A young man hired by a supermarket reported for his first day of work. 一家超市雇用了一个年轻人，他第一天上班报到。

The manager greeted him with a warm handshake and a smile, gave him a broom,and said, 经理热情地欢迎了他，和他握手微笑，之后递给他一把扫帚说，

"Your first job will be to sweep out the store." “你的第一份工作是打扫商店。”

“But I'm a college graduate," the young man replied indignantly. “但是，我是名大学毕业生，”年轻人愤怒地回答道。

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize that," said the manager. " “噢，对不起。我没注意，”经理说。

Here, give me the broom, I' ll show you how." “来，把扫帚给我—我教你如何做。”

1.hired by 受聘；由...雇佣

例句：Hurstwood is hired by a different hotel to do menial jobs.

赫斯特伍德在另一家旅馆里打杂。

2.sweep out 清除；打扫

例句：When spring comes, we usually sweep out all the dirt from our garage.

春天来时,我们通常会清扫车库中的灰尘。

3.first job 第一份工作

例句：He was very nervous during his first job interview, which was understandable.

第一次面试时他很紧张,这是可以理解的。

4.college graduate 大学生

例句：I'm a college graduate and I still can't get a good job.

我是一个大学毕业生但我仍然找不到一份好工作。