Verbs 动词

• You can hire something for a short period of time (BrE only), but rent something for a longer period. 短期租用可用 hire（仅用于英式英语），较长时间的租用则用 rent：◆We can hire bikes for a day to explore the town. 我们可租用自行车一天来游览这城镇。◆We don't own our TV, we rent it. 我们没有自己的电视机，这是租的。
• In NAmE, rent is always used. It is sometimes now used in BrE instead of hire, too. 美式英语总是用 rent，现在英式英语有时也用 rent 代替 hire。
• The owners of a thing can hire it out for a short period (BrE). 物主短期租出某物可用 hire out（英式英语）：◆Do you hire out bikes? 你们出租自行车吗？ Or they can rent (out)/ let (out) a building, etc. 出租房屋等可用 rent (out)/let (out)：◆We rent out rooms in our house to students. 我们把住宅里的房间出租给学生。
• Outside a building you could see 在建筑物外可看到：◆(BrE) To let 招租◆(especially NAmE) For rent 招租
• To hire can also mean to employ somebody, especially in NAmE. * hire 亦含雇用之义，尤其在美式英语中：◆We hired a new secretary. 我们雇了一名新秘书。

Nouns 名词

• The amount of money that you pay to rent something is rent or rental (more formal). When you hire something you pay a hire charge (BrE). 较长时间租用的租金为 rent 或 rental（较正式）。短期租借费用为 hire charge（英式英语）。：On a sign outside a shop you might see 在商店外的标牌上可看到：◆(BrE) Bikes for hire 出租自行车

Getting a job 找工作

• look for work 找工作
• look for/apply for/go for a job 找工作；申请一个职位；努力争取工作
• get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (BrE) fill in an application (form) 得到/拿到/完成/填写申请（表）
• send/email your (BrE) CV/ (NAmE) résumé/application/application form/covering letter 寄/通过电邮发送简历/申请/申请表/附函
• be called for/have/attend an interview 被要求参加/有/参加面试
• offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion 给某人提供一份工作；雇用某人；提拔某人
• find/get/land a job 找到工作
• employ/ (especially NAmE) hire/recruit/ (especially BrE) take on staff/workers/trainees 雇用员工/工人/实习生
• recruit/appoint a manager 招聘/任命经理

Doing a job 做工作

• arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory 上/下班；到办公室/工厂上班；从办公室/工厂下班
• start/finish work/your shift 开始/结束工作/轮班工作时间
• do/put in/work overtime 加班
• have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications 拥有/获得/缺乏/需要经验/资格
• do/get/have/receive training 做/得到/接受培训
• learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills 学习/偶然学会/提高/发展技能
• cope with/manage/share/spread the workload 应付/勉力完成/分担/分摊工作量
• improve your/achieve a better work-life balance 达到更好的工作与生活的平衡
• have (no) job satisfaction/job security 有/没有工作满足感/职业保障

Building a career 建立职业生涯

• have a job/work/a career/a vocation 有工作/事业/职业
• find/follow/pursue/ (especially NAmE) live (out) your vocation 找到/从事/致力于/实践适合自己的职业
• enter/go into/join a profession 加入一个行业
• choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career 选择/从事/开始/致力于一种职业
• change jobs/profession/career 换工作/行业/职业
• be/ (both especially BrE) work/go freelance 做自由职业
• do/take on temp work/freelance work 做/开始从事临时工作/特约工作
• do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work 做/从事/参与义务性工作

Leaving your job 离职

• leave/ (especially NAmE) quit/resign from your job 离职；辞职
• give up work/your job/your career 放弃工作/事业
• hand in your notice/resignation 递交辞呈
• plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc. 计划/预计六月/明年等退休
• take early retirement 提前退休