【多益充電時間 ─ 多益最愛考「雇用」問題！】

在多益考試中，和職場相關的題目一直以來都是必考的，其中「雇用」員工也是愛考的主題喔。

現在就來考考大家！

Walid has had to hire additional engineers and customer representatives with the ------- demand for its products.

選項有
(A) resolved (B) increased (C) involved (D) approached

給你個提示，後面是原因，前面是結果。

本句的中文意思是：由於產品需求增加，瓦力必須雇用更多工程師與客服人員。


選好了嗎？


正確答案是 (B)。

因為「增加的」需求而必須聘用更多員工，因此答案是 (B)。
(A)是「已下定決心的、堅決的」；(C)是「相關的」；(D)是「接近的」。


PS：本題出自《New TOEIC 多益新制黃金團隊5回全真試題＋詳解》
附上傳送門：https://ppt.cc/f4KvOx

不要說艾咪沒照顧粉絲，最後再附上本題有出現的重要單字吧！
additional = 額外的
customer representative = 客服人員
increased = 增加的
demand = 需求

#多益考高分好公司就會向你招手
#不然小編多益考那麼高分考假的嗎
#噓這篇不要讓我老闆看到
#EZTALK


圖片來源：shutterstock (此為示意圖，非當事人、物、事件)

【多益充電時間】每週二上線，我們會持續和大家分享多益單字、片語和題型，歡迎定期追蹤 EZ TALK 粉絲團唷！

此趟威尼斯之旅，得以参观台北市立美术馆在此举办的一场美籍台湾行为艺术家谢得庆老师的展览可算是主要的收获之一。
一开始经过展览布条的时候，先是觉得在这里看到中文甚是难得，同时觉得标题怪怪的：做时间 Doing time
时间怎么做呢？是翻译的错误吗？带着这样的疑惑继续跟着旅行团导游前行。

后来在游览的自由时间，偶然地再次经过展览门口，偶然地走进展览会场。引入眼帘是贴满在展览墙上的照片。是一位穿着制服的亚裔，在打卡机前拍下的一大串照片。在我和另一位团友努力思索着照片的意义时，展览的华裔导览便趋前询问我们是否需要协助，并且开始带着我们游览会场里的不同区块，很用心地逐个解释谢老师的所有展出作品。

其中展出的《打卡》和《户外》皆是一年行为表演，也是让我感到无比震撼的作品。
通过艺术家本身在作品表演的的那一年对自己订下的苛刻的行为限制，完整地体现了自由中的自我约束，并在时间的推移下考验着其坚韧和毅力。
“我想，我会很好奇，能够想到进行这些一年行为表演的谢老师，和利用时间才能创造出来的艺术作品，会有什么特别的涵义？”
“也许只是想表达：生命就是在浪费时间。”
导览微笑着说。

乍听之下极其悲观，却又是不争的事实。
我们的生活，是在利用时间，还是浪费时间？
你找到了自己能够鼓足干劲，利用时间的事了吗？还是依然得过且过，就这样浪费着自己的时间？

带着这样的疑问，迪欧的涂鸦簿因此想要把这次的展览经历记录下来，能让自己持续反思。
最后也想起了《穿越时空的少女》那一句"time waits for no one."

当然再多的文字毕竟也无法比上现场画面所带来的即视感，所以有兴趣的人可google谢德庆老师并细细咀嚼他的作品。

（作品将展出至11月26日，地点在威尼斯总督宫/叹息之桥那里。如果这期间有幸到威尼斯游玩，可以抽空去参观。）

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During my recent trip to Venice, I had a chance to visit an exhibition held by Taipei Fine Arts Museum inside one of Venice's historical buildings. It is an exhibition about a Taiwanese American, Teh Ching Hsieh, who was also a performance artist back in 80's.

At first I was puzzled by the title while passing by with our tour group members. "How to do the time?" is a question that stuck in my head for a while.
Eventually, I and another tour member went into the exhibition hall and was at first confused by a huge amount of similar photos posted on the wall. However, we were soon approached by a friendly exhibition guide who started to guide us from one area to another, and explained the arts patiently to us.

I was amazed especially by Hsieh's and which the artist set up very strict behavior restriction on himself despite enjoying the most freedom he could have.
"This makes me wonder, what is the purpose or the sole idea that Hsieh like to tell us by using, or I should say by wasting the time to create his art pieces?"
"Maybe he just liked to tell us: Life is about wasting time."
The exhibition guide smiled.

Pessimistic yet so true.
How many of us are actually wasting our time? And how many of us are actually utilizing our time to do something that actually makes us feel alive?
Something that Duo has been thinking since after the visit. Again it reminds me of a quote from : "Time waits for no one."

If anyone of you is interested to find out more, you can always google Teh Ching Hsieh or find more info on wikipedia. The exhibition will be held until 26/11 so you may consider to pay it a visit too if you are travelling to Venice.

