Hi, I'm Mike and welcome to Oxford Online English!
嗨，我是 Mike，欢迎来到牛津在线英语。
In this lesson, you can learn how to talk about your job in English.
在这节课上，你能学到如何用英语谈论你的工作。
Where do you work?What do you have to do in your job?
你在哪里工作？你的工作职责是什么？
What kind of company do you work for?
你在怎样的公司工作？
In this class, you can learn how to answer questions like this in clear, detailed English.
在这节课上，你能学到如何用清晰、详细的英语来回答像这样的问题。
Ready? Let's start!Part one: introducing your job.
准备好了吗？我们开始吧！第一部分：介绍你的工作。
"I'm a __": "I work in __"; "I work for__".How would you complete these sentences?
“我是......”，“我从事的是......”，“我在......工作”。你会如何补充完整这些句子呢？
You could say something like: "I'm a writer.I work in online education.
你可以这么说：“我是个作家。我从事的是网络教学行业。
I work for a publishing company.""I work in..." is used with a field, meaning a type of work.
我在一家出版社工作。”"I work in..." 后面加的是工作领域，也就是工作类型。
So, you can say things like: "I work in finance.""I work in digital marketing."
所以你可以说：“我从事的是金融业。”“我从事的是数字化营销。”
You can also use "work in" with a place or a department of a company.
"work in" 后面也可以接地方或公司的一个部门。
For example: "I work in the HR department of a financial firm."
举个例子：“我在一家金融公司的人事部门工作。”
"I work in a school, teaching modern languages."Confused?
“我在一所学校工作，教现代语言。”是不是听着有点懵？
You can see that if you use "work in" to talk about the type of work you do, you don't use an article like "a" or "the".
你可以看到，如果用 "work in" 来谈论你的工作类型，后面不用像 "a" 或 "the" 这样的冠词。
If you use an article "a" or "the" after "work in", it means you're talking about the place or department where you work.
如果在 "work in" 后面加了冠词 "a" 或 "the"，那就表示你谈论的是你工作的地方或部门。
"I work for..." is used with a company.So, you could say: "I'm a salesman.
"I work for..." 后面加的是公司。所以你可以说：“我是个销售员。
I work for a mobile phone company.""I work for a law firm based in Frankfurt."
我在一家手机公司工作。”“我在法兰克福的一家律师事务所工作。”
Or even: "I run my own business, so I work for myself."What can you say?
或者甚至可以说：“我自己开了公司，所以我为自己工作。”你能说些什么呢？
Can you make sentences like this to say something about your job?
你能作出这样的句子来描述你的工作吗？
Pause the video and try (to) make a sentence.Say it aloud!
暂停视频，试着造个句。把它大声说出来！
Next, let's add more details to your answer.Part two: describing your company.
接下来，我们来往你的回答中多加些细节。第二部分：描述你的公司。
"I work for a__ company which__"Look at this sentence.
“我在一家......公司工作，它......”看一下这个句子。
We need one adjective, and the end of the sentence after "which".Any ideas?
我们需要补充一个形容词，还有 "which" 后面的最后一部分句子。有什么想法吗？
For the adjective, think about these ideas: is your company big or small?
关于形容词，你可以思考一下下面这些问题：你的公司大还是小？
Local or multinational?For the part after "which", ask yourself: what does your company do?
本土企业还是跨国公司？关于 "which" 后面的部分，可以自己想一想：你的公司是干什么的？
Does it make things, sell things, organise things?Does it provide products, services, or both?
是制造商品、出售商品还是组织活动的？提供的是产品还是服务，还是两者皆有？
So, you could say: "I work for an international electronics company which makes tablet computers."
所以你可以说：“我在一家国际电器公司工作，它是生产平板电脑的。”
"I work for a German company which does market research for other companies."
“我在一家德国公司工作，它是为其他公司做市场调查的。”
What if you don't work for a company?Here are some things you could say: "I'm a freelancer."
如果你不在公司工作怎么办？你可以照下面这样说：“我是自由职业者。”
Meaning: I work independently, for different people and companies."I'm self-employed."
意思是我独立地为不同的人和公司工作。“我是自主创业的。”
Meaning: I work for myself, either freelance or I have my own business."I'm a business owner."
意思是我为自己工作，要么是自由职业者，要么是成立了自己的公司。“我是企业主。”
If you don't work, and people ask you what you do, what can you say?
