Talking About Your Job in English - Spoken English Lesson

Hi, I’m Mike and welcome to Oxford Online English!

嗨，我是Mike，歡迎您來到Oxford Online English！

In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your job in English.

在本節課中，您將學到怎樣用英文談論您的工作。

Where do you work?

您在哪裡上班？

What do you have to do in your job?

您上班時需要做什麼？

What kind of company do you work for?

您在什麼樣的公司上班？

In this class, you can learn how to answer questions like this in clear, detailed English.

在本節課中，您可以學到如何用清晰、詳細的英文來回答此類問題。

Ready?

準備好了嗎？

Let’s start!

開始吧！

Part one: introducing your job.

第一部份：介紹您的工作。

"I’m a ________": "I work in ________"; "I work for _________."

“我是一個________”：“我從事________”；“我在_________上班。”

How would you complete these sentences?

您會如何完成這些句子？

You could say something like:

您可以這麼說：

"I’m a writer.

“我是一個作家。

I work in online education.

我從事在線教育。

I work for a publishing company."

我在一家出版公司上班。”

'I work in...' is used with a field, meaning a type of work.

“I work in...”與一個領域連用，意思是一種工作類型。

So, you can say things like:

因此，您可以說以下內容：

"I work in finance."

“我從事於金融行業。”

"I work in digital marketing."

“我從事數位行銷。”

You can also use 'work in' with a place or a department of a company.

您也可以用“work in”在某個地點或某間公司的某個部門。

For example:

例如：

"I work in the HR department of a financial firm."

“我在一家金融公司的人資部門上班。”

"I work in a school, teaching modern languages."

“我在學校上班，教現代語言。”

Confused?

困惑嗎？

You can see that if you use 'work in' to talk about the type of work you do, you don’t

您可以注意到，如果您使用“work in”談論您的工作類型，您不會

use an article like 'a' or 'the'.

使用“ a”或“ the”之類的冠詞。

If you use an article 'a' or 'the' after 'work in', it means you’re talking about the place

如果您在“work in”之後加冠詞“ a”或“ the”，這就是說您在談論您上班的地點

or department where you work.

或您上班的部門。

'I work for…' is used with a company.

“I work for…”是要和一間公司來搭配用的。

So, you could say:

所以，您可以這麼說：

"I’m a salesman.

“我是行銷人員。

I work for a mobile phone company."

我在一家手機公司上班。”

"I work for a law firm based in Frankfurt."

“我在法蘭克福的一家律師事務所上班。”

Or even: "I run my own business, so I work for myself."

甚至可以說：“我經營自己的生意，因此，我為我自己工作。”

What can you say?

您可以說什麼？

Can you make sentences like this to say something about your job?

您能用這類句子說些關於您工作的事嗎？

Pause the video and try to make a sentence.

暫停播放視訊，然後嘗試造句。

Say it aloud!

大聲說！

Next, let’s add more details to your answer.

接下來，讓我們給您的回答添加更多詳盡信息。

Part two: describing your company.

第二部份：描述您的公司。

"I work for a _________ company which __________"

“我在一家__________的_________公司上班”

Look at this sentence.

看這句話。

We need one adjective, and the end of the sentence after 'which'.

我们需要一个形容词，以及“which”後面的句子結尾。

Any ideas?

有任何想法嗎？

For the adjectives, think about these ideas: is your company big or small?

對於形容詞，請考慮以下想法：貴公司的規模是大還是小？

Local or multinational?

本地公司還是跨國公司？

For the part after 'which', ask yourself: what does your company do?

对對於which”之後的部分，要自問：貴公司是做什麼的？

Does it make things, sell things, organise things?

它做東西，賣東西，組織什麼？

Does it provide products, services, or both?

她提供產品、服務，還是兩者皆有？

So, you could say:

這樣，您可以說：

"I work for an international electronics company which makes tablet computers."

“我在一家製造平板電腦的國際電子公司上班。”

"I work for a German company which does market research for other companies."

“我在一家為其他公司做市場研究的德國公司上班。”

What if you don’t work for a company?

如果您不在一家公司上班，要怎樣說？

Here are some things you could say:

您可能會說：

"I’m a freelancer."

“我是自由職業者。”

Meaning: I work independently, for different people and companies.

意思是：我獨立工作，服務對象是不同的獨立個人和公司。

"I’m self-employed."

“我是自僱人士。”

Meaning: I work for myself, either freelance or I have my own business.

