今天的句子:
Broadly, boundary theory holds that however much Facebook encourages employees to bring their “authentic selves” to work, we have multiple selves, all of them authentic. Crossing between one role and another isn’t easy; it’s called boundary work. And the commute, as Arizona State University’s Blake Ashforth and two collaborators wrote in a seminal paper on the topic, “is actually a relatively efficient way of simultaneously facilitating a physical and psychological shift between roles.”
思考题:
According to the text, the commute _____.
A. shows the wide influence of Facebook
B. is cited to refute the boundary theory
C. is beneficial for the shift of multiple selves
D. shows the boundary work is detrimental
词汇突破:
boundary theory:边界理论
authentic:真实的
commute:通勤
句子解析:
第一句:
Broadly, boundary theory holds that however much Facebook encourages employees to bring their “authentic selves” to work, we have multiple selves, all of them authentic.
参考译文:从广义上讲,边界理论认为,无论脸书怎么鼓励员工将“真实自我”带到工作中,我们都有多个自我,每个都是真实的。
第二句:
Crossing between one role and another isn’t easy; it’s called boundary work.
参考译文:从一个角色切换到另一个角色并不容易;这种切换被称为边界工作。
第三句:
And the commute, as Arizona State University’s Blake Ashforth and two collaborators wrote in a seminal paper on the topic, “is actually a relatively efficient way of simultaneously facilitating a physical and psychological shift between roles.”
参考译文:正如亚利桑那州立大学的布莱克·阿什福斯和两位合作者在一篇关于这个主题的开创性论文中所写的那样,”通勤实际上是一种相对有效的方式,可以同时促进不同角色之间的生理和心理转换。”
思考题解析:
According to the text, the commute _____.
文章表明,通勤_____
A.shows the wide influence of Facebook
展现了脸书的广泛影响力
这两者之间是没有关系的,所以不选!
B. is cited to refute the boundary theory
被提及来驳斥边界理论
没有用来驳斥,所以不选!
C. is beneficial for the shift of multiple selves
对于多个自我的切换是有益的
对于最后一句:
the commute is actually a relatively efficient way
其中:efficient=beneficial
而mutiple self 就是指多个角色,
所以是正确答案!
D. shows the boundary work is detrimental
展现出边界工作是有害的
没有提及边界工作是有害的,所以不选!
文章来源背景和来源:
Admit It, You Miss Your Commute
承认吧,你怀念通勤了
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2021/07/admit-it-you-miss-your-commute/619007/
背景:通勤无疑是我们抱怨的最多的一件事。拥挤、嘈杂、浪费时间,长距离通勤无疑是最为上班人所诟病的了。意大利的物理学家曾注意到,纵观历史,人们愿意在交通上花的时间也不过是每天一小时。这能解释为什么包括罗马在内的古代城市直径鲜少于三英里。通讯技术的发展拓展了这个距离,但交通时间却没有太大变化。全美平均的单程通勤时间为27分钟。然而,伴随着新冠肺炎的大流行,我们中的很多人都被迫享受了零通勤的一年。与之前期待的解脱不同,零通勤让我们感受到了额外的压力。生活和工作边界模糊,很多人的职业倦怠感不减反增。我们以为通勤的目的不过是到达工作地点,但通勤实际上自然有效地实现了角色切换。这种边界过渡工作的重要性被忽视了。想想要是在家和在单位一样有锋芒,那么和伴侣的争吵将不可避免,要是对同事和对孩子一样细心呵护,那会让人觉得古怪甚至变态。