第四节 课外生活

▼ 打工赚钱

我想申请做这份兼职工作。 I’d like to apply for the part-time job.

A: I’d like to apply for the part-time job.

我想申请做这份兼职工作。

B: Fine! Just fill out this form. Someone will be with you in a minute.

可以，请先填好这张表格。一会儿有人接待你的。

你要找什么样的工作？ What kind of job are you looking for?

A: What kind of job are you looking for?

你要找什么样的工作？

B: Any kind. 不管什么种类的都行。

你可以去网上找兼职工作。 You may hunt a part-time job in the Internet.

A: You may hunt a part-time job in the Internet.

你可以去网上找兼职工作。

B: Good idea! Thank you very much for your valuable suggestion. 好办法！非常感谢你宝贵意见。

你可以在网上投简历。 You can submit many resumes through the Internet.

A: I want to find a part-time job. 我想找个兼职工作。

B: You can submit many resumes through the Internet.

你可以在网上投简历。

我通过中介找到了一份兼职。 I found a part-time job through an intermediary.

A: I found a part-time job through a intermediary.

我通过中介找到了一份兼职。

B: It must cost a lot. 肯定花费了不少中介费。

你得先去找份报纸看看。 The first thing you should do is to get a newspaper.

A: I guess it’s time for me to look for a job.

我想是时候找份工作了。

B: Well, the first thing you should do is to get a newspaper. That’s how I found my job.

嗯，你得先去找份报纸看看。我就是那样找到工作的。

你的兼职工作干得怎么样？ How are you doing in your part-time job?

A: How are you doing in your part-time job?

你的兼职工作干得怎么样？

B: It’s Ok, only a bit boring. 还行吧，就是有点无聊。

我一般在什么时候工作呢？ When shall I work?

A: When shall I work? 我一般在什么时候工作呢？

B: Usually in the afternoon and some nights.

通常在下午，还有几个晚上。

做高中生的家教怎么样？ What about tutoring high school kids?

A: What about tutoring high school kids?

做高中生的家教怎么样？

B: No, that’d be a drag. 不，那太没劲了。

我这学期做了四份家教。 I got four jobs of tutor in this semester.

A: I got four jobs of tutor in this semester.

我这学期做了四份家教。

B: You’re cool. 你真够厉害的。

总比在冬天发传单好多了。 It’s a lot better than handing out flyers in winter.

A: The salary’s good, but the hours are too long.

工资挺高的，就是工作时间太长了。

B: It’s a lot better than handing out flyers in winter.

总比在冬天发传单好多了。

我做兼职工作是为了养活自己。 I have a part-time job to support myself.

◆I need a part time job because of lacking money.

我需要一份兼职工作，是因为缺钱。

A: Why do you want to hunt for a part-time job?

为什么你需要找份兼职工作？

B: I have a part-time job to support myself.

我做兼职工作是为了养活自己。

我做的兼职工作跟我的专业毫无关系。 My part-time job has nothing to do with my major.

A: My part-time job has nothing to do with my major.

我做的兼职工作跟我的专业毫无关系。

B: Don’t complain. It’s difficult to find a suitable one.

别抱怨。很难找到合适的。

我想放弃这个工作，工资太少了。 I want to quit it for the job pays little.

◆I want to give up this job because it pays little.

我想放弃这个工作，挣得太少了。

这个兼职工作使我每天只能睡6个小时。 I sleep only 6 hours a day since I took this part-time job.

A: I sleep only 6 hours a day since I took this part-time job.

这个兼职工作使我每天只能睡6个小时。

B: You’d better find another one. 你最好重找一个。

你打算辞职吗？ Do you want to give up your part-time job?

A: Do you want to give up your part-time job?

你打算辞职吗？

B: No way. If I quit, who will pay for the clothes and cosmetics I buy for my girlfriend?

不行。要是我辞职了，谁会为我女朋友的衣服和化妆品付钱呢？

我可不挑剔。只要钱多就可以了。 I’m not picky. Just something that pays well.

A: What kind of job did you have in mind?

你想干什么样的工作？

B: I’m not picky. Just something that pays well.

我可不挑剔。只要钱多就可以了。

我听说做体力活挣的钱最多。 I hear manual labor pays the best.

A: I hear manual labor pays the best.

我听说做体力活挣的钱最多。

B: But I’d like to work somewhere where I actually have to think.

但是，我想去那些用脑思考的地方。

我们在任何情况下都不能失去我们的尊严。 We must stand upon our dignity on any occasion.

A: A job is just like this. You must sacrifice something if you want to get something.

工作就是这个样子。如果你想获得一些东西，你必须牺牲另一些东西。

B: But first of all, we must stand upon our dignity on any occasion.

但是首先我们在任何情况下都不能失去我们的尊严。