【话匣子英语】采访卢克

 卢克取得教师资格证后在中国任教.....

Andrew: And so I’m curious. Why are you living in China? You’re a Canadian. Why are you on the other side of the world in this foreign land?

 

Luke: Well, I used to live in Korea, but after I came back, I decided¹ that I would get my teaching certificate, so I went to school for a year and got that. And by the end of the year, I was starting to think, “Oh, where can I get a job?” I didn’t really like the idea of going around to different schools and having to go to new places every day and meet new students, so I thought… I had an opportunity in China to get a full-time² contract there.

 

Andrew: Ah, right. Because this is a problem for a lot of new teachers in Canada. When you start, it’s often difficult to get a full-time, permanent job, right?

 

Luke: Yeah, that’s true. It’s almost impossible.

 

Andrew: So you have to start by being a substitute teacher, and that’s when you’re sort of on call, so you’ll get a call at 6 in the morning and the principal of the school will say, “Oh, one of our teachers is sick. We need you to substitute for this teacher. Can you please show up at 8:00?” And that isn’t really that great of a job. It’s difficult, right? Because you don’t know the students and you’re only there for one day, so…

 

Luke: Yeah. It can be a little stressful.

 

Andrew: Yeah, for sure. It’s very stressful and it’s kind of something that all teachers in Canada have to go through these days. But you decided, “I’m not gonna do that. I’m gonna have my own class. I’m gonna have my full-time students, but I’m gonna do it in China.

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 full-time   

adj.满工作日的或工作周的，全时间的

参考例句：

• A full-time job may be too much for her.全天工作她恐怕吃不消。
• I don't know how she copes with looking after her family and doing a full-time job.既要照顾家庭又要全天工作，我不知道她是如何对付的。