对话:
COCO: Hey, how's the job searching going, Rick?
Coco: 嗨,你工作找的怎么样了Rick?
RICK: Not well, Coco. I've sent out over 30 resumes and no one has called me.
Rick: 并不怎么样,我已经发出去3三十份邮件了然而没有人给我打电话。
COCO: I think a lot of people are looking for jobs right now. The economy isn't very good, so companies aren't hiring people.
Coco:我觉得现在好多人都在找工作,经济不是很好,所以很多公司都没有在招人了。
RICK: That's what it seems like. But I need a job.
RICK:似乎是这样的,但我真的需要一份工作。
COCO: How long have you been out of work?
Coco:你失业多久了
RICK: 3 months.
RICK:三个月
COCO: What kind of work do you do?
Coco:你做什么工作
RICK: I'm an electrician.
RICK:我是电工
COCO: Have you thought about opening your own business?
Coco:你有没有想过自己发展事业呢?
RICK: Yeah, but that takes money.
RICK:想过啊,但那需要钱。
COCO: I understand. If I hear anyone looking for an electrician, I'll let you know.
Coco:我了解,如果我听到有人在招聘电工,我会通知你的。
RICK: Thanks. It's been frustrating.
RICK:谢谢。最近真的很让人沮丧。
COCO: Oh, well. Why did you leave your last job?
Coco:你为什么离职上一份工作呢?
RICK: I didn't get along with my boss.
RICK:我和我老板相处的不好
COCO: Maybe you should've stayed until you find another job.
Coco:或许你那时候应该得等到找到工作再离职的。
RICK: Yeah. That was my mistake. I thought it would be easy to find another job. I was wrong.
RICK:是啊。是我的错,我以为找工作很容易呢,我错了。
COCO: Don't worry. You'll find one soon. Come on, let me buy you a cup of coffee
Coco:别担心,你肯定能尽快找到工作的,来我请你喝一杯咖啡
RICK: Thanks.
RICK:谢谢
重点:
1.Job search
n. 寻找工作;职位搜索;工作搜寻
seek a place
例:A successful job search needs to be as well organized as any other executive task.
一次成功的寻职要像任何其他执行任务一样精心安排。
2.Send out 分发 发送
To distribute or dispatch something to numerous people or places. A noun or pronoun can be used between "send" and "out.
例:We sent the invitations out last week, but no one has replied yet.
我们上周发出了邀请,但还没人回复。
3.Out of work 失业
Unemployed; also, having no work to do.
例:He lost his job a year ago and has been out of work ever since.
他一年前失业,而且在那以后就没有工作过了
4.open a business 创业
例:Many young people dream about being their own boss and open a business.
很多年轻人都梦想当自己的老板自己创业。
5.get along with
get along with - have smooth relations;
例:My boss and I get along very well
我老板和我相处的很好
6.should've stayed
should have done sth. 本应该做(但没做)
When you say "Should have done it", it means pretty much what you said "you were supposed to do it", and it generally implies that "you did not do it"
例:I should have told him that I wouldn’t go to his party.
我应该告诉他我不会去他的派对的(实际没告诉)