The second and perhaps more prevalent reason for people not to like their work is that theyfeel trapped. Once you've been at a company for five years and have a spouse, a mortgageand a child, you often feel youhave very little choice about jumping ship if things aren't turningout as you'd planned. A steady paycheck can be the biggest manacle of all. People resenthaving to do something because they have no other choice.

　　If you find yourself resenting your job because you can't afford to quit. it may be time toprepare what one career counselor humorously calls a "cyanide capsule". He recalls spymovies in which the secret agent bas such a capsule hidden somewhere on his body. If he'scaptured and tortured unbearably. he has an option. And having an option gives him thestrength to hold on a little longer in the hope that the situation may change.

　　Rather than cyanide, your option takes the form of an up-to-date resume. You might alsotake a weekly glance through the help-wanted section, and make some visits to industryfunctions where low-key networking can take place. You're not giving up your current job.Rather. you are providing yourself with an option. Ifthings get unbearable at work. you couldjump ship. Being in this position can do wonders for your attitude. It allows you to enjoy yourwork Since, in reality, you are t.bere only because you want to be.

　　At the core of adopting a positive attitude to your workplace is, above all, assumingresponsibility for your own situation. Most people feel controlled by their environment. butthey really aren’t. They have toleam to manage that environment so they can get from it whatthey need.

　　為什么有那么多人不喜歡他們的工作呢?主要的原因有兩個：首先，有些人深信謀生是在浪費時間，他們本來可以用這些時間享樂或表現自己真正的天賦。

　　如果你正好屬于這種情況，想想你最近的一次長假期吧。是不是整整兩星期你都那么快樂呢?更有可能的是，你有一個半星期在陽光下快活地度過，而余下的半星期是“啊，我等不及要回去干活了。”[1]光干活而完全沒有玩樂不好，可是光玩樂而完全不干活卻也很糟糕。我們需要感覺自己有所成就。我們在自己的生活中也需要某種形式的秩序。

　　[2]人們不喜歡自己工作的第二種也許是更普遍的原因是他們有被困住了的感覺。一旦你在一家公司工作了五年，而且有了配偶、一筆貸款和一個孩子之后，你常常會覺得，即使工作下去不符合你本來的計劃，也幾乎沒有什么機會選擇跳槽。[3]一筆穩定的薪水可能是其中最大的束縛。人們對因為別無選擇而不得不干某種工作感到不快。

　　如果你發現自己因為無法辭職而憎惡自己的工作的話，也許是時候預備一顆所謂的“氰化物膠囊”了，這是一位職業顧問的幽默叫法。這位顧問想起在間諜電影中的特工就有這樣的一顆膠囊，并把它藏在身上的某個地方。如果他被人抓住并被折磨得難以忍受，他有一種選擇。[4]因為有選擇，他會抱著“情況也許會改變”的希望而有力量堅持更久一點。

　　你的選擇不是氰化物，而是準備一份最新的個人履歷表。你也可以每星期留意一下報紙招聘版，并參加一些行業的社交聚會以便在那里建立一些松散的聯系。你并非要放棄目前的工作。[5]你只不過為自己提供了一種選擇。如果工作真的變得令人無法忍受，你就跳槽。[5]此種情況會讓你的態度發生奇妙的變化。它讓你從此喜歡自己的工作，你“想要做這份工作”，是你做這份工作的唯一原因。

　　對你的工作崗位采取一種積極態度，關鍵在于對自身的處境承擔責任。大多數人覺得自己受周圍的環境所支配，其實并非如此。他們必須學會駕馭這個環境，以便從中得到自己需要的東西。

　　1.What do we most likely want during a long vacation, according to the author?

　　A) To extend the vacation as long as possible.

　　B) To gain a balance between work and play.

　　C) To go back to work as soon as possible.

　　D) To relax completely. free from worry.

　　2.It is indicated in the passage that most people dislike their jobsbecause_____________.

　　A) going to work is wasting their time

　　B) they can't feel fulfilled in their jobs

　　C) they are confined to the jobs tightly

　　D) pay seldom corresponds with work

　　3.When one considers changing job.the biggest difficulty is______________.

　　A) leaving a company and a good boss

　　B) reducing che family burden

　　C) giving up a stable income

　　D) drawing up a better plan for the future

　　4.The author suggests that, by having a "cyanide capsule" at work, onewill______________.

　　A) find a satisfactory job soon

　　B) be as brave as the hero in spy movies

　　C) be more tolerant with the present job

　　D) have the courage to give up the unbearable job

　　5.You will change your attitude towards your job when________________.

　　A) you are provided with the chance to choose

　　B) you are responsible for your present job

　　C) you get ready your up-to-date resume

　　D) you get what you need from your job