use the word "work". So today, I will teach you ten new expressions. Let's get started.

用單字“work" 組成。所以今天我會教你10個新片語。我們現在就開始吧！

Expression No. 1: "overworked". What does it mean to be "overworked"? If you are "overworked",

片語1:"overworked" "overworked"是什麼意思？ 如果你“overworked"

it means you have too much work, okay? So this is not a happy situation. So you might

表示你有做不完的工作 這不是你樂見的情況 你可能

tell your boss, "Listen. I feel a little overworked." Maybe you complain to your friends on the

會向你老闆說：「我覺得這份工作不勝負荷。」或向你朋友在電話中抱怨說：

phone, "Work is so hard. I'm overworked. There's no staff. It's all me. I work, work, work.

「我工作好辛苦，常常超時工作。沒有其他員工可以分擔，就我一直工作，工作，工作。」

I'm overworked." So "over" usually means, like, "more". So that's a hint, "overworked".

我工作過度。所以“over"通常表示“more" 所以這是“overworked"的一個提示

One thing about all of these expressions: Pay careful attention to the preposition because

在這所有片語中，有一點值得特別注意的是介系詞，因為

with work expressions, a change in preposition can completely change the meaning of the expression.

在這些工作片語中，一旦改變介係詞就會有全然不同的意思

So that is "overworked". I hope none of you are overworked, and I hope none of you are

所以這是“overworked"我希望你們都沒有工作過度，我也希望你們都沒有

"underpaid", meaning you're not getting enough money.

"低薪被聘”意思是你沒拿到應得的薪資

Our next expression is "dirty work". I really like this expression. So what is "dirty work"?

下一個片語："dirty work" 我很喜歡這個片語 所以“dirty work"是什麼意思？

Well, "dirty" is the opposite of "clean", okay? So "dirty" is "no clean" -- "not clean".

首先 “dirty"的反義字是“clean"所以"dirty" 是"no clean"--"not clean"

"Dirty work" is work that is not fun work. No one wants to do dirty work, okay? So it's

"Dirty work" 是一些自討沒趣的工作 沒有人會喜歡做苦差事

unpleasant -- see the sad face? -- work. What is an example of dirty work? Well, maybe you

它令人不愉快--看到哭臉了嗎？ 所以有什麼苦差事的例子？假設你

work at a company, and maybe there's a co-worker, or maybe you have some staff, and someone

在一間公司上班 有一位同事或員工，然後某人

wants you to "fire" that staff, meaning someone is not happy with this person's work, so they

要你“fire"那位員工，因為他對這位員工的表現沒有很滿意，所以他們

want this person to be "fired". Instead of them saying "You can't work here now", they

希望這人被“fired" 他們並不直接像他說"你被解雇了，而是請你

will tell you to fire this person. So it's a job you don't want to do, essentially.

解僱這位員工。這根本不是你想做的苦差事

There are many examples of "dirty work", but what it really is, is a job no one wants to do.

有很多dirty work"的例子，它真正的意思是指沒有人想做的工作

Clean toilets might be dirty work. Maybe your friend is having a party, and there're a lot

清理廁所可能是其中之一。或許你朋友辦了派對，有很多人

of people invited, and the party has to be cancelled. Maybe the dirty work is you have

被邀請，但派對突然必須被取消。可能的苦差事就是你要向

to tell everyone the party is cancelled. So it's work you don't want to do.

大家宣佈派對取消了！這是你一點都不想做的事情

Example No. 3: "get worked up". What does it mean to "get worked up"? It means you get

第3個片語：“get worked up" "get worked up"是什麼意思？表示

very, very angry or very upset. It means you get very emotional. When you get worked up,

當你非常非常生氣難過或非常情緒化時 。當你快抓狂時

you get very angry or emotional. So "get worked up". An example of that: Maybe it's the night

你變得非常生氣或激動 舉個“get worked up"的例子來說：可能是

before your big test, and you haven't studied, and you're very stressed out, and you start

大考前的一晚，你都還沒準備好，你壓力很大，然後開始

to cry, and you say, "I'm not going to pass this test. My life is ruined. I'll never get

大哭說：「我大考一定不及格了，我完蛋了！我永遠

into a university. Everything's horrible." That's you getting worked up, okay? Because

都考不上大學，每件事都好糟糕。」這就是你快抓狂了！因為

chances are you will do all right on your test, and you will get into university, and

其實你還是很有機會會通過考試，考上大學，

even if you don't, you can try again at a later time.

