Conversation One
对话一
W:What sort of hours do you work, Steve?
W:你每天的工作时间是多少小时制的,斯蒂文?
M:Well, I have to work very long hours, about eleven hours a day.
M:时间很长,大约一天十一小时。
W:What time do you start?
W:几点开始呢?
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:上午九点开始到下午三点,然后从下午五点半开始到晚上十一点,一周工作六天。所以我必须在非工作时间工作。
W:And do you have to work at the weekend?
W:周末也是吗?
M:Oh, yes. That's our busiest time. I get Wednesdays off.
M:对的,那是我们最忙的时间,我周三休息。
W:What are the things you have to do and the things you don't have to do?
W:哪些是您务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,然后还要保持厨房里的所有东西都干净。
W:What's hard about the job?
W:那工作有什么困难之处吗?
M:You are standing up all the time. When we are busy, people get angry and sharp, but that's normal.
M:就是得一直站着。忙的时候,人情绪会比较浮躁,这很正常。
W:How did you learn the profession?
W:你怎么学习这个专业啊。
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:在大学学了两年。第一年学基础知识,然后就参加测试。
W:Was it easy to find a job?
W:这个专业好找工作吗?
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录用了我,总之不是太难。
W:And what's the secret of being good at your job?
W:做好这份工作有什么诀窍吗?
M:Attention to detail. You have to love it You have to show passion for it.
M:注意细节就好,你必须热爱这份工作并为之付出激情。
W:And what are your plans for the future?
W:将来你有什么规划?
M:I want to have my own place when the time is right.
M:时机成熟了,我会自己单干。
Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
问题9到12是基于你刚刚听到的对话的。
Question 9.What does the man say about his job?
问题9.男士认为他的工作怎么样?
Question 10.What does the man think is the hardest part of his job?
问题10.男士认为工作中最困难的是什么?
Question 11.Where did the man get his first job after graduation?
问题11.毕业后,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?
问题12.男士认为做好工作最重要的是什么?