文登英語寫作素材連載(十五)

來源：新浪時間：2006-12-12 18:25:26

　　Reasons to Work

　For most people in the world, work is necessary in order to survive. Without work they cannot support themselves and their families. But not everyone works just in order to survive. Some people work in order to help others, some for the respect and admiration their work brings them, and others for personal fulfillment and satisfaction.
　People who work for charitable organizations usually do so because they want to help people in need. They may be volunteers, or they may be given a small stipend for their work, but whatever monetary benefit they receive, it is not as important as the fact that they have made a difference in someone else’s life. Another reason some people work is because they enjoy the respect and esteem of others. Politicians are a good example. Of course, they often make a handsome salary, but in most cases, they could make more in a career in the private sector than in government. Other careers, such as that of an artist or musician, attract people who find their work personally fulfilling no matter what the monetary reward.
　Although earning a living is a very important reason to work, and is probably the most common one, it is not the only reason. People may work for all kinds of reasons, including those described above or a combination of them. Whatever a person’s reason for doing the work he does, he should be respected for his commitment and good work.

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　工作的理由

　對世界上大部分的熱而言，想求生存，就必須工作，沒有工作，就無法養(yǎng)活自己和家人。但并非每個人都只是為了生存而工作。有些人工作是為了幫助別人，有些人則是為了工作所帶給他們的尊敬和贊賞，還有些人是為了實現(xiàn)自己的抱負(fù)，讓自己感到滿足。
　在慈善機(jī)構(gòu)工作的人通常是因為他們想要幫助窮困的人。他們可能是義工，也可能獲得少許的薪資，但無論得到什么金錢上的利益，都不如改變某個人的生活這件事來得重要。人們工作的另一個理由是，他們喜歡別人的尊敬與重視。政治人物就是一個很好的例子。當(dāng)然，他們的薪水相當(dāng)高，但大部分的政治人物如果在私人機(jī)構(gòu)工作，得到的薪水會比在政府單位服務(wù)更高。還有一些職業(yè)，如藝術(shù)家、音樂家，其吸引人的原因在于人們可以從工作中實現(xiàn)自己的理想，而不在乎金錢上的報酬。
　雖然謀生是工作的重要理由，可能也是比較普遍的理由，但并不是唯一的理由。人們可能會為各種各樣的理由而工作，包括上述所提及的理由，或是上述各項理由的結(jié)合。無論一個人工作的理由為何，只要他夠投入并且表現(xiàn)良好，就應(yīng)該受到尊重。

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