上班族转职

上班族转职 Week 5 I. Re-describe the news in your own words or offer your reflections on the news. New Job Outlook Bleak In the latest indication of the economic slowdown, 20 percent fewer white-collar workers are looking to change jobs this year than a year ago. Although, many disgruntled workers often go looking for a new challenge as soon as they have picked up their end-of-year bonus, people are taking a more conservative approach this year due to economic slowdown. Traditionally at this time of year, most office workers are thinking about collecting their end-of-year bonus and immediately looking for a better job. However, the global financial crisis has brought about a change of heart for some people. 上班族轉職 年關將近,以往這個時候往往是上班族心情最浮動的時候,大家都想著跳 槽加薪, 不過今年受到金融海嘯影響,想轉職的人比起去年掉了兩成,值得 注意的是,在大家都顯得保守的時刻,過去的兩個金飯碗,金融業和科技業人 才卻都有高達6成的人想轉換跑道， 年關將近,一般是上班族等著領完年終後另謀高就的時刻,不過受到金融 大海嘯影響,今天大家傾向按兵不動。 II. Oral interpretation (Please just use the translations as general references. We encourage thinking and learning in English without instant or word-by-word translations) Drinking Coffee Could Make You Smarter There was a report recently on how scientists in Hawaii are trying to grow a kind of coffee that doesn’t have any caffeine. Why? Because a lot of people enjoy a nice cup of java, but they don’t always want the jolt it gives them. They may want it now, though. New evidence suggests that the caffeine in coffee might do more than keep you alert. It might make you smarter. Researchers in Israel say caffeine makes your brain cells grow- especially the ones you use for thinking. Scientists say that could be why drinking coffee seems to improve your memory and learning. Of course, the positive effect wears off after a couple of hours. So to make sure the caffeine continues to work, you need to drink a lot of coffee. How much? Scientists say you need to drink about 10 cups. But you don’t need to drink it all at once. 喝咖啡讓你更聰明 前陣子有報導,說在夏威夷有一群科學家正嚐試種植一種沒有咖啡因的咖 啡。為什麼呢,因為有很多人雖然喜歡喝一杯香醇可口的咖啡,卻不想要咖啡 的提神效果。不過,他們現在可能會想要了。新的證據顯示,咖啡裡的咖啡因 不只能幫你保持警覺性,它可能還會讓你更聰明。 在以色列的研究者指出,咖啡因能使你的腦細胞成長,尤其是那些你用來 思考的細胞。科學家說,那可能就是為什麼喝咖啡似乎能增進記憶和學習的能 力。當然,這種正面的影響力在幾個鐘頭之後就會消退。所以,如果要讓咖啡 因持續生效的話,你必須喝大量的咖啡。多大量呢,科學家說,大約需要十杯, 不過你不必一次全部喝下去。 Questions of the Day 1. Do you drink coffee? How often do you drink it? 2. Do you believe that drinking coffee can make you smarter? 3. Would you drink more coffee if you could really become smarter this way? Would you consider ten cups a day too much? 4. Is there a certain type of coffee you like most? Ex: espresso, latte, black coffee, etc. 5. Would you agree with the pricing of coffee in Taiwan? 6. Have you ever spent hours at a cafe on a cup of coffee? Ex: studying, using the laptop, for discussions, etc. III. Useful Sentences Trouble With Money 金錢概念 1 I have to do some penny-pinching this month if I 如果我想買那件外套這個want to buy that coat! 月就得開始存錢了。 2 A penny saved is a penny earned. 省一文等於掙一文。 3 The best things in life are free。 金錢在生命中無法買最重 要的東西。 4 John is saving for a rainy day. 約翰在為不時之需存錢。 5 Money doesn't grow on trees. 錢不會從天上掉下來。 6 A fool and his money are soon parted. 愚者的錢留不久,再多的 錢也一下子就花光了。 7 Can you break a thousand dollar bill? 一千塊你找的開嗎? 8 I thought you were well-off. 我以為你很富有。 9 I am kind of broke. 我破產了。 10 I can not believe you are in debt. 真不敢相信你有欠債! 11 I feel I've had an excellent run for my money (ex: a 我對我一生的事業十分滿rewarding career) and now I'm happy to retire. 意,現在退休甚為欣慰。 12 Let's decide who will start the game by flipping a 我們用擲硬幣來決定誰先coin. 開始。 13 He plans to go to school at all costs. 他無論如何也要上學 14 The student in our history class was born with a 有一位跟我們一起上歷史silver spoon in his mouth and has never worked in his life. 課的同學出生富裕之家, 他從來沒有工作過。 15 He spent his bottom dollar on some new clothes to 他把最後的錢花在購買面wear for his job interview. 試時要穿的新衣上。 16 Our company was able to break even after only six 我們的公司在開始營運六months of operation. 個月之後就已達到收支平 衡。 17 I was caught short and had to borrow some money 我上星期金錢短缺所以向from my father last week. 我爸先借一些。 18 My friend is a cheapskate and won't even go to a 我的朋友是個小氣鬼,連movie with me. 場電影都不願跟我去看。