chore, job, task, work
这四个词都有“工作”的意思。它们的区别是：
task是可数名词,一般指分配的工作,也可指自愿承担的工作,尤指较困难、紧张的工作; work是不可数名词,指工作、劳动、职业、操作、运转等,这个词是一般用语,可用于各种场合; job是可数名词,指一件必须做的工作,或有报酬的工作,也可指职业,多用于口语中; chore指日常琐事,尤指家庭或农场干的杂务,家务事常用复数形式。例如:
He goes to work at eight.他八点钟去上班。
It takes a lot of work to build a house.盖一幢房子要费很大的工夫。
They are paid by job.他们是按件计酬。
I got a job with a firm.我在一家公司找到了工作。
Each morning she would get up, do the chores, then go next door for a talk with her neighbour.每天早晨她都起来做些家务事,然后去隔壁和邻居聊天。
He is prepared to make a living by accepting any remunerative chore.
为了生计,他准备接受任何有酬报的杂活.
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Making pasta by hand with a rolling pin can be a real chore.
用擀面杖擀意大利面会是个非常枯燥乏味的活儿。
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His headache has affected his ability to do household chore.
里满说《他的头痛已经影响他做一些家务事》.
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She sees exercise primarily as an unavoidable chore.
她基本上把锻炼看做是不得不做的琐事。
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It's such a chore to do the shopping every day!
每天上街买东西真烦人!
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But a wide - open floor adds only a few seconds the vacuuming chore.
但是,广泛的开放式购买只有几秒钟的吸尘苦差事.
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Anyway, nowadays, reading the newspapers have become a mentally draining chore.
但是, 现在读报纸已经变成一种苦差事了.
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She thought It'such a chore to do the shopping every day!
她认为每天上街买东西真烦人!
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It was a methodical, unexciting chore.
那是一份按部就班、枯燥乏味的无聊差事。
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Peeling bags of potatoes is really a chore.
削一袋又一袋洋芋皮真是苦差使.
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Reading should be a joy and not a chore.
阅读应是一种享受,不是一件苦差.
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Fortunately, the chore of leaf sweeping is well worth the effort.
幸运的是，干清扫落叶这个活儿是值得的。
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It's such a chore to change diapers.
换尿布真是一件讨厌的事.
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The ritual will ease the transition to the unwelcome chore.
这套规律可以使你易于过渡到你不喜欢的工作上去.
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Disliking this chore and relieved that it would end soon, he continued fielding questions.
他一边暗自庆幸这件讨厌的差事快完了, 一边继续回答问题.
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