Basic Listening Lesson 27

 你认为上大学和工作哪个更有趣？上大学吧

A: "Hey Jack¹. Are you excited about starting work?"

B: "Yeah. I'm really looking forward to it."

A: "What was more exciting, starting college or starting work?"

B: "They're pretty similar, but in different ways. I really can't decide. How about you?"

A: "For me, I think starting school was more exciting."

B: "Does that mean work isn't that great?"

A: "It's different for everyone, but because I knew school was going to be so much fun, I really got excited about it."

B: "But work is a huge portion of our lives. I'm looking forward to making it fun."

A: "That's a great attitude to have. I don't think you'll have any problems in the workforce²."

B: "I hope you're right."

1 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

2 workforce   

n.劳动大军，劳动力

参考例句：

• A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
• A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。