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2023/02/21
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
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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
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.
這條八卦會產生多大的共鳴，似乎遠超過我們的預料。
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 them.
我們這組組員工作超出進度；這就是老闆對他們讚譽有加的原因。
3. burned out 累壞的
In the wake of burning the midnight oil for days, Janet is
truly burned out.
幾天的挑燈夜戰之後，珍妮特真的精疲力盡了。
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.
在工作和生活間取得平衡，否則最後會落得兩頭落空。
文法點
1.Defined as + N..., S + V... N被定義為…… 該用法屬於分詞構句的運用，通常是以分詞片語的型態來代表正在進行、被動的動作，或者描述某個狀態或條件，為主要子句提供背景的描述與細節。
步驟一 若前後兩個子句的主詞相同，省略其中一個主詞，留下主要子句的主詞即可。
步驟二 將被省略主詞後方的動詞改為分詞型態，若動詞為主動則改為現在分詞V-ing，若動詞為被動則改為過去分詞 (being + )p.p.。
步驟三 如果有連接詞，可以視情況將其省略。
Quiet quitting is defined as no longer going above and beyond at work, …, quiet quitting can feel like…
(1) Defined as no longer going above and beyond at work, …, quiet quitting can feel like…
● 前後兩個子句的主詞皆為quiet quitting，省略其中一個。 (2) Quiet quitting is defined as no longer going above and beyond at work, …, quiet quitting can feel like…將動詞改為分詞型態，動詞is defined是被動，因此改為過去分詞being defined，其中being 可以省略。
● Is (Being) Defined as no longer going above and beyond at work, …, quiet quitting can feel like…
2. As + N, S + V... N身(份)為…… 使用as加上名詞，通常用以表示某人或某物在特定的場合扮演的身分、地位、職業或角色，
As a researcher of gender dynamics and household work, I can’t help but see...
表示了說話者／文章作者的身分、角色，為讀者對於作者的背景有所了解，也代表作者接下來提及的內容是根據自身職業背景的專業知識提出的見解。
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