想说就说(三)21

Talking about work谈论工作

So, John, what do you do for a living?

所以呢，约翰，你是做什么的？

I’m a sales manager in a publishing company.

我是一家出版社的业务经理。

Oh, really? That sounds interesting, what kinds of book do you publish?

哇，真的吗？听起来真有趣，你们出版哪类书？

Oh, mostly fiction, lots of romance, science fiction, biography, stuff like that.

噢，小说为主，很多爱情小说，科幻小说，传记，诸如此类的东西

Oh, What a cool job! How long have you worked there?

哦，好酷的工作，你在那里工作多久了？

About two years now.

大约两年了。

详细解说

1. What do you do for a living? 你是做什么的？

同意词句：

What is it you do? 你是做什么的？

What do you do? 你是做什么的？

What kind of job do you do? 你是做什么的？

2．I’m a sales manager in a publishing company.

我是一家出版社的业务经理。

3．That sounds interesting.听起来蛮有趣的。

4．lots of romance, science fiction, biography.

关联用语：

detective，侦探小说，literature, 文学，philosophy，哲学，

magazine，杂志，computer science，电脑科技

5．What a cool job.好酷的工作

关联用语：

Oh, how interesting！哦，真有趣

That sounds challenging. 听起来蛮有挑战性的

That must be really cool一定很酷吧

补充例句：

Cool! 棒极了

He looks cool in that white suit.他穿那套白色西装看起来很酷。

6. How long have you worked there?

你在那里工作多久了？