即使一次不成功，你可以在之後再試一次。

No. 4: "work out". So "work out" has two meanings. The first meaning is "exercise", okay? Do

第4個片語：“work out" "work out" 有兩個意思 第一表示“運動”

any of you guys work out? I think working out is fun. So it just means, you know, if

有人運動了嗎？我覺得運動很好玩 將像你所知道的

you like to run, if you like to lift weights. Maybe you like to play basketball -- these

如果你喜歡跑步 舉重或打籃球

are "workouts"; it's exercise to become healthy. The second meaning of "work out" is when you

這些都是“workouts" 運動讓你變得更健康。 “work out"的第二個意思是當你

"work something out", you find a solution to that. So for example, maybe you have a

"work something out" 你找到解決問題的方法。例如：你在解

math problem, maybe two times two, two times two: You have to "work it out". That one is

數學題目，2x2是多少?你必須把它算出來。 這或許

a little easy, but maybe you have calculus. One more example of "work out" is the expression,

太簡單了！可能你在解微積分。另一個“work out"的例子是這個片語：

"It will all work out", meaning "everything in the end will be good". So if maybe you

"It will all work out"，意思是“事情最終會有好結果的”。你可能

have a friend -- you have a big fight; it will all "work out", meaning "in the end,

有個好朋友--你們大吵一架;最後將會"work out", 表示“最後

everything will be good", so "find a solution". No. 5: "work on" -- "work on something". "I

你們會和好”，會“找到解決方法” 第五個片語："work on" -- "著手進行某事" “我

worked on a project all night." "I worked on these English videos." "I worked on an

整晚在準備我的企劃” “我在練習這英文影片” “我在創造一件

art piece." "I worked on a painting." "Work on" just means you do work, usually on a project.

藝術品” “我在創作這幅畫作” "Work on"表示你花心思在一件事物上，通常是一個專案

You can work on your basketball skills. You can get better at playing basketball. You

你可以精進你的籃球球技，將籃球打得更好

can work on your painting skills, your English skills -- every day I work on my Chinese.

你可以改善你的繪畫，英語能力--每天我都在練習我的中文

I hope every day you work on your English. So that's an example of "work on". But it's

我也希望你們每天都花些時間在英文上，以上就是"work on"的例子。它

usually something that isn't yet finished -- you're still on the journey to completing.

通常表示某件事尚未完成--你還在完成它的旅程

You haven't finished yet. Usually, "work on" refers to: you're doing a project, but you

事情還沒結束。通常，"work on"影射：你正在做一個專案，但你

haven't finished a project. Expression No. 6: "Work up an appetite". What

尚未完成這專案。第6個片語："Work up an appetite" 這是

does this mean? "Appetite" has to do with food, okay? When you "work up oppetite",

什麼意思？“胃口"和食物有關，對吧？當你"work up on appetite",

it means you've been maybe exercising. Maybe you've been at work all day. Maybe you've

表示你可能已經運動或工作一整天了，可能

been in the office at the computer, but you're getting more and more hungry. Your stomach

你在上班用電腦，然後你覺得越來越飢餓。你飢腸

is rumbling. You want food. You have worked up an appetite. So it just means you're very

轆轆 你只想吃東西 你變得很有胃口 所以表示你非常

hungry. Okay, so now we are at expression number 7:

飢餓。第7個片語：

"Workaholic" this has one two three four parts, four syllables "wor" "ka" "hol"

"Workaholic" 有4個部分,4個音節“wor" "ka" "hol"

"ic". What's a "workaholic"? A "workaholic" is a person. You use it as a noun: "He is

"ic" 什麼是 "workaholic"? "workaholic" 是一種人，當名詞使用：“He is

a workaholic." She is a workaholic." What does it mean? It's someone who works all the

a workaholic." She is a workaholic." 它是什麼意思？它形容一種人一整天都在工作

time. They have a problem because they work so much. Maybe they never see their family

他們問題在於工作過度了，他們可能根本沒和家人見面

because they're always working. So it's -- it's a problem. We use "aholic" whenever we're

因為他們一直在工作。所以這樣很困擾。我們用“aholic"來形容

talking about doing something too much. So if you drink too much alcohol, you would be

過度做某一件事實。如果你喝太多酒，你可能成為

an "alcoholic". If you drink every day at breakfast, and it's very unhealthy, it's an

"alcoholic"，如果你天早餐都喝酒，這樣很不健康，因為你成為

"alcoholic". If you shop all the time, and you spend all your money shopping -- every

“酒鬼” 如果你常常在逛街，把所有錢花在購物上--每天

day you go shopping -- and you can't pay your bills, you're a "shopaholic", "shopaholic".

