在…工作; 从事于…，致力于…
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就业和工作
B：What do you do?
你是做什么的？
A：I work full-time at the (hospital/ library/ supemp3arket).
我在（医院/图书馆/超市）做全职。
表达思想和观点
A：Have you made a decision about your job yet?
关于你的工作，你做了决定了吗？
B：Not yet. I’m still considering my options.
没有，我还在考虑我的选择。
A：What are they?
什么选择啊？
B：I can stay at my current job and hope that they give me a promotion soon.
我可以还做现在的工作，但希望他们很快给我升职。
A：Or?
或者呢？
B：Or I can take the new job for less money and more responsibilities and hope that they give me a raise soon.
或者我选择少挣点钱但责任更大的工作，而且希望他们能很快给我加薪。
A：So what is more important to you, money or a challenge?
那什么对你更重要呢，钱还是挑战？
B：I’d rather find my work challenging than make a lot of money. But there is the possibility that I could be challenged at work and make more money.
与挣很多钱相比，我更希望工作具有挑战性。但是既有挑战又能挣很多钱的工作也是有可能的。
A：I think I know what you’re going to decide.
我觉得我知道你会怎么决定了。
B：What?
什么？
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A：Well, I don’t think you’re a risk-taker. That’s all I’m going to say.
嗯，我不觉得你是是个敢于冒险的人，这就是我想说的。
B：Do you think I should be?
你觉得我应该冒险吗？
A：I’m not going to tell you what to decide. You have to make the decision for yourself.
我不会告诉你做什么决定。你应该自己决定。
B：Do you think I should take more risks?
你觉得我应该更加冒险吗？
A：I’m not saying anything else. If give you advice and it doesn’t turn out well, then you’ll blame it all on me!
我不会说其他的了。如果我给了你建议，但如果并不好， 你会全怪我的！
B：No, I won’t.
不，我不会的。
A：Yes, you will.
你会的。
B：No, I promise that I won’t blame you.
不，我保证不会责怪你的。
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A：I’d like to see that in writing!
我希望你能把这些话写下来！
1. work at的反义词
1. 从事于,致力于：word for word 逐字地;一字不变地 | work at 从事于,致力于 | work off 排除;清理;卖掉
2. 钻研;从事于,致力于：wear out用破;磨损;使筋疲力尽 | work at钻研;从事于,致力于 | work out解决;想出,制定出
3. work at
3. 从事,致力于：19.word for word 逐字地 | 20.work at 从事,致力于 | 21.work on 从事;对...有影响
4. 从事,用功：65.work on继续工作,努力做; | 66.work at从事,用功; | 67.devote one''s life to把生命贡献给----;
verb
1. to exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something
e.g. the child worked at the multiplication table until she had it down cold
Synonym: work on