position: may be preferred when the employment suggests higher status or more dignity in the work involved: my brother has a ~ as research director in the new company.     dignity尊严高尚given honor and respect，如the dignity of work工作的尊严，如die with dignity死得有尊严  


place: often implies little more than employment for remuneration: she has lost her ~ as a cook.


situation: adds an emphasis on a place needing to be filled: obtained a ~ as clerk to the city council.


office: applies to a position of trust or authority especially in public service: held the ~ of county treasurer for many years.     （authority职权implies the granting of power for a specific purpose with specified limits指授予的权力, 有特定范围和目的，如gave her attorney the authority to manage her estate授权她的律师管理她的财产）  这里trust表示该职位需要entrust托付


post: suggests a position involving some degree of responsibility: took a ~ as governess in an aristocratic household; or sometimes onerous duties: a new ~ in the foreign service.        onerous沉重heavy,来自onus表示burden负担         小窍门duty task responsibility三个词可以互相解释


job: a very general term, stresses the work involved: his first ~ was in public-school teaching; and is especially appropriate when physical labor is in question: seasonal ~s.


position中高层职位: 表示职位具有较高地位尊严，place职位: 仅表示为了获取报酬，即一般职位，situation职缺: 表示该职位空缺，需要填补，office公职: 指需要托付和授权，主要指公务，post职责岗位: 表示有职责，或沉重职责，job工作: 通用，强调劳动，特别是体力劳动


记忆方法: 1）首字母PPSOPJ想成3人招工Solicitation Of Jobs<==职位

         2）职位的意思是换取工资的工作mean employment for wages or salary.