Jack:
I'm tired to death.
累死了。
Ann:
What did you do today?
你今天干了什么?
Jack:
I did a part-time job. I worked 8 hours and earned 12yuan.
我做兼职了。我干了8小时只赚了12元。
Ann:
Even a beggar would earn more than you.
就算是乞丐也赚得比你多。
Jack:
Absolutely.
确实如此。
Ann:
In Britain, some office workers beg from passers-by after work as their second job.
在英国,一些上班族下班后当街乞讨,以此作为自己的“第二职业”。
Jack:
How much do they get?
他们能讨到多少钱?
Ann:
They may get as much as 200 pounds a night if they are lucky enough.
幸运的话,他们每晚可以讨到200英镑。
Jack:
200 pounds? So they can get tens of thousands of pounds a year.
200英镑?那他们一年下来就能有几万英镑。
Ann:
Yeah. That's really a good job.
是的。那真是一份好工作。
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