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Why are so many people unhappy in their jobs? There are two primary reasons. First, some people are convinced that earning a living is wasting time that they could spend enjoying themselves or uncovering their true talents.

If this is the case with you, recall your last long vacation. Was it two weeks of complete enjoyment? Morelikely it was a week and a half of fun in the sun, with another half a week or "Boy. I can't wait to get back to work.”While all work and no play is not good, all play and no work is disastrous. We need to feel we are accomplishing something. We also need some form of order in our lives.

The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that they feel trapped. Once you've been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgage and a child, you often feel youhave very little choice about jumping ship if things aren't turning out as you'd planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resent having to do something because they have no other choice.

If you find yourself resenting your job because you can't afford to quit. it may be time to prepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule". He recalls spy movies in which the secret agent bas such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he's captured and tortured unbearably. he has an option. And having an option gives him the strength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change.

Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might also take a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industry functions where low-key networking can take place. You're not giving up your current job. Rather. you are providing yourself with an option. Ifthings get unbearable at work. you could jump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy your work Since, in reality, you are t.bere only because you want to be.

At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assuming responsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment. but they really aren’t. They have toleam to manage that environment so they can get from it what they need.

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为什么有那么多人不喜欢他们的工作呢？主要的原因有两个：首先，有些人深信谋生是在浪费时间，他们本来可以用这些时间享乐或表现自己真正的天赋。

如果你正好属于这种情况，想想你最近的一次长假期吧。是不是整整两星期你都那么快乐呢？更有可能的是，你有一个半星期在阳光下快活地度过，而余下的半星期是“啊，我等不及要回去干活了。”[1]光干活而完全没有玩乐不好，可是光玩乐而完全不干活却也很糟糕。我们需要感觉自己有所成就。我们在自己的生活中也需要某种形式的秩序。

[2]人们不喜欢自己工作的第二种也许是更普遍的原因是他们有被困住了的感觉。一旦你在一家公司工作了五年，而且有了配偶、一笔贷款和一个孩子之后，你常常会觉得，即使工作下去不符合你本来的计划，也几乎没有什么机会选择跳槽。[3]一笔稳定的薪水可能是其中最大的束缚。人们对因为别无选择而不得不干某种工作感到不快。

如果你发现自己因为无法辞职而憎恶自己的工作的话，也许是时候预备一颗所谓的“氰化物胶囊”了，这是一位职业顾问的幽默叫法。这位顾问想起在间谍电影中的特工就有这样的一颗胶囊，并把它藏在身上的某个地方。如果他被人抓住并被折磨得难以忍受，他有一种选择。[4]因为有选择，他会抱着“情况也许会改变”的希望而有力量坚持更久一点。

你的选择不是氰化物，而是准备一份最新的个人履历表。你也可以每星期留意一下报纸招聘版，并参加一些行业的社交聚会以便在那里建立一些松散的联系。你并非要放弃目前的工作。[5]你只不过为自己提供了一种选择。如果工作真的变得令人无法忍受，你就跳槽。[5]此种情况会让你的态度发生奇妙的变化。它让你从此喜欢自己的工作，你“想要做这份工作”，是你做这份工作的唯一原因。

对你的工作岗位采取一种积极态度，关键在于对自身的处境承担责任。大多数人觉得自己受周围的环境所支配，其实并非如此。他们必须学会驾驭这个环境，以便从中得到自己需要的东西。

测试题

1.What do we most likely want during a long vacation, according to the author?
A) To extend the vacation as long as possible.
B) To gain a balance between work and play.
C) To go back to work as soon as possible.
D) To relax completely. free from worry.
2.It is indicated in the passage that most people dislike their jobs because_____________.
A) going to work is wasting their time
B) they can't feel fulfilled in their jobs
C) they are confined to the jobs tightly
D) pay seldom corresponds with work
3.When one considers changing job.the biggest difficulty is______________.
A) leaving a company and a good boss
B) reducing che family burden
C) giving up a stable income
D) drawing up a better plan for the future
4.The author suggests that, by having a "cyanide capsule" at work, one will______________.
A) find a satisfactory job soon
B) be as brave as the hero in spy movies
C) be more tolerant with the present job
D) have the courage to give up the unbearable job
5.You will change your attitude towards your job when________________.
A) you are provided with the chance to choose
B) you are responsible for your present job
C) you get ready your up-to-date resume
D) you get what you need from your job

选项翻译与答案详解

1．作者认为，我们在放长假的时候最可能想要做什么？

A）尽可能地延长假期。

B）在工作与玩乐之间找到平衡点。

C）尽快回去工作。

D)完全地放松，没有任何忧虑。

[B] 第2段最后三句表明作者认为干活和玩乐应该并行，不能光干活，也不能光玩乐，由此可见，选项B为本题答案。其他选项与作者观点相反，因此都不正确。

2．文章指出，大部分人都不喜欢自己的工作，因为____________。

A) 上班工作是在浪费自己的时间

B) 他们的工作不能带来满足感

C) 他们完全给工作困住了

D）收入与工作不成正比

[C] 原文在首段和第3段分别提到两个人们不喜欢他们的工作的原因，其中第3段提到的第2个原因是more prevalent reason,由此可见，正确选项应与第2个原因同义，选项C是它的近义替换，为本题答案。进项A是第1个原因，但不符合题干most people的要求；选项B和D在原文均未提及。

3. 当一个人在考虑抉工作时，最大的困难是______________。

A)离开一间公司和一个好老板

B）减少家庭负担

C)放弃稳定的收入

D）为未来做更好的计划

[C] 第3段倒数第2句表明最大的困难是steady paycheck，即放弃稳定的收入最困难，因此本题答案为选项C。接他三个选项均未提及，与“最大的”困难无关。

4. 作者建议，工作的时候有了“氰化物胶囊”。你就可以____________。

A)很快找到一份理想的工作

B）像间谍片里的主人翁一样勇敢

C)更加能够容忍现在的工作

D) 有勇气放弃一份无法忍受的工作

[C]作者在第4段首句首先提到“cyanide capsule”，然后在第2、3句对此做出了解释，第4句对cyanide capsule的作用做了总结，选项C是对第4句中的hold on a little longer的近义改写，因此为本题答案。

5.在什么时候你会改变对工作的态度？

A)当你有机会做选择的时候。
B)当你对现在的工作很负责的时候。
C)当你准备好最新的简历的时候。
D)当你从工作中得到了你需要的东西的时候。

[A]第5段倒数第2句表明being in this position就能改变一个人的态度，而this position指的是上文提到的“为自己提供一种选择”。这样，在无法忍受的时候还可以有另一个选择，由此可见，选项A为本题答案。