| Many people are unhappy at work because their jobs don't suit their personalities. Although people are complex, author Peter Urs Bender classifies people into four personality types. To make it simple, he compares people to birds. The four bird types are the owl, eagle, dove and peacock. Owls are analytical people who like to know how things work. These people work best in jobs with numbers and facts. Eagles like to be in the driver's seat. They are born leaders and like to be the boss. The dove is a bird that represents peace. So, dove personalities excel in jobs where they are helping others. Lastly, the peacock is the show-off. These people like attention and like to be popular. They are most productive in jobs where they can be very social. Bender recommends taking a look at your personality before you choose your career. People are happier in jobs where they use their strengths. Many people are unhappy at work because their jobs don't suit their personalities. Although people are complex, author Peter Urs Bender classifies people into four personality types. To make it simple, he compares people to birds. The four bird types are the owl, eagle, dove and peacock. Owls are analytical people who like to know how things work. These people work best in jobs with numbers and facts. Eagles like to be in the driver's seat. They are born leaders and like to be the boss. The dove is a bird that represents peace. So, dove personalities excel in jobs where they are helping others. Lastly, the peacock is the show-off. These people like attention and like to be popular. They are most productive in jobs where they can be very social. Bender recommends taking a look at your personality before you choose your career. People are happier in jobs where they use their strengths. 很多人工作得並不快樂，因為他們的工作與自己的性格不合。儘管人類是複雜的，作家彼得‧烏爾斯‧班德還是把人分成四種性格類型。簡單的說，他把人比喻為鳥類。這四種鳥類分別是貓頭鷹、老鷹、鴿子和孔雀。 貓頭鷹型的人擅長分析，喜歡知道事情如何運作。這些人從事數據的工作最能得心應手。老鷹型的人喜歡坐在駕駛座上。他們是天生的領導人，喜歡當老闆。鴿子是象徵和平的鳥，所以鴿子型的人擅長從事助人的工作。最後一種，孔雀型的人愛現。這種人喜歡別人注意到他，也喜歡受人擁戴。在很多人聚在一起的場合，他們的工作作表現最佳。當你要選擇職業時，班德的建議是，先看看你自己的個性。能在工作時發揮自己長處的人就會過得更快樂。 單字一點通 1.personality n. 個性 2.complex a. 複雜的 3.author n. (某書的) 作者 比較: writer n. 作家 例:The author of this novel is a famous writer.(該小說的作者是知名作家。) 4.classify vt. 分類 classify...into... 將……分類為…… 5.owl n. 貓頭鷹 6.eagle n. 老鷹 7.dove n. 鴿子 8.peacock n. (公) 孔雀 peahen n. (母)孔雀 9.analytical a. 分析的 10.excel vi. 優越 excel in... 在……方面很優越 例:John excels in writing. =John is good at writing.(約翰擅長寫作。) 11.show-off n. 愛表現的人 12.productive a. 會生產的, 有產值的 13.social a. 愛社交的, 會交際的 14.recommend vt. 建議 recommend + Ving 建議…… =suggest + Ving 例:I recommend putting off the meeting until next Monday.(我建議把會議延到下星期一再開。) 15.career n. 職業; 生涯 16.accountant n. 會計員 17.athlete n. 運動員 片語大補帖 1.at work 上班, 工作中 例:Peter is devoted at work.(彼得上班時很認真。) 2.To make it simple,... 簡言之,…… =Simply put,... =In short,... 例:There is hardly anything David doesn't know. To make it simple, he is a genius.(大衛幾乎無所不知。簡言之，他是天才。) 3.compare A to B 將A比作成B 比較: compare A with B 將A與B作比較 例:The priest was so nice to the orphans that they compared him to their father.(神父對這些孤兒那麼好，因此他們把他比成父親看待。) 4.in the wild 野放的情況中 例:Domesticated animals live longer than those in the wild.(馴養的動物活得比野生的動物久。) |
