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workaholic /工作狂/ (ɡōnɡzuòkuánɡ)

A: Did you know that the topic of workaholics has begun trending on Sina Weibo recently?

你知道最近工作狂这个话题成了微博热搜吗？

(nǐ zhīdào zuìjìn ɡōnɡzuòkuánɡ zhèɡè huàtí chénɡle wēibó rèsōu ma?)

B: Haven't people always discussed this topic? Has something new happened?

这个话题不一直都有人讨论吗？现在又出了什么新花样？

(zhèɡè huàtí bù yizhí dōu yǒurén tǎolùn ma? xiànzài yòuchū le shenme xīnhuāyànɡ?)

A: A blogger shared that a really young person close to him died because of overwork.  

有一个博主分享了他身边一个非常年轻的人,因为过度工作而猝死了。

(yǒu yīɡè bózhǔ fēnxiǎnɡle tā shēnbiān yīɡè fēichánɡ niánqīnɡ de rén, yīnwéi ɡuòdù ɡōnɡzuò ér cùsǐ le.)

B: I really don't want to hear about this type of thing happening. But how should we understand the concept of a workaholic?

真不想听见这样的事情发生。但是怎么理解工作狂这个概念呢？

(zhēn bùxiǎnɡ tīnɡjiàn zhèyànɡ de shìqínɡ fāshēnɡ. dànshì zěnme lǐjiě ɡōnɡzuòkuánɡ zhèɡè ɡàiniàn ne?)

A: First is looking at in terms of time spent working. Workaholics are more willing to spend time on work than most people, sometimes even using their personal time to work. Second, workaholics are more inclined to enjoy work as they like the challenge work brings. 

第一, 从工作时间来看,工作狂比一般人更愿意花时间,有些甚至是愿意用私人时间工作。第二,工作狂享受工作,喜欢工作带来的挑战。

(dìyī, cónɡ ɡōnɡzuò shíjiān láikàn, ɡōnɡzuòkuánɡ bǐ yībān rén ɡènɡ yuànyì huāshíjiān, yǒuxiē shènzhì shì yuànyì yònɡ sīrénshíjiān ɡōnɡzuò.dìèr,ɡōnɡzuòkuánɡ xiǎnɡshòu ɡōnɡzuò, xǐhuān ɡōnɡzuò dàiláide tiǎozhàn.)

Illustration: Liu Xidan/GT