情景对话
A: What are you doing?
B: I'm looking for a part-time job.
A: Well, the cost of living is so expensive here! We all need money. Extra money isalways helpful.
B: I know. That's why I'm hunting a part-time job.
A: Well, part-time jobs can ease our financial burden.
B: You can say that again(说得没错)!The money helps me with my study so it'sim-portant for me to earn as much as I can.
A: What job arc you going to do?
B: I wanna serve in a hotel. Because I can get more tips.
A: I agree with you. It's only a part-time job at the hotel but it pays well.
B: That's true! It also can give me chances to get a lot of things you cannot learn frombook, and the job can help with my studies. I believe it will helpful for my futurelife.
A: Well, don't you think it will affect your studies? Because it will cost you much time.
B: You know, I can manage.
A: Anyway, good luck to you!
A:你在干什么呢?
B:我正在找兼职工作。
A:哦,这儿生活消费很高!我们都需要钱。额外挣的钱总是很有帮助。
B:我知道。这是我为什么找兼职工作的原因。
A:嗯,兼职工作能帮我们减轻经济负担。
B:我同意!钱对我的学习有帮助,所以尽可能多地挣些钱对我很重要。
A:你打算做什么工作?
B:我想在旅馆工作。因为我能得到更多小费。
A:我同意。虽然只是在旅馆里兼职,但是报酬很高。
B:没错,它也可以提供给人机会学到在课堂上所学不到的知识,并且打工对我的学习也有帮助。我相信打工对我的未来发展有好处。
A:那你难道不觉得打工会影响到你的学业吗?它会花费你很多时间。
B:你知道的,我能应付得来。
A:总之,祝你好运!
单词过关
part-time 兼职的
helpful 有帮助的
hunt 打猎:搜寻
ease 减轻
burden 负担;重担
opportunity 时机,机会
affect 影响
manage 处理:应付过去
语言贴士
on't you think…用来反问,在口语中主要有以下两层意思:
(1)用来询问、征求对方的看法,意为:你说呢?你说是吗?如:
It must be a good film, don't you think?那一定是一部好看的电影,你说呢?
(2)表示委婉的否定、反驳或不同意,意为:难道你不认为……吗?如;Don't you think it's a good film?难道你不认为这是一部好看的电影吗?