外刊逐句精读03 | 《经济学人》| 人生价值：日本词汇“Ikigai”的不同理

IKIGAI-Circles of life

Related Words:

1. climb up the corporate ladder = promotion 升职
2. sneak out of a lecture 逃课
3. peddle 兜售 e.g. These products are generally peddled (from) door to door.
4. resonate v 共鸣
5. drudgery = hard boring work n 劳苦 e.g. the drudgery of housework
6. capitalise on sth（利用） = monetize sth 从什么中赚钱，

Vocabulary:

1. hefty adj. 大量的 hefty/ handsome salary
2. stumble upon = come across 偶然遇到、看到
3. peculiar = strange adj 古怪的
4. go viral = go popular 流行，突然火起来
5. dispatch v 发送派遣
6. baffle = make sb confused
7. aura n. 氛围
8. psychiatrist 精神疾病医生
9. sanatorium 疗养院

Nice words:

1. Individuals can overcome harddships so long as they have something to look forward to, resonated during a period of soaring living standaards and corporate drugery.
2. Japan's demanding corporate culture has led to cases of death from overwork. The government has tried to legislate its way to a healthier work style, with limited effect.