新奇事件簿 40万年薪工作无人问津

There is a job available in the small New Zealand town of Tokoroa, but no one wants it. The job is for a doctor and it pays US$265,000 a year. For the lucky doctor who takes the job, there is no night work, no weekend work, and house prices in the area are low. Also, he or she would work just four days a week and get 12 weeks' annual¹ holiday. The town's current² doctor Alan Kenny is leaving and cannot find anyone to replace him. He has been looking for a replacement³ for two years but has had no success. Four medical recruitment companies also failed to find a replacement. Dr⁴ Kenny thinks the problem is that the job is in the countryside and everyone wants to live and work in the big cities.

新西兰小镇托科罗阿提供工作机会，但无人应聘。当地想招聘一名医生，年薪为26.5万美金。若应聘成功，医生将无需上夜班，也不用周末上班，房价低廉。每周工作四天，且给予三个月年假。目前，小镇医生阿兰·肯尼离职，无人可替。他的寻人之旅已进行两年，但均宣告失败。四家医疗人才公司也没有找到候选人。据肯尼认为，无人问津的原因是因工作地点在乡下，人们更愿意栖息在大城市。

It is not only New Zealand that has problems trying to get doctors to live in rural⁵ areas. It is also a problem in many other countries too. Last year, Dr Kenny had to cancel a family holiday because he could not find anyone to replace him. Dr Kenny is from the UK and has been a doctor in Tokoroa for 30 years. He said he has a great lifestyle and he wouldn't swap⁶ it for city life. At the age of 61, he wants to retire and pass his patients on to someone younger. He told a local newspaper that his job keeps him busy all day and that he loves his work. He is worried about how he can find a new doctor. He said: "I would like to stay but I hit my head against a brick⁷ wall trying to attract doctors."

乡村医生难找不止新西兰。其它国家也面临窘境。因无法找到候选人，肯尼医生不得不取消家庭度假。肯尼来自英国，他在托科罗阿已工作三十年。他说这里的生活非常好，且不愿选择城市生活。61岁的肯尼想退休，并希望将病人交由年轻医生治疗。他对当地媒体表示，每天的工作安排得满满当当，并表示喜爱这份工作。对于如何寻找新医生，肯尼表示担心。他认为：“我愿意留下，但招聘工作总是无人问津。”

1 annual   

adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物

参考例句：

• It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。

2 current   

n.涌流，趋势，电流，水流，气流；adj.当前的，通用的，流通的，现在的，草写的，最近的

参考例句：

• Electric current is often powerful enough to kill a man.电流常强得足以致命。
• There is a story about her in the current number.最近一期上有关于她的故事。

3 replacement   

n.取代，替换，交换；替代品，代用品

参考例句：

• We are hard put to find a replacement for our assistant.我们很难找到一个人来代替我们的助手。
• They put all the students through the replacement examination.他们让所有的学生参加分班考试。

4 Dr   

n.医生，大夫；博士(缩)（= Doctor）

参考例句：

• Dr.Williams instructs us in botany.威廉博士教我们植物学。
• The ward of the hospital is in the charge of Dr.Green.医院的这间病房由格林医生负责。

5 rural   

adj.乡下的，田园的，乡村风味的

参考例句：

• He lived a rural life.他过着田园生活。
• We left the city for a rural home.我们离开城市，去农村安家。

6 swap   

n.交换；vt.交换，用...作交易

参考例句：

• I will swap you my bicycle for your radio.我想拿我的自行车换你的收音机。
• This comic was a swap that I got from Nick.这本漫画书是我从尼克那里换来的。

7 brick   

n.砖；vt.用砖砌，用砖堵住

参考例句：

• She stared blankly at the brick wall in front of her.她面无表情地瞪着面前的砖墙。
• I bought a brick of ice cream for my daughter.我给女儿买了块冰砖。