【大家说英语】 第222期:暑期打工

 Lesson 2 Work 第二课 工作

August 5 8月5日

Summer Jobs 暑期打工

Read it! 读读看！

Jimmy Jobs finds summer jobs for people. 吉米．工作先生为人找寻暑期打工机会。

He usually works¹ with students. 他通常服务学生，

However, he can help adults, too. 不过也可以帮助成年人。

Summer jobs are a good experience for many reasons. 暑期打工是很好的经验，原因有很多。

Students can earn extra money and learn important skills. 学生能够赚取额外的金钱，又可以学到重要的技能。

There are different summer jobs for every interest. 每个人都可以根据自己的兴趣找到不同的暑期工作。

Conversation A 会话A

Welcome to the show, Jimmy Jobs! 吉米．工作先生，欢迎来上节目！

Thanks for having me, Rob². 罗柏，谢谢你让我上节目。

Tell us about your job. 跟我们谈谈你的工作吧。

Sure. I find jobs for people. 没问题，我为人找工作。

What kinds of people? Students? Adults? 什么样的人？学生？还是成年人？

I usually work with students. 我服务的对象通常是学生，

However, I can help adults, too. 不过我也可以帮助成年人。

That's great. What kind of jobs do you find for people? 很棒。你都为人找什么样的工作？

Summer jobs! 暑期工作！

Conversation B 会话B

Oh! Summer jobs can be really fun. 哦！暑期打工是非常好玩的事情，

I had one in college. 我在大学的时候有过一次经验。

Me, too. Summer jobs are good for many reasons. 我也是，暑期打工有很多好处。

Students don't have class in the summer. 学生在暑假期间不用上课，

So they can get a summer job. They can earn extra money. 所以可以找一份暑期工作， 藉此赚取额外的金钱。

Yeah. And students can work indoors³ or outdoors. 没错。而且学生可以找室内或户外的工作。

So there is a summer job for every interest. 所以根据每个人的不同兴趣都可以找到合适的暑期工作。

Exactly. 正是如此。

Conversation C 会话C

What are some other good reasons to have a summer job? 暑期打工还有哪些好处？

Summer jobs are a good experience for students. 暑期打工对于学生而言是很好的经验，

Students can learn important skills. 学生可以学到重要的技能。

They can use those new skills in the future. 这些新技能可以在未来派上用场。

Right. And students can save money! 没错，而且学生还可以存钱！

They can spend it, too. 他们也可以把钱花掉。

No, they already know how to do that! 不对，这件事他们早就会做了！

1 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

2 rob   

v.抢劫；vi.抢劫，盗窃；vt.非法剥夺，使丧失，抢劫

参考例句：

• Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.两人制定了抢劫那家银行的秘密计划。
• They were scheming to rob the bank.他们在密谋抢劫银行。

3 indoors   

adv.(在)室内，(在)户内

参考例句：

• Because of the coldness of the weather we stayed indoors.我们因天气寒冷呆在家里。
• It is very cold outside,you'd better come indoors across the board.外面很冷，你们所有人最好都进屋。