Philip is my opposite number in the company's New York office.

菲利普是我在公司紐約辦公室的對頭。

We have a good working relationship and there's a lot of day-to-day collaboration.

我們的工作關係很好，日常合作很多。

Having a counterpart like Philip in another branch is a great support.

在另一個分支機構有一個像菲利普這樣的對口人員是一個很好的支持。

Last month, we got a new boss, who quickly establish a good rapport with everyone.

上個月，我們來了一位新老闆，他很快就與大家建立了良好的關係。

She likes us to take the initiative.

她喜歡我們主動出擊。

The company is very hierarchical. There's a pecking order for everything.

公司等級森嚴。凡事都有等級之分。

I do a job share with a woman called Rose, which suits us as we each have childcare responsibilities.

我和一位名叫羅斯的女士合夥工作，這很適合我們，因為我們都有照顧孩子的責任。

My office uses a hot-desking system, so I sit in a different place every day.

我的辦公室採用辦公桌輪用系統，是以我每天都坐在不同的位置。

I socialise with my workmates outside of work, but we try not to talk shop on those occasions.

工作之餘，我也會和同事們一起社交，但我們儘量不在這些場合談論公事。

B. During the day

B.白天

Different work patterns

不同的工作模式

I do fairly mundane tasks.

我的工作相當平凡。

Occasionally I have to meet a deadline or they need someone to volunteer for something.

有時我必須在截止日期前完成任務，或者他們需要有人自願參加一些活動。

Then the job is more rewarding and stimulating.

這樣，工作才會更有意義、更有刺激性。

Sometimes I have a very heavy workload, but at other times it can be quite light.

有時我的工作量非常大，但有時也很輕鬆。

I start work at my machine at 7 o'clock when I'm on the day shift.

上日班時，我 7 點鐘就開始在機器前工作。

The job's mechanical and repetitive.

工作機械而重複。

All I ever think about is knocking off at 3 o'clock.

我滿腦子想的都是三點鐘下班。

The shift I hate most is the night shift.

我最討厭的班次是夜班。

I start at 10 and work till 6 in the morning.

我從 10 點開始工作，一直幹到早上 6 點。

It's a bit monotonous. It's not a satisfying job.

有點單調。這不是一份令人滿意的工作。

I feel I need something a bit more challenging.

我覺得我需要一些更具挑戰性的東西。

I have a pretty glamorous job. I'm a pilot.

我有一份相當光鮮的工作。我是一名飛行員。

But the hours are irregular and antisocial.

但工作時間不固定，而且不合群。

I'm not stuck behind a desk, but long-haul flights can be a bit mind-numbing.

我並沒有被困在辦公桌後面，但長途飛行可能會讓我有點頭疼。

Most of the time the plane just flies itself.

大多數時候，飛機會自己飛起來。

We work to very tight schedules.

我們的工作時間非常緊張。

But I shouldn't complain.

但我不應該抱怨。

I feel sorry for people who are stuck in a rut or who are in dead-end jobs.

我為那些陷入困境或從事無前途工作的人感到遺憾。

I started off as a technician.

我最初是一名技術員。

After retraining I worked for a software company, and later I went in with a friend and we formed our own software company as a start-up in 2009, so now I'm self-employed.

再培訓結束後，我在一家軟件公司工作，後來我和一個朋友一起，在 2009 年成立了自己的軟件公司。

My husband is freelance.

我丈夫是自由職業者。

He works for several different companies as and when they need work done.

他在幾家不同的公司需要工作時為其工作。

He's a computer programmer.

他是一名電腦程序員。

a. Aspects of job satisfaction

a.工作滿意度的各個方面

What does job satisfaction mean?

工作滿意度意味著什麼？

Is it just having a pleasant workplace, or is it more than that?

是僅僅擁有一個愉快的工作場所，還是不僅僅如此？

Can a run-of-the-mill job be satisfying?

普通的工作能讓人滿意嗎？

Some people are prepared to put up with a stressful or unpleasant job if it means short-term financial reward.

有些人願意忍受壓力大或不愉快的工作，如果這意味著短期的經濟回報的話。

Staff morale has been very low since the company announced a freeze on pay rises.

自從公司宣佈凍結加薪以來，員工的士氣一直很低落。

Our new manager is very keen to encourage teamwork to help us solve problems.

我們的新經理非常熱衷於鼓勵團隊合作，幫助我們解決問題。

Is job stability more motivating than an exciting high-risk career?

工作的穩定性是否比令人興奮的高風險職業更能激勵人？

After working in the fast-moving fashion industry for six years,

在快速發展的時尚行業工作了六年之後、

Sam has decided to look for a career with a better work-life balance.

薩姆決定尋找一個能更好地平衡工作和生活的職業。

Daniel's job in a dynamic new company is often challenging but exciting.

丹尼爾在一家充滿活力的新公司的工作往往充滿挑戰，但又令人興奮。

Chloe is demotivated in her current job following the recent changes in the finance sector.

