和老外聊天的地道口語第70期:你居然在酒吧工作?
I: hey, Maris, are you a part-timer?
M: part-timer? Is that a new buzzword?
I: oh, it’s pretty popular among my classmates these days. So are you?
M: sure, I have a part-time job as a bartender.
I: cool! It must be amazing to work at a bar!
M: yeah, but I’m not there for fun. I have to remain professional and if I get distracted, the manager would be pretty upset.
I: that’s true. I’m wondering did you learn anything from the job?
M: of course. There’s always much to learn. I got to know more about the real world.
I: you mean you got working experience, right?
M: not just working experience. I would say the biggest lesson I learned is how to deal with people from all walks of life.
I: it must be very demanding.
M: sometimes it is. But after working for a few weeks, it’s easy to figure out.
I: really? It sounds interesting.
M: maybe you can come to the bar one day and I’ll show you around.
I: great. I’m looking forward to.
嘿,瑪利亞,你是個”兼職人士”嗎?
“兼職人士”?是個時髦詞吧?
哦,這幾天我同學一直說這個詞.你做兼職嗎?
嗯,我在酒吧做調酒師.
哇,好酷啊,在酒吧工作很有意思吧?
是的,但是我可不是去玩的.我必須保持專業,要是我分心的話,經理會不高興的.
那倒也是.你從中學到東西了嗎?
當然啦,要學的東西很多,而且我更瞭解現實生活了.
你是說工作經驗嗎?
我覺得不但是工作經驗,而是和各種人打交道的能力.
那要求一定很高了?
有時候挺高的.但是幹上幾星期,該知道怎麼做了.
是嗎?聽起來很有意思.
你可以抽空來酒吧一趟,看看我是怎麼工作的.
太好了!我很想去看看.
Buzzword: a word or phrase, especially one connected with a particular subject, that has become fashionable and popular and is used a lot in newspapers, etc. （報刊等的）時髦術語，流行行話
Digital is the buzzword of the moment in communications technology.
“數碼化”是眼下很時髦的通信技術用語。
Bartender: 酒吧的侍者;酒保
Professional: showing that sb is well trained and extremely skilled 嫺熟的；訓練有素的；精通業務的
He dealt with the problem in a highly professional way.
他處理這個問題非常專業。
Distract: to take sb's attention away from what they are trying to do 轉移（注意力）；分散（思想）；使分心
You're distracting me from my work.
你使我不能專心工作。
Don't talk to her─she's very easily distracted.
不要同她講話 她的注意力很容易分散。
It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
這又是企圖分散人們對事實真相的注意力。
Demanding: of a piece of work 工作 needing a lot of skill, patience, effort, etc. 要求高的；需要高技能（或耐性等）的；費力的
The work is physically demanding.
這工作需要有很好的體力。
Show around: 帶領...參觀
I'll show you around so that you can meet everyone.
我會帶你到各處看看,好讓你和大家見見面。
All walks of life:各行各業
Look forward to: 盼望
They are looking forward to her visit.
他們在期待着她的來訪。
