Conversation One
對話一
W:What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
W:你每天的工作時間是多少小時制的,斯蒂文?
M:Well, I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day.
M:時間很長,大約一天十一小時。
W:What time do you start?
W:幾點開始呢?
M:I work 9 to3, then I start again at5:30 and work until 11,six days a week. So I have to work very unsocial hours.
M:上午九點開始到下午三點,然后從下午五點半開始到晚上十一點,一周工作六天。所以我必須在非工作時間工作。
W:And do you have to work at the weekend?
W:周末也是嗎?
M:Oh, yes. That's our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.
M:對的,那是我們最忙的時間,我周三休息。
W:What are the things you have to do and the things you don't have to do?
W:哪些是您務(wù)必要做的事情和哪些是您不必要做的事情?
M:Uh, I don't have to do the washing-up, so that's good. I have to wear white, and I have to keep everything in the kitchen totally clean.
M:嗯,好在我不用清洗碗碟了。我要穿白的衣服,然后還要保持廚房里的所有東西都干凈。
W:What's hard about the job?
W:那工作有什么困難之處嗎?
M:You are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, but that's normal.
M:就是得一直站著。忙的時候,人情緒會比較浮躁,這很正常。
W:How did you learn the profession?
W:你怎么學(xué)習(xí)這個專業(yè)啊。
M:Well, I did a two-year course at college. In the first year we had to learn the basics, and then we had to take exams.
M:在大學(xué)學(xué)了兩年。第一年學(xué)基礎(chǔ)知識,然后就參加測試。
W:Was it easy to find a job?
W:這個專業(yè)好找工作嗎?
M:I wrote to about six hotels and one of them gave me my first job, so I didn't have to wait too long.
M:投了六家酒店其中有一家錄用了我,總之不是太難。
W:And what's the secret of being good at your job?
W:做好這份工作有什么訣竅嗎?
M:Attention to detail. You have to love it You have to show passion for it.
M:注意細節(jié)就好,你必須熱愛這份工作并為之付出激情。
W:And what are your plans for the future?
W:將來你有什么規(guī)劃?
M:I want to have my own place when the time is right.
M:時機成熟了,我會自己單干。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
問題9到12是基于你剛剛聽到的對話的。
Question 9.What does the man say about his job?
問題9.男士認為他的工作怎么樣?
Question 10.What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
問題10.男士認為工作中最困難的是什么?
Question 11.Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
問題11.畢業(yè)后,男士的第一份工作在哪里?
Question 12.What does the man say is important to being good at his job?
問題12.男士認為做好工作最重要的是什么?