“跟班打雜的”用英語怎么說

Donny 在北京學(xué)漢語，他的中國朋友要是遇到了不知道用美語怎么說的詞，就會來請教他。今天是方方要問的：跟班打雜的。

Donny: Hey, Fang Fang, what's up? Do you like your new job?

FF: 啊，還行吧。就是初來乍到，專業(yè)一點都用不上，盡打雜了。

Donny: 打雜?What do you do everyday?

FF: 無非就是復(fù)印文件，取東西，接電話什么的。哎?美國人怎么形容這種工作啊?

Donny: Oh! Someone who does small and unimportant tasks at work is called a go-for. g-o-f-o-r, go-for.

FF: 哦! 這么說，go-for 就是公司里的小弟小妹! go-for 的主要工作就是跑腿兒。那“跑腿”又怎么說呢?

Donny: We say they “run errands for others.” Run is spelled r-u-n, errands is spelled e-r-r-a-n-d-s. The word “errand” means a short trip that's taken to finish a necessary task.

FF: Errand 差事，復(fù)數(shù)加s, errands, 所以 run errands for others 就是替別人“跑腿”的意思。

Donny: That's right. I guess you don't really like running errands for your boss, right?

FF: 是啊，我想做有意義的工作，可老板總讓我干些沒用的活兒。

Donny: She gives you a lot of busy work, I'm assuming? The phrase “busy work” refers to tasks that keep people busy but are not very useful.

FF: 哦! 原來，busy work 就是花時間，但沒意義的工作。老板給我 busy work，并不是因為這些工作重要，而是因為她不愿意看我閑著!

Donny: That's right! Fangfang, a lot of people start as go-fors and work their way up. I'm sure you'll do just fine. Now let's see what you've learned today!

FF: 公司里跑腿打雜的小弟小妹叫 go-for;

跑腿是 run errands for others;

消磨時間，但是沒意義的工作是 busy work.