“工作”用英語怎么說？到底是用job？?career？還是work？

A lot of English learners confuse the words job, work, and career.

許多英語學習者分不清job, work和career這三個詞。

Today, I’m going to teach you how to use each one correctly – as well as various collocations (typical phrases) in which you can use these words.

今天，我將教你如何正確使用每一個詞，以及如何搭配使用這些詞(典型短語)。

JOB (Noun)

A job is a regular and official activity that you do, and receive money (a salary) for your activity. It is also called a profession or an occupation. You can have a full-time job (around 40 hours per week) or a part-time job (around 25 hours per week).一份job是一個你會定期做的正式活動，并且通過這個活動你能獲得金錢(薪水)。它也被稱為profession或occupation(職業(yè))。你可以有一份全職工作(每周40小時)或兼職工作(每周25小時左右)。

When someone is looking for a job, this is sometimes called the “job hunt” or “job search.” If you have a friend who’s looking for a job, you can ask them, “How’s the job hunt going?”當某人正在找工作，就稱它為job hunt或job search。如果你有個朋友正在找工作，你就可以這么問他：“How’s the job hunt going?”。

To find a job, you can check the job listings online or in the newspaper – these are small advertisements about job openings (job opportunities). The process of trying to get a specific job – when you send your resume or CV to a company – is called applying for a job.要找到一份job，你可以在網(wǎng)上或報紙上查看職位列表，這些都是關于工作職位空缺的小廣告。你向一家公司投遞簡歷試圖獲得一份特定工作的過程被稱為apply for a job(申請工作)。

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If the company offers you the job and you say “yes,” then you have gotten the job!如果公司給了你這份工作，而你答應了，那么你就得到了這份工作

There are several different ways to describe a job, you can just describe as:要描述一個人的工作，你可以說它是：

1??a demanding job (requires a lot of effort)一份高要求的工作(需要很大的努力)

Being an emergency surgeon is a demanding job – you have to be on call 24 hours a day.作為一名緊急外科醫(yī)生是一項要求很高的工作，你必須24小時隨叫隨到。

2??a fulfilling / rewarding job (it makes you feel good)一份有成就感的工作(它讓你感覺很好)

Working with refugee children was one of the most rewarding jobs I’ve had.和難民兒童一起工作是我所做過的最有成就感的工作之一。

3??an entry-level job(a job that can be done by someone who is beginning their career, which doesn’t require much experience or many skills)入門級工作(剛開始工作的人可以勝任的工作，不需要太多經(jīng)驗或技能)

Daniel got an entry-level job as an administrative assistant.丹尼爾得到了一份行政助理的初級工作。

4??a dead-end job(a job that has no opportunities for advancement or promotions)沒有前途的工作(沒有晉升機會的工作)

Being a truck driver is a dead-end job.卡車司機是一項沒有前途的工作。

5??a high-powered job(a dynamic and important job)一份位高權重的工作(充滿活力且重要的工作)

After she published her book, she got a high-powered job as director of a national newspaper.她的書出版后，她得到了一份權力很大的工作，擔任一家全國性報紙的主任。

6??a lucrative job(a job where you earn a lot of money)利潤豐厚的工作(能賺很多錢的工作)

My mother wants me to marry a guy with a lucrative job – like a doctor or lawyer.我媽媽想讓我嫁給一個像醫(yī)生或律師這樣收入豐厚的人。

The word job is a countable noun:job這個詞是個可數(shù)名詞

Right after graduating from college, I worked two jobs so that I could pay off my student loans faster.剛從大學畢業(yè)，我就做了兩份工作，這樣我可以更快地還清我的學生貸款。

Terry has had seven jobs in the past five years.特里在過去五年里換了七次工作。

WORK (Noun AND Verb)

The word work is more general than “job” – whereas “job” is a specific occupation/profession, “work” refers to general efforts and activities done to accomplish a goal. “Work” can be done both inside an official job and outside a job!

“work”這個詞比“job”更為寬泛而“job”是一個具體的職業(yè)，“work”指的是為實現(xiàn)一個目標所做的努力和活動。Work既可以在正式在職期間完成，也可以在不在職時完成

?You can say you work at / for (a company): “I work at General Motors.”

你可以說你在(at或者for )某個公司work：我在通用汽車公司工作。

?You can say you’re working on (a project / task): “I’m working on a market analysis” or “I’m working on improving customer satisfaction.”

你可以說你在work on(一個項目任務):我在做市場分析或者我在致力于提高客戶滿意度。

?You can say you work with (people / objects): “I work with special needs children” or “I work with hazardous chemicals.”

你可以說你work with(人和物體)：我的工作是與有特殊需要的兒童打交道，或者我的工作是與危險化學品打交道。

The word work also refers to the context of your place of employment – so we can say:

work這個詞也指你的工作地點，所以我們可以說

“I start work at 7 AM.” (not “I start my job at 7 AM”)

我在早上七點開始工作。(這里不用job)

“I finish / leave work at 4:30.” (not “I finish my job at 4:30”)

我四點半結束工作。(不用job)

– An informal way to say “leave work” is “get off work”

一個非正式的表示“leave work(下班)”的說法是“get off work”

“We go to work by car.” (not “We go to our job by car”)

我們開車去上班。(不用job)

“I went to the bar with some friends from work.”

我和一些一起上班的朋友一起去酒吧。

“I can’t access Facebook when I’m at work.” (not “at my job”)

我工作的時候不能上Facebook。(不用job)

“Work” is an uncountable noun, so it is not used in the plural:

Work是不可數(shù)名詞，所以不用復數(shù)：

●I have three works to do this week.

I have three projects to do this week.

這周我有三個項目要做。

●I have three things / tasks to do this week.

這周我有三件事要做。

●I have three assignments to do this week.

這周我有三個任務要做。

Exception: when talking about works of art / literature.

例外：談論藝術品/文學時。

CAREER (Noun)

Your career is the total progression of your professional life. It can include many different jobs over the years.

你的career(事業(yè))就是你職業(yè)生涯的全部進展。它可以包括多年來從事的許多不同的工作。

You can have a career in (a field) – for example, a career in politics / journalism / teaching / finance

你可以在(某個領域)擁有career，比如，政治，新聞，教金融

1??embark on a career = begin a career

開始一項事業(yè)

2??pursue a career = make an effort to have a career

追求事業(yè)

3??a promising career = a career with good future potential

有前途的事業(yè)

4??a varied career = a career with jobs in many different areas

多樣化的事業(yè)

5??career prospects = career opportunities

職業(yè)前景

6??switch your career = change your career

轉變你的事業(yè)

7??career takes off = when someone’s career starts to become very successful

事業(yè)騰飛

8??at the height / peak of your career = at the most successful point in your career

你職業(yè)生涯中的高光時刻

9??ruin your career = when your career is destroyed

毀了你的事業(yè)

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