Ⅰ. work 是个普通用词,泛指一切工作,是不可数名词。
I go to work at 8 o'clock.
我8点钟去上班。
I have a lot of work to do this evening.
今晚我有很多的工作要做。
Ⅱ. job “工作”,既可指固定的工作,也可指临时的或某项具体的工作,是可数名词,前面可用不定冠词a, 也可以有复数形式。
Mary is looking for a part-time job.
玛丽正在找一份兼职工作。
Tom lost his job.
汤姆失业了。
Cleaning the floor is not my job.
扫地不是我的事儿。(任务)
两者作名词用都可意为“工作”,但两者的用法有区别:
job指具体的职业或零工,是可数名词,复数为jobs.
I heard you had changed jobs.
我听说你换了几个工作。
work指人们日常生活和工作中从事的体力或脑力劳动,是不可数名词。
It took a lot of work to build a house.
造一座房子花很多劳动。
apply/hunt for a job 求职
get/find a job 找到一份工作
lose one’s job 失业
quit a job 辞职
take a part-time/full-time job in a department store.
在一家百货公司做兼职或专职工作