A Good Fit: Never Work Again
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How often do you get out of bed and ask yourself ‘how many days until the weekend?’ When you don’t enjoy your job, it can be hard to get out of bed. And eight hours of a job you don’t like can ruin an entire day.
There’s a phrase in English—it’s a piece of advice that I think every American has heard once—about how to never ‘work’ again. What do you think it could be? I won’t tell you—you have to listen to the recording—but I will tell you this: the phrase works because it changes the meaning of the word work, just a little. So, before you listen, think about what you think work means. Could you give a definition of the word? Think about it, and then listen to the recording.
After You Listen to the Recording
The first thing I want to know is this: do you agree? Is this good advice? Does the word ‘work’ have a different meaning in this sentence than it does when you use it? Which meaning do you think is more normal?
When you think about ‘work’ in this context, do you ‘work?’ Or is your work your hobby?
Let us know in the comments. And, if you don’t think your work is your hobby, tell us about one hobby of yours and how you could turn it into your job.
Vocabulary
Advice: Often, when you’re doing something, people have ideas on how you can do it better. Or, they have advice on how you can do it better. I always want your advice on how to make Bite Sized English better. Sometimes you ask for advice: you ask someone you think knows to tell you what they think are good ideas. Often, you get advice when you don’t want it: people tell you how to do your job, or how to raise your child.
