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Tony请Tina下班后去一个叫the 400 Club的咖啡馆，聊天放松，不过，还有就是发泄一下对老板的不满了。
Tony: Hi, Tina, will you stop by the 400 Club after work?
Tina: Yeah, today’s been a really stressful day. I could use a drink.
Tony: Oh, yeah, Happy Hour is from 4 to 6. Plus I really need to rant about our boss.
Tina: What did he do to you? Was he nagging about the amount of time spent on emails again?
Tony: It’s something different this time. Perhaps it’s better to talk about it when we meet.
Tina: Ok, catch you later.
Tony: Be there. It’s my treat.

中文翻译

Tony: Hi,Tina，下班后你会去“四百俱乐部”吗？
Tina: 好啊。今天工作真是太紧张了，我得去喝一杯。
Tony: 噢，是啊。4点到6点可是“欢乐时光”，另外，我真得骂骂我们老板了。
Tina: 他拿你怎么了？他又说你在电子邮件上浪费了大量时间吧？
Tony: 这次情况有所不同，我们还是见面谈比较好吧。
Tina: 好的，那待会见。
Tony: 一定去噢，我请客。

必备字词

stressful a. 紧张的
It was a stressful week, wasn’t it?
这个星期很紧张吧，是不是？

rant v. 咆哮，痛骂，抱怨
She ranted about her husband in front of friends last Sunday.
上个星期天，她当着朋友的面责备自己的丈夫。

nag 抱怨
If you continue to nag about the food I cook, I’ll quit.
你要是继续嫌我做的菜不好，我就不干了。

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Plus I really need to rant about our boss.
我又想骂老板了。

A: The students keep ranting about the incompetent teacher. What can we do?
B: Nothing, except replacing him with someone these kids like.

A: 学生们一直在抱怨那位缺乏能力的老师，我们该怎么办？
B: 没所什么好做的，只有把他换成孩子们喜欢的老师。

Experience-What Employers Look For

It’s not uncommon in America to find yourself in a job that at first doesn’t seem at all related to what you studied in college. Because colleges- especially liberal art colleges- emphasize choosing a major based on what you find interesting to study, people study subjects in college without any intention to find a career in that area after graduation. Religion majors may end up working on Wall Street with the stock market. Studio Art majors may end up as science teachers. People end up in their professions in a variety of odd ways, so many colleges now say that it’s not important what major you choose. It’s the experience you have- and not the specific degree title- that employers look for.

中文翻译

在美国，很多情况下你找到的工作起初看起来会和你在大学里的所学没有什么联系，这是因为大学、特别是那些文科大学，强调的是按照你的兴趣所至来选择专业。学生在大学里所选课程并不是按照毕业后所从事职业领域来决定的。宗教专业的学生可能最终在华尔街股票市场工作，演播艺术专业的最终可能会变成自然科学的老师。人们以各种各样奇怪的方式选择他们所从事的工作，所以现在很多大学生都说，你选择什么专业这并不重要，雇主所希望的不是一纸文凭，而是你所拥有的经验。

必备字词

uncommon a. 不寻常的，非凡的
This type of mistakes is quite uncommon.
这种错误是难得一见的。

related a. 有联系的，有关联的
My decision is not related to personal preference at all.
我的决定跟个人偏好一点关系也没有。

major n. 专业，学某个专业的人
There are three English majors in our team.
我们队里有三个是学英语专业的。

a variety of 各种各样的
You can find a variety of hats in this shop.
在这个店里，你可以找到各色各样的帽子。

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It is the experience you have that employers look for.
你拥有的工作经历才是雇主们看重的。

A: I really didn’t expect to have this job!
B: It is the experience you have that you beat them with.

A: 我真的没有想到能够得到这份工作。
B: 是你的工作经验把他们都打败了。

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Tony请Tina谈谈她受教育的情况。原来，Tina是名牌大学的硕士毕业生，而且所学专业是经济法，居然没有选择有“钱”途的律师职业，而成了英语教师。

Tony: Tina, can you tell me a bit more about your education?
Tina: Certainly. I graduated from University of Maryland in 1999. I have a Professional Master’s degree in Economic Laws.
Tony: So, does that mean you can have a career as a legal consultant for a large company if you want?
Tina: I could, but somehow I end up teaching English in China. Occasionally I teach a course in law.
Tony: Do you find your education helpful for your teaching profession now?
Tina: Absolutely. The writing skills I have apply to my writing course. And the oral presentation skills that I obtained as a legal consultant are also great for teaching oral English. These skills are a must in English teaching.

中文翻译

托尼：你能告诉我更多有关你受教育的情况吗？
蒂娜：当然了。我1999年毕业于玛丽兰德大学，我是经济法学硕士。
托尼：噢，这就是说你可以大公司的法律顾问，如果你想做的话？
蒂娜：我本可以的，但是由于一些原因，我最终选择了在中国教英语，偶尔我们也教一下法律课。
托尼：你觉得你所接受的教育对你现在的教师职业有帮助吗？
蒂娜：那当然了。我学习的写作技巧应用到写作课程中，我在做法律顾问时所获得的口头表达技巧对于英语口语教学也是很有帮助的，这些技巧对于英语教学是必须的。

必备字词

career n. 事业，生涯
He has a difficult time choosing a career.
他在不同的职业面前难以作出抉择。

a legal consultant 法律顾问
He is a legal consultant in addition to his teaching profession.
除了教学生涯以外，他同时还是个法律顾问。

end up 变成
They took a lot of money from her and ended up in jail later.
他们从她那里拿了很多钱，后来进了监狱。

occasionally adv. 偶尔
Occasionally the teacher makes a mistake in his grading.
这个老师的打分偶尔也会出错。

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These skills are a must in English teaching.
这些技能是英语教学必须的。

A: Why do we all have to sit in this test?
B: That is a must for joining our team.

A: 为什么我们都必须参加这个考试？
B: 这是加入我们团队所必须的。

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