Joey-晓得-19.3.22

#Expression#

后来居上

Literal meaning: the latecomers surpass the old-timers

Explanation: successors can surpass predecessors

Chinese people use the phrase 后来居上 to indicate that successors can surpass predecessors. And there is an interesting historical story behind the phrase.

#Comments#
当把自我价值的实现和赚钱的工作绑在一起，变成了一种文化，只会制造出集体焦虑、失望情绪和无可避免的倦怠感。

A culture that funnels its dreams of self-actualization into salaried jobs is setting itself up for collective anxiety, mass disappointment, and inevitable burnout.

#News#
A media investigation suggests that several similar apps might obtain users' preferences via their phones' microphone.

#Comments#
中年职场危机有三个主要原因：未来人生的可能性变少，让人焦虑；过去的选择无法改变，让人后悔；当前的工作内容不断重复，让人厌倦。

There are multiple factors in mid-career crisis: the narrowing of options, the inevitability of regret, and the tyranny of projects successively completed and replaced.

#Vocabulary#
#Pass#

pass...around 分发东西;
pass as/for 被看作是;
pass away 去世;
pass by(sb/sth) 经过(某人某事);
pass..down 把...传给后人;
pass off well/badly 进行顺利/不顺利;
pass off as... 把...冒充为;
pass on 把信息费用，传给转嫁...
pass out 昏倒;
pass up 放弃,错过(机会);