I"ve got so much work to do.我有一大堆工作要做。Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard work.整天來回運送重物是個苦活兒。What time do you start/finish work?你什麼時間開始/完成工作?Aileen does most of the work around the house.阿德里安做大部分的家務活兒。What sort of work are you experienced in?你對哪一種工作有經驗?She tends to wear quite dressy clothes for work.她總是穿得漂漂亮亮的去上班。Roger"s work involves a lot of travelling.羅傑的工作需要經常出差。
②工作材料;工作成果
I"ll have to take this work home with me and finish it there.我只好把這項工作帶回家完成。All the furniture is the work of residents here.所有的傢俱都是這裡居民的勞動成果。task : 通常指分派給的任務,也指自願的工作,但往往是艱鉅或令人厭煩的工作。
task指任務;(尤指經常、不情願或很難做的)工作;(苦)差事。
We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test theiraptitude.我們通常讓接受面試者在電腦上進行一些簡單操作,只想測測他們的能力。The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.政府現在面臨著重新改組整個醫療衛生體系的艱鉅任務。job : 多用於口語,側重指受僱用的,以謀生為目的工作。a temporary/permanent job臨時的/固定的工作When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.大學畢業後她在一家出版公司當編輯。It"s very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job.一邊撫育兩個孩子一邊做全職工作很困難。He"s never managed to hold down (= keep) a steady (= permanent) job.他從來沒能保住一份穩定的工作。She"s applied for a job with an insurance company.她已向一家保險公司求職。Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby?你有了小孩後會放棄工作嗎?After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new presidentis up to (= able to do) the job.由於任職的第一個月表現很糟,許多人開始懷疑新總統是否勝任。Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs.成百上千的工人可能會失業。
work, task和job均有“工作”的意思。
work是最普通用詞,指人們日常生活和工作中所從事的有目的的體力或腦力勞動。①工作;勞動;活兒
I"ve got so much work to do.我有一大堆工作要做。Carrying heavy loads around all day is hard work.整天來回運送重物是個苦活兒。What time do you start/finish work?你什麼時間開始/完成工作?Aileen does most of the work around the house.阿德里安做大部分的家務活兒。What sort of work are you experienced in?你對哪一種工作有經驗?She tends to wear quite dressy clothes for work.她總是穿得漂漂亮亮的去上班。Roger"s work involves a lot of travelling.羅傑的工作需要經常出差。②工作材料;工作成果
I"ll have to take this work home with me and finish it there.我只好把這項工作帶回家完成。All the furniture is the work of residents here.所有的傢俱都是這裡居民的勞動成果。task : 通常指分派給的任務,也指自願的工作,但往往是艱鉅或令人厭煩的工作。task指任務;(尤指經常、不情願或很難做的)工作;(苦)差事。
We usually ask interviewees to perform a few simple tasks on the computer just to test theiraptitude.我們通常讓接受面試者在電腦上進行一些簡單操作,只想測測他們的能力。The government now faces the daunting task of restructuring the entire health service.政府現在面臨著重新改組整個醫療衛生體系的艱鉅任務。job : 多用於口語,側重指受僱用的,以謀生為目的工作。a temporary/permanent job臨時的/固定的工作When she left college, she got a job as an editor in a publishing company.大學畢業後她在一家出版公司當編輯。It"s very difficult trying to bring up two children while doing a full-time job.一邊撫育兩個孩子一邊做全職工作很困難。He"s never managed to hold down (= keep) a steady (= permanent) job.他從來沒能保住一份穩定的工作。She"s applied for a job with an insurance company.她已向一家保險公司求職。Are you going to give up your job when you have your baby?你有了小孩後會放棄工作嗎?After a disastrous first month in office, many people are beginning to wonder if the new presidentis up to (= able to do) the job.由於任職的第一個月表現很糟,許多人開始懷疑新總統是否勝任。Hundreds of workers could lose their jobs.成百上千的工人可能會失業。