英語口語每天說上半小時 061

61.Job 工作(上)

1.Anything that particularly appeals to you? 有什么特別吸引你的嗎?

2.Are you familiar with that sort of work? 你對那種工作熟悉嗎?

3.Are you still at that work? 你還在做那份工作嗎?

4.How long did you work there? 你在那里做多久了?

5.Have you done anything like that before? 你以前做過類似的工作嗎?

6.I wonder if you'd mind starting next month. 我想知道你介意下個月就開始工作嗎?

7.I'm quite satisfied with your qualifications. 我對你的條件很滿意。

8.The pay is good. 薪水很高。

9.We do have the vacancy. 我們有空職嗎?

10.You're just the sort of person we need. 你剛好是我們需要的那種人。

Dialogue One

A:Please take a seat.

請坐。

B:Thanks.

謝謝。

A:Now what can I do for you?

那么有什么我可以幫你的?

B:Well,I'm looking for a job.

額，我在找工作。

A:Fine, but first I need some information about you.

好的，但是首先我需要知道你的一些信息。

B:What kind of information do you want?

你需要什么信息?

A:Well,first of all, your name.What's your surname?

額，首先，你的名字。你貴姓?

B:Wilson.

威爾遜。

A:And your other names?

你其它的名字呢?

B:Steven Michael.

史蒂文•邁克爾。

A:Have you got your e-mail address?

你有電子郵箱地址嗎?

B:Yes,It's [email protected].

是的。是[email protected]。

A:How old are you?

你多少歲?

B:Twenty-one.

22.

A:Where were you bron?

你在哪里出生?

B:In California.

在加利福尼亞。

A:Are you married or single?

你是已婚還是未婚?

B:I'm single.

未婚。

A:And what was your last job?

你最近一份工作是做什么的?

B:I was an office boy.

我作勤雜工。

Dialogue TWo

A:Good morning.

早上好。

B:Er,good morning,yes,er.....

額，早上好，是的，額…

A:I'm phoning about the job that was in the paper last night.

我昨晚打電話來詢問登在報紙上的那份工作。

B:Oh,yes.Erm,well,could you tell me your name, please?

噢，是的。額，好的，請問你叫什么名字?

A:Oh,Candida Fawcett.

噢，坎迪達(dá)•福西特。

B:Oh, yes.Erm,well,what exactly is it that interests you about the job?

噢，是的。額，這份工作具體什么地方使你感興趣。

A:Well,I just thought that it was right up my street you know.

嗯，我認(rèn)為這份工作正合我意，你知道的。

B:Really, hmmmm.Erm,well, could you perhaps tell me a little about yourself?

確實，額，你可以告訴我一些關(guān)于你自己的信息嗎?

A:Yes,erm,I'm 23.I've been working abroad,I'm um....

是的。我23歲。我在國外工作過。我是…

B:Where exactly have you been working,please?

你具體在哪里工作過呢?

Dialogue Three

A:Good.Now what kind of job do you want?Mr.Wilson?

好的。你想要什么樣的工作?威爾遜先生?

B:I don't mind really.Perhaps a job in a shop or a factory.

我真的不介意?；蛟S是一份在商店或工廠工作的工作。

A:Well,I know Brown's Biscuit Factory are looking for a porter.They pay $200 a week.

好的。我知道布朗餅干廠在招搬運(yùn)工人。每個星期200美元。

B:That sounds all right.

聽起來還不錯。

A:Good.Now here's the address of the factory.The manager's name is.....

好的。這里是工廠的地址。經(jīng)理的名字是…

求職

Wendy Vale wanted to have a job.She didn't have to work, but she wanted to.Every morning was the same.First she picked up the tea kettle,filled it with water,and turned on the stove.Then she walked into the hall and picked up the morning paper.

溫迪•韋爾想找份工作。她不需要工作，但是她想工作。每天早上都一樣。首先她拿起茶壺，裝滿水，打開火爐。然后她走進(jìn)大廳，撿起晨報。

She opened the paper to the "Help Wanted"section.She looked at the ads as she sliced some bread and boiled an egg.

她翻到報紙的“招聘”板塊。她邊看廣告邊切面包、煮雞蛋。

Wendy carried her breakfast on a tray to the table.She circled the Glamor ad with a pen. There were no other good ads.

溫迪把早餐放到托盤上，拿到餐桌上。她用鋼筆在有吸引力的廣告上圈個圈。沒有其它好的廣告了。

Right after breakfast, she replied to the ad. She dressed quickly,hurried to the post office,and mailed her reply.

吃完早餐之后，她回復(fù)廣告。她很快穿好衣服，匆匆趕去有郵局，寄她的回復(fù)。

A week later,Wendy received an answer to her letter.