隨著金融行業最近發生的變化，Chloe 對目前的工作失去了動力。

She is looking to work in something more creative, like marketing.

她希望從事更有創意的工作，比如市場營銷。

She is seeking a career in something more creative, like marketing.

她想從事更有創意的工作，比如市場營銷。

b. Expressions connected with working life

b.與工作生活有關的表達

In many countries, women are allowed maternity leave and men paternity leave if they're having a baby.

在許多國家，如果有了孩子，女性可以休產假，男性可以休陪產假。

If they adopt a child, they may have a right to adoption leave.

如果他們收養了一個孩子，他們可能有權享受收養假。

What perks do you get in your job? Informal

您的工作有什麼好處？非正式

What extra benefits do you get in your job? Formal

您在工作中有哪些額外福利？正式

What's your holiday entitlement? I get four weeks a year.

您的假期是多少？每年四周。

Do you get regular salary increments each year?

您每年定期增薪嗎？

Do you get performance-related pay rises?

您的薪酬與績效掛鉤嗎？

Do you get an annual bonus?

你有年度獎金嗎？

Most people think they are overworked and underpaid.

大多數人認為他們工作過度，報酬過低。

Because of the recession, the company announced that there would have to be voluntary redundancies.

由於經濟衰退，公司宣佈必須進行自願裁員。

Because of the recession, the company announced that there would have to be compulsory redundancies.

由於經濟衰退，公司宣佈必須強制裁員。

During the strike, the airport managed to continue running with a skeleton staff of volunteers.

罷工期間，機場僅靠志願者組成的骨幹人員繼續運轉。

The people on the interview panel at the last job I applied for were so unfriendly that I got very nervous.

我申請的上一份工作的面試小組成員非常不友好，讓我非常緊張。

A. A career in sales

A.從事銷售工作

When Karl left school, he took the first job he was offered, in telesales.

離開學校後，卡爾找到的第一份工作就是電話銷售。

He thought telemarketing sounded quite glamorous, but soon found that most of the people he phoned hated cold calling and put the phone down when he tried the hard sell.

他認為電話營銷聽起來很有魅力，但很快就發現，他打電話的大多數人都討厭冷冰冰的電話，當他試圖硬性推銷時，他們就會放下電話。

However, he persevered and found he became quite skilled at persuading customers to part with their money.

然而，他堅持了下來，並發現自己在說服顧客掏錢方面變得相當嫻熟。

He then moved into a job on a TV shopping channel where he specialised in selling merchandise for the leisure market.

之後，他進入一家電視購物頻道工作，專門負責休閒市場的商品銷售。

He did so well at this that he set up his own sportswear company and hasn't looked back since.

他在這方面做得很好，於是成立了自己的運動服裝公司，從此一發不可收拾。

B. Buying and selling

B.買賣

A person's purchasing power is the ability they have to buy goods, that is, the amount of money they have available.

一個人的購買力是他購買商品的能力，也就是他可用的錢的數量。

If you shop around, you try different companies or shops to see which offers best value.

如果您貨比三家，您可以嘗試不同的公司或商店，看看哪家公司或商店最有價值。

If you want to buy something, you need to find a shop that stocks it.

如果你想買東西，你需要找到一家有存貨的商店。

If you trade something up, usually a car or a house, you buy one that is of higher value than the one you had before.

如果你想換東西，通常是換車或換房子，那麼你買的東西的價值要高於你之前擁有的東西。

People sometimes make a purchasing decision based on brand loyalty.

人們有時會根據品牌忠誠度做出購買決定。

Supermarkets sometimes sell an item for less than it costs them in order to attract a lot of people into the shop where they will also buy more profitable items.

超市有時會以低於成本的價格出售商品，以吸引更多的人到店裡購買利潤更高的商品。

The item being sold at a low price is called a loss leader.

低價出售的商品被稱為 "虧本商品"。

If a company finds a niche market, it finds a specialised group of customers with particular interests that that company can meet.

如果一家公司找到了一個利基市場，它就找到了一群具有特殊興趣的專業化客戶，該公司就能滿足他們的需求。

If an item is said to come or go under the hammer, it is sold at an auction.

如果說一件物品在錘子下來來去去，那麼它就是在拍賣會上售出的。

C. A career in business

C.商業生涯

A few years ago, Tina started her own software development business, which turned out to be very lucrative.

幾年前，蒂娜開始了自己的軟件開發業務，結果獲利頗豐。

However, she got increasingly irritated by all the red tape involved in the administration of a business, and when a larger company contacted her with a proposition suggesting a takeover, she was interested.

然而，她對企業管理中的繁文縟節越來越惱火，當一家更大的公司與她聯繫，提出收購建議時，她很感興趣。

At first, the two companies could not agree on all the details of the agreement, but they managed to reach a compromise and hammer out a deal without too much delay.