如果你没在工作，但又有人问你你是做什么的，那你能说些什么呢？
Here are some useful phrases: "I'm between jobs at the moment."
下面是一些有用的短语：“我目前在待业中。”
Meaning: I've left one job, and haven't found another yet.
意思是我辞掉了一份工作，现在还没有找到新工作。
This sounds nicer than saying, “I'm unemployed.”
这比说“我失业了”好听多了。
"I'm taking some time out to… (travel, spend time with my kids, write a book, recover from an illness, etc. )"
“我在抽出时间......（旅行、陪孩子、写书、养病等等）”
Meaning: I'm not working at the moment because I want to focus on something else.
意思是我目前没在工作，因为我想专心做别的事情。
"I'm retired."What about you?Do you work for a company?What can you say about it?
“我退休了。”你呢？你在公司里工作吗？你对此能说些什么？
If you don't work for a company, how would you describe your work situation?
如果你不在公司里工作，你会如何描述你的工作情况？
Part three: how to describe your job in more detail.So what do you actually do all day?
第三部分：如何更详细地描述你的工作。你整天其实都在干什么？
Let's see how you can describe your job in more detail.
我们来看看如何更详细地描述你的工作。
Look at these sentences: "I have to__"; "I'm responsible for__", "Most of my time is spent__".
看看这些句子：“我必须......”，“我负责......”，“我大部分时间都在......”。
Let's do some examples together.We'll start with a simple example."I'm a nurse.
我们来一起举些例子。我们从一个简单的例子开始。“我是个护士。
I have to look after patients, give them medicine and make sure they're comfortable.I'm responsible for about 20-30 patients.
我必须照顾病人，给他们用药并且确保他们感觉舒服。我负责大约20-30个病人。
Most of my time is spent talking to patients and checking that everything is okay."
我大部分时间都在和病人交谈，以及检查一切是不是正常。”
Next, let's do a more detailed example."I have to design websites to the client's specifications.
接下来，我们来看一个更详细的例子。“我必须根据客户的具体要求设计网站。
I'm responsible for the whole design process, so I have to take the client's ideas and turn them into a finished product.
我负责整个设计过程，所以我必须了解客户的想法，把这些想法变成成品。
Most of my time is spent experimenting with different designs and ideas and seeing what looks good, because attention to detail is important in this kind of work."
我大部分时间都在尝试不同的设计和想法，并看看什么看起来不错，因为注意细节在这类工作中很重要。”
Can you say something like this about your job and what you do?Try to add details if you can.
你能说出像这样的内容来描述你的工作和你所做的事情吗？如果可以的话，试着加入些细节。
Part four: saying how you feel about your job.
第四部分：说出你对你的工作有什么感受。
Now, you can hopefully say something about your job and where you work.
现在你知道怎么谈论你的工作和你工作的地方了。
Here's another question: do you like your job?
还有一个问题：你喜欢你的工作吗？
Why or why not?Hopefully, you enjoy your job!
为什么喜欢或者为什么不喜欢？但愿你喜欢你的工作！
How'd you describe a job which you like?
你要如何描述一份你喜欢的工作呢？
Of course, you could use general adjectives like "good" or "interesting", but here are some specific adjectives you could use.
当然了，你可以使用像 "good" 或 "interesting" 这样一般的形容词，但是下面有一些比较具体的形容词可以用。
Stimulating: something which is stimulating is exciting and gives you energy.
"stimulating" （令人兴奋的），这个词的意思是令人兴奋的，增加活力的。
Satisfying: means that your job gives you a sense of achievement.
"satisfying" （令人满足的），意思是你的工作让你有种成就感。
Creative: you can use your imagination when you work.
"creative" （有创意的）指的是你在工作的时候可以运用自己的想象力。
Rewarding: this means your job gives you very positive feelings.
"rewarding" （有意义的）表示你的工作给你带来了非常积极的感觉。
It's often used to talk about jobs in which you help other people.
这经常被用来描述帮助他人的那种工作。
For example, teachers or nurses might describe their jobs as rewarding.
比如老师或护士或许会用 "rewarding" 来描述他们的工作。
Challenging: challenging can be positive or negative, but if you use it to talk about your job, it would have a positive meaning.
