Work with people you like: it sure beats working with enemies.

和你喜欢的人一起工作：这远比与你的敌人一起工作好的多。

youdao

I have little interest in bird watching, but it sure beats working.

虽然我对赏花鸟并没有多大兴趣，但我宁愿赏鸟也不愿意去工作。

youdao

As long as my heart still beats, I will go on working for the people.

只要我的心脏还在跳动，我就要为人民工作。

《新英汉大辞典》

Working with the beats helps me move faster, increasing my piece-rate pay by a dollar an hour.

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