Name: 你的工作有多好？ – B2 英文聽力測驗！ (How good is your job? – B2 English Listening Test)
Uploaded: 2026-01-12T15:38:22.000Z
Duration: 3 min 8 s

Is salary a deciding factor when choosing a job?

薪資是選擇工作時的決定性因素嗎？

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I remember in school years ago we always used to say that the amount of money you earn is unimportant and that it's better to have an interesting job as long as you get a fair wage.

我記得以前唸書的時候，我們總是說賺多少錢不重要，只要有公道的薪資，有趣的工作就好。

When I started looking at how much these interesting jobs pay and the number of unpaid hours you are expected to do, it's just not enough to live on.

當我開始仔細看這些有趣的工作薪水有多少，還有預期要做的無薪工時，根本就無法維持生計。

I'm not prepared to work for next to nothing.

Would you be willing to work longer hours if you were asked to?

如果有人要求你加班，你願意嗎？

I have friends that work all the hours God sends, thinking all those extra hours will earn them recognition in the company and get them a promotion.

我有朋友工作時間長到不行，覺得那些額外的工時能讓他們在公司獲得認可，得到升遷。

I'm not convinced it gets them anywhere and they don't have much of a life outside of work.

我不確定這樣做有沒有用，而且他們工作之外的生活也很少。

I'd rather maintain a decent work life balance.

我比較想維持良好的工作與生活平衡。

I'm sure everyone would agree it's impossible to raise children, see a doctor, or care for your elderly relatives.

我確定大家都會同意，這樣根本不可能撫養小孩、看醫生，或是照顧年長的親戚。

With most jobs, I'm sure lots of people would love the chance to choose their hours or work from home.

大部分的職業，我確定很多人都會很希望有機會選擇自己的工時或在家工作。

I know a lot of people that would like to be in my shoes.

我認識很多人都希望能有我的處境。

It's a bit less than I got at my last job, which is frustrating because traveling is the thing I most want to spend my money on.

比我上一份工作少一點，這讓我很沮喪，因為旅行是我最想花錢的地方。

What's more, the people with families always get in there first when booking time off, whereas I always leave it to the last minute.

而且，有家庭的人總是搶先預訂休假，而我總是拖到最後一刻。

It means sometimes I don't get the chance to go away when I want to or for as long as I want.

這表示有時候我沒辦法在想去的時候去，或是想去多久就去多久。

It takes me two hours to get to and from work in the car.

I have to travel during rush hour, of course, and

當然，我必須在尖峰時段通勤，而且

it takes twice as long as it does at any other time of day.

這比一天中其他任何時間都要花費兩倍的時間。

Thankfully, I'm working two days a week from home now, so that saved me a lot of time and fuel costs.

幸好，我現在每週有兩天在家工作，這樣就省了我很多時間和燃料費用。

These days I just put on some podcasts and relax.

這些日子我只要放點Podcast來聽，然後放鬆就好。

And I don't get as frustrated with the slow traffic and bad driving these days as I used to.

而且我現在對塞車和不良駕駛不像以前那樣感到沮喪了。

What can you tell us about the importance of relationships in the workplace?

你能告訴我們工作場所的人際關係有多重要嗎？

For me, the one thing that can make or break a job is the people you work with.

對我來說，能讓一份工作好或壞的關鍵，就是你一起工作的那些人。

if you're working with fun, easygoing people the day whizzes by.

但如果你跟一群有趣、好相處的人一起工作，時間就會過得飛快。

Those team building days they sometimes put on won't help to bridge a divide between people who just can't work well together.

那些有時候公司舉辦的團隊建設日，對於無法好好合作的人之間，是無法彌補隔閡的。

There are people I clash with at work, I just try to avoid them as much as I can.

我工作上會跟有些人處不來，我就是盡量避開他們。

How secure do you feel your job is at your company?

你覺得在你們公司，你的工作保障如何？

Of course everyone's concerned about job security.

當然，每個人都關心工作保障。

I don't think anyone can take it for granted that their job is secure.

我認為沒有人可以把自己的工作保障視為理所當然。

There's been company restructuring a couple of times at my company, but

I'm always keeping an eye out for other companies in the area, which I could work at if I do get let go.

而且我一直留意附近有沒有其他公司，萬一被裁員就可以去那裡工作。

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