【听英文对话做选择】找合适的工作

原文：

Kelly: So, have you found a job yet?

Josh: No, but, I have a few leads, so things are looking up.

 

Kelly: But isn't that what you always say?

 

Josh: Well . . . uh . . . this time is different.

 

Kelly: What are you looking for this time, then?

 

Josh: Actually, I want to work for a Web hosting company.

 

Kelly: What would you do there?

 

Josh: Well, in a nut shell, Web hosting companies provide space for people to store and run their Websites. Does it sound like I know what I'm talking about?

 

Kelly: Oh, yeah, sort of.

 

Josh: Well, And then, sort of? Well, they allow people to run their Web sites without having to buy and maintain¹ their own servers, and I'd like to work in technical support, you know, helping² customers resolve³ computer-related problems with their sites. And you know I'm a good communicator.

 

Kelly: So, how's the pay for that kind of job?

 

Josh: Well, most people l know start out with a very reasonable salary; you can earn pay increases depending on your performance.

 

Kelly: So, what about benefits?

 

Josh: Oh, the benefits are pretty good. They provide health insurance, two weeks (of) paid vacation a year, and opportunities for advancement⁴. And in the end, I'd like to work in a management position. You know, sitting back, enjoying the view out of the twentieth-story window of the office building. Something like that.

 

Kelly: Well, is there any long-term job security⁵ in a job like that?

 

Josh: Uhh. That's hard to tell. I mean, the Internet is booming⁶, and these kinds of companies are sprouting⁷ up everywhere, which is a good thing, but just like the dot-com era⁸, you never know how long things will last.

 

Kelly: Well, have you ever thought about going back to school to improve your job skills?

 

Josh: Wait, wait. What are you suggesting?

 

Kelly: Well, you know, more training might help you land a better job.

 

Josh: Wh . . . wh . . . Are you trying to say something about my current job? I mean, is there something going on here? I mean, what are you saying?

 

Kelly: You know, you did drop out of college.

 

Josh: I know, I know, but I don't know. I'm just seeing my current job at McDonalds as a step up. [McDonalds!]. Yeah, but, you know, I don't have the resources to go back to school at the moment; however, the job I am looking at will pay for some classes after I have been with the company for six months.

 

Kelly: Well, it looks like you have things planned out this time.

 

Josh: If I last that long.

1. In which field is the man looking for a job? 

A. education

B. medicine

C. technology

2. Which statement best describes the pay for the job?

A. Employees can receive periodic⁹ pay increases based on their work.

B. The salary for the position is above the industry average.

C. Workers are paid on a commission¹⁰ basis depending their sales.

 

3. What are some of the benefits that the company provides?

A. insurance, paid vacation, and a company vehicle

B. paid vacation, opportunities for promotion¹¹, and insurance

C. opportunities for advancement, insurance, and a free bus pass

 

4. What does the future hold for the industry that he is considering?

A. growing, yet uncertain

B. expanding and secure 

C. contracting, yet stable

 

5. From the conversation, what do we know about the man's educational background?

A. He dropped out of high school.

B. He has some post-secondary education.

C. He has a college degree.

 

正确答案：

1. technology

2. Employees can receive periodic pay increases based on their work.

3. paid vacation, opportunities for promotion, and insurance

4. growing, yet uncertain

5. He has some post-secondary education.

 

1 maintain   

vt.支撑；赡养，抚养；维持，保有

参考例句：

• He has to maintain a large family on a small salary.他不得不依靠很少的工资养活一家人。
• We must do our best to maintain sales at their usual rate.我们要尽力使销售额保持在平日的水平上。

2 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

3 resolve   

vt.解决，解除；决定，决心

参考例句：

• It's up to him to resolve this problem.这个问题应由他来解决。
• This did not shake his resolve.这事并未动摇他的决心。

4 advancement   

n.前进，促进，提升

参考例句：

• His new contribution to the advancement of physiology was well appreciated.他对生理学发展的新贡献获得高度赞赏。
• The aim of a university should be the advancement of learning.大学的目标应是促进学术。

5 security   

n.安全，安全感；防护措施；保证(金)，抵押(品)；债券，证券

参考例句：

• A security guard brought him down with a flying tackle.一名保安人员飞身把他抱倒。
• There was tight security at the airport when the President's plane landed.总统的专机降落时，机场的保安措施很严密。

6 booming   

adj.急速发展的v.激增( boom的现在分词 )；猛涨；发出隆隆声；以低沉有力的声音说话

参考例句：

• The opera singer has a deep, booming, masculine voice. 这位歌剧演唱家有一副深沉而又浑厚有力的嗓音。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
• He is booming as a teacher. 作为一位教师，他日趋成功。 来自《简明英汉词典》

7 sprouting   

v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 )；抽芽；出现；（使）涌现出

参考例句：

• new leaves sprouting from the trees 树上长出的新叶
• They were putting fresh earth around sprouting potato stalks. 他们在往绽出新芽的土豆秧周围培新土。 来自名作英译部分

8 era   

n.时代，年代，纪元，阶段

参考例句：

• We are living in the information era.我们生活在信息时代。
• We are living in a great historic era.我们正处在一个伟大的历史时代。

9 periodic   

adj.周期的，定期的，时而发生的

参考例句：

• Long long ago,we knew the periodic motion of a planet.很久以前，我们就知道行星的周期运动。
• These arrangements are subject to periodic reviews.这几项安排每隔一定时间须予复查。

10 commission   

n.委托，授权，委员会，拥金，回扣，委任状

参考例句：

• The salesman can get commission on everything he sells.这个售货员能得到所售每件货物的佣金。
• The commission is made up of five people,including two women.委员会由五人组成，其中包括两名妇女。

11 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。