商务英语level5 unit1 part3 Dialogue Seeking advice.

Hi mark, you look stressed out recently. How's life?

Hi sharon. I'm finding it hard to balance work and life.

I feel like I'm always working late with no time for anything but the job.

But you always seem to have time for your personal life.

What's your secret?


If someone has a good work life balance, they have time for their job and personal life.

What does she always have time for?

He wonders how she always has time for her personal life.

He wonders how she always has time for her personal life.

If someone has a good work life balance, they have time for their job and personal life.

There is no secret really.

It's about knowing what you need to do and arranging it around what you'd like to do.

For example, if I have dinner plans one night, i'll get into work earlier to meet my deadlines ahead of schedule.

How does she balance work with her personal life?

She arranges what she needs to do around what you want to do.

What does she arranged her work around?

She arranges what she needs to do around what she wants to do.

She arranges what she needs to do around what she wants to do.

If she has dinner plans one night she will try to meet her deadlines ahead of schedule.

But I think that is hard.

Even if i've done all my work for the day, i'll probably be hit with a new assignment at five o'clock.

Well, sometimes working late is unavoidable, but you also need to set boundaries.

Working so late every day isn't healthy.

Haven't you heard of the power of no?

Why does she think she needs to set boundaries?

He needs to set boundaries because it isn't healthy to work all the time.

If someone sets boundaries, they limit how much time they spend on something.

He thinks it's hard to arrange work around his personal plans.

Even if I have done all my work for the day, I will probably be hit with a new assignment at five o'clock.

Well no. What does it mean?

It means you shouldn't be afraid to turn down something when you have too much work.

You're allowed to say. I can't finish this by today. Can I get it to you tomorrow?

But if I do that, won't people be upset?

As long as you are reliable, they will be fine.

If he asks for more time on an assignment, he's afraid that his coworkers will be upset.

If someone is reliable, they are trusted by others.

It means you shouldn't be afraid to turn down something when you have too much work.

As long as you are reliable, they'll be fine.

If he asks for more time on assignment, he will afraid that his co workers will be upset.

My experience doing a good job is better than doing a rush job.

But people won't give you more time to do your job unless you ask for it.

That's really good to know.

I guess because I'm still new here. I didn't know I could do that.

What does she think is better than doing a rushed job?

She thinks doing a good job is better than a rush job.

People won't give you more time to do your job unless you ask for it.

She thinks doing a good job is better than a rushed job.

In my experience, doing a good job is better than doing a rushed job.

Yeah. Do you work well but also try to have fun a few times a week.

It's good for your productivity.

If you work all the time but don't make time for yourself, you'll burn out.

Thanks for the advice, I'll try it out.

Good luck.

Why should he try to have fun every week?

Ah having fun a few times a week is good for his productivity.

What is good for his productivity?

Having fun a few times a week is good for his productivity.

If you work all the time but don't make time for yourself, you will burn out.

She thinks he should make time to have fun every week.

If you work all the time but don't make time for yourself, you will burn out.

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