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Passage One
段落一
Time, I think a lot about time and not just because it's the name of the news organization I work for.
時間。我對時間的感想很多。這不僅因為它是我工作所在的新聞機構的名字。
Like most working people, I find time or the lack of it a never ending frustration and an unwinable battle.
像大多數工作一族一樣，無論我獲得時間或缺少時間，都是一件永遠令人沮喪的事，也是一場永遠贏不了的戰斗。
My every day is a race against the clock that I never ever seem to win. This is hardly a lonesome complaint.
我的每一天都在和時鐘賽跑，并且看起來我永遠無法取勝。這并不是我個人發出的抱怨。
According to the Families and Work Institute's national study of the changing workforce, 55% of the employees say they don't have enough time for themselves, 63% don't have enough time for their spouses or partners, and 67% don't have enough time for their children.
根據家庭工作研究所對流動勞動力的全國性研究，55%的雇員說他們沒有足夠的時間供自己支配，63%的雇員說他們沒有足夠時間陪伴配偶或情侶，67%的人說他們沒有足夠的時間陪伴自己的孩子。
It's also not a new complaint. I bet our ancestors returned home from hunting wild animals and gathering nuts, and complained about how little time they had to paint battle scenes on their cave walls.
這不是一個新近出現的抱怨。我敢打賭我們的祖輩在狩獵或采集果實回家時，也會抱怨他們很少有時間在洞穴的墻上畫下為生存而戰的畫。
The difference is that the boss of animal hunting and the head of nut gathering probably told them to “Shut up!” or “No survival for you!”
區別在于負責狩獵或采果的首領可能會告訴他們閉嘴否則就不讓你活著。
Today's workers are still demanding control over their time, the difference is: today's bosses are listening.
現在雇員們也在要求對他們自己的時間得到更多的控制權，區別是現在老板們會傾聽。
I've been reading a report issued today called When Work Works, produced jointly by three organizations.
我正在閱讀今天剛出版的一篇由三家機構聯合發布的題為《When Work Words》的報道。
They set out to find and award the employers who employ the most creative and most effective ways to give their workers flexibility. I found this report worth reading and suggest every boss should read it for ideas.
他們尋找并獎勵那些利用最有創造力、最有效的方式給予雇員彈性時間的雇主們。我發現這篇報道很值得一讀，并建議每一位老板都應該去讀讀它以激發自己的靈感。
Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.
基于你聽到的對話，回答問題26至28。
Question 26. What is the speaker complaining about?
問題26. 說話者在抱怨什么？
Question 27. What does the speaker say about our ancestors?
問題27. 說話者說了些關于我們祖先的什么內容？
Question 28. Why does the speaker suggest all bosses read the report by the three organizations?
問題28. 為什么說話者建議所有的老板讀這篇由三家機構聯合的報道？
