和老外聊天的地道口語第67期:我也想找份兼職

J: hello, Kate! How are you doing?
K: fine, thanks. How are you?
J: fine. How are your term papers?
K: on my lord. I haven't really started them.
J: how could it be? They are due two weeks later.
K: I know but I was busy with my part-time job the last few days.
J: kate, you know, I am thinking of getting a part-time job next year because I really need more money and I don't want to ask my parents for any more. But I'm so busy! How am I going to work and study? How do you do it? Do you have some good tips on budgeting time?
K: to be honest with you, Jason, I don't think I'm doing a very good job of balancing my schoolwork with my job. I'm always two steps behind. I've got to get back to the dorm and continue writing that paper. Say! Why don’t you talk to your advisor? And let me know!
J: my advisor?


凱特你好!最近還好嗎?
挺好吧,你呢?
還好,你的論文寫得怎麼樣?
天吶,八字還沒一撇呢.
怎麼會呢?兩週以後就交了.
是啊,不過前段時間我一直忙着做兼職,沒法脫身.現在只能熬夜了.
凱特,我想明年也找一份兼職,因爲我真的很需要錢,可又不想再伸手跟父母要.我現在已經這麼忙了,到時怎麼才能工作學業兩不誤呢?你怎麼安排的?能給我一些建議嗎?
老實說吧,傑森,我覺得我的學業與工作兼顧的並不好,老比別人慢兩拍.如果你有解決這種”老慢兩拍”的辦法,麻煩你告訴我好不好?我要回宿舍繼續寫報告了.啊,你可以去找老師談一談嘛.記得告訴我結果哦.
找老師談?

term paper:期末論文

due: arranged or expected 預定;預期;預計
When's the baby due?
寶寶什麼時候出世？
Rose is due to start school in January.
羅斯一月份就要開始上學了。
The band's first album is due for release later this month.
這個樂隊的第一套唱片預定在本月下旬發行。
The next train is due in five minutes.
下一班火車預定在五分鐘後抵達。
My essay's due next Friday(= it has to be given to the teacher by then).
我的論文下週五必須交。

Tip: a small piece of advice about sth practical 指點;實用的提示
handy tips for buying a computer
購買電腦幾點有用的提示
useful tips on how to save money
幾個省錢的竅門兒