高薪背後的真相
A young woman working at TSMC, a famous tech company in Taiwan, recently shared her daily schedule on Dcard, a popular social media platform.
一位任職於台灣知名企業台積電的年輕女性，最近在台灣熱門社群平台Dcard上分享了自己的每日行程。
share sth. with sb.與某人分享某物daily(adj.)每日的／weekly(adj.)每週的／monthly(adj.)每月的schedule(n.)行程表、時間表timetable(n.)時間表、行程安排on schedule按時／behind schedule進度落後platform(n.)平台、月台
She titled her post “A Day at TSMC,” and many people were surprised by how busy her schedule is.
她以「台積電的一天」為標題發文，許多人對她一天的行程如此緊湊感到驚訝。
title(n.)標題(v.)為……命名name(v.)給……取名entitle(v.)給予權利、為……命名post(n.)貼文
For those who want to work in the tech industry, her story feels both impressive and a little scary.
對於想進入科技業工作的人來說，她的經歷既令人佩服，又讓人感到有些卻步。
industry(n.)產業break into an industry進入一個產業impressive(adj.)令人印象深刻的、令人佩服的impress(v.)給……留下深刻印象leave an impression on sb.給某人留下印象scary(adj.)可怕的
Her day starts early.
她的一天開始得很早。
start(v.)開始
Her alarm rings at 7:30 a.m. She leaves home at 8:00, buys breakfast, and arrives at work by 8:30.
早上7點半鬧鐘響起，她8點出門買早餐，8點半抵達公司。
alarm(n.)鬧鐘=alarm clockgo off(警報器等)突然發出巨響
From 9:00, she attends meetings and checks emails.
從9點開始，她參加會議並查看電子郵件。
attend(v.)參加、出席join(v.)參加take part in...參加……
After a quick lunch at 11:30, she prepares for afternoon meetings, answers phone calls, and solves problems.
11點半匆匆吃午餐後，她便開始準備下午的會議、接聽電話並解決問題。
grab a bite很快地吃點東西
At 4:00 p.m., she deals with urgent reports.
下午4點，她處理緊急報告。
deal with處理、應對urgent(adj.)緊急的
Even though her meetings end at 5:30, she continues to discuss work with coworkers and works quietly until 7:30 p.m.
即使5點半會議結束，她仍然和同事討論工作，並默默工作直到晚上7點半。
continue(v.)繼續keep／carry on+V-ing持續做……
She finally gets home at 9:30 p.m., takes a shower, relaxes for a bit, and goes to bed around 12:30 a.m.
她9點半回家，沖個澡、放鬆一下，大約凌晨12點半才睡覺。
take a shower沖澡
Many readers commented, “I could never earn this money!” and “So tiring!”
許多讀者留言說：「這錢我賺不到！」、「太累了！」
comment(v.)評論(n.)評論、意見comment on sth.評論某事make a comment發表意見no comment無可奉告
Some people think the job is too hard, while others were surprised that she cannot leave work until 9:30 p.m.
有些人覺得工作太辛苦，也有人驚訝她竟然要到9點半才能下班。
while(conj.)然而
Her honest post shows that high-paying jobs often come with high pressure.
她的真實分享讓我們看到，高薪工作通常也伴隨著很大的壓力。
come with附帶、伴隨pressure(n.)壓力
What do you think — is this the kind of life you want?
你覺得呢？這是你想要的生活嗎？
think(v.)思考、覺得