Hi, there! Washington, D.C. is a great place to work.
嗨,你们好!华盛顿是一个工作的好地方。
Many people here work in government and politics.
这里有很多人在政府和政界工作。
But there are many other jobs. You can work at a hospital; a university. You can work in a coffee shop.
但是还有很多其他的工作。你可以在医院工作,也可以在大学工作。你可以在咖啡店工作。
Wait a minute, I think I see a friend of mine. Pete? Is that you?
等一下,我好像看到了我的一个朋友。皮特?是你吗?
Hi, Anna.
嗨,安娜。
You look different. Your beard … is really big.
你看起来不一样了。你的胡子……很长。
You don't like it, do you?
你不喜欢它,是吗?
No, no. You just look … different.
不,不。你只是看起来……不一样了。
So, what's wrong? You look sad.
怎么了?你看起来很伤心。
I don't have a job.
我没有工作。
Sorry, I can't hear you.
对不起,我听不清你说的话。
I do not have a job!
我没有工作!
Oh. I'm sorry to hear that, Pete.
哦。听到你这样说我很难过,皮特。
I don't have a skill.
我没有一技之长。
Everyone has a skill. You need to find yours.
每个人都有自己的技能。你需要去发现你的技能。
I don't know, Anna.
我不知道,安娜。
Pete, I am good at asking questions. Let me ask you some.
皮特,我很擅长问问题。让我问你一些问题。
Really, Anna? Can you help me?
真的,安娜?你能帮我吗?
I can't hear you.
我听不清你说的话。
Yes, I can. Let me help.
是的,我能。让我来帮你吧。
Sure, Anna. Maybe you can help me.
当然,安娜。也许你能帮我。
Can you write code?
你会写代码吗?
Sure, c-o-l-d. How is this going to help?
当然,c-o-l-d。这有什么用呢?
No, not "cold." Code; you know, for making phone apps, or websites.
不,不是“cold”。是Code(代码);你知道,用来制作手机应用程序或网站的。
You can make tons of money writing code.
写代码可以赚很多钱。
Tons of money? But I can't code.
很多钱吗?但我不会写代码。
Next question. Can you drive?
下一个问题。你会开车吗?
Do you mean drive a race car? It's really hard to be a race car driver. First, you need a race car…
你是说开赛车吗?当一名赛车手很难的。首先,你需要一辆赛车……
No, I mean drive a taxi or drive a bus.
不,我是说开出租车或开公交车。
No, I always fall asleep when I drive. Oh, that's not good.
不,我开车的时候总是睡着。哦,那可不好。
Do you mean drive a race car?
你是说开赛车吗?
No, I mean drive a taxi or bus.
不,我是说开出租车或公交车。
Next question. Can you teach? You can be a teacher in a school.
下一个问题。你会教书吗?你可以在学校里当老师。
No, I cannot teach.
不,我不会教书。
Can you cook? You can be a chef in a restaurant.
你会做饭吗?你可以在餐厅当厨师。
No, I can't code! I can't teach! I can't cook! Anna, I can't do anything.
不,我不会写代码!我不会教书!我不会做饭!安娜,我什么都不会做。
This is sad. I'm gonna write about my feelings in my blog.
这太让人难过了。我要在我的博客上写下我的感受。
You write a blog?
你写博客吗?
Yeah, I write a blog.
是的,我写博客。
How many followers do you have?
你有多少关注者?
I don't know … 59,538.
我不知道……59538。
Pete, that's a lot of followers! You can make money writing!
皮特,你有很多关注者啊!你可以通过写作赚钱!
Writing is easy. Everyone can write.
写作是很容易的。每个人都会写。
Not everyone can write well. You can be a writer!
不是每个人都能写得好的。你可以成为一名作家!
I can be a writer. I can be a writer! I can be a writer! Thanks, Anna.
我可以成为一名作家。我可以成为一名作家!我可以成为一名作家!谢谢,安娜。
Hi, Pete. Hi, Anna.
嗨,皮特。嗨,安娜。
Hi, Marsha. Excuse me, I have to go.
嗨,玛莎。对不起,我得走了。
Where are you going?
你要去哪里?
I'm going to be a writer!
我要成为一名作家!
Good luck, Pete!
祝你好运,皮特!
He does know that it's not easy to be a writer, doesn't he?
他知道当作家不容易,不是吗?
There are many different jobs you can have in Washington, D.C.
在华盛顿,你可以做很多不同的工作。
Pete wants to be a writer. I wish him luck. Lots of luck. Until next time!
皮特想成为一名作家。我祝他好运。好运。下次见!