People in India Quit High-Paying Jobs

印度人辭去高薪工作


Introduction

Some workers in India are leaving their good jobs. They do not have new jobs ready.

一些印度勞工正辭去他們不錯的工作,且在還沒準備好新工作的情況下離職。

Main Body

One man studied at a top school. He had a job with a lot of money. He quit because he was not happy. At first, he felt good and spent time with family. Later, he felt sad and bored because he had no work to do.

一名男子畢業於頂尖學校。他曾擁有一份高薪工作。因為不快樂,他辭職了。起初他感覺很好,能花時間陪伴家人。後來,由於沒有工作可做,他感到悲傷且無聊。

A woman in Bengaluru also quit her job. She earned 60,000 rupees a month. She hated her long work hours. She wanted to try new things and be free.

一名位於班加羅爾的女性也辭去了工作。她每月賺 60,000 盧比。她厭惡長時間的工作時數。她想嘗試新事物並獲得自由。

Other people on the internet say the same thing. They stopped working to stop stress. But then they became worried about money. They tried to exercise or start small businesses to feel better.

網路上其他的人也表達了同樣的看法。他們為了停止壓力而停止工作。但隨後他們開始擔心金錢問題。他們嘗試透過運動或經營小生意來讓心情好轉。

Conclusion

Quitting a job helps for a short time. But later, many people feel lost and worried.

辭職在短時間內有所幫助,但隨後許多人會感到迷茫與擔心。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Pattern

Look at how we describe things that already happened in this story. We change the action word to show it is finished.

The Change:

  • Study \rightarrow Studied
  • Quit \rightarrow Quit (stays the same!)
  • Feel \rightarrow Felt
  • Spend \rightarrow Spent
  • Earn \rightarrow Earned
  • Hate \rightarrow Hated
  • Want \rightarrow Wanted
  • Stop \rightarrow Stopped
  • Become \rightarrow Became

Why this helps you reach A2: To tell a story or talk about your day, you cannot use 'now' words. You must use these 'past' words.

Quick Example:

  • Now: I feel happy.
  • Past: I felt happy yesterday.

Vocabulary Learning

quit (v.)
To stop doing a job or an activity
Example:He decided to quit his job because he was unhappy.
earned (v.)
To get money for the work that you do
Example:She earned a lot of money at her old company.
stress (n.)
A feeling of being worried or too tired because of problems
Example:Too much work can cause a lot of stress.
bored (adj.)
Feeling unhappy because you have nothing to do
Example:The student felt bored during the long lesson.
worried (adj.)
Thinking about problems or bad things that might happen
Example:They were worried about having enough money for food.
Practice A2 words in a crossword