一個星期之后，溫迪受到回信。

Job 工作(下)

1.Actually I was trained for that sort of job. 事實上，我受過那種工作的訓(xùn)練。

2.I got a degree in literature. 我獲得文學(xué)學(xué)位。

3.I used to work as a shop assistant. 我過去做過店員。

4.I've just graduated from school. 我剛剛畢業(yè)。

5.I want a job with a vacation every year. 我要一份每年有一個假期的工作。

6.I was thinking of a job in a school. 我想找一份學(xué)校的工作。

7.I have a good job in a bank. 我在銀行工作。

8.I'm a white collar worker. 我是一名白領(lǐng)。

9.It's demanding,but very interesting. 它很費(fèi)心，但是非常令人感興趣。

10.We have good working conditions. 我們的工作環(huán)境很好。

Dialogue One

A:Have you found another job yet,Sally?

薩利，你找到另一份工作沒有?

B:No,I haven't,but I've seen several interesting advertisements in the paper.

不，還沒有，但是我在報紙上看到幾個令人感興趣的廣告。

A:What kind of job are you looking for?

你在找什么工作?

B:Either something in the hotel business or something to do with travel.

或者是酒店行業(yè)或者是和旅游相關(guān)的工作。

A:You haven't had any experience in either of those fields.

你在這些領(lǐng)域里都沒有任何經(jīng)驗。

B:I know.But I'd like to try.Look,here are some advertisements that I've cut out.

我知道。但是我想試試。看，這是我減下來的一些廣告。

Dialogue Two

A:Could you tell me what university you went to ,Mr. Smith?

史密斯先生，你可以告訴我你就讀于哪所大學(xué)嗎?

B:I went to Yale University.

我就讀于耶魯大學(xué)。

A:Did you?And what did you study?

是嗎?你學(xué)什么的?

B: I have a B.A. in Economics.

我獲得了經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)學(xué)士。

A:Would you mind telling me how old you are?

你介意告訴我你多少歲嗎?

B:I'm twenty-seven.

我27歲。

A:And could you tell me what other jobs you have had?

你能告訴我你做過其它什么工作嗎?

B:Yes,I have worked in a bank for the last years.

是的，我過去幾年在一家銀行工作。

A:And what was your salary at the bank?

你在銀行的薪水是多少?

B:I got $500 a week.

每周500美元。

Dialogue Three

A:Good afternoon,Mrs.Vale.Please sit down.

下午好，韋爾太太。請坐。

B:Thank you.

謝謝你。

A:Did you work as a salesperson before,Mrs.Vale?

韋爾太太，你之前做過售貨員，是嗎?

B:Only as a clerk in a store.

只是一間商店的職員。

A:I see. Well,consulting is a little different.

我明白。額，咨詢有點難。

B:I'm a quick leamer,Mr.Jenkins.

我學(xué)東西很快的，詹金斯先生。

A:Umm hmm.Do you have a diver's license?

額。你有駕駛證嗎?

B:Yes,and I'm a very good driver.

是的，我是一名優(yōu)秀的駕駛員。

A:Fine.We provide a company car for our consultants.

好的。我們?yōu)轭檰柵鋫淞艘惠v公司車。

B:Do I have to travel a lot?

我必須到處跑嗎?

A:Oh yes-five days a week.You have to visit customers all over the territory.

噢，是的，一星期五天。你必須拜訪管區(qū)內(nèi)的所有客戶。

B:But how will I get to know the products?

但是我要怎么熟悉產(chǎn)品呢?

A:You'll have to attend a three-week course .If you do well,the job is yours.

你將參加為期三周的課程。如果你做得好，這份工作就是你的了。

B:How much is the salary?

薪水是多少?

A:Starting salary is $150 a week-plus commissions ,of course.

起薪是每周150美元，當(dāng)然，外加傭金。

B:How much commission do your consultants get?

你們的顧問可以拿到多少傭金?

A:Five percent.

5%。

B:Well,I'm very interested in the job.

嗯，我對這份工作很感興趣。

A:Fine.The next course starts a week from tomorrow.

好的。下次課從明天開始，為期一周。

B:Thank you.

謝謝你。

A:Good luck to you.

祝你好遠(yuǎn)。

挑剔的老板

Michael's boss talked to him today. In general she doesn't think Michael is doing a good job.He has to do much better.According to the boss,he types too slowly .He should type faster.In addition, he files too carelessly.He should file more carefully.Furthermore,he speaks on the telephone too quickly.He should speak slower. Michael wants to do well in the job,and now he knows that he has to try a little harder.

邁克爾的老板今天跟他談話。通常，她覺得邁克爾的工作做得不好。他必須做得更好。根據(jù)他老板的說法，他打字太慢了。他應(yīng)該打得快一點。另外，他把文件歸檔時太粗心了。歸檔的時候他應(yīng)該更細(xì)心。此外，他講電話語速太快了。他應(yīng)該說慢點。邁克爾想把工作做好，現(xiàn)在他知道他必須更加努力一點。