中英文本

131.The New Job
131.新工作
Richard was tired of the job search； he needed a break!
理查德烦死找工作了，他需要休息一下！
As he took off his dress and shoes and put on his jogging shoes
在他脱掉衣服和鞋子，换上慢跑运动鞋的时候，
the piece of paper where he had jotted down all of the interview times fell out of his pocket.
那张他匆匆写下面试时间的纸条从口袋掉了出来。
He just sighed when he saw it. He had jumped at the challenge of job-hunting yesterday.
看到这张纸条他只是叹了口气。昨天他欣然应承了找工作的挑战。

This morning he had even jumped right to it! Now he just wanted to give up.
今天上午他甚至积极行动起来了！现在他只想放弃算了。
He went to the bar for a drink.
他去酒吧想喝一杯。
"Hey, Ritchie, join the club, man! We didn't find anything either!" Bart said as Richard came in.
"嘿，里奇，咱们都一样，伙计！我们也没找到工作！"理查德进来的时候，巴特说。
"It's nothing to joke about, Bart." Richard said "I have to find something this week!"
"这件事没有什么好开玩笑的"，巴特理查德说，"这个星期我怎么也得找点儿事做！"
"Stop whining. Join in on a drink, something will jump out at you before you know it."
"别嘀咕了。一起喝一杯吧，没等你弄清怎么回事，事情可能就成啦。"
Richard sat down and took a drink. An hour later they were joined together singing old beer songs.
理査德坐下来端起了一杯酒。一个小时之后大家联合起来唱起了古老的啤酒歌。
When a rough-looking man walked in they didn't even notice it.
当一个样子很粗鲁的人走进来时，他们甚至都没有注意到。
"I'm looking for a couple men with nothing to do!" he said.
"我在找几个没有事做的人！"他说。
Richard and Bart, both jockeying for position, raised their hands at the same time!
由于理查德和巴特俩人都在谋求职位，他们同时举起了手！
"I need you to make a delivery for me!" the man said.
"我需要你们给我送点东西！"那人说。
"But don't jump to the conclusion that this is anything illegal.
"可别匆忙下结论，认为这事是非法的。
This is a job for the boys and if you do it well, I'll have other work for ya!"
这是一个给自己人的肥缺，如果你们做得好，我还有其他工作给你们做！"
"I'll join hands with you any day, sir. I just need a job!" Richard said in a drunk, incoherent voice.
我随时准备与您合作，先生。我真的需要一份工作！"理查德说话时醉醺醺地而且前言不搭后语。
Then he took the package and, together with Bart they stumbled out to make their first delivery for the mob!
然后他拿起那个包裹，和巴特一起跌跌撞撞地出去了。这是他们第一次为犯罪集团送货！
They had just jumped in at the deep end and they didn't even know they were doing it!
他们真是贸然行事，因为他们甚至都不知道自己在做这样的事！
Their life with the mob had begun!
他们混迹于犯罪集团的生活开始了。

重点讲解

1.job hunting 找工作
例句： Yesterday I started job hunting.
昨天我开始寻找工作。
2.jockey for position/power/advantage 谋位(权、利）
例句：The disciples argued about who deserved the most prominent position, and 2,000 years later, people still jockey for position and prominence.
人们在为究竟谁应该占据统治地位而争论，等过了2000年后，人们依然会为了职位和社会地位而争论不休。
3.jogging shoes (有软垫的）慢跑运动鞋
例句：Put on jogging shoes and walk out to the street.
穿上跑步鞋到大街上去走走。
4.join hands (with) (与…）携手，（与…）合伙
例句：Let us join hands and advance together.
让我们携起手来， 共同前进。
5.join in 参加，加入
例句：Everybody likes to join in this activity.
每个人都愿意参加这一活动。
6.join the club 咕们都一样
例句：When you join the club each stay is worth points.
当你加入他们的俱乐部后，每次住宿都会赢得一些积分。