多數美國人的新年決心與工作有關大綱

Most Americans made work-related New Year's resolutions this year, be they to try to change jobs or get a raise or promotion at their current workplace, according to a survey released Friday.

週五發佈的一項調查顯示，今年大部分美國人的新年決心與工作有關，比如說決定跳槽，或者是決心在現有公司獲得升職或加薪。

The survey, conducted by jobs websites and , found 98 percent of Americans polled were looking to make a change in their work situation in 2011.

招聘網站巨獸網和熱門職業網聯合進行的這項調查發現，98%的受訪美國人期待着2011年改變一下他們的工作現狀。

"Employers have been doing more with a lot less and people are getting fed up," said Charles Purdy, senior editor of the websites.　"Last year people were buckling down, and hoping the worst wouldn't happen, but now people are more optimistic about their job prospects," he said.

網站資深編輯查爾斯 珀迪說：“僱主們近來一直是少僱人，多做事。員工們現在也忍無可忍了。”他接着說：“去年人們都拼命工作，希望自己不會被炒魷魚。但是現在人們對他們的工作前景更有信心了。”

Sixty-six percent of those polled said they were looking for a new job with a new employer, 15 percent were hoping for a raise or promotion at their current employer and 17 percent were hoping to start their own business. Two percent said they were happy with the status quo.

66%的被調查者說他們在找新工作，15%的人希望在現有的工作崗位上獲得加薪或者升職，17%的人希望能開始創業，只有2%的人稱他們對現狀很滿意。

　　A government report on Friday showed US employers hired fewer workers than expected in December and a surprisingly large number of people gave up searching for work, temperingthe positive news of a big drop in the unemployment rate.

週五發佈的一份政府報告顯示，美國公司在12月份新僱傭的員工數比預期的少，而且讓人意外的是很多人都放棄了找工作。這份報告使得“失業率大幅下降”的好消息打了折扣。

Forty-two percent of respondents to the Monster survey said they expected employment conditions to improve in 2011, compared to 33 percent who expected the jobs situation to worsen and 25 percent who don't think it will change much. Seventy-eight percent of respondents had a New Year's resolution related to their work, compared to 68 percent last year.

在巨獸網的調查中，42%的受訪者說他們預期2011年的就業形勢會好轉，33%的人持相反意見，還有25%的人認爲形勢不會有太大的變化。78%的受訪者的新年決心跟工作有關，而去年的這一比例是68%。

The survey comprises an ongoing series of online polls and 3737 people responded to the question about New Year's resolutions, Purdy added that the polls reflect only the opinions of people who choose to take part.

珀迪說該調查是正在進行的一系列關於新年決心的在線調查中的一項，共有3737個人參與了該系列在線調查。他補充說調查結果只能反映那些選擇參與調查的人的意見。