禮節(jié)美語(yǔ)lesson 146 Working Overtime 2

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星期五晚上，Jason和Wanda勸同事Larry不要老加班，應(yīng)該勞逸結(jié)合。Larry卻說(shuō)，手頭總有做不完的工作。

L: But I feel like I'm wasting time if I go home and watch TV...even if I'm reading a good book I still feel like I should be working!

J: You know Larry; you might be addicted to work.

L: Really? A person can get addicted to work?

J: Well, maybe it's not the same as being addicted to drugs, but many people believe you can get addicted to stress.

W: Yeah. If you find that you can't enjoy being at home and relaxing, it might be a problem.

Larry說(shuō)，如果回家去看電視、讀書(shū)，就會(huì)覺(jué)得自己是在浪費(fèi)時(shí)間。Jason和Wanda都覺(jué)得，他簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)工作狂addicted to work。原來(lái)，除了毒品會(huì)讓人上癮，addicted to drugs, 工作和疲勞同樣會(huì)讓人上癮，addicted to work and addicted to stress. Larry繼續(xù)說(shuō)：

L: I guess I am a bit of a perfectionist. It irritates me when things aren't perfect.

J: Maybe you are too hard on yourself. If you were your own boss, would you demand such long hours?

L: No way...I think it would be illegal anyway.

J: Well then maybe you need to treat yourself better. You have to believe that you deserve to relax!

W: You not only deserve it, you need it. You know, I find that sometimes I have my best ideas in the strangest places.

The last time I had a really great idea, I was scuba diving on vacation!

Larry說(shuō)自己的問(wèn)題可能是過(guò)于追求完美。 Perfection意思是完美，后面加上-ist, perfectionist就是追求、崇尚完美的人。Jason說(shuō)Larry對(duì)自己過(guò)于嚴(yán)格too hard on yourself，應(yīng)該對(duì)自己好一些，treat yourself better.

L: But I want the boss to notice my devotion! The economy is not great these days and I don't want to get laid off!

W: Yeah, that's true. Some bosses do think the guy who puts in overtime is the most loyal. But smart bosses know that quantity is not as important as quality.

J: Besides, this is your job, not your life. You're too young to die of a heart attack!

L: Thanks guys! Your advice makes sense. I'm going to go home and have a nice long bath! See you on Monday!

Larry說(shuō)，自己加班也是為了讓老板注意到自己的敬業(yè)精神，my devotion. Devotion is spelled d-e-v-o-t-i-o-n, devotion. Wanda卻說(shuō)，聰明的老板都知道，工作數(shù)量的重要性遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)趕不上質(zhì)量。Quantity is not as important as quality. 再說(shuō)了，按Jason的話說(shuō)，This is your job, not your life. 這畢竟是你的工作，不是你生活的全部。Larry最后終于想通了，決定回家去，好好洗個(gè)熱水澡。