职场英语情景交际之英国上班族下班兼职当乞丐

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。