Prison
vs. Work
監獄 vs.
上班
IN
PRISON...you spend the majority of your time in an 8x10 cell.
AT
WORK...you spend most of your time in a
6x8 cubicle.
IN
PRISON...you get three meals a day.
AT
WORK...you only get a break for one meal and you have to pay for
it.
IN
PRISON...you get time off for good behavior.
AT WORK...you get rewarded for good behavior with more work.
IN
PRISON...a guard locks and unlocks all the doors for you.
AT
WORK...you must carry around a security card and unlock and open
all the doors yourself.
IN
PRISON...you can watch TV and play games.
AT
WORK...you
get fired for watching TV and playing games.
IN
PRISON...you get your own toilet.
AT
WORK...you have to share.
IN
PRISON...they allow your family and friends to visit.
AT
WORK...you cannot even speak to your family and friends.
IN
PRISON...all expenses are paid by taxpayers with no work
required.
AT
WORK...you get to pay all the expenses to go to work and then
they deduct taxes from your salary to pay for prisoners.
IN
PRISON...you spend most of your life looking through bars
from the inside wanting to get out.
AT
WORK...you spend most of your time wanting to get out and go
inside bars.
IN
PRISON...there are wardens
who are often sadistic.
AT
WORK...they are called managers.
Key
words:
cell (n.)單人牢房 click
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cubicle (n.)小隔間 click
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bar (n.)長形條 指監獄牢房的鐵條
warden (n.)典獄長 click
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sadistic (n.)性虐待狂的
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