新世紀(jì)走遍美國 第13集：找工作

EPISODE 13 Job Hunting 找工作

U13-01

Please watch out, this dish is very spicy. We use special hot peppers in Ethiopian cooking. Now, Rebecca, please take a piece of bread and eat what you like.

請小心，這菜很辣。我們在埃塞俄比亞用一種非常辣的辣椒做飯。麗貝卡，拿一塊面包，挑你喜歡的吃。

Well, let's drink to Rebecca and welcome her to San Francisco. Here's to the beginning of a new life!

來，為麗貝卡干杯，歡迎她到舊金山來。為新生活的開始干杯!

As a Californian!

為成為加州人干杯!

Rebecca, would you like some more water?

麗貝卡，你還要來點(diǎn)水嗎?

Ah, yes please.

是的，謝謝。

Ah, you see, Melaku, not everyone believes that spice is the variety of life.

你看，麥拉庫，并不是每一個(gè)人都相信調(diào)味品使生活多樣化。

Angela, I believe the phrase you're looking for is: 'Variety is the spice of life.' It means... What does it mean, huh?

安吉拉，我想你想說的是“多樣化是生活的調(diào)味品”。意思是…是什么意思來著?

Watch out, Rebecca, Edward loves to correct our speech.

小心，麗貝卡，愛德華喜歡更正我們的談話。

Only when it's wrong.

只有在你錯(cuò)的時(shí)候。

I'm glad you do. It helps me improve my English.

我喜歡你更正錯(cuò)誤。這可以幫助我提高英文。

You speak very well, Melaku. Many Americans don't speak English as well as you do.

麥拉庫，你英文講得很好。很多美國人的英文都講得不如你好。

I'll need it for my business some day...

終有一天我在做生意時(shí)會需要英文…

I'd like to hear from the new arrival. You must be experiencing a certain amount of culture shock...moving to a new city, sharing this old house with people you don't know, having a meal with a senior citizen let out for the evening.

我想聽聽新人的感受。你一定經(jīng)歷了不少文化差異帶來的震驚，來到新的城市，和不認(rèn)識的人住在一個(gè)房子里，和我這個(gè)老人共進(jìn)晚餐。

Now, Uncle, don't make everyone uncomfortable.

叔叔，別讓每個(gè)人都覺得不舒服。

I have to make my little jokes while I can, Nancy.

在我還行時(shí)，我得開玩笑，南茜。

My trip out here has been...Well, there've been several surprises since I left Boston...but I feel lucky...nd thankful...that my mom's best friend has taken me in...and introduced me to all of you. I feel ready to take whatever comes my way. I'll even take some more of your Ethiopian food, Melaku....and some more water.

我此次之行...從我離開波士頓后，確實(shí)經(jīng)歷過幾次意外。但我還是感到幸運(yùn)和感激，我母親的好朋友接納了我，把我介紹給你們。我已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備好去接受我將要面對的所有問題。我甚至要再吃點(diǎn)埃塞俄比亞飯，麥拉庫...再來點(diǎn)水。

Don't ask, Kevin. My car broke down, and this guy helped me out. I had to sell my car and take the bus the rest of the way. Anyway, how's Dad?... Are you sure?... No, don't wake him... just tell him everything's OK...The house? It's fine...It'll be just fine.

別問了，凱文。我的車壞了，這個(gè)家伙幫了我。我不得不賣掉我的車并且剩下的路得乘公共汽車。無論如何，父親怎么樣?...你確定嗎?...不，別叫醒他。告訴他一切都好...房子?好的...一切都好。

Kevin, I have to go. I'll talk to you and Dad real soon, OK? Me too. Bye.

凱文，我得走了。我會很快給你和父親電話的，好嗎?我也是。再見。

What's wrong, Nancy? Is there anything I can do?

怎么了，南茜?我能做點(diǎn)什么?

Not really. I don't think Edward's going to come back for dinner anymore.

不用了。我認(rèn)為愛德華不再會回來吃飯了。

No?

不?

Oh, he said these trips wear him out...and it takes him all week to recover. He was always such a strong man...

哦，他說這些旅行讓他筋疲力盡...他需要花整周時(shí)間恢復(fù)。他曾是個(gè)很強(qiáng)壯的男人。

Maybe he'll feel better next week...

也許他下個(gè)星期會好點(diǎn)...

I'll tell you, growing old isn't easy.. . See you in the morning.

我會告訴你，人老了就不容易了...明天早晨見.

OK...goodnight.

好的...晚安。

Goodnight.

晚安。

U13-02

Morning.

早上好。

Oh, good morning!

哦，早上好。

Well, it's all yours. See you later.Thanks.

全部都是你的。再見。謝謝。

Good morning, Angela. You look very sharp.

早上好，安吉拉。你看起來非常精明。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Well, I'm off to the library. I have a paper due in a few days. Have you seen Miss Shaw?

我要去圖書館。幾天內(nèi)我有一份論文要交。你見過肖小姐?

Uh...no, why?

哦...沒有，怎么了?

I have to give her my rent check.

我要把我的租金支票給她。

Oh...Is it the first of the month already?

哦...已經(jīng)是第一個(gè)月了嗎?

Yes. Will you tell her I left the check on the hall table?

是。你可以告訴他我把支票放在走廊的桌子上。

Yes.

好的。

Thank you.

謝謝。

Well, how was your walk?

散步怎么樣?

Good. My friend Marsha's a little slow, but I guess she's getting old... like the rest of us.

很好，我的朋友瑪沙走的慢一點(diǎn)，不過我想她是有點(diǎn)老了...就像我們其余的人。

I left my rent check on the hall table.

我把租金支票放在走廊的桌子上了。

Oh, thank you.

