問題13
Q:Do you get bored doing the same work again and again?
問:不斷重複同樣的工作是否令你厭煩?
A:Every job has an element of repetition to it, but I don’t see that as necessarily negative. In fact, we should blame ourselves for making the job sound boring. I rarely feel bored while doing my work, because I always try to undertake each duty to the very best of my abilities. I am also very passionate about my work itself, to the extent that I’m sure that each day will be different and exciting to me in certain way.
答:每份工作多少都會帶點重複性質,但我不認為這就一定不好。事實上,我們應該要怪自己讓工作變得無聊。我工作時很少覺得無聊,因為我總是使盡渾身解數做好每份差事。我也非常熱衷於工作本身,這讓我很篤定每天對我而言都會是不同且令人興奮的。
單字片語
◎element n. 元素,構成要素
例:True love is an important element of that director’s films.(真愛是那位導演作品中的重要元素。)
◎repetition n. 重複
repetitive a. 重複的
repeat vt. 重複
例:Avoid needless repetition while introducing yourself during an interview.(面試在自我介紹時要避免不必要的重複。)
◎negative a. 負面的
positive a. 正面的
◎blame sb for sth把某事怪罪到某人頭上(= blame sth on sb)
例:The victims’ families blamed the bus driver for the accident.(受害者家屬把意外怪罪到巴士司機頭上。)
◎undertake vt. 著手進行(三態為 undertake, undertook, undertaken)
undertake to do sth = undertake sth著手進行某事
例:I have been incredibly busy since I undertook to do the work.(我接了這份工作後就一直非常忙碌。)
◎passionate a. 熱情的
be passionate about = have a passion for… 對……很熱衷
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