考研英语阅读篇章A garbage collector

　　篇章：A garbage collector

　　John was ten years old, and he was a very lazy boy.

　　He had to go to school of course, but he was bored there and tried to do as little work as possible. His father and mother were both doctors and they hoped that he would become one, too, when he grew up, but one day Lohn said to his mother, When I finish school, I want to become a garbage collector.

　　A garbage collector? his mother asked. She was very surprised. That s not a very pleasant job. Why do you want to become a garbage collector?

　　Because then I d only have to work one day a week, Lohn answered.

　　Only one day a week? his mother said. What do you mean?

　　Well, John answered, I know that the ones who come to our house only work on Wednesday, because I only see them on that day.

　　约翰10岁了，是一个非常懒的男孩子。

　　当然他必须去上学，但他厌烦学校，并尽可能地少做功课。他父母亲两人都是医生，他们两人都希望当他长大后也当个医生，但有一天，约翰对他母亲说，我上完学，我想当个垃圾收集工。

　　垃圾收集工? 他母亲问道。他母亲非常吃惊。那可不是一件令人愉快的工作。你为什么想当一个垃圾收集工呢?

　　因为到时候我只需一周工作一天， 约翰回答说。

　　一周只工作一天? 他母亲说。你是什么意思?

　　嗯， 约翰回答说，我知道来我们家的那些人只在星期三上班，因为我只在星期三看见他们。