People work for many reasons – to ①occupy their time, to find ②purpose in life and to ③contribute to society, among other things – but the need to ④earn money typically ⑤comes top of the list. Money puts food on the table, clothes in the wardrobe and a roof ⑥overhead.

重点单词解析：

①occupy：v. 占据，是忙碌  → occupation n. 占据；职业，工作

e.g. The notion that the earth is flat occupied people’s brains for many centuries. 地球是平的这一观念占据了人们的头脑几个世纪。   

②purpose：n. 目的，意图

e.g. I am writing this letter in purpose of congratulating you for your promotion. 我写此信是为了祝贺你升职。

③contribute：v. 贡献；引起→ contribute to 做贡献；导致，引发

e.g. Environmental pollution contributes to health problems.

环境污染引发了健康问题。

④earn：v. 赚得，赢得→ earn money 赚钱

e.g. He has earned a good reputation among the students.

他在学生中赢得了很好的声誉。

⑤come/be (at the) top of the list：最重要的，首先

e.g. I have a lot of things to do, but packing comes top of the list.

我现在后很多事情要做，但最主要的还是收拾行李。

我们还可以在写作中用come/be (at the) top of the list替换掉firstly/first，表示“首先、第一”。比如：

There are many factors contribute to the phenomenon.

What comes top of the list is...

Secondly, ...

⑥overhead：adv. 在头顶上，在空中

e.g. Many stars overhead are invisible to the naked eyes. 天上的许多星星是肉眼看不到的。

参考大意：人们工作出于很多原因——占用他们的时间、寻找生命的意义、为社会作贡献等等。但最主要的是赚钱。钱能帮我们抵御饥寒、遮风挡雨。

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