輕鬆學流利說

與他人初次見面，如何介紹自己的工作呢？來看看在國貿局上班的 Mike 與 Sandy 的對話。

Mike: Good morning. Welcome to the Board of Foreign Trade. I’m in charge of
the Statistics Office. My name is Mike.
Sandy: Hi Mike. It’s nice to meet you. I’m Sandy. Can you walk me through your
daily duties?
Mike: Sure. My section 1is responsible for evaluating deadline extension
applications and we also prepare the budget for the following year.
Sandy: Sounds like 2you’ve got your hands full!
Mike: Yes. Sometimes we 3are snowed under, but most of the time we can
leave by 5.
Sandy: How often do you 4work overtime?
Mike: Not often. Maybe once or twice a week.
Sandy: That sounds like a lot. I work late maybe once or twice a month.
Mike: Well, yeah. Lots of people in Taiwan think civic servants have 5a cushy
job, but actually we’ve loads of things to do.

實用片語一籮筐
現在來從上面的對話學習可以描述工作與職務的常見用語吧！

1. be responsible for N 負責
2. have (got) your hands full 非常忙碌
3. be snowed under 忙得不可開交
4. work overtime 加班
5. a cushy job 輕鬆安穩的工作（傳說中的爽缺?!）

輕鬆用隨時練
請利用今天所學的片語完成以下例句。（請記得留意動詞變化。）
1. Ken ____________________ working full time while taking care of his sick parents.
2. A sales manager ____________________ overseeing the performance of all sales activities.
3. Working as an admin assistant is no _________________ in our company. The office hours are
8 a.m. to 6 p.m. but one almost never finishes work before 7:30 p.m..
4. It’s a pity I can’t chat with you right now. I _____________________ with work today.
5. _____________________ on a regular basis is often a sign of employee burnout.

參考答案：1. had his hands full 2. is responsible for 3. cushy job 4. am snowed under 5. Working overtime