賴的朋友和親人,在你加班工作或出差的時候幫助你。)
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作者:Sylvia Chu
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