sign by hand, the old-fashioned way.

辛辛苦苦用电脑键盘输入后,你还得按老办法手工写上注释符号。

★monetary: a. (only before noun) relating to money, esp. all the money in a particular country 货币的; 金融的

Monetary policies play an important role in attracting foreign investment and developing a strong economy.

货币政策在吸引外来投资、发展强劲的经济方面起着重要的作用。

26 But while laborers are counting down the hours, workers are energized and focused, taking optimum pleasure in the task at hand.

Meaning: But while laborers are waiting anxiously for the time to leave work and go home, workers are energetic and concentrated and enjoy what they are doing immensely.

★count down: wait for sth. to happen, usu. noticing every day or moment that passes unit it happens 倒数；倒计时

A giant electronic display is counting down the days to the start of the Pan-American Games here.

一块巨大的电子显示屏对即将在此举行的泛美运动会进行倒计时。

★optimum: a. (only before noun)the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation最优的;最适宜的

You should hold the book at a proper distance from your eyes; optimum reading distance is between 15 to 22 inches from your eyes.

你应该把书放到离眼睛适当远的距离——最佳阅读距离是15到22英寸。

★at hand:（fml.) needing to be dealt with now手头的;需要马上处理的

If they would take a few seconds to understand the problem at hand, they would most likely find an easy answer and without needing a calculation.

如果他们花上一点时间去弄懂手头的题目,则极有可能不需要计算器就能找到一个简单的答案。

27 By choosing a job that is both useful to society and personally fulfilling, workers maintain a simultaneous sense of purpose and enthusiasm that improves their whole lives. (Para. 9)

Meaning: By choosing a job that is both useful to society and satisfying to themselves, workers are not only aware of what they want and but also highly motivated, which improves their whole lives.

★simultaneous: a. happening or done at the same time同时的;同时发生的 The ceasefire must be simultaneous with the withdrawal of forces.

停火与撤军必须同步进行。

28 So in the end, whatever job you choose, you must contend with this essential question: Will you be a laborer or a worker

Meaning beyond words: The author further stresses the significance of

differentiating a laborer from a worker by ending the passage with a question, revealing the fact that people have to face the choice no matter what job they choose.

★contend:

vi. compete against sb. in order to gain sth. 竞争;争夺

Their firm is too small to contend with large multinational corporations. 他们的公司太小,难以和大的跨国公司竞争。

vt. argue or state that sth. is true 声称; 断言; 主张

The lawyer contended that her client had never been near the scene of the crime. 律事声称她的当事人从没到过犯罪现场。

★contend with sth.: have to deal with sth. difficult or unpleasant 必须处理;不得不应付

Euro Disney had to contend with many difficulties when its first financial year came to an end.

当第一个财年结束时,欧洲迪斯尼乐园不得不去应对很多的困难。