人生轉折與長期選擇英語對話

對話原文與翻譯

每句先給英文原句，下面一行是中文翻譯。想練口說時把譯文遮住，跟著音訊一句句複述。

1. Emma 0:00

   My manager offered me the promotion, but it would put me on planes almost every week.

   主管給了我升遷機會，但那代表我幾乎每週都要搭飛機出差。

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2. Tom 0:05

   So the real question is whether the title outweighs losing your routine and steady sleep.

   所以真正的問題是，這個頭銜值不值得你拿固定作息和穩定睡眠去換。

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3. Emma 0:10

   Exactly, and I only recently got my migraines under control by eating regularly and avoiding late nights.

   沒錯，而且我也是最近才靠規律吃飯、少熬夜把偏頭痛控制住。

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4. Tom 0:18

   Then your health history is part of the price, not a small side note.

   那你的健康狀況就是這份工作的成本之一，不是小到可以忽略的附註。

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5. Emma 0:22

   True, yet the role would give me client exposure and faster access to regional strategy work.

   這倒是真的，不過這個職位能讓我接觸客戶，也能更快接觸區域策略工作。

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6. Tom 0:29

   How certain is that benefit, though, since companies often promise visibility and reward office politics instead?

   但這個好處到底多確定？公司常常說會給曝光，最後反而獎勵辦公室政治。

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7. Emma 0:35

   The last two people in this role moved into strategy within eighteen months, so there is some evidence.

   這個職位的前兩任都在十八個月內轉進策略部門，所以多少還是有些依據。

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8. Tom 0:43

   That evidence helps, but their stamina and home situation may have been very different from yours.

   這個證據有幫助，但他們的體力和家庭狀況可能跟你很不一樣。

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9. Emma 0:48

   Right, so I shouldn't copy their choice without checking whether the travel pattern can be adjusted.

   對，所以我不能直接照抄他們的選擇，得先確認出差模式能不能調整。

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10. Tom 0:55

    Could you negotiate clustered trips, or at least one protected week each month without travel?

    你能不能談成把行程集中，或至少每個月保留一週完全不出差？

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11. Emma 1:00

    I could ask for back-to-back visits, remote follow-ups, and no overnight returns after major presentations.

    我可以要求行程連排、遠端後續跟進，還有重大簡報後不安排過夜往返。

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12. Tom 1:07

    That sounds more realistic than treating the decision as a simple yes or no.

    這聽起來比把決定當成單純的二選一務實多了。

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13. Emma 1:12

    If they allow that structure for a trial quarter, the promotion probably becomes worth testing.

    如果他們願意先試行一季這種安排，這次升遷大概就值得試。

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14. Tom 1:18

    And if they insist on constant travel, you'll know the career gain comes with too much physical cost.

    要是他們堅持一直高頻出差，你就會知道職涯收益的身體代價太高。

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15. Emma 1:23

    Then my decision isn't about ambition alone, but about whether the role can be shaped responsibly.

    那我的決定就不只是野心，而是這個角色能不能被負責任地調整。

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16. Tom 1:30

    Take that version into the meeting, and you'll leave with terms to assess instead of pure excitement.

    就把這個版本帶進會議，你就能帶著可評估的條件出來，不會只剩一時興奮。

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從本篇對話中挑出的實義詞，依它們在全部 500 篇對話裡出現的等級排序（越靠後等級出現的越優先）。已排除虛詞、專有名詞與數詞。

• planes /pleɪnz/ noun

  飛機；平面

• title /ˈtaɪtəl/ noun

  標題；稱號

• outweighs /ˌaʊtˈweɪz/ verb

  比……更重要；超過

• migraines /ˈmaɪˌɡreɪnz/ plural noun

  偏頭痛

• regional /ˈridʒənəl/ adjective

  地區的

• certain /ˈsɜrtən/ adjective

  確定的；肯定的

• politics /ˈpɑlətɪks/ noun

  政治；政治活動

• stamina /ˈstæmənə/ noun

  耐力

• clustered /ˈklʌstərd/ verb

  cluster的過去式；聚集在一起

• presentations /ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃənz/ noun

  簡報；報告；展示

• gain /ɡeɪn/ verb

  獲得；增加

• assess /əˈsɛs/ verb

  評估；評價；估量

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