哦，謝謝。

Good morning.

早上好。

Don't you look nice, all dressed up...

你看起來很好，還打扮了一番...

Thanks, I got this blouse on sale. 50 percent off!

謝謝，我在大減價(jià)時(shí)買了這件大衣。5折!

Good for you.

很合適。

Well, I'm off to school, and then off to my part-time job.

我要去學(xué)校了，然后去做兼職。

Oh, Angela, don't forget, the rent's due today.

哦，安吉拉，別忘了，租金今天該交了。

Oh, yes, I know that. I'll give it to you tonight, OK? See ya!

哦，是的，我知道了。我會今晚交給你的，好嗎?再見!

Uh...

啊…

Good morning.

早上好。

Good morning. How did you sleep after your long bus ride?

早上好。坐了長時(shí)間的長途車后，你睡得怎么樣?

Oh, I slept like a log. I was dead to the world.

哦，我睡得像塊木頭。都不知道外面發(fā)生了什么事。

Help yourself to some coffee. Use the big blue mug. Consider it yours.

自己拿咖啡喝吧。用大的藍(lán)杯子。以后這就是你的。

Thanks. Mm, the coffee smells good.

謝謝。嗯，咖啡真香。

The milk's in the refrigerator. The sugar's on the table.

牛奶在冰箱里。糖在桌子上。

Oh, that's OK. I take it black.

可以了。我喝黑咖啡。

You want a vitamin?

你要維生素嗎?

No thanks.

不用了，謝謝。

So, what are your plans for today?

你今天有什么計(jì)劃?

I have a job interview at school.

我在學(xué)校有個(gè)工作面試。

Oh, that's why you look so...business-like.

難怪你看上去特...像上班族。

Do you think it's OK? I'm not quite sure what they expect.

你看這樣行嗎?我不太肯定他們希望什么樣的。

It's fine. What kind of job are you applying for?

這樣很好。你申請的是什么工作?

I don't know. I'm supposed to work at the college to cover some of my tuition.

我不知道。我期望在學(xué)校做點(diǎn)工作，貼補(bǔ)一些我的學(xué)費(fèi)。

Oh. College is so expensive these days, I don't know how anybody can afford it.

現(xiàn)在上學(xué)很貴。我不知道每個(gè)人怎么負(fù)擔(dān)得起。

Some people get scholarships, and there are student loans...and work-study programs like mine.

有些人拿到獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金，有些學(xué)生靠貸款，還有學(xué)生象我一樣勤工儉學(xué)。

Yes, but not everyone can get it...

是啊，不是每個(gè)人都能得到。

Oh, my gosh...look at the time. I don't want to be late for my interview. Can you tell me how to get to the college by bus?

哦，天哪，看看時(shí)間。我可不想面試遲到。你能告訴怎樣乘汽車去學(xué)校嗎?

Take a right...go two blocks. You'll see the bus stop. Take the number 1 bus.Ask the bus driver to tell you where to get off.

向右走，過兩條街。你就能看見車站。坐1號車。問司機(jī)你應(yīng)該在哪里下車。

By the way, when is the rent money due?

順便問一下，最晚什么時(shí)候交房費(fèi)?

Actually, it's due today. . . but you can give it to me in a few days. . . Good luck with your interview.

其實(shí)是今天。但是，你在幾天之內(nèi)交給我就行了。祝你面試好運(yùn)。

Thanks.

謝謝。

U13-03

Hello, I'm Rebecca Casey.

你好，我是麗貝卡·凱西。

Hi. I'm MarIa Gomez. How can I help you?

你好，我是瑪利亞·高梅茲。能幫你嗎?

I'm a new student. I'm here about my work-study arrangement.

我是新生。我來這里是為了我的勤工儉學(xué)安排。

Oh, uh...didn't you receive our latest letter?

嗯...你沒收到我們最近寄給你的信嗎?

What letter?

什么信?

We sent out a letter. . . dated August 10th. Because of budget cuts, we had to cancel our work-study program this year. But don't worry! You still have your partial scholarship.

我們寄了一封信。8月10日寄出的。由于削減預(yù)算，今年我們只好取消勤工儉學(xué)項(xiàng)目。但是，不用擔(dān)心。你仍然可以得到部分獎(jiǎng)學(xué)金。

What? Do you mean you don't have a job for me?

什么?你是說沒有工作給我?

I'm afraid not.

我恐怕沒有了。

I can't believe this. How am I going to pay for college?

真不敢相信。我怎麼付學(xué)費(fèi)哪?

We tried to notify everyone. I'm really very sorry, but because of government budget cuts, there's just no money for these programs.

我們試著通知每一個(gè)人。我非常抱歉，但是由于政府削減預(yù)算，只是沒有錢繼續(xù)這些項(xiàng)目了。

But I was counting on that money to help pay for tuition, books, living expenses, and rent.

但是我指望這些錢來付學(xué)費(fèi)、書費(fèi)、生活費(fèi)和房費(fèi)。

I understand. We do have some alternatives. Sometimes there are jobs off-campus that come in. Why don't you check our bulletin board outside?

我理解。我們確實(shí)還有其它選擇。有時(shí)一些校園外的工作會來招聘。你為什么不去看看外面的告示欄?

Outside?

外面?

Uh-huh... in the hallway. And I'll keep your resume here on file...

嗯...在走廊里。我把你的簡歷保存在文件里...

I don't have a resume.

我沒有簡歷。

You'll need one. Here, use this one as a sample. And you can use our computer lab to type it and print it out.

你會需要的。這個(gè)，用這個(gè)做樣子。你可以用我們的計(jì)算機(jī)房寫簡歷并打印出來。

Thanks.

謝謝。

You're welcome.

不客氣。