英语听力教程(第2册)Unit 5 听力原文

Unit 5

听力原文

Part I

B

Man: I suppose my career

’

s a bit unusual because I went to university when I was twenty- five

—

a

lot later than most people go. When I left school, I went straight out to work: I worked as a

clerk in a small office. My father criticized me, I remember, for not going on studying while

I had the chance, but I wanted to earn myself some money. Anyway, that job didn

’

t last long

because I had to go into the army when I was twenty. I stayed in for five years. I don

’

t know

what good my university course did because I

’

m unemployed now. Oh, I know I got a job

when I finished my university course

—

I was twenty-nine then

—

but it didn

’

t last long.

Well,

I

never

really

thought

I

would

enjoy

teaching

very

much.

So,

as

I

say,

I

’

m

unemployed now and looking for something else.

C

Interviewer:

Sergio. Thank you for agreeing to this interview. How old are you?

Sergio:

Um, I

’

m fifty-one.

Interviewer:

and what is your profession?

Sergio:

I

’

m an accountant.

Interviewer:

Are you married?

Sergio:

Yes, I

’

m married.

Interviewer:

Does your wife work?

Sergio:

Yes, luckily. She

’

s a teacher.

Interviewer:

Could you tell me about your last job? Who did you work for?

Sergio:

Um. I worked for a chemical company near Milan.

Interviewer:

How long did you work there?

Sergio:

Um, for fourteen years.

Interviewer:

How did you lose your job?

Sergio:

The company was taken over by a Swedish firm and I was made redundant.

Interviewer:

So, how long have you been unemployed?

Sergio:

Um, for about 6 months.

Interviewer:

So, Sergio. It must be difficult being unemployed at your age.

Sergio:

Of course. Many people don

’

t want to employ someone over fifty.

Interviewer:

So how do you spend your days?

Sergio:

I get the newspaper every day and look at the job advertisements. When I see something

interesting I apply.

Interviewer:

Any luck so far?

Sergio:

Yes, I was offered something last month, but the job was not very interesting.

Interviewer:

Do you meet other unemployed people?

Sergio:

Not

really.

Um,

I

prefer

to

stay

at

home

and

work

on

my

PC.

I

’

m

also

studying

psychology.

Interviewer:

That

’

s an interesting idea. What else do you do?

Sergio:

I have lunch with my former colleagues about once a month. They often hear about jobs

and so on. They often have useful information.

Interviewer:

Have you registered with a recruitment agency?

Sergio:

No, I haven

’

t. I think they already have too many people on their books.

-

Interviewer:

So how much time do you spend looking for a job?

Sergio:

Oh, about ten, fifteen hours per week. The rest of time I do housework and other things.

Interviewer:

Are you optimistic?

Sergio:

Yes. But I really don

’

t want to leave Milan.

Interviewer:

I see. Thank you.

Part II

Summer jobs

ignorance

：无知，愚昧

;

蒙

deterrent

：制止的

;

遏制的

occupational

：职业的

;

军事占领的

make fortune

：致富

accommodation

：住处

;

适应

;

便利

;

和解

boring

：

无聊的，无趣的

;

令人厌烦的

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单调的，乏味的

plus

：加

bowling

：保铃球

obviously

：明显

peel

：剥皮

;

覆盖层脱落，剥落

sunbathing

：日光浴

reasonable

：有理的

hire out

：出租