意思是：我為自己工作，或者是自由職業者，或者是我有自己的生意。

"I’m a business owner."

“我是企業主。”

If you don’t work, and people ask you what you do, what can you say?

如果您不上班，人們問您是做什麼的，您可以怎麼說？

Here are some useful phrases:

以下是一些有用的短語：

"I’m between jobs at the moment."

“我現在是工作的空檔期。”

Meaning: I’ve left one job, and haven’t found another yet.

意思是：我離職了。目前還沒有找到另一份工作。

This sounds nicer than saying, “I’m unemployed.”

這聽起來比說“我失業了”要好。

"I’m taking some time out to…(travel, spend time with my kids, write a book, recover

“我正花時間去……（旅行、花時間和我的小孩在一起、寫一本書、病後復健

from an illness, etc.)"

等）”意思是：我現在沒去上班，因為我想專注

Meaning: I’m not working at the moment because I want to focus on something else.

在別的事情上。

"I’m retired."

“我退休了。”

What about you?

您呢？

Do you work for a company?

您在公司上班嗎？

What can you say about it?

您能怎麼說？

If you don’t work for a company, how would you describe your work situation?

如果您不在一家公司上班，您怎麼描述您的工作情形？

Part three: how to describe your job in more detail.

第三部份：如何描述您的工作詳情。

So what do you actually do all day?

那實際上您整天做些什麼？

Let’s see how you can describe your job in more detail.

我們來看看您怎麼描述您的工作詳情。

Look at these sentences:

看這些句子：

"I have to _________"; "I’m responsible for _________"; "Most of my time is spent

“我必須 _________”; “我負責_________”；““我大部分時間都花在

_________".

_________”。

Let’s do some examples together.

我們一起做一些例子。

We’ll start with a simple example.

我們將從一個簡單的示例開始。

"I’m a nurse.

“我是一名護士。

I have to look after patients, give them medicine and make sure they’re comfortable.

我要照顧病人，給他們吃藥並確定他們很舒服。

I’m responsible for about 20-30 patients.

我負責照顧大約20-30名患者。

Most of my time is spent talking to patients and checking that everything is okay."

我大部分時間都花在與病人交談上，以及檢查一切正常。”

Next, let’s do a more detailed example.

接下來，我們來舉一個更詳細的例子。

"I have to design websites to the client’s specifications.

“我必須設計符合客戶要求規格的網站。

I’m responsible for the whole design process, so I have to take the client’s ideas and

我負責整個設計流程，所以我必須了解客戶的想法

turn them into a finished product.

並把他們變成最終產品。

Most of my time is spent experimenting with different designs and ideas and seeing what

我大部分時間都花在嘗試不同的設計和想法上，並看看

looks good, because attention to detail is important in this kind of work."

哪些是看起來不錯的，因為對細節的關注在這種工作中很重要。”

Can you say something like this about your job and what you do?

您能像這樣說下您的工作和說下您做什麼嗎？

Try to add details if you can.

如果可以，請嘗試添加詳細信息。

Part four: saying how you feel about your job.

第四部份：說下您對自己工作的感受。

Now, you can hopefully say something about your job and where you work.

現在，您可以談談關於您工作的事和工作地點。

But here’s another question: do you like your job?

但是，有另一個問題：您喜歡您的工作嗎？

Why or why not?

為什麼喜歡或為什麼不喜歡？

Hopefully, you enjoy your job!

希望您工作愉快！

How could you describe a job which you like?

您如何形容自己喜歡的工作？

Of course, you could use general adjectives like 'good' or 'interesting', but here are

當然，您可以使用一般的形容詞，例如“good”或“interesting”，但這有

some specific adjectives you could use:

一些您可以使用的特定形容詞：

Stimulating :something which is stimulating is exciting and gives you energy.

Stimulating：一些令人興奮、並給您能量的事情。

Satisfying: means that your job gives you a sense of achievement.

Satisfying：意味著您的工作給您成就感。

Creative: you can use your imagination when you work.

Creative：您可以在您工作時發揮想象力。

Rewarding: this means your job gives you very positive feelings.

Rewarding：這意味著您的工作給您非常積極正面的感覺。

It’s often used to talk about jobs in which you help other people.

這通常適用於談論您幫助別人的那些工作。

For example, teachers or nurses might describe their jobs as rewarding.

