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19-4-24【地道美语097】"996" 玩命工作?还是年轻人要更努力工作?

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dialogue 1

Jingjing: Mark, you don't look as-------last week.  Is the-----finished aroundyour house?

Mark:  It'sbeen ---------.  But I've been -------- of the house mostly. If I don't have to go in to work, I do work at -----------------.

Jingjing: And, are you getting ------- done, now that you're --------more often?

Mark:  It'shard to say.  For ---------, and stuff like ---------, I'm better. I'm ------------ on some of my ------------- projects.

Jingjing: That makes me think about what Jack Ma said recently: ------------------. What do you think?

Mark:  That'sa lot of hours to ----------------.  What's the rationale?

Jingjing: Well, when people get older, they won't remember --------------when theywere in their 20s and 30s.  But, most likely, they'll have ----------------,and will hopefully have better-------- and more -----------------.

Mark:  Thatsounds pretty reasonable.  Anyway, it's hard to -------------hard work.

Jingjing:  Itsounds like you don't -----------------, though.

Mark:  Well,for one thing, some kinds of work requires -------------—like driving orpiloting a jet.  There are so many stories of -------------because driverswere too tired to focus.

Jingjing: Yeah, I don't think anybody's suggesting that ----------hours behind thewheel.

Mark:  Also,I read somewhere that taxi drivers can't --------just work regular hours. They have to work -----------------.

Jingjing: That's a raw deal.  What about ----------------?

Mark:  Sure,no one's going to lose their life if an office worker------at their desk.

Jingjing:  Haha.  A desk is a good thing for -----------------.

 

 

dialogue 2

Jingjing: That's good, at least.  Hey, I remember being in a taxi with ---------------.

Mark:  Ibet—and, I'm sorry to hear that.  Back to office workers, they might make ----------------------without such long hours.

Jingjing: Then again, office workers might not be as ----------------- if they'reonly working a few hours.

Mark:  Thatprobably has more to do with their ------- than how many hours they're -------------------. Have you read about the -----------------work week?

Jingjing: Isn't that a book by Tim Ferris?

Mark:  Yeah,it's the next book I want to read.  I think it's about --------------------.

Jingjing: It's an interesting idea to do---------.  Let me know after you readit.  I might read it also.

Mark:  Willdo.

Jingjing: But I think we're -----------.  Jack Ma was talking about getting more------------ in life—and, if that means working six days a week for twelvehours each day,---------------------.

Mark:  I'mwith you on that.  People should ---------------in their primeyears.  I just hope people don't ------------------------- orget into a rat race.

Jingjing: Right.  Hey, I read somewhere that only ------------------ affordthe luxury of retirement.  What does that mean?

Mark:  -------------------. Everyone else might ----------, but would have to move to smaller -----------or go on fewer ----------------.

Jingjing: That's a good reason to work hard -----------!  I want to travel alot when I ----------------------.

Mark:  Go forit, Jingjing!  I'll let you ---------------------work now.

 

new words andphrases

 

from dialogue 1

on and off  sometimeshappening, sometimes not (It's been raining on and off all morning.)

rationale  areason for doing something

raw deal  somethingunfair

cat nap  ashort nap, usually 5-20 minutes, in a place where people don'tusually sleep

 

 

from dialogue 2

I'm with you (onthat).  I agree with you (about that).

milk the clock  stayat the office longer just to make more money

rat race  competitivesociety, people work harder and harder so that few people can keep up
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