①Today，the virtue of work may be a bit overblown.②“Many jobs are boring，degrading，unhealthy，and a waste of human potential，”says John Danaher.③These days，because leisure time is relatively scarce for most workers，people use their free time to counterbalance the intellectual and emotional demands of their jobs.④“When I come home from a hard day's work，I often feel tired，”Danaher says，adding，“In a world in which I don't have to work.I might feel rather different”—perhaps different enough to throw himself into a hobby.[选自2017英语(二)真题]

识别与记忆

请快速把以下搭配背三遍。

1.……有点言过其实：…be a bit overblown

2.枯燥乏味、有失体面、有害健康：…be boring，degrading and unhealthy

3.闲暇时间相对不足：leisure time is relatively scarce

4.抵消工作的需求：counterbalance the demands of jobs

5.使自己全身心投入到某种爱好：throw oneself into a hobby

解词

virtue['v??t??]n.优点

counterbalance[,ka?nt?'b?l?ns]v.抵消

demand[d?'m?nd]n.需要，要求

hobby['h?bi]n.业余爱好

参考译文

无须字字相同，内容基本相符即可。

①现在，工作的好处可能有点言过其实。

②约翰·达纳赫说：“很多工作枯燥乏味、有失体面、有害健康，且对人的潜能是一种浪费。

③如今，因为大多数工作者闲暇时间相对不足，所以人们用空闲时间来抵消工作上的智力和情感方面的需求。

④达纳赫说：“结束一天的辛苦工作回到家时，我经常会感到疲惫，”他还补充说，“在不用工作的世界里，我也许会有大不同的感受”——也许足够不同到使其全身心投入到某个兴趣爱好中。