例如，老師或護士可能會用Rewarding來描述他們的工作。

Challenging: challenging can be positive or negative, but if you use it to talk about

Challenging：挑戰可以是積極正面的，也可以是消極負面的，但是如果您用它來談論

your job, it would have a positive meaning.

您的工作，這將會有積極正面的意思。

It means that your job is difficult, but in an interesting way which makes you think and

這意味著您的工作很困難，但是是一種啟人思考並

learn.

學習的有趣方式。

What if you don’t like your job?

如果您不喜歡您的工作，要怎麼說？

Again, you can use general words like 'boring' or 'difficult', which are fine but very basic.

同樣，您可以使用“boring”或是“difficult”之類的一般形容詞，很好，但是太基礎了。

If you want to be more creative with your vocabulary, here are some things you could

如果您想用自己的詞彙令說法更有創意，您可以

say:

說這些：

Exhausting: describes work which makes you feel very tired, either physically or mentally.

Exhausting：描述令您感到身心俱疲的工作。

Thankless:if your work is thankless, no one notices or appreciates what you do.

Thankless：如果您的工作吃力不討好，沒人會注意到貨讚賞您的工作。

Mind-numbing: extremely boring.

Mind-numbing：極度無聊。

Dead-end: describes a job which has no prospects for the future.

Dead-end：描述一份在將來沒有前途的工作。

If you have a dead-end job, you will never get promoted and the job will always be the

如果您有一份dead-end的工作，那您永遠都得不到晉升，工作將永遠是

same.

相同的。

Soul-destroying: describes a job which is extremely unpleasant and boring, and which

Soul-destroying：描述一份工作極度不愉快和無聊，並且

you really, really hate.

您真的、真的很討厭它。

Part five: how to make a longer answer.

第五部份：如何做更長的回答。

At this point, you should be able to introduce your work, say where you work, give details

此時，您應可以介紹您的工作、說您的工作地點、提供關於您工作的詳細信息

about what you do and say how you feel about your work.

並說出您覺得您的工作怎樣。

Let’s make some longer sample answers together.

我們一起做一些更長的回答例子。

First one:

第一個：

"I’m a pharmacist.

“我是一名藥劑師。

I started my own small pharmacy, so I’m also a business owner.

我有自己開一間小藥局，所以我也是一個企業主。

I have to work as a pharmacist, of course, giving advice to patients and making sure

我當然要做藥劑師的工作，給患者提供建議並確保

they have the right medicine.

他們有正確用藥。

However, I’m also responsible for the pharmacy, so I have to manage my staff, do the accounts,

但是，我也是藥局的負責人，所以我必須管理我的員工、記帳做帳，

and so on.

等等。

It’s stimulating work because I have to do many different things every day, so I never

這是一份饒有趣味的工作，因為我必須每天都多很多不同的事情，所以我從未

get bored."

感到厭倦。”

Clear?

明確了嗎？

Could you make an answer like this?

您能這樣回答嗎？

Let’s do one more:

我們再做一個：

"I’m a writer.

“我是一名作家。

I work in online education.

我從事在線教育。

I work for a big publishing company, which produces different educational materials that

我在一家大型出版公司工作，我們出版不同的教材，

are used all around the world.

全世界都在使用。

I have to write lesson plans and materials for teachers to use in the classroom.

我必須寫供老師們在教室中使用的課程計畫和教材。

I spend most of my time thinking about how I can make different things fit together into

我大部分的時間都在考慮如可可以將不同的東西集中放在

a lesson.

一堂課里。

It’s very challenging work and it can be exhausting, but it’s also very creative

這是非常有挑戰性的工作，而且令人筋疲力盡，但這也很有創意

and satisfying, because I know people all around the world are using lessons which I

和滿足感，因為我認識世界各地正在使用我寫的課程

wrote."

的人。”

Okay, now it’s your turn!

好的，現在輪到您了！

Try to make a longer answer like this talking about your job.

像這樣聊您的工作，嘗試做出更長的回答。

Use the vocabulary and structure from this lesson to help you.

使用在本節課中學到的詞彙和結構去幫您完成回答。

If you want, you can post your answer in the video comments on YouTube.

如果您願意，您可以把回答發佈在YouTube的視訊評論中。

We’ll give you some feedback on your answer.

我們會就您的回答提供一些反饋意見。

That’s the end of the lesson.

本節課到此結束。

I hope you learned some new ways to talk about your job and what you do.

希望您學到一些新的方式來談論您的工作和您做什麼。

Thanks very much for watching.

非常感謝您的收看。

See you next time!

下次見！