dialogue 1
Iris: 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, it’s about the job with the PR company.
哎,艾瑞斯,是因为那个公共公司的实习机会.
I: it’s a great opportunity. You should be happy with the offer.
这可是个好机会,你应该高兴才对!
M: but my mother won’t allow me to accept any part-time job. I’m afraid she will say no again.
但是我妈妈老是不让我做兼职,我担心这次她还是不答应.
I: why? It’s 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 won’t 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 may be true. But I’m sure you’re 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 I’m a senior now, I don’t want to miss the chance this time.
我之前因为我妈妈放弃了很多次机会.可是我现在上大四了,我不想再错过这次机会了.
I: I agree with you but I think 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: I’ll try, but what if she insists?
我想试试,要是她坚持不答应怎么办?
I: just let her know that the experience will be both amazing and rewarding. And more importantly, you can manage both your study and 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, I’ll 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 2
I: hey, Maris, are you a part-timer?
嘿,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, it’s 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 I’m not there 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,经理会不高兴的.
I: that’s true. I’m wondering did you learn anything from the job?
那倒也是.你从中学到东西了吗?
M: of course. There’s always much to learn. I got to know more about the real world.
当然啦,要学的东西很多,而且我更了解现实生活了.
I: you mean you got working experience, right?
你是说工作经验吗?
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验,而是和各种人打交道的能力.
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, it’s 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.
M: maybe you can come to the bar one day and I’ll show you around.
你可以抽空来酒吧一趟,看看我是怎么工作的.
I: great. I’m looking forward to.
太好了!我很想去看看.