最近這件事鬧的沸沸揚揚 也上了新聞 在留言上發現自己考試的影片有被po上去 增加一些曝光率這樣 哈XD

但對於此事件 我就不公開多表態什麼了 只希望一切能以理性與和平的方式去解決 我們大家都是文明人 都要努力讓這個世界變得更美好

謝謝大家關注這個議題，我剛剛把評審的照片拿掉了，原因是我希望大家不要將這位評審當成壞人，而也我們把焦點專注在這個事件上，而不是人身上，我們才能真正長期的改善這個問題．因為我不會中文，所以我會和我的夥伴們一起再產出一篇更詳盡完整的中文文章，屆時也煩請大家一同關注，讓台灣的藝術環境更好，最好也謝謝幫我翻譯以下文章的朋友，我非常訝異這篇造成的影響力，感謝你們！

I CAUSED A SCENE TODAY IN THE PUBLIC

Today I got very angry and upset for the first time in public in front of a crowd.

What started out as a nice day, I thought it would only get better by attending the street performance artist's exam in Taipei. Everything seemed nice when I saw the performers were all prepared in their provided locations around the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall. But after I saw the head of the judge panel treated the street performers while performing, I couldn't keep my mouth shut.

Let me explained: each performer had to pay to register for the license exam. They were given 3 minutes to present their work(s) hoping they'd get a lisence so they can earn some sort of living from their passion. This one particular judge (pictured) leading the group seems impatiently listen and watch the street performers. It barely hit the one minute mark, he aggressively cut into the song of a singer and told the performer "many singers sing in different languages like English etc, sing in another language!"(I paraphrased with my bad Chinese translation). Then the singer started singing in Taiwanese language. But barely two sentences, he talked to another judge barely paying attention to the performer this head judge basically just left and gestured to the rest of the group to follow him.

The singer sang barely a minute and a half (they were promised 3 mins and they kept being interrupted by this judge). Bare in mind, this judge is earning a wage while these hopeful performers were paying him to be there. He basically did the same thing over and over again disregarding the artist's intent and hard work. Not a single word of appreciation. He just acted as he was a big boss looking down on these petty performers. He chatted as he wished and walked away without saying a "thank you" or a gesture of acknowledgement. A percussionist kept being interrupted asking him to do something different. Then he just left after the third time. The rest of the judges just followed.

So, i approached him politely asking for his name and his business card. I told him I wanted to talk to him one on one in the future. Degradingly he asked me who I was. I could see in his eyes that he saw a young man who looked like a student to him. But I was not and am not. I am a 40 year old dance artist, filmmaker and educator that have taught around the globe and in many prestigious colleges and festivals.

He didn't want to give me his business card. He seemed annoyed and surprised that someone spoke up. So I said I can give him my contact info but we needed to talk on how the exam went.

The way Taipei city exams the performers today was both disrespectful and insulting to the arts community in general. I didn't want to say this all out. But he left me with no choice.

I told him, for one, the way he treated the performers was disrespectful. As an educator I could not be quiet when I see something like that. Second, the process of the exam is not doing the art community any justice. If he cannot see the artists as a human being first, then what does it say about his view on the Arts. I could see him pissed off. But again he left me with no choice. He was very degrading towards these performers. As an artist myself and an art advocate I had to do something.

The organizer apologized to me said the process needed to go on. I told him I wasn't trying to stop them. I merely want to know how I could get in touch with them to discuss this. If you know me well enough, you should know my temperament. I am a happy go lucky person. I almost never get angry in the public. But it was genuinely insulting and degrading to every artists based on what I saw today.

This arrogant judge didn't care of my opinion. I could see it in his eyes. He was basically the superior in his world and his way was the right way. That's how he had always done it. All the young staffers there were afraid of him. Today he was disrespectful, rude, and arrogant. I really want to know why he does what he does.

After the incident, a few people came up and thanked me for speaking up. They felt the same way but they didn't have the courage to say it to this judge or the organization that issues these licenses. One organizer from the New Taipei City said even she felt bad seeing how the performers being treated.

I don't understand why people don't stand up for each other. The Taipei City has failed their community and even more so to their arts community.

For an organization that is supposed to advocate for the arts, culture and authenticity, they did miserably today. It is like giving an exam to a dog, a cat, a bird and a monkey then telling them that their exam is climbing a tree. It's absolutely ridiculous.

I left them my contact information. They said they will contact me. If they don't, this could be an interesting subject for my next film project. A documentary on how these hopeful, aspiring performers being treated.

I am mad and I am angry. I really hope they will change their shallow way of seeing Arts.

P.S. Share or repost in Chinese. They need to change. Thanks.

台北國際藝術村－寶藏巖 Taipei Artist Village－Treasure Hill
Taipei National University of the Arts
臺北表演藝術中心 Taipei Performing Arts Center
National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei
中正紀念堂 Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall
National Taiwan University of Arts