Good day! This week on Ask a Trainer, we’ll reply a query from Aiping in regards to the distinction between mission and project in one among our tales.
Query:
Expensive trainer,
I learn an article by VOA Studying English titled “After Serving to Combat COVID-19 US army plans for Subsequent Pandemic.” There are two phrases: “mission “and “project.” Are you able to inform me the distinction between these two phrases?
Thanks!
Aiping
Reply:
Expensive Aiping,
Thanks in your query! Allow us to take a look at these two phrases throughout the story. We are going to begin with the phrase “mission” after which transfer onto “project.”
Mission:
Firstly, we’ve got the phrase “mission.” Allow us to take a look at how the phrase “mission” is used within the story:
“The US army deployed about 24,000 troops to assist state and native governments throughout the nation combat COVID-19. That mission has ended, at the very least for now.”
“And, officers are searching for to be taught from the experiences of service members who took half within the COVID-19 mission.”
“(The affected person) goes to get the therapy he wants. That was the mission.”
The phrase mission in these three sentences from the story check with the US army’s deployment of troops to assist native governments combat COVID-19. On this approach, we will consider “mission” as an vital operation, effort, or job.
The US army defines “mission” as “a job along with a objective.” This can be an general mission or bigger objective, prefer to defend america, or it may be a selected job, like serving to native governments to combat COVID-19.
So we will consider “mission” as a bigger objective or goal. Many organizations and even particular person individuals use the phrase “mission.”
For instance,
The charity’s mission is to supply shelter and meals to younger individuals with out properties.
My mission for the summer time is to take an hour-long stroll each day.
Task:
Subsequent, we’ve got the phrase “project.” Allow us to take a look at how we use it within the story:
“The final army medical crew deployed for the pandemic completed its project final week on the College of Utah hospital.”
On this sentence, “project” refers to a selected place the place the duty or mission is carried out, just like the College of Utah hospital.
Navy models and different workers might need completely different assignments or jobs somewhere else. That is how we will consider the phrase “project,” like a selected job in a selected place.
To summarize, we use the phrase “mission” to speak in regards to the general objective or objective for a company or a person. We use the phrase project when speaking about particular person jobs in a selected place.
The 2 phrases can overlap when an individual’s project (particular person job) helps perform the mission or bigger, general objective.
Please tell us if these explanations and examples have helped you, Aiping!
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Phrases in This Story
mission – n. an operation or effort of nice worth
charity – n. an official group that provides cash, meals or different help to individuals in want
