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Looking for a Job【】找工作
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Donald Turner wanted to get a job.【译】唐纳德·特纳想找份工作。【专有名词】Donald n. 唐纳德(男子名)【专有名词】Turner ["tur-ner]["tn] 特纳(姓氏).
He had graduated from his university with a Bachelor"s Degree in Business Administration.【译】他大学毕业,获得工商管理学士学位。【单词】graduated 原型:graduate 动词过去分词 [noun, adjective "graj-oo-it, -eyt; verb "graj-oo-eyt]["ɡrdut] n. 毕业生 vt. 毕业;标以刻度;定等级 vi. 毕业;获学位;逐渐变得 adj. 毕业的;获得学位的【专有名词】Bachelor ["bach-uh-ler, "bach-ler]["btl(r)] n. 单身汉;学士【单词】degree [dih-"gree][d"ɡri] n. 学位;程度;度数【单词】business ["biz-nis]["bzns] n. 商业;事务;生意【单词】administration [ad-min-uh-"strey-shuhn][dmn"stren] n. 实施;管理;行政;行政部门;任期
Since his graduation, he had applied for 20 jobs, yet no one had called him back.【译】毕业后,他申请了20份工作,但没有人给他回电话。【单词】graduation 名词 [graj-oo-"ey-shuhn][ɡrdu"en] n. 毕业;毕业典礼;分度;刻度线;分级【单词】applied 原型:apply 动词过去分词 [uh-"plahy]["pla] vt. 应用;涂;使专心从事 vi. 申请;有关联
Donald decided to be an accountant two years ago, because he figured that it would be an easier way to earn money.【译】唐纳德两年前决定当一名会计,因为他认为这是一种更容易赚钱的方式。【单词】decided 原型:decide 动词过去式 [dih-"sahyd][d"sad] v. 决定;判断;断定【单词】accountant 名词 [uh-"koun-tnt]["kantnt] n. 会计人员;会计师【单词】earn 动词原形 [urn][n] vt. 赚得;赢得;获得
Although Donald had studied to become an accountant, his real passion was painting.【译】虽然唐纳德曾学习成为一名会计,但他真正的爱好是绘画。【单词】passion 名词 ["pash-uhn]["pn] n. 激情;热情;酷爱;盛怒【单词】painting 原型:paint 动名词 [peynt][pent] v. 油漆;绘画 n. 油漆;颜料;绘画作品
Donald took some art classes at his university.【译】唐纳德在他的大学上了一些艺术课。
His teacher told him that he had the talent, but needed to commit more to his painting.【译】他的老师告诉他,他很有天赋,但需要更多地致力于他的绘画。【单词】teacher 名词 ["tee-cher]["tit] n. 教师【单词】talent 名词 ["tal-uhnt]["tlnt] n. 天赋;才能,才艺;天才;人才【单词】commit 动词原形 [kuh-"mit][k"mt] v. 犯罪;承诺;委托;托付
Even though Donald was interested, he decided to play it safe and focus his study on becoming an accountant.【译】尽管唐纳德很感兴趣,但他还是决定稳妥行事,把学习的重点放在成为一名会计师上。【词法】even though是“尽管”的意思,为连词,引导让步状语从句用于引导让步状语从句。如:He went out even though it was raining. 尽管在下雨,他还是出去了。even though与even if很多情况下可以互换,但是还是有一些细微的区别。even though 引导的从句内容往往是真实的,主要用于引出不利用于主句情况的信息,相当于汉语的“尽管”,“虽然”。如上面例句中。而even if 引导的从句是往往是假设性的,相当于汉语的“即使”,“纵然”,如:Even if it rains tomorrow, we won"t change our plan. 即使明天下雨,我们也决不改变计划。【单词】safe 形容词 [seyf][sef] adj. 安全的;安然无恙的;可靠的;谨慎的 n. 保险箱【单词】focus 名词 ["foh-kuhs]["fks] n. 焦点;焦距;中心 v. (使)集中;聚集
He passed his art classes as well as his business classes, all with As.【译】他通过了他的艺术课和商务课,得分都是A。【用法】as……as 意为"和……一样",表示同级的比较。 其基本结构为:as adj./adv. as sth.;例如:This film is as interesting as that one. 这部电影和那部电影一样有趣。【短语】as well as …… 与……一样,也 ;例句:The child is lively as well as healthy. 这孩子既健康又活泼。You cannot expect her to do the housework as well as look after the children. 你不可能叫她既照顾孩子又做家务。【单词】passed 原型:pass 动词过去式 [pas, pahs][pɑs] v. 通过;经过;度过;传递;发生 n. 通行证;及格;乘车券;传球;关隘,山口
