纯正地道美语(外教讲解)239：工作经历

　　Mr. Parsons: Okay, now I’d like to find out more about your last job.  I see you spent almost four years at the London Weekly , is that right?
Rebecca:Yes, that’s right.  To be honest, the first year was quite tough for me. I was really just treated more like an intern¹. I didn’t have many responsibilities and I found it quite frustrating².
Mr. Parsons: So, what changed?
Rebecca:Well slowly but surely I proved myself, and the new editor liked me so he promoted me to features writer.
Mr. Parsons: Wow, a real step up!
Rebecca:Yes， I was responsible for restaurant and food reviews mostly.  I spent restaurant years in that position, but to be honest it wasn’t an area of journalism³ I wanted to stay in long-term.
Mr. Parsons:  I see, so why did you decide to leave finally?
Rebecca:I just felt that the paper couldn’t offer me any new opportunities. I really needed a more challenging role to be honest.
 

　　frustrating adj.  令人泄气的, 使人沮丧的
slowly but surely 缓慢而稳步地
to  prove oneself 证明自己有能力
long-term a.长期的
challenging a.具有挑战性的
 

　　Mr. Parsons: 现在我想了解更多你上份工作的信息。我看到简历上写你在 《伦敦周报》呆了4年，对吧？
Rebecca: 是的，说实话，第1年对我来说很困难。我第1年更像是实习生的待遇。我没有太多职责，我发现这很令人沮丧。
Mr. Parsons: 然后什么改变了？
Rebecca:缓慢而稳步地我证明自己有能力完成工作，新的编辑喜欢我，于是他提升我为专栏作家。
Mr. Parsons: 喔，真的是很大进步。
Rebecca:是的，我主要负责饭店和食品的点评。我做饭店栏目做了一些年，但说实话那不是我想长时间做的新闻业。
Mr. Parsons: 我明白，最后你决定离开？
Rebecca:我只是觉得那家报纸不会为我提供新的机会。说实话，我真的需要一个更有挑战的职位。
 

 

1 intern   

v.拘禁，软禁；n.实习生

参考例句：

• I worked as an intern in that firm last summer.去年夏天我在那家商行实习。
• The intern bandaged the cut as the nurse looked on.这位实习生在护士的照看下给病人包扎伤口。

2 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。