背诵为王 第 四 册 第 24 课

　　Lesson24 On Employment for the Younger and the Older
A study of the results of this survey suggests that older workers are likely to make better employees than younger ones.
This conclusion is based partly on a comparison of the views of these two groups of workers on factors contributing to career success. Honesty is more highly rated by older workers than by their younger counterparts, suggesting that older workers are likely to be more trustworthy. They are also more cautious in their approach to work, unlike younger workers, who are prone¹ to take risks which can have disastrous² consequences. In addition, the high value older workers place on being sociable³ points to their greater readiness to work for good relationships with other members of the workforce⁴.
There is no denying that a good working atmosphere is vital for the smooth operation of an organization. This emphasis on sociability⁵ is also reflected in the importance older workers attach to having contacts. Both establishing and maintaining useful contacts are necessary in the modern business world.
Secondly⁶, in terms of priorities in choosing a job, older workers show themselves to be more stable and committed than their younger counterparts. Not only are they less concerned about money, they are also much more realistic in their job expectations and consequently less likely to be frustrated⁷ on account of lack of excitement or challenge in their everyday work. All this, together with their interest in long-term security, means that older workers are more committed to the job they hold and less likely to move from one job to another in search of new stimulation⁸. It is this commitment that older workers have to their job that perhaps argues most strongly in their favor as being better employees.
counterpart 相对物；对方
论年龄与就业之关系
对此项调查结论的研究表明，年龄大的雇员相比年轻的，更可能成为优秀的员工。此结论部分来自于对年老和年轻这两组员工在促成事业成功的因素上的观点的比较。诚实在年老员工那里得到的评价高于年轻者，这表明年老的员工可能更值得信任。他们对待工作的方法更谨慎，而不像年轻的员工倾向冒险，而可能会带来灾难性的后果。此外，年老员工给予合群很高评价，表明他们更乐意和其他员工发展良好关系。不可否认，好的工作氛围对一个组织的和谐运转至关重要。这种对社交的强调同样反映在年老员工认为保持互相联系很重要上。在当今商界，建立和保持有益的联系是很有必要的。
其次，在选择工作时优先考虑的事项方面，年龄大的员工比年轻员工显示出了更强的稳定性和忠诚度。他们不仅对钱关注较少，而且对工作的期待要现实得多，因此不容易因日常工作缺乏活力和挑战而灰心丧气。所有这些，加上他们对长期稳定的工作感兴趣，意味着年龄大的员工更效忠于自己已有的工作，而不大可能为了追求新的刺激而跳槽。或许正是年龄大的员工对自己工作的这种忠诚，在证明他们是更好的雇员方面最有说服力。

1 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

2 disastrous   

adj.灾难性的，造成灾害的；极坏的，很糟的

参考例句：

• The heavy rainstorm caused a disastrous flood.暴雨成灾。
• Her investment had disastrous consequences.She lost everything she owned.她的投资结果很惨，血本无归。

3 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

4 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。

5 sociability   

n.好交际，社交性，善于交际

参考例句：

• A fire of withered pine boughs added sociability to the gathering. 枯松枝生起的篝火给这次聚合增添了随和、友善的气氛。 来自辞典例句
• A certain sociability degree is a specific character of most plants. 特定的群集度是多数植物特有的特征。 来自辞典例句

6 secondly   

adv.第二，其次

参考例句：

• Secondly,use your own head and present your point of view.第二，动脑筋提出自己的见解。
• Secondly it is necessary to define the applied load.其次，需要确定所作用的载荷。

7 frustrated   

adj.挫败的，失意的，泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的过去式和过去分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's very easy to get frustrated in this job. 这个工作很容易令人懊恼。
• The bad weather frustrated all our hopes of going out. 恶劣的天气破坏了我们出行的愿望。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 stimulation   

n.刺激，激励，鼓舞

参考例句：

• The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.幼儿游戏组给孩子很多启发。
• You don't get any intellectual stimulation in this job.你不能从这份工作中获得任何智力启发。