美語情景對話 第821期:Next Step 下一步計劃

George: Where are you working these days?

喬治：你最近在哪裏工作？

Crystal: I'm working at the restaurant around the station.

克里斯托爾：我現在在地鐵站附近的一家餐廳工作。

George: What's it like working in a restaurant?

喬治：在餐廳工作怎麼樣？

Crystal: Well, it's ... busy times are busy, but boring sometimes. It's just usual work: washing dishes, serving and then that it's pretty much. Not a big deal job. I really like it, but at the same time I'm looking for more. I think I should look for a desk job or something.

克里斯托爾：忙的時候非常忙，不過也有無聊的時候。我做的就是普通的工作：洗碗，上菜，基本上就是這種工作。不是什麼重要的工作。我很喜歡這份工作，不過我也在找其他的工作機會。我想我應該找辦公室工作。

George: Oh, a desk job!

喬治：哦，辦公室工作！

Crystal: What about you?

克里斯托爾：你呢？

George: I don't know. Maybe I could work at a ... maybe a clothing store.

喬治：我也不清楚。我可能會在服裝店工作。

Crystal: Oh, really!

克里斯托爾：哦，真的嗎？

George: I do enjoy fashion, and I need to update my wardrobe, so a little discount would be nice.

喬治：我非常喜歡時尚，而且我要升級我的衣櫥，所以要是有折扣就好了。

Crystal: I hear that there's a opening at Bloomingdale's.

克里斯托爾：我聽說布魯明戴爾百貨店有空缺。

George: Oh, awesome!

喬治：哦，太棒了！

Crystal: You should give it a try.

克里斯托爾：你應該試試。

George: Maybe. But then again I'm not a very ... I'm not really a people person, though.

喬治：也許吧。不過我並不是一個擅長交際的人。

Crystal: A people person! What do you mean?

克里斯托爾：擅長交際！你是什麼意思？

George: I can't just go up to new people and start talking to them. It's a little difficult for me.

喬治：我不太會去和陌生人說話。這對我來說有點兒難。

Crystal: Well, on my point of view, I think that's a little ... sometimes I think that's sort of a little annoying. One time like this lady at the market, she just started talking me, "Oh, this looks good on you!" OK, I don't need that. You know.

克里斯托爾：在我看來，我認爲這有些……這種做法有些煩人。有一次在市場，一個女售貨員過來跟我說，“哦，你穿這個很漂亮！”我並不需要這種奉承。

George: Yes, they use some very strong mind tricks to get you to buy things.

喬治：對，他們會用很強的心理把戲讓你買東西。

Crystal: Yeah. Well, you're good with mind tricks aren't you?

克里斯托爾：對。你很擅長心理把戲，不是嗎？

George: I'm good at being played by mind tricks, but now good at doing mind tricks.

喬治：我擅長被別人的心理把戲迷惑，但是不擅長對別人用心理把戲。

Crystal: Aye! Well, I guess you still have nine months left.

克里斯托爾：啊！我想你還有九個月的時間。

George: Yeah.

喬治：對。

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重點講解：
1. at the same time 同時；
例句：I'm going to study management at the same time.
同時，我要學習管理。
2. look for 找；尋；
例句：I'm looking for a permanent appointment.
我正在尋找固定的工作。
3. what about 怎麼樣；
例句：We all go to the Summer Palace, what about you?
我們都去頤和園，你怎麼着?
4. give it a try 試一試；試試；
例句： I see. I'll give it a try.
我知道了，我會試試的。
5. be good at 擅長的；精通的；能幹的；
例句：She is good at designing eye-catching packages.
她擅長設計花俏的包裝。