Do you think you are a successful person?
Here's what people in London said:
It depends on what it is – I mean successful in my career? I’m almost successful.
I’ve been a college professor and I’ve taught things. I’ve worked in the media. I’ve been able to explain things to people make things a little clearer so I think I’ve contributed something and I’ve been able to pay my bills.
Basically, because I’m doing what I want to do and that’s success to me.
Provided I’m happy, that’s success enough for me.
*Let’s dig in!
In the interview, the first thing that comes across people’s mind when talking about success is usually their career success. The reason is that when you are working hard in your career, there is a higher opportunity that you will have more influence to people outside of your comfort zone. On the other hand, some people think that as long as they are doing what they want to do or they are happy with what they do, that is success to them. It is also considered one way of success if you could be happy about your life. The happiness you feel could create a positive atmosphere and affect people around you. The happier you are, the happier your friends/familiesare. When the level of happiness is sustainable, it will then carry onto our career performance or even people outside of our circle.
*Word bank
- Depend on 依照; 所指的是…
Whether or not a person is successful, it really depends on what standard you are referring to.
當我們在討論一個人是否成功時，這其實要看你訂定的標準是甚麼
Depends這個字很常被使用到，當你被問到一個問題無法給出明確的答案時，中文我們通常會說“這不一定耶” 或是 “這要看是哪一種情況” ，英文的話，你就可以回答 “it depends”意思就是，答案有很多種可能，要依情況而定。
- Contribute貢獻
The best way to contribute to the society is to be a volunteer to some charity events.
要貢獻或回饋社會最好的方式，就是成為一些慈善活動的義工
- Provided… 當一句話用provided開頭的時候，就表示 “以…為前提的考量下”
資料來源: https://www.facebook.com/BBC.tw
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