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Seniors, be an intern.

老人家 来当实习生吧

Ben,I thought that was you. Hi.

本我一眼就看到你了 嗨

Hey. What'd you find?

嘿 你在看什么呢?

I think an Internet place is looking for senior interns.

我想这是某个网络公司在招老年实习生

Am I reading this right? Let me see.

我没理解错吧? 我来看看

Applicants must be over 65 years of age,

申请者必须年满65周岁...

have organizational skills,

有组织能力

a genuine interest in e-commerce, whatever that is,

对电子商务有兴趣管它是什么...

and a roll-up-your-sleeves attitude.

并且要干劲十足

AboutTheFit.com,

合身靓衣网

isn't that the outfit that was...

不就是那个...

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

没错 没错 没错

They bought one of those old factories in Red Hook.

他们买下了红钩区的一间旧工厂

My daughter says they sell clothes on the Internet.

我女儿说他们是在网上卖衣服的

How that works, I have no idea.

他们是怎么运作的 我完全没概念

Well, you have to upload the application.

你需要上传你的申请

That could be challenging. Listen to this,

这会很有挑战的 听听这个...

Cover letters are so old-fashioned.

求职信太老掉牙了

Show us who you are with a cover-letter video.

发一段求职视频 告诉我们你是谁

Upload your video to YouTube or Vimeo

将你的视频上传到YouTube或者Vimeo

using .mov, .avi, or a .mpg file.

需要用mov avi或者mpg格式

We look forward to meeting you.

我们期待着您

Well, I guess that's meeting me.

好吧 我觉得他们要找的就是我

I swear I don't even know what language that was.

我发誓我都不知道他们说的是哪种语言

What are you doing tonight, Ben?

你今晚打算做什么 本?

A frozen lasagna?

速冻千层面?

I could make a little salad, turn it into a dinner for two,

我可以做一点沙拉 把这个变成两人餐

like we did that time and never did again.

就像我上次做的那样 后来都没再做了

You know that was over five months ago?

你知道上次已经是五个月前的事了吧?

Oh, yeah. No, no, we gotta do that again, for sure,

是的 当然 我们会再一起吃饭的 没问题

but okay if we take a rain check?

但是改天再聚如何?

You're awful cute, you know that?

你实在是太可爱了 你知道吗?

No, I didn't.

不 我不可爱

Well, it's true, you are. So I'll see you.

是真的 你真可爱 那就再见吧

Don't take too long, doll.

别让我等太久 帅哥

You're not getting any younger.

你已经不年轻了

I know, I know, I know. All right.

我懂 我懂 我懂 好吧

So here I am, applying to be one of your interns

您好 我想要申请成为你们的实习生

because the more I think about this idea,

因为我越是考虑

the more tremendous I think it is.

越觉得这件事意义重大

I love the idea of having a place I can go every day.

我很喜欢每天都有要去的地方

I want the connection, the excitement.

我想要与人交往 想要体验刺激的事物

I wanna be challenged,

我想接受挑战

and I guess I might even wanna be needed.

我觉得我大概想被人需要

The tech stuff might take a bit to figure out.

高科技的东西我只懂得一点

I had to call my 9-year-old grandson

我不得不打电话给我九岁的孙子

just to find out what a USB connector was.

只为了搞清楚USB接口是什么

But I'll get there. Eager to learn.

但是我会弄明白的 我很乐意学习

Also, I want you to know

同时 我希望你知道

I've been a company man all my life.

我毕生都致力于公司的工作

I'm loyal, I'm trustworthy, and I'm good in a crisis.

我很忠诚 也很可靠 并且很擅长处理危机

And I love that you're right here in Brooklyn.

而且我很高兴你们恰好设址在布鲁克林

I've lived here all my life, and lately I feel

我一生都住在这里 最近我觉得

I may not be hip enough to live in Brooklyn, so this could help with that, too.

我对这里并不熟悉 所以这份工作也能让我更加熟悉布鲁克林

I read once, musicians don't retire.

我曾经读到过 音乐家从不退休

They stop when there's no more music in them.

当他们心中无音乐时 他们便停下脚步

Well, I still have music in me,

我的心中仍有音乐

absolutely positive about that.

这一点我毫无疑问

原声视频

电影简介：

《实习生》是一部来自美国的喜剧片，这部电影讲述的是70岁高龄的本（罗伯特·德尼罗 Robert De Niro 饰）年轻时是个事业有成的商人，退休后不甘寂寞重返职场，以高龄实习生的身份加入了茱儿（安妮·海瑟薇 Anne Hathaway 饰）创办的时尚购物网站。一开始，本与公司的年轻人显得格格不入，但是性格随和的他很快 赢得了同事们的好感与信任。

本期视频：

重点讲解

1.organizational skills 组织能力

例句：She knew she lacked the organizational skills to take the company to the next level.

她深知缺少有组织的技能使公司跨越到下一个层次。

2.cover letters 求职信/附件

例句：In your cover letters, focus on the basics. Make sure your cover letters address the position you are applying for and why, and how, you are qualified for it.

在你的求职信中，将重点放在基本方面，确保你写清楚了申请的职位以及原因，还有为什么你有资格担任此职位。

3.can I take a rain check?（婉拒）下次吧

例句：I can't play tennis this afternoon but can I take a rain check?

今天下午我是不能打网球了，可不可以改日再约？

4.figure out/work out 弄清楚，弄明白

例句：Then figure out one practical solution you can take for each of those pieces

接着想出一个实用性的方法用于解决每一小部分的问题。

5.be hip 时髦的

例句：Is this a case of just using a new technology to be hip and have something flashy to put on your resume?

采用一种新技术仅仅是为了赶时髦或者为简历增加点炫耀的资本吗？

6.positive about sth/that... of a person 有