Take a look at your 'to Do' list before agreeing to take on extra work.

接受额外工作前先看下自己的任务清单吧。

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Without set responsibilities and expectations, work gets muddled, employees take on extra work, and teams become burdened and frustrated.

如果没有明确的职责和预期，工作会变得混乱，员工要从事额外的工作，整个团队会不堪重负，士气低落。

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Mothers often take on extra work to support their daughter's education and without their mothers' help, it would be next to impossible for these girls to continue their studies.

母亲总是做额外的事情来支持女儿的教育。没有母亲的帮助，女孩们继续她们的学业几乎是不可能的。

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While supporting the moves towards industrial action being taken by junior doctors within the BMA, the association's seniors committee has repeatedly warned that its members will not be able to take on extra work in the event of such action.

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They do not have special lessons as such but meet once a month after school - rising to once a week in their third year - to learn study skills and take on extra work they would not be able to do in a whole-ability class, a recent example being chromatography in chemistry.

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Getting clear on your short-term goal can help you evaluate whether to volunteer for a committee or take on an extra work assignment.

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