在工作场景中,有许多出现频率很高的固定搭配。如flexible working “弹性工作制”,指雇员可以相对自由地选择工作起止时间的机制。你知道“产假”、“细节微观管理”等惯用搭配的英文说法吗?《英语小测验》帮助你快速掌握一些和工作有关的常用表达。
1. I am much happier now I am a _________. I prefer working for myself rather than a company.
a) volunteer
b) nine-to-fiver
c) employee
d) freelancer
2. I am so busy; I never the leave the office before nine pm. I am completely _________.
a) snowed under with work
b) throwing a spanner in the works
c) going like clockwork
d) working myself into a lather
3. In the UK, new mums usually have the right to take up to 39 weeks of _________.
a) mum time
b) paternity leave
c) maternity leave
d) baby leave
4. A _________ is an informal term for an agreement between an employer and an employeewhen the working hours are not guaranteed to a fixed amount.
a) part-time job
b) zero-hours contract
c) full-time job
d) freelance contract
5. I hate the way my boss is always checking every little detail of my work. I can't stand to be_________.
a) bullied
b) harrassed
c) micromanaged
d) made redundant
6. I once dated a guy from work, but it didn't work out, so I would avoid _________ in future.
a) an office romance
b) a work love
c) a factory affair
d) a workplace infatuation
答案
1) d, 2) a, 3) c, 4) b, 5) c, 6) a.
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