和老外聊天的地道口語第126期:職場母親

J: hey, how's your one year old?

A: she's great, thanks!

J: that's good. Since everything is fine, have you considered going out to work?

A: yeah, I've spent a whole month hunting a job, but many companies just turn me down.

J: maybe they're worrying that a new mother may not concentrate totally on her work.

A: yeah, I think so. To tell you the truth, I'm also worrying about this.

J: yeah, being a working mother is more challenging than being a stay-at-home mom. There's a lot more to deal with at the workplace.

A: sometimes when I imagine leaving my baby with the nanny, I'm not feeling comfortable.

J: then if it really happens, you may find yourself upset and stressful at work.

A: you're right. I'm not so good at dealing with stress. So I'm not sure whether I can handle it or not.

J: perhaps it's a little early for you to start working. You may wait till the kid grows up.

A: good idea. I'll consider going back to work when the kid enters kindergarten.

J: by then, you'll be fully prepared to re-start your career.

A: thanks you for your advice.


你那一歲的孩子怎麼樣了?
挺好的,謝謝.
好,既然一切都挺順利,你想沒想過出來工作?
想過啊,我找了一個月的工作了,但是很多公司都拒絕我了.
也許他們是擔心你剛當了媽媽,不能全身心投入到工作中.
沒錯,說實話,我自己也挺擔心這一點的.
是啊,做一個職場母親可比專心在家帶孩子難多了,工作中有更多的事情需要處理.
有時候我一想到要把孩子留給保姆,就覺得不舒服.
那如果你真的出去工作的話,上班的時候你可能會覺得很不安,很有壓力.
你說的對.我不太擅長應對壓力,我也不知道能不能應對得了.
也許現在出去工作有一點早,你可以等孩子長大一些再考慮.
好主意,我得想想是不是等孩子上了幼兒園再出去上班.
等孩子上了幼兒園,你就該準備好重新在職場打拼了.
謝謝你的建議.


turn somebody/something↔down: to reject or refuse to consider an offer, a proposal, etc. or the person who makes it 拒絕,頂回(提議、建議或提議人)
Why did she turn down your invitation? 她爲什麼謝絕你的邀請?
He has been turned down for ten jobs so far. 他迄今申請了十份工作都遭到拒絕.
He asked her to marry him but she turned him down. 他請求她嫁給他,但是她回絕了.

Challenging: difficult in an interesting way that tests your ability 挑戰性的;考驗能力的
challenging work/questions/problems 具有挑戰性的工作／提問╱問題
a challenging and rewarding career as a teacher 富有挑戰性且有意義的教師職業

stress: pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody's life 精神壓力;心理負擔;緊張
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress. 人在壓力之下,辦事情就容易出差錯.
to suffer from stress 有精神壓力
coping with stress 應對壓力
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. 她承受不了作爲一個公衆人物的生活壓力和緊張.