Discussing your work-life balance
Vocabulary: working
Sally: Hey.
Simon: Hey.
Sally: Have you been working on a Saturday again?
Simon: Yeah.
Sally: Simon, why do you do it?
Simon: Something came up. An issue with the new computers.
Sally: Oh, no.
Sally: Do you ever have any doubts about your career choice?
Simon: No-none at all. I'm completely sure I'm in the right job.
Sally: Really?
Simon: Yeah, I mean, I'm sick of working so much overtime, but my job's rewarding and I'm happy with my compensation. I just need more time off.
Sally: Hmm.
Simon: Is this about you training to becoming a project manager?
Sally: Yeah, I'm wondering if I'm doing the right thing.
Simon: Why? Don't you enjoy it?
Sally: Yeah, I do. But when I'm a project manager, will I be working 60 hours a week like you?
Simon: I doubt it. Look, my jobs just a bit crazy right now. I'm sure you'll have more free time than I do.
Sally: You're sure?
Simon: Absolutely, and remember, I'm taking three weeks off next month to go back to Europe with Jack. That's why I'm so busy right now.
Sally: Oh, yeah. I'd forgotten about that.
Simon: Sally, you're definitely making the right career choice.
Sally: Thanks, Simon. So, where in Europe are you going this time?
Simon: Well, first we're going to Pamplona to run with the bulls.
Sally: Run with the bulls? Jack never tell me he was gonna go run with the bulls···
something came up: 出了點(diǎn)事
issue: 問(wèn)題
right job: 合適的工作
overtime:加班
compensation:薪資
time off:休假
three weeks off:休假三周
carrer choice：職業(yè)選擇
用含有off的表達(dá)來(lái)談?wù)撔菁俸图倨冢?br>
A: Are you any taking any time off?（你要休假嗎乙埃？）
B: Yes, I have a week off in May.（是的正什，我五月份休假一周曲聂。）
Nancy gets New Year's Day off.（南希在元旦節(jié)休假乒验。）
She's off next week.（她下周休假。）
I'm grateful for my job. The compensation is good.
I get three weeks off every year.
Actually, I'm taking a week off next month.
However, I often work overtime .
If something comes up, then I have to work overtime to fix it.
There was an employee issue last week, and I had to work late.
If my supervisor is off, then I also work overtime.
Grammer: Sense verbs with 'as if' and 'as though'
1.Frank feels as if there aren't enough hours in the day.（弗蘭克感覺(jué)好像每天的時(shí)間都不夠轧膘。）
2.Oscar feels as though there aren't enough in the night.（奧斯卡感覺(jué)好像晚上的時(shí)間都不夠。）
帶'as if' 和 'as though' 的感官動(dòng)詞
用感官動(dòng)詞 + as if 或 as though 來(lái)談?wù)撃銓?duì)某個(gè)情境的認(rèn)知。
I feel as if I don't have enough time off. （我覺(jué)得好像自己的休假時(shí)間不夠奏甫。）
It looks as though I'll be compensated well. （似乎我會(huì)拿到很不錯(cuò)的工資。）
It sounds as if you worked a lot of overtime. （聽(tīng)起來(lái)好像你經(jīng)常加班凌受。）
在非正式的交談中阵子，你會(huì)聽(tīng)到 like，而非 as if 或 as though胜蛉。這從技術(shù)角度而言不正確挠进，但卻很常見(jiàn)。
It seems like he's been off for a month. （他好像已經(jīng)休假一個(gè)月了誊册。）
It looks like we'll have to work on the weekend. （看樣子我們周末也得上班领突。）
Expressions: Expression doubt and certainly（摘自上面對(duì)話）
Do you ever have any doubts?：你是否有任何懷疑？
No - none at all：不案怯，完全沒(méi)有君旦。
I'm completely sure ...：我完全確定……
I'm wondering if ...：我想知道……
I doubt it：我很懷疑。
You're sure?：你確定嗎嘲碱？
absolutely：絕對(duì)地
擴(kuò)展：
Definitely. I'm positive.（當(dāng)然金砍。我很肯定。）
I'm absolutely sure it's the right thing.（我完全確信這樣做沒(méi)錯(cuò)麦锯。）
I doubt that it's right for me.（我懷疑這對(duì)我是否合適恕稠。）
I'm completely comfortable with it.（我能坦然面對(duì)。）
Do you have any doubts about it?（你對(duì)此有什么懷疑嗎扶欣？）
Sometimes I wonder about my career choice.（有時(shí)我對(duì)自己的職業(yè)選擇感到疑惑鹅巍。）
Sometimes I wonder about all this overtime.
I'm completely comfortable with my job.
I doubt that it's the right thing for me.
You don't have any time off? Do you have doubts about that?
I'm positive . We definitely have next Tuesday off.
生活不易，且行且珍惜O(∩_∩)O哈哈~
