Business English: Describing Jobs

By Natalie Liu

When asking what people do for a living, you may say: “what do you do for a living?” or “what is your occupation?” or “what type of work do you do?” Responses to those questions can be: “I’m a salesman.” or “I’m in the toy business.” When people inquire about what kind of company you work for, you may reply: “I work for US Bank.” or “I work at HL law firm.”

商業英語：談及職業
詢問他人的工作時，你可以說：「您做甚麼的？」、「您的職業是甚麼？」或是「您從事何種工作？」回答時則可以說：「我是推銷員。」或者「我在玩具產業。」人們問您在甚麼樣的公司工作時，你可以回答：「我在美國銀行上班。」或是「我在HL法律事務所工作。」

living (n.) 收入；生計
I mean, I don’t like my job but at least it’s a living (= a way of earning money).
我的意思是我雖然不喜歡自己的工作，但起碼可以賺錢。

occupation (n.) 職業；工作
In the space marked “occupation” she wrote “police officer”.
在「職業」一欄裡她寫了「警察」。

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