老外最想聊的100个英语口语话题（45)：勤工俭学

1、.Part-time Job 勤工俭学dialogue 1Iris: why are you so upset today, Maria? Cheer up!玛利亚,今天你的情绪为什么这么低落?振作点!M: oh, Iris, its about the job with the PR company.哎,艾瑞斯,是因为那个公共公司的实习时机.I: its a great opportunity. You should be happy with the offer.这可是个好时机,你应该快乐才对!M: but my mother wont allow me to accept any par

2、t-time job. Im afraid she will say no again.但是我妈妈老是不让我做兼职,我担忧这次她还是不容许.I: why? Its unfair. You can learn a lot from it.为什么啊?你可以从实习中学到很多东西的.M: she says a part-time job is cursed blessing. It takes so much time and energy that I wont be able to focus on my study.她总是说兼职是双刃剑,要花很多时间和精力.我就不能专心学习了.I: that m

3、ay be true. But Im sure youre able to find a balance between them. Why not try it?有道理.但是我相信你可以再兼职和学习间找到平衡的.为什么不试试呢?M: I turned down quite a few offers before for her sake. But Im a senior now, I dont want to miss the chance this time.我之前因为我妈妈放弃了很屡次时机.可是我如今上大四了,我不想再错过这次时机了.I: I agree with you but I t

4、hink you really need to talk to your mother and tell her what's on your mind. 我支持你!我觉得你应该和你妈妈好好谈谈,告诉她你的想法.M: Ill try, but what if she insists?我想试试,要是她坚持不容许怎么办?I: just let her know that the experience will be both amazing and rewarding. And more importantly, you can manage both your study an

5、d the job.告诉她这次兼职将对你很有帮助,更重要的是,要让她知道你能处理好学习和工作之间的关系.M: do you think it will work?你觉得会有用吗?I: sure. Every cloud has its silver lining. Just try.当然啦!黑暗中总有一线光明的嘛.试试看.M: ok, Ill do that. Thank you, Iris.好吧,我试试看!谢谢你,艾瑞斯.I: sure. Good luck, Maria!不客气,玛利亚,祝你好运!dialogue 2I: hey, Maris, are you a part-timer?嘿

6、,玛利亚,你是个兼职人士吗?M: part-timer? Is that a new buzzword?兼职人士?是个时髦词吧?I: oh, its pretty popular among my classmates these days. So are you?哦,这几天我同学一直说这个词.你做兼职吗?M: sure, I have a part-time job as a bartender.嗯,我在酒吧做调酒师.I: cool! It must be amazing to work at a bar!哇,好酷啊,在酒吧工作很有意思吧?M: yeah, but Im not there

7、for fun. I have to remain professional and if I get distracted, the manager would be pretty upset.是的,但是我可不是去玩的.我必须保持专业,要是我分心的话,经理睬不快乐的.I: thats true. Im wondering did you learn anything from the job?那倒也是.你从中学到东西了吗?M: of course. Theres always much to learn. I got to know more about the real world.当然啦

8、,要学的东西很多,而且我更理解现实生活了.I: you mean you got working experience, right?你是说工作经历吗?M: not just working experience. I would say the biggest lesson I learned is how to deal with people from all walks of life.我觉得不但是工作经历,而是和各种人打交道的才能.I: it must be very demanding.那要求一定很高了?M: sometimes it is. But after working for a few weeks, its easy to figure out.有时候挺高的.但是干上几星期,该知道怎么做了.I: really? It sounds interesting.是吗?听起来很有意思