Lesson 33 Door Knocking
上門(mén)詢(xún)問(wèn)求職
618.I saw a vacancy board outside for an accountant.Do you still have any vacancy?
我看到門(mén)外的招工牌上寫(xiě)要招一名會(huì)計(jì),還缺人嗎?
619.I saw a vacancy board outside for a teacher.Has the vacan-cy filled?
我在招工牌上看到要招一名教師,名額滿(mǎn)了嗎?
620.Is there any other job for me here?
我還能干其他別的工作嗎?
621.I'm looking for a job.Is it possible to find one here?
我想找個(gè)工作,這兒有嗎?
622.I'm looking for a part-time job.Is it possible to find one here?
我想做兼職工作,這兒有空缺嗎?
623.Is your boss around at the moment?
你的老板現(xiàn)在在嗎?
624.Yeah.He is in his office upstairs.
他正在樓上的辦公室里。
625.I'm sorry.The vacancy is filled already.
抱歉,空缺已滿(mǎn)了。
626.What kind of job are you looking for?
你想干什么工作?
627.Any job in your factory.
你們工廠(chǎng)里任何工作都行。
628.We do have a vacancy for a cutter.
我們確實(shí)要招一名裁剪工。
629.Do you mind working on the night shift?
你在意上夜班嗎?
630.Not at all.
我一點(diǎn)不在乎上夜班。
631.I came about the advertisement for a sales position.
我是看了你們招聘銷(xiāo)售員的廣告來(lái)應(yīng)聘的。
632.I'm told that there are job vacancies here.
別人告訴我貴單位招聘員工。
633.I notice there are some job vacancies in your company.
我了解到貴公司有職位空缺。
634.I understand there are some job opportunities here.
我知道在貴公司有找工作的機(jī)會(huì)。
635.Will you take it?
你愿意接受這個(gè)工作嗎?
Dialogue A
(O= Office Clerk辦公室職員,A= Applicant申請(qǐng)人)
A:Excuse me,please.I saw a vacancy board outside for a plumber.Is it still available?
O:I'm sorry,the vacancy is filled already.
A:Oh,pity!But is there any other job for me here?
O:I'm afraid not,at least not before Christmas.
A:OK,thank you.Bye.
Dialogue B
(O= Office Clerk辦公室職員,A =Applicant申請(qǐng)人,B =Boss 公司老板)
A:Sorry to trouble you.Is your boss around at the moment?
O:Yeah.He's in his office upstairs.You can see him if you like.
A:All right,thanks.
(meeting the boss)
B:Good morning.What can I do for you?
A:Well,I'm looking for a job.Is it possible to find one here?
B:What kind of job are you looking for?
A:Any job in your factory.
B:Do you have any experience as a cutter?
A:Yes,I have.Actually I have been working in a garment factory for over three years.
B:Good,but do you mind working on the night shift?
A:Not at all.Some people wouldn't like the hours,but I don't mind working at night.
B:Very well,then,we do have a vacancy for a cutter working night shifts from 11 p.m.to 5 a.m.the next morning.The starting salary is $ 10 per hour.Will you take it?
A:Yes,I will.But when shall I start work?
B:You'll start work this Friday.OK?
A:Yes,I will come on Friday night.Thank you.
B:See you then.
Notes 注釋
1.Excuse me.勞駕,請(qǐng)問(wèn),請(qǐng)人幫忙或打擾別人時(shí)常用的禮貌語(yǔ),也可以用 Sorry to trouble you.勞駕,對(duì)不起,如:Excuse me,do you have the time?對(duì)不起,請(qǐng)問(wèn)幾點(diǎn)了?Sorry to trouble you,may I use your dictionary?勞駕,能借用一下你的字典嗎?
2.Yeah.是的,等于Yes.
3.Good,but do you mind working on the night shift?the night shift 上夜班,shift /M!GC/ n.輪班,班次,如:the day shift 白班,work in three shifts 分三班工作,三班倒 my shift 我的班次
4.per hour 每小時(shí);per意思是每,等于each。per還可與其他搭配,如:per day 每天,per year 每年,per kilo 每公斤
5.p.m. 下午
拉丁文 post meridiem的縮寫(xiě),等于 afternoon。
另外a.m. 是上午。
Words and Expressions
board n.牌子,木板
vacancy board (門(mén)口的)招工牌
cutter n.裁剪工
shift n.班次,輪次
night shift 夜班
opportunity n.機(jī)會(huì)
plumber n.管子工,鉛管工
Christmas n.圣誕節(jié)
garment n.服裝
mind v.介意,在乎