你都去購物--你帳單付不完，你是"shopaholic"，"shopaholic".

So you will see "aholic", and it just means "to do something too much and it's not healthy".

如果你看到"aholic", 表示你過度做一件事情，通常是不健康的事

So "workaholic" is not a good thing. It means you work too much, and you're missing out

所以成為"workaholic"不是件好事，表示你一直在工作，失去

on time with your family and your friends. So I hope none of you are workaholics.

陪家人和朋友的時間。所以我希望你們都不是工作狂。

No. 8: "work it".This expression is a fun expression. You might see it on TV sometimes,

第8個片語"work it" 這是個很有趣的片語，你可能在電視上聽過

and it means -- it's almost to encourage someone. So maybe someone is up on a stage, and they're

它意思是--去鼓勵他人。可能某人在走在台上

walking. Maybe they're modeling clothes. You might call out, "Work it." And it means you're

或許他們在整裝，你可能大聲對他說 “Work it.”你為他們

giving them encouragement. You're telling them, "Yeah, you're doing something confident."

加油打氣，你告訴他們”你很有自信事情會做好“

So when you see someone do something confidently, and you want to encourage them, you can say,

所以當某人很有把握某件事情時，你想要鼓勵他們，你可以說：

"Work it." I had a friend who always said this. Anytime she saw me walking down the

"Work it." 我有個朋友總是對我說這詞。每到她看我走在

street, she would yell, "Work it! Work it!" Which means, you know, "walk confidently."

街上時，她會大喊"Work it! Work it!" 意思是”"walk confidently."

So it's an encouraging expression. No. 9: "to work someone in". What does it

所以這是鼓勵人的片語。第九："to work someone in" "work someone in"是

mean to "work someone in"? It means -- in this case, we're talking about maybe you're

什麼意思？可能的情況是你

at the doctor's or the dentist, and you're talking to the receptionist, and you want

去看醫生或牙醫，你和接待的人說你想要

to get an appointment. You need to see the doctor. The receptionist might say, "Today

預約，你要看醫生。接待人員可能回你：「今天

we're busy, but I can work you in." This means, "even though it's busy, you can get an appointment".

我們很忙，但我們會幫你預留“」 這表示:「雖醫生很忙碌，你仍可以預約看病。」

So we use "work someone in" a lot with dentists, doctors. Usually it's a receptionist or a

所以我們常用"work someone in"在看牙醫或醫生的場合中。通常是接待人員或

secretary who says this, meaning, "I can get you an appointment for what you need." Same

秘書說這詞，意思是：「我會幫你保留預約。」同樣的

with hair. If you ever get your hair cut -- they're very busy -- maybe the hairdresser will say,

如果你去剪頭髮--他們可能很忙--理髮師可能會說：

"I'm busy today, but I will work you in. I will cut your hair."

「我今天很忙，但我會幫你預約，我會幫你剪髮。」

No. 10, last expression on the list: "work something out". What does it mean to "work

第十個片語，也是最後一個"work something out"，"work something out"

something out"? It means "to make an arrangement". So for example, usually people will say, "We

是什麼意思？它的意思是去安排策劃。例如：通常人們會說：「我們

can work something out. We can make an arrangement. We can make some sort of plan." So maybe you

會去安排，策劃並擬定計畫。」所以

have a new job, but you live in France, and the job is in Dubai. How are you going to

可能你新任一份工作，你住在法國，可是工作在杜拜。你要如何去

work in Dubai? Maybe your boss will say, "It's okay, we can work something out. We will make

杜拜工作？你的上司可能說：「沒事的，我們會想辦法，做些

some sort of plan." So it's just where two people make some sort of plan together.

安排。」所以就是兩人一起計畫某一件事。

Okay, so I hope you have worked hard today while watching these videos. I hope, again,

Okay, 所以我希望你們今天都很用功的看這影片。再一次，我希望

that you're not going to be workaholics with English and study all the time, but that you'll

我希望你們不要像工作狂一樣一直讀英文，偶爾

take some breaks. I also hope you will come and work on our test at www.engvid.com. I

也要休息。我也希望你會到www.engvid.com. 做考試。我

promise you there will be no dirty work. Until next time.

保證這絕不會是苦差事。下次再會！