"challenging" （有挑战性的）既是褒义的也是贬义的，但是如果用它来形容你的工作，那它就是褒义的。
It means that your job is difficult, but in an interesting way which makes you think and learn.What if you don't like your job?
它的意思是你的工作很难，但是难得有意思，能够让你思考和学习。如果你不喜欢你的工作怎么办？
Again, you can use general words like "boring" or "difficult", which are fine but very basic.
还是一样，你可以用像 "boring" 或 "difficult" 这样一般的词，这没关系，但是非常基础。
If you want to be more creative with your vocabulary, here are some things you could say: exhausting: describes work which makes you feel very tired, either physically or mentally.
如果你想用一些更有创意的词汇，可以用下面这些词："exhausting" （使人精疲力尽的），形容的是让你感觉身体或心里非常累的工作。
Thankless: if your work is thankless, no one notices or appreciates what you do.
"thankless" （吃力不讨好的），如果用 "thankless" 来描述你的工作，那就说明没有人注意或感激你所做的事情。
Mind-numbing: extremely boring.Dead-end: describes a job which has no prospects for the future.
"mind-numbing" （无聊透顶的），意思是极其无聊的。"dead-end" （没有出路的），描述的是没有前途的工作。
If you have a dead-end job, you will never get promoted and the job will always be the same.
如果用 "dead-end" 来形容你的工作，那就说明你永远也不会升职，会一直做同样的工作。
Soul-destroying: describes a job which is extremely unpleasant and boring, and which you really, really hate.Part five: how to make a longer answer.
"soul-destroying" （消磨精神的），描述的是极其令人不快和无聊的工作，你非常非常讨厌它。第五部分：如何给出更长的回答。
At this point, you should be able to introduce your work, say where you work, give details about what you do and say how you feel about your work.
到了这个时候，你应该能够介绍你的工作，说出你在哪儿工作，详细描述你的工作内容以及谈一谈你对你的工作有什么感受了。
Let's make some longer sample answers together.First one: "I'm a pharmacist.
我们来一起看一些更长的回答范例。第一个：“我是个药剂师。
I started my own small pharmacy, so I'm also a business owner.
我开了我自己的小药房，所以我也是个企业主。
I have to work as a pharmacist, of course, giving advice to patients and making sure they have the right medicine.
当然啦，我必须当药剂师，为病人提供建议并且确保他们买对了药。
However, I'm also responsible for the pharmacy, so I have to manage my staff, do the accounts, and so on.
但是我也负责经营药房，所以我必须管理我的员工，算账等等。
It's stimulating work because I have to do many different things every day, so I never get bored."
这是一份令人兴奋的工作，因为我每天要做很多不同的事情，所以我永远也不会觉得无聊。”
Clear?Could you make an answer like this?Let's do one more: "I'm a writer.I work in online education.
清楚了吗？你能给出这样的回答吗？我们再来看一个：“我是一个作家。我从事的是网络教学行业。
I work for a big publishing company, which produces different educational materials that are used all around the world.
我在一家大型出版社工作，这家出版社创作世界各地都在使用的不同的教学材料。
I have to write lesson plans and materials for teachers to use in the classroom.
我必须编写课程方案和教材以供老师们在课堂上使用。

I spend most of my time thinking about how I can make different things fit together into a lesson.
我大部分时间都在思考如何才能把不同的内容合适地放进一堂课中。
It's very challenging work and it can be exhausting, but it's also very creative and satisfying, because I know people all around the world are using lessons which I wrote."
这是一份非常具有挑战性的工作，很累，但是也很有创意，令人满足，因为我知道全世界的人都在使用我编写的课程。”
Okay, now it's your turn!Try to make a longer answer like this talking about your job.
好了，现在轮到你了。使用想出一个像这样的较长的回答来谈论你的工作。
Use the vocabulary and structure from this lesson to help you.
用上这节课学的词汇和结构来帮助你。
If you want, you can post your answer in the video comments on YouTube.
如果你愿意，可以把你的回答发在 YouTube 的视频留言区。
We'll give you some feedback on your answer.That's the end of the lesson.
我们会对你的回答给出反馈意见。这节课到此就结束了。
I hope you learned some new ways to talk about your job and what you do.
希望你学到了谈论工作和工作内容的一些新方式。
Thanks very much for watching.See you next time!
非常感谢你的观看。下次见！