如何用英语聊“工作”2
you could have a career in academia, which means university teaching. or you could have a career in engineering, acting or journalism!
你可以在学术界工作,也就是大学教育。或者你也可以从事工程、表演或新闻工作!
there are a lot of fields or trades to go into.
有许多领域或行业要进入。
fields? trades?
领域?行业?
yes. not field like an open land covered in grass and other plants. field can also be defined as an area or divisionof an activity, subject, or profession– like medicine.trade is similar: the business or work in which one engages regularly.
是的。不像在草地和其他植物上覆盖的开阔土地。领域也可以被定义为一个活动、主题或职业的区域或部门——比如医学。行业是相似的:一个人经常参与的生意或工作。
so, let’s try to put this all together. you’re at a party and you meet someone new. you might say, “so what do you do for a living?”
所以,让我们试着把这一切放在一起。你在一个聚会上遇见一个新的朋友。你可能会说:“那么你是做什么工作的呢?”
and they answer: ” i’m retired…”
他们回答说:“我退休了……”
oh, lucky you!
哦,你真幸运!
right… “but i was in the pharmaceuticaltrade.”
正确的…”但我在医药行业。”
oh, what was your job, sales?
哦,你的工作是什么,销售?
no. i was in the drug development field. i created a cure for the common cold and made a gazilliondollars.
没有。我在药物开发领域。我发明了一种治疗感冒的方法,并赚了很多钱。
wow, sounds like you had a wonderful career!
哇,听起来你的职业生涯很棒!
well, pete, i think our “job” here is done. but we will revisit the subject of “work-talk” at another time on words to the wise.
好吧,pete,我想我们的“工作”已经完成了。但我们会在另一个时间重新讨论“工作话题”的话题。
thanks for joining us today. and please keep your comments coming. tell us what you’d like to hear about on words to the wise.
谢谢你今天的光临。请保留您的评论。告诉我们你想听些什么关于智者的话。
重点单词:
● academia 学术界
● engineering 工程
● journalism 新闻
● field 领域
● trade 行业
● pharmaceutical 制药的
● gazillion 大量,许多
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