英語(yǔ)聽力訓(xùn)練連載 listen 75
DIALOGUE 75
Parttime Work
1--How many hours a week are you working at the
moment?
2--Erm--well I'm working Monday to Friday...
plus...
1---Is it...are you working more at the moment?
2--Yes, I'm doing three, well I usually do three
evenings a week, but the evenings, erm. that
I'm working are usually a little bit longer
than any other time of the year, and I will
do the occasional Saturday, 'cause obviously
Saturday's a popular day.
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注解：
1)occasional：偶爾的，非經(jīng)常的。注意這句話中文
與英文的說法區(qū)別很大。
2)'cause=because
3)a popular day：原義指星期六是假日，顧客較多，
因而商店，餐館也需打工的學(xué)生干活。譯文與原文略有
不同。
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譯文
1--目前,你一個(gè)星期工作多少個(gè)小時(shí)?
2--哦,我從星期一到星期五工作,加上...
1--是嗎?你目前工作時(shí)間較多吧?
2--是的,我現(xiàn)在一個(gè)星期有三個(gè)晚上打工.我通常
也是一星期三個(gè)晚上打工。不過眼下晚上工作的
時(shí)間比其它季節(jié)晚上時(shí)間要長(zhǎng)些。偶爾星期六也
干活，因?yàn)轱@然星期六工作好找。
