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时间：2007-06-29 01:29:28

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This is a test. It is only a test. Had it been an actual job, you would have received raises, promotions1, and other signs of appreciation2.
-- Anonymous3

 

Anyone can do any amount of work provided it isn't the work he's supposed to be doing at the moment.
-- Robert Benchley

 

When people go to work, they shouldn't have to leave their hearts at home.
-- Betty Bender

 

Only positive consequences encourage good future performances.
-- Kenneth H. Blanchard

 

There is no future in any job. The future lies in the man who holds the job.
-- George Crane

 

If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.
-- Albert Einstein

 

The brain is a wonderful organ. It starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get into the office.
-- Robert Frost

 

Good hours, excellent pay, fun place to work, paid training, mean boss. Oh well, four out of five isn't bad.
-- Help Wanted Ad, PA newspaper, 1994

 

My father taught me to work; he did not teach me to love it.
-- Abraham Lincoln

 

Executive ability is deciding quickly and getting someone else to do the work.
-- John G. Pollard

 

Of course, it is very important to be sober when you take an exam. Many worthwile careers in the street-cleansing, fruit-picking and subway-guitar-playing industries have been founded on a lack of understanding of this simple fact.
-- Terry Pratchett, Moving Pictures

 

Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.
-- Tom Robbins

 

Whenever you are asked if you can do a job, tell 'em, "Certainly, I can!" Then get busy and find out how to do it.
-- Theodore Roosevelt

 

In a hierarchy4, every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence5. Therefore:
  • In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent6 to carry out its duties.
  • Work is accomplished7 by those employees who have not yet reached their level of incompetence.
    • -- The Peter Principle

     

    Work is a four-letter word.
    -- The Smiths (Morrissey)

     

    Work is the refuge of people who have nothing better to do.
    -- Oscar Wilde

     


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    1 promotions ea6aeb050f871384f25fba9c869cfe21     
    促进( promotion的名词复数 )； 提升； 推广； 宣传
    参考例句：
    • All services or promotions must have an appeal and wide application. 所有服务或促销工作都必须具有吸引力和广泛的适用性。
    • He promptly directed the highest promotions and decorations for General MacArthur. 他授予麦克阿瑟将军以最高的官阶和勋奖。
    2 appreciation Pv9zs     
    n.评价；欣赏；感谢；领会，理解；价格上涨
    参考例句：
    • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
    • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
    3 anonymous lM2yp     
    adj.无名的；匿名的；无特色的
    参考例句：
    • Sending anonymous letters is a cowardly act.寄匿名信是懦夫的行为。
    • The author wishes to remain anonymous.作者希望姓名不公开。
    4 hierarchy 7d7xN     
    n.等级制度；统治集团，领导层
    参考例句：
    • There is a rigid hierarchy of power in that country.那个国家有一套严密的权力等级制度。
    • She's high up in the management hierarchy.她在管理阶层中地位很高。
    5 incompetence o8Uxt     
    n.不胜任，不称职
    参考例句：
    • He was dismissed for incompetence. 他因不称职而被解雇。
    • She felt she had been made a scapegoat for her boss's incompetence. 她觉得，本是老板无能，但她却成了替罪羊。
    6 incompetent JcUzW     
    adj.无能力的，不能胜任的
    参考例句：
    • He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
    • He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
    7 accomplished UzwztZ     
    adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
    参考例句：
    • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
    • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

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