notoriety 恶名，名声狼藉

defamation 诽谤，诬蔑

测验与练习 1.  阅读课文并回答问题。

1. What did Frederic Desnard accuse his former bosses of doing?

2.  What did Desnard do before he lost his job?  

3.  What could be an indication that work is not necessarily fun, according to the author of 'A Philosophy of Boredom'?

4.  True or false? Employees who feel their work is meaningful are better at their job.

5.  Which two expressions in the text mean to take a claim to a judge or magistrate? 

2. 请你在不参考课文的情况下完成下列练习。选择一个意思合适的单词填入句子的空格处 。

1. I feel __________ by this new project at work. I can't wait to go back to the office tomorrow and roll up my sleeves. 

bored         bullied         stimulated         dull

2. Simone is not in the office this week. She __________ and will be back after her operation.

was fired         is in court         works overtime         went on sick leave

3. The boss is not difficult to deal with. It's just a matter of __________.

perception         defamation         meaning         boredom

4. I was hired to supervise the workers. Performing their tasks is not __________!

compensation         in my job description         meaningful         my duties

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