TIME閱讀解析 01-你可能也想默默退離家務

 You might want to ‘quiet quit’ housework too

你可能也想「默默退離」家務

    All of a sudden, everyone seems to know the term quiet quitting. It’s alliterative and descriptive, and its deep resonance demonstrates just how fried we all feel. Defined as no longer going above and beyond at work, but simply completing necessary tasks, quiet quitting can feel like the last form of agency for the exhausted and unappreciated workers, burned out from trying to meet employers’ unrealistic expectations.

     As a researcher of gender dynamics and household work, I can’t help but see similarities between our homes and our current workplace conditions.

BY KATE MANGINO OCTOBER 26, 2022 

原文連結: https://time.com/6224367/quiet-quitting-housework/

單字
1.  term  (n.) 術語
     Irene is not familiar with scientific terms; it’s all Greek to her.
     艾琳不熟悉科學術語。這些她一竅不通。

2.  resonance (n.) 共鳴
     How much resonance the gossip will be having seems far beyond our expectation.
     這條八卦會產生多少共鳴，遠超乎我們的預料。

3.  demonstrate (vt.) 表明；顯示
     These figures clearly demonstrate the severity of the soaring unemployment rate.
     這些數字清楚表明失業率飆升的嚴重性。

4.  fried (adj.) 焦躁；(身心)疲憊
     Not having the faintest idea how to figure it out, he looked totally fried.
     完全不知道如何理出個頭緒來，他看起來相當疲憊。
 
片語
1.  all of a sudden  突然之間
     It occurred all of a sudden — Mark just felt light-headed and fell down very soon.
     事情發生得很突然——馬克只覺得頭暈目眩，很快就倒了下去。

2.  (go) above and beyond  超出預期
     Our group members just went above and beyond; that’s why the boss best admire us.
     我們這組工作超前進度；這就是老闆對我們讚譽有加的原因。

3.  burned out  累壞的
     In the wake of burning the midnight oil for days, Jenny is truly burned out.
     幾天的挑燈夜戰之後，珍妮已精疲力盡了。

句型
1.  can’t help but + 原型動詞  不得不……
     Her parents cannot help but confiscate her smartphone, hoping her to concentrate more on       her studies.
     她父母不得不沒收她的手機，希望她能更專注在課業上。

2.  between A and B  在……之間
     Strike a balance between work and life, or you’ll end up falling between two stools.
     你需在工作和生活間取得平衡，否則最後會落得兩頭落空。
 
文法
1. Defined as + N..., S + V...  N被定義為……
    (原句) Quiet quitting is defined as no longer going above and beyond at work,...,
                quiet quitting can feel like...
 
    (步驟1) 動詞is轉為分詞being 
                  Quiet quitting being defined as no longer going above and beyond at work,...,
                   quiet quitting can feel like...
     (步驟2) 省略Quiet quitting being
                   (Quiet quitting being) Defined as no longer going above and beyond at work,...,
                    quiet quitting can feel like...
                    ※ N即為S
                     “no longer going above and beyond at work” 即為 “quiet quitting”
 
2.  As + N, S + V...  N身(份)為……
     As a researcher of gender dynamics and household work, I can’t help but see...
     ※ N即為S
      “a researcher” 即為 “I” 

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