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'Climbing the Ladder' to Success

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And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.

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On this program, we explore words and expressions in American English.

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Today we talk about a tool for reaching high places – a ladder.

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Ladders are made from two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with a series of steps, called rungs, between them. We climb the rungs to reach higher up.

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But we can also climb a different kind of ladder. When we climb the ladder in our job to reach a higher level, we are climbing the ladder of success.

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When we speak of a ladder this way, it represents a series of steps or stages that leads to a higher or better position. As you climb the ladder, you become more powerful and more successful.

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Take, for example, the corporate ladder:

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The website Investopedia defines the term "corporate ladder" as a way of thinking about a company's employment hierarchy. Hierarchy here means the jobs in a corporation that go from the bottom to the top. So, beginning, or entry-level, jobs are the bottom rungs of the ladder and the supervisory positions are the top rungs of the corporate ladder. "Climbing the corporate ladder," then, describes a person's movement higher in a company's leadership.

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Some people are very ambitious. They want to get ahead, so they work hard at their career. They think about it seriously and have a plan. Most people who succeed have some level of ambition.

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But some people use "climbing the ladder" in a negative way. Let's say on your way up the ladder of success you step on others or try to push them off their ladders. This might mean you are so ambitious that you forget to treat people well. Getting ahead in your job is the only thing you see as you climb up your ladder.

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However, as some people climb, they reach down and help up those on the lower rungs. Or, if someone on a rung above them is having trouble, they help them.

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You can use the expression "climb the ladder" with or without the word "success."

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Now, let's listen to these two friends as they use this expression.

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Hey, how are you? I haven't heard from you in such a long time!

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I've been good! I've been taking a lot of online classes. So, I just finished a business degree.

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Good for you! I've been spending too much time at home watching Netflix.

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Well, that can be fun too. But I have some career goals that I need to meet by the end of the year.

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You are way more ambitious than me. I'm not really interested in climbing any career ladders.

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You're on your own. I have older parents to take care of. So, for me climbing a few more rungs on the ladder means more money and more security.

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That is such a good point. But you still need to have fun. Why don't we celebrate your new degree with a hike in the mountains this weekend?

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That sounds perfect!

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If knowing English helps you move up the ladder in your career, keep coming back to VOA Learning English!

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Until next time ...

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I'm Anna Matteo.

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hierarchy ['haiərɑ:ki]

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n. 等级制度,层级[计],统治集团

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explore [iks'plɔ:]

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v. 探险,探测,探究

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rung

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n. 横档,脚蹬横木;地位 v. 给…打电话(ring的

 
security [si'kju:riti]

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n. 安全,防护措施,保证,抵押,债券,证券

 
negative ['negətiv]

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adj. 否定的,负的,消极的
n. 底片,负

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ladder ['lædə]

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n. 梯子,阶梯,梯状物
n. (袜子)

 
corporation [.kɔ:pə'reiʃən]

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n. 公司,法人,集团

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movement ['mu:vmənt]

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n. 活动,运动,移动,[音]乐章

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haven ['heivn]

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n. 港口,避难所,安息所 v. 安置 ... 于港中,

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ambitious [æm'biʃəs]

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adj. 有雄心的,有抱负的,野心勃勃的

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