aOkay, now I’d like to find out more about your last job.I see you spent almost four years at the London Weekly , is that right?
现在我想了解更多你上份工作的信息。我看到简历上写你在 《伦敦周报》呆了4年,对吧?
bYes, that’s right. To be honest, the first year was quite tough for me. I was really just treated more like an intern. I didn’t have many responsibilities and I found it quite frustrating.
bWell slowly but surely I proved myself, and the new editor liked me so he promoted me to features writer.
缓慢而稳步地我证明自己有能力完成工作,新的编辑喜欢我,于是他提升我为专栏作家作家。
aWow, a real step up!
喔,真的是很大进步。
bYes, I was responsible for restaurant and food reviews mostly. I spent 3 years in that position, but to be honest it wasn’t an area of journalism I wanted to stay in long-term.
1. find out about... 了解……
例句:
He wrote to find out about a job in shanghai.
他写信去了解上海的一份工作的情况。
2. to be honest 说实话
例句:
To be honest, such clients are rarely worth the hassle.
诚实地说,这样的客户不值得你去应酬这样的麻烦。
3. be tough for... 对……很困难
例句:
Life remains tough for the most disadvantaged families.
对于最弱势的家庭而言,生活依旧艰难。
4. find it adj 发现某事很……
例句:
Many younger chinese must find it embarrassing that beijing is propping up such an odious regime.
中国许多年轻人肯定对北京方面扶持这样一个可恶的政权感到难堪。
5. promote sb to... 把某人升为
例句:
That would promote me to inspector.
这将让我晋升为视察员。
6. in long term 长期
例句:
Dc cable is used for all the feed jumpers and its carrying capacity should meet requirement in peak hours in long term.
所有电连接线均采用直流电缆,其载流量应满足远期高峰小时的载流量要求。