今天的词汇非常成体系,全部围绕**“职场人事、薪酬福利与求职面试”**。这组词汇在雅思听力(特别是 Section 3 的求职/工作讨论场景)和雅思阅读(企业管理、职业发展类文章)中是绝对的高频核心词。
🎯 核心词根串记与易混淆辨析(优先记)
巧记报销:Reimburse
- 记忆法:
re-(重新)+im-(进入)+burse(= purse 钱包)➡️ 钱重新回到你的钱包里 ➡️ 报销。 - 必考词搭:reimburse sb. for sth. 为某事给某人报销。
职业 VS 假期:Vocation VS Vacation
- vocation /vəʊˈkeɪʃn/:n. 天职 / 使命感(
voc-指 to call 呼唤,上天的召唤 ➡️ 最适合你的工作)。 - vacation /vəˈkeɪʃn/:n. 假期。
补贴 VS 消退:Subsidy VS Subside
- subsidy /ˈsʌbsədi/:n. 补贴 / 津贴(如 housing subsidy 住房补贴)。
- subside /səbˈsaɪd/:v. 消退 / 平息(如 storm subsided 风暴平息)。
劳动力家族:Labour 词根串记
- labour:n. 劳动力 / 劳动。
- laboratory:n. 实验室(劳动/做实验的地方)。
- collaborate:v. 合作(
col-共同 +labor劳动)。 - elaborate:v/adj. 精心制作 / 详尽的(
e-出 +labor➡️ 劳动出来的成果)。
沉迷后缀:-aholic (嗜好……的人)
- workaholic:工作狂
- shopaholic:购物狂
- webaholic:网瘾者
💼 今日词汇表(易错音标加注)
1. 薪水、福利与报销 (Income & Benefits)
wage /weɪdʒ/
n. 工资(通常指按周/小时发放的体力劳动周薪;salary 指按月发放的白薪水)。
earned income
n. 劳动收入 / 业务收入(指通过工作赚取的钱,区别于投资理财的被动收入)。
remuneration /rɪˌmjuːnəˈreɪʃn/ ⚠️极其容易拼错和读错,重音在 -ra-
n. 报酬 / 酬劳(非常正式的用语,常用于雅思阅读企业管理类文章)。
payroll /ˈpeɪrəʊl/
n. 工资单 / 在职人员名单;必考词搭:payroll tax 工资税;on the payroll 在职/受雇。
refund /ˈriːfʌnd/
n/v. 退款(买错东西退回来的钱);必考词搭:claim a refund 要求退款。
reimbursement /ˌriːɪmˈbɜːsmənt/
n. 报销(因公垫付后,公司退给你的钱)。
2. 职场身份与人事结构 (Roles & Personnel)
personnel /ˌpɜːsəˈnel/ ⚠️发音陷阱,重音在最后!
n. 人员 / 人事部门;必考词搭:personnel department 人事部。
workforce /ˈwɜːkfɔːs/
n. 劳动力总数 / 全体员工。
clerk /klɑːk/ (英音) 或 /klɜːrk/ (美音)
n. 职员 / 办事员;必考词搭:an accounting clerk 记账员;an auditing clerk 审计员。
interviewer VS interviewee
- interviewer:面试官(er 表示动作发出者)。
- interviewee /ˌɪntəvjuˈiː/:面试者 / 求职者(ee 表示动作承受者)。
occupation /ˌɒkjuˈpeɪʃn/
n. 职业 / 占领;衍生:occupy v. 占据;occupational adj. 职业的;必考词搭:an occupation certificate 职业资格证书。
3. 招聘动作、状态与承诺 (Recruitment & Actions)
résumé /ˈrezjʊmeɪ/ ⚠️法语外来词,发音特殊
n. 简历(= CV)。
recommendation /ˌrekəmenˈdeɪʃn/
n. 推荐 / 推荐信。
prompt /prɒmpt/
adj. 迅速的 / 及时的;v. 促使;衍生:promptly adv. 迅速地 / 立即。
incentive /ɪnˈsentɪv/
n. 动机 / 刺激 / 激励;必考词搭:an incentive to do sth. 做某事的动机/奖励。
decelerate /diːˈseləreɪt/ VS accelerate /əkˈseləreɪt/
v. 减速 VS 加速(常用于描述经济、公司发展或汽车速度)。
undertaking /ˌʌndəˈteɪkɪŋ/
n. 承诺 / 保证 / 事业;必考词搭:a written undertaking 书面承诺;an undertaking clause 承诺条款。
📘 今日背诵短文(求职面试与入职语境🔥)
(导读:这是一个非常典型的 HR 招聘场景,从面试官筛选简历、谈论薪资福利,到最终签订入职承诺书。请在真实的职场画面中体会这些高级词汇。)
When a company’s growth begins to decelerate, the personnel department must take prompt action to hire new talent and expand the workforce. To attract highly skilled labour, the company often provides a strong financial incentive.
Yesterday, an ambitious interviewee submitted his résumé and a strong letter of recommendation for the position of an accounting clerk. During the interview, the interviewer discussed the total remuneration package. It was an excellent offer. It included a high basic wage, additional bonuses counted as earned income, and a monthly housing subsidy.
The HR manager explained the financial policies: “Once you are officially on the payroll, if you use your own money to buy office supplies, you must submit a receipt, and we will reimburse you for the cost. However, if a client cancels an order, it is your job to process the refund.”
Before officially taking the job, the candidate had to sign a contract containing a strict undertaking clause, which served as a written undertaking to protect company secrets. For this candidate, who was an absolute workaholic, this was not just a normal occupation to pay the bills; it felt like a true vocation. He accepted the offer promptly and was ready to start his new career.