He was proud of his grades.【译】他为自己的成绩感到骄傲。【单词】proud 形容词 [proud][prad] adj. 自豪的;自尊的;自傲的;壮观盛大的【单词】grades 原型:grade 名词复数形式 [greyd][ɡred] n. 等级;年级;成绩;斜坡 v. 分级;评分;渐次变化
However, two years had passed, Donald still could not find a job.【译】然而,两年过去了,唐纳德仍然找不到工作。【单词】passed 原型:pass 动词过去分词 [pas, pahs][pɑs] v. 通过;经过;度过;传递;发生 n. 通行证;及格;乘车券;传球;关隘,山口
He began getting frustrated.【译】他开始感到沮丧。【单词】began 原型:begin 动词过去式 [bih-"gin][b"ɡn] v. 开始;着手【单词】frustrated 原型:frustrate 过去分词作形容词 ["fruhs-treyt][fr"stret] vt. 挫败;击败;使沮丧;使灰心 adj. 无益的;挫败的;挫折的
In order to calm himself down, Donald began painting.【译】为了让自己冷静下来,唐纳德开始画画。【单词】calm 动词原形 [kahm; older use kam; spelling pronunciation kahlm][kɑm] adj. 平静的;冷静的 v. (使)平静;(使)镇静 n. 镇定;平静;平稳
He would go to apply for jobs in the morning, and then come back home and paint.【译】他早上会去申请工作,然后回家画画。【单词】apply 动词原形 [uh-"plahy]["pla] vt. 应用;涂;使专心从事 vi. 申请;有关联【单词】paint 名词 [peynt][pent] v. 油漆;绘画 n. 油漆;颜料;绘画作品
When Donald began feeling really stressed out, he would go out to the park and paint there.【译】当唐纳德开始感到压力很大时,他会去公园画画。【单词】stressed 原型:stress 动词过去式 [stres][stres] n. 压力;强调;重音 vt. 强调;重读
One day, when Donald was painting at the park, a man began watching him paint.【译】一天,当唐纳德在公园画画时,一个男人开始看着他画画。【单词】painting 原型:paint 动词现在进行式或动名词 [peynt][pent] v. 油漆;绘画 n. 油漆;颜料;绘画作品【单词】watching 原型:watch 动词现在进行式或动名词 [woch][wt] v. 注视;看守;观看 n. 手表;监视;看守;值班
Donald didn"t see the man the whole time he was there.【译】唐纳德在那儿的整个时间里都没见到他。
When Donald finished the painting, the man went to talk to him.【译】唐纳德画完后,那人去和他谈话。【单词】finished 原型:finish 动词过去式 ["fin-ish]["fn] v. 完成;结束;最后加工;用完 n. 结束;完成;最后一层涂饰
"You have some real talent," the man said.【译】“你真有天分,”那人说。
Donald chuckled and said thanks.【译】唐纳德笑着说谢谢。【单词】chuckled 原型:chuckle 动词过去式 ["chuhk-uhl]["tkl] v. 轻声笑;咯咯笑;暗自笑 n. 轻声笑;咯咯笑【单词】thanks 原型:thank 名词复数形式 [thangk][θk] v. 感谢;谢谢;责怪 n. 谢意;感谢
The man wanted to know if Donald was selling the painting.【译】那人想知道唐纳德是否在卖这幅画。【单词】selling 原型:sell 动词现在进行式或动名词 [sel][sel] v. 出售;卖
Donald was surprised.【译】唐纳德很惊讶。
He didn"t think anyone would want to buy his paintings.【译】他认为没有人愿意买他的画。【单词】paintings 原型:painting 名词复数形式 ["peyn-ting]["pent] n. 画,油画;绘画 动词paint的现在分词.
Donald said yes, and the man offered him $1,500 for the painting.【译】唐纳德答应了,那人出价1500美元买了这幅画。【单词】$ 美元符号 dollar sign,美元
Donald almost dropped the painting because he couldn"t believe it.【译】唐纳德几乎把画搞得掉地上了,因为他不敢相信。
After Donald sold the painting, he bought art supplies with the money he received.【译】唐纳德把画卖了以后,用收到的钱买了一些艺术品。【单词】sold 原型:sell 动词过去式 [sel][sel] v. 出售;卖【单词】supplies 原型:supply 名词复数形式 [suh-"plahy][s"pla] n. 供应;补给;贮备 vt. 供应;提供;补充【单词】received 原型:receive 动词过去式 [ri-"seev][r"siv] v. 接到;收到;接待
He decided to forget about being an accountant.【译】他决定忘记当会计。【单词】forget 动词原形 [fer-"get][f"ɡet] v. 忘记;忽略 forgetter forgot forgotten /
He had never felt so happy.【译】他从来没有这么高兴过。
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