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| Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. His worth is estimated at over US$70 billion. Bill Gates is the owner and founder of Microsoft, the largest computer software company in the world. Today, Microsoft earns over US$28 billion per year. Some people consider Bill Gates the best businessman that ever lived. Thirty years ago, few people knew much about computers, but Gates saw a gold mine. Bill Gates was born in 1955. His mother was a teacher and his father was a well-known lawyer. Bill was very good at math and attended private schools growing up. He was first introduced to computers when he was only 13 years old. In his teens, Bill Gates was developing computer software programs. Even though Gates was skilled in computers, he went on to study law at university. During this time, Bill Gates, along with his future partner, Paul Allen, formed BASIC computer operating software. Bill knew the home computer market was about to explode. So, within one year, Gates left university and formed Microsoft with Paul Allen. In 1981, Microsoft teamed up with IBM and it became the operating system for IBM home computers. This partnership has made Microsoft the household name that it is today. Bill Gates is the richest man in the world. His worth is estimated at over US$70 billion. Bill Gates is the owner and founder of Microsoft, the largest computer software company in the world. Today, Microsoft earns over US$28 billion per year. Some people consider Bill Gates the best businessman that ever lived. Thirty years ago, few people knew much about computers, but Gates saw a gold mine. Bill Gates was born in 1955. His mother was a teacher and his father was a well-known lawyer. Bill was very good at math and attended private schools growing up. He was first introduced to computers when he was only 13 years old. In his teens, Bill Gates was developing computer software programs. Even though Gates was skilled in computers, he went on to study law at university. During this time, Bill Gates, along with his future partner, Paul Allen, formed BASIC computer operating software. Bill knew the home computer market was about to explode. So, within one year, Gates left university and formed Microsoft with Paul Allen. In 1981, Microsoft teamed up with IBM and it became the operating system for IBM home computers. This partnership has made Microsoft the household name that it is today. 比爾‧蓋茲是全世界最有錢的人。他的身價估計達七百億美金以上。比爾‧蓋茲是全球最大的微軟電腦軟體公司的創辦人及老闆。現今微軟每年賺取超過二百八十億美金。有人認為比爾‧蓋茲是有史以來最了不起的生意人。三十年前，瞭解電腦的人還很少，不過比爾‧蓋茲卻看出那是一片金礦。 比爾‧蓋茲出生於一九五五年。他的母親是老師，父親是一位名律師。比爾小時候數學極佳，成長期間讀的都是私立學校。他第一次接觸到電腦時，才十三歲。青少年這段期間，比爾一直在研發電腦軟體。雖然精通電腦，他上大學讀的卻是法律。在這段期間，比爾‧蓋茲與他的未來事業夥伴保羅‧艾倫共同開發BASIC電腦操作軟體。比爾知道家用電腦即將擁有爆發性的成長。因而在一年之內比爾就放棄大學學業與保羅‧艾倫共組微軟公司。一九八一年微軟與IBM合作，成為IBM家用電腦的操作系統。這個合夥關係造成微軟今天能擁有家喻戶曉的地位。 單字一點通 1.estimate vt. 估計 be estimated at + 數字 估計在……之多 例:The total cost was estimated at $50,000.(總開支估計是五萬元。) an estimated + 數字 估計有…… 例:An estimated 300 people were killed in the air crash.(這次空難估計有三百人死亡。) 2.founder n. 創辦者 3.mine n. 礦藏 gold mine 金礦 4.operate vt. 操作 5.explode vt. & vi. 爆炸 6.partnership n. 合夥關係 7.household n. 家庭 8.possessions n. 財產 (恆用複數) 比較: possession n. 擁有 (不可數) 片語大補帖 1.in one's teens 某人十幾歲時 in one's twenties 某人廿幾歲時 in one's thirties 某人卅幾歲時 例:John was quite poor in his early twenties, but in his mid-fifties, he became a billionaire. (約翰廿初頭時很窮，但五十五六歲時，他卻成了億萬富翁。) 2.be skilled in... 精通於…… =be good at... 3.team up with... 與……團結合作 =cooperate with... 例:Only by teaming up with them can we achieve success.(只有與他們合作我們才能成功。) 難句分析 1.本文第七行: Bill was very good at math and attended private schools growing up. =Bill was very good at math and attended private schools while he was growing up. (比爾數學很行, 在成長的過程中唸的都是私立學校。) 2.本文第二段最後一句: This partrership has made Microsoft the household name that it is today. (這個合夥關係使得微軟成了走入家庭的名字, 也是今天微軟的成就。) 茲將上列句中劃線的部份分析如下: a.that是關係代名詞, 代替前面的先行詞the household name (走入家庭的名字); it是代名詞, 指Microsoft; is是it的動詞。 b.此種"that + 代名詞 (it、he、they) + be動詞"是固定的結構。 例:He is not the man that he was ten years ago. (他已不是十年前的那個人了──他已非當年的吳下阿蒙了。) 上列句中, that是關係代名詞, 代替之前the man。 |
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