起初，兩家公司無法就協議的所有細節達成一致，但他們最終達成了妥協，並在沒有過多拖延的情況下敲定了協議。

In many ways, Tina was sad that her company had been swallowed up, but she has used the money raised by the sale of her capital assets to invest in a business start-up, an online holiday property letting agency.

從很多方面來說，蒂娜都為自己的公司被吞併而感到難過，但她用出售資本資產籌集到的資金投資創辦了一家企業，即一家在線度假房產租賃代理公司。

A. Character and personality

A.品格和個性

Chinese astrology organises years into cycles of twelve and asserts that the year you are born in affects your character.

中國占星學將年份分為十二個週期，並斷言出生年份會影響你的性格。

Each year is named after an animal.

每一年都以一種動物命名。

Rat 1972, 1984, 1996, 2008

老鼠 1972、1984、1996、2008

Imaginative, charming, generous, quick-tempered, opportunistic

富有想象力、魅力四射、慷慨大方、脾氣急躁、投機取巧

Buffalo 1973, 1985, 1997, 2009

布法羅 1973、1985、1997、2009

Conservative, methodical, conscientious, chauvinistic, a born leader

保守、有條不紊、認真負責、沙文主義、天生的領導者

Tiger 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010

老虎 1974、1986、1998、2010

Sensitive, emotional, tends to get carried away, stubborn, rebellious, courageous

敏感、情緒化、容易衝動、固執、叛逆、勇敢

Rabbit 1975, 1987, 1999, 2011

兔子 1975、1987、1999、2011

Affectionate, obliging, sentimental, superficial, often insecure

多情、有義務感、多愁善感、膚淺、經常缺乏安全感

Dragon 1976, 1988, 2000, 2012

龍 1976、1988、2000、2012

Fun-loving, popular, a perfectionist, gifted, may sometimes be tactless

愛玩、受歡迎、完美主義者、天賦異稟，有時可能不夠圓滑

Snake 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013

蛇 1977 年、1989 年、2001 年、2013 年

Charming, intuitive, stingy

迷人、直觀、小氣

Horse 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014

馬 1978、1990、2002、2014

Diligent, independent, placid, outgoing, can be selfish and cunning

勤奮、獨立、平和、外向，可能自私而狡猾

Goat 1979, 1991, 2003, 2015

山羊 1979、1991、2003、2015

Elegant, artistic, always ready to complain, over-anxious

高雅、有藝術氣質、總愛抱怨、過於焦慮

Monkey 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

猴子 1980、1992、2004、2016

Witty, magnetic personality, good company, can be distrustful

機智、有磁性的個性、好夥伴，可能不信任別人

Rooster 1981, 1993, 2005, 2017

公雞 1981 年、1993 年、2005 年、2017 年

Industrious, shrewd, supportive, decisive, extravagant

勤勞、精明、支持、果斷、奢侈

Dog 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

狗 1982、1994、2006、2018

Down-to-earth, altruistic, morose, sharp-tongued

腳踏實地、利他主義、情緒低落、言辭犀利

Pig 1983, 1995, 2007, 2019

豬 1983、1995、2007、2019

Intellectual, tolerant, naive, often materialistic

知性、寬容、天真，通常是物質主義者

Bee, positive and negative associations

蜜蜂、正面和負面聯想

Charming, generous, is that how you think of yourself?

迷人、慷慨，這就是你對自己的評價嗎？

Selfish, cunning, that can't be me

自私、狡猾，那不可能是我

Some words in the chart above have positive associations, others negative ones

上圖中有些詞有正面聯想，有些詞有負面聯想

Here are some words from the chart together with other words that share some aspects of their meaning

以下是圖表中的一些單詞，以及在某些方面意思相同的其他單詞

The table shows which have positive and which have negative associations

下表顯示了哪些關聯是積極的，哪些是消極的

Positive, generous, unstinting

積極、慷慨、不遺餘力

Negative, extravagant, immoderate

消極、奢侈、無度

Positive, resolute, dogged

積極、果斷、頑強

Negative, stubborn, obstinate

消極、固執、頑固

Positive, thrifty, frugal

積極向上、勤儉節約

Negative, stingy, parsimonious

消極、小氣、吝嗇

Positive, diligent, industrious

積極、勤奮、努力

Negative, work-obsessed, a workaholic

消極、工作狂、工作狂

Positive, idealistic, principled

積極、理想主義、有原則

Negative, dogmatic, inflexible

消極、教條、僵化

Positive, shrewd, astute

積極、精明、機敏

Negative, cunning, sly

消極、狡猾

Positive, sober, serious

積極、清醒、嚴肅

Negative, morose, sullen

消極、低沉、悶悶不樂

Positive, witty, pithy

積極、機智、精闢

Negative, brusque, terse

消極、粗魯、簡潔

Positive, tolerant, open-minded

積極、寬容、思想開放

Negative, unprincipled, unscrupulous

消極、無原則、不擇手段

Positive, chatty, talkative

積極、健談、健談

Negative, verbose, garrulous

消極、囉嗦、嘮叨