bI have a little experience. I guided a few foreign tourists around Beijing last year as a part-time job. I showed them to the Great Wall, the Imperial Palace, and the Summer Palace.
我有一点经验。去年我带领一些外国旅客在北京观光,那是份兼职工作。我带领他们去了长城、故宫和颐和园。
aThen you may know that it's hard work.
那你可能知道这是份辛苦的工作。
bYes, I know. A friend of mine is a guide. He talked with me about his work, but I don't mind working hard.
是的,我知道。我有一个朋友是导游。他跟我谈过他的工作,但我不介意工作辛苦。
aHave you applied with any other companies?
你向其它公司申请过吗?
bNo, this is my first.
没有,这是第一次。
aIs there anything you want to ask about?
你有什么事情想问吗?
bI'd like to be an overseas tour guide someday. Would there ever be any chance of that?
我希望有天能做国际导游。将来我会有这样的机会吗?
aCertainly. There'll be a good chance of that if you work for this company. Not right away, of course, but in a few years, after you learn more about our business, you may go overseas with a tour group. Any questions?
bYes. When can I get the decision? I hope you can give me a definite answer as soon as possible. If I'd turned down, I ll have to secure a position elsewhere.
1. work as... 担任,当
例句:
The excavation pods can work as robust cranes to remove large pieces of wreckage.
当作为挖掘使用时,它能作为强有力的起重机移开大块的残骸。
2. guide... around 带……转,带……玩儿转
例句:
Cyprus property advisors-let us guide you around cyprus and find you your home.
塞浦路斯房地产顾问-让我们引导您在塞浦路斯周围选择到你的住房。
3. mind doing sth 介意做某事
例句:
Would you mind doing a few odd jobs today?
今天你能做几件小事吗?
4. apply with... 申请……
例句:
Do you wish to travel around the world? Apply with us.
你愿周游世界吗?请向我们申请。
5. be a/some/any chance of sth 有机会做某事,有可能实现某事
例句:
Do you think there will be any chance of my operating the computer again?
你想我还有使用这台计算机的机会吗?
6. turn down 拒绝
例句:
I turned down something the other day simply because I'd been told another columnist, whose work is beyond feeble, had been asked first.
几天前我拒掉了另一个邀请,仅仅是因为有人告诉我,另一个写得很烂的专栏作家首先得到了邀请。
7. secure a position 找到工作,确定职位
例句:
It was all so brisk and enlivening that he wished that he might be so fortunate as to secure a position here.
这儿一切都很活跃,显得生气勃勃,因此他但愿自己运气好,能在这里找到一个位置。
8. get in touch with... 与……取得联系
例句:
I started to worry that my clients were trying to get in touch with me.
我开始担心我的客户是否正在设法联络我。