At Lunch

DIALOGUE 86

1--How's the new job, Alison?
2--Well, I'm terribly busy. Every day I meet lots of
   people. But I do lots of typing and filing, too.
1--Don't you like being a receptionist?
2--Oh, I enjoy meeting people. And I like answering
   the phone. But I hate typing. And I can't stand
   filing.
1--You can go to college, you know. Why don't you 
   study for a year?
2--What do you mean?
1--I mean, you can do a course in business studies.
   After a year, you get a certificate¹. Then you can
   apply for lots of different jobs.
2--That's a good idea. I like studying.
1--Why don't you get a prospectus².

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注解：

1）typing：打字工作。filing：文书档案工作。
2）receptionist：旅馆或公司中从事接待
工作的人员。
3）I can't stand filing：stand作“忍受”解，是及物动词。
译文中未直译。
4）business studies：商业学科。
5）certificate：证书，文凭。
6）prospectus：说明书。

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译文：

1--新工作怎么样？阿莉森？
2--恩，忙极了。每天要接待很多人。还要打字、整理档案。
1--你不是喜欢当接待员吗？
2--我喜欢做接待人的工作。也乐意接电话。但我讨厌
打字。档案工作太烦人了。
1--你瞧，你可以去上大学。为什么不去学习一年呢。
2--你这话是什么意思？
1--我是说你可以去进修一门商业课程。学习一年，
你可以拿到一张文凭。然后你就可以申请各种工作。
2--这个意见不错。我乐意学习。
1--干嘛不找张招生简章看看？

1 certificate   

n.证书，证明书；vt.发给证明书，认可，鉴定

参考例句：

• She proudly displayed her degree certificate to her parents.她自豪地向父母展示了学位证书。
• No one had seen her marriage certificate.没人看到过她的结婚证书。

2 prospectus   

n.计划书；说明书；慕股书

参考例句：

• An order form was included with the prospectus.订单附在说明书上。
• The prospectus is the most important instrument of legal document.招股说明书是上市公司信息披露制度最重要法律文件。