TOPIC 4: WORK
1. Job sastisfaction: sự hài lòng trong công việc
Ex: Worker’s job sastisfaction plays an important role in development of any company
- Play an important role: đóng một vai trò quan trọng
2. busy work schedules: lịch trình làm việc bận rộn
Ex: These days, parents have little time for their children due to their’s busy work
schedules
3. get a promotion = receive a promotion: thăng chức
Ex: The main reason why many people fail to get a promotion is insufficient experience
- Insufficient experience: thiếu kinh nghiệm
4. Enter the labour market: bước vào thị trường lao động
Ex: Students who complete university education are better prepared for entering the
labour market because they are equiped with necessary skills and knowledge to ensure
better career prospects.
- Better career prospects: triển vọng nghề nghiệp tốt hơn
5. Switch jobs frequently: chuyển đổi công việc thường xuyên
Ex: These days, people tend to switch jobs more frequently compared to previous
generation.
6. Climb the career ladder: leo lên nấc thang sự nghiệp
Ex: Many couples decide to have children later in life due to they are too busy climbing
the career ladder.
7. Favor A over B: thích A hơn B
Ex: In today’s society, some recruiters favor candidates who have formal academic
qualifications over those with only life experience or good personality traits.
- Formal academic qualifications: trình độ học vấn chính thức
8. Get a pay rise = be given a pay rise: được tăng lương
Ex: Many people switch jobs frequently in the hope of getting a pay rise or promotion.
- In the hope of: với hi vọng có được điều gì
9. Work productivity: năng suất làm việc
Ex: Advances in technology in recent years have greatly improved work productivity.
- Advances in something: sự tiến bộ trong..
10. An increasingly competive job market: một thị trường làm việc ngày càng cạnh
tranh hơn.
Ex: Many university gradutes have difficulty finding a job in an increasingly job market,
and many of them have to make a living by doing a manual jobs.
- Make a living: kiếm sống
- Manual jobs: công việc tay chân
- Have difficulty doing something: khó khăn trong việc gì
11. Repetitive jobs: công việc lặp đi lặp lại
Ex: These machines are programmed to perform repetitive tasks
- To be programmed to do something: được lập trình để làm gì
- Perform (v): biểu diễn, thực hiện
12. Leadership roles: vai trò lãnh đạo
Ex: Some people argue that older people should take on leadership roles due to the
valuable experience they have accumulated during their working life.
- Valuable experience: knh nghiệm sống
- Accumulated something: tích lũy thứ gì
13. Have a defined carrer path: có 1 con đường sự nghiệp xác định
Ex: Some people believe that have a defined carrer path can lead to a sastisfying working
life
- Sastisfying working life: Một cuộc sống làm việc viên mãn
14. The key to…: chìa khóa cho..
Ex: Some people think that doing what you are genuinely passionate about is the key to a
sastisfying working life
15. Bring in more potental customers: Mang lại nhiều khách hàng tiềm năng hơn
Ex: This money could be better spent on more important aspects such as marketing,
which helps bring in more potential customers.
- To be better spent on: Được chi tiêu tốt hơn cho
- Marketing: tiếp thị
16. Sharpen one’skills and abilities: mài giũa kỹ năng và khả năng của ai đó
Ex: Some people believe that working in different positions helps young people to
sharpen their skills and abilities.
- Work in different positions: làm việc ở các vị trí khác nhau
17. Earn a stable income: kiếm được thu nhập ổn định
Ex: A lack of skills and experience prevent them from getting a stable job and earning a
stable income.
18. Lose a major contract: Mất 1 hợp đồng lớn
Ex: Young leaders are more likely to make quik decisious. Which could lead to them
losing a major contract or faciing a risk of monetary loss.
- Make a quick decisions: đưa ra quyết định nhanh chóng
- Facing a risk of: đối mặt với nguy cơ gì
19. Enter the labour market: Bước vào/ tham gia vào thị trường quốc tế
Ex: If humanity spoke the same language, multinational enterprises could benefit a great
deal because they could avoid language barriers when entering international markets.
- Multinational enterprises: Các doanh nghiệp đa quốc gia
- Benefit a great deal = benefit a lot: có lợi rất nhiều
20. For the sake of: vì lợi ích của
Ex: some people think that workers should be taught to worrk effectively in a team
environmetal and sacrifice themselves for the sake of their company
- Sacrifice: hi sinh
- Work in a team environment: làm việc trong môi trường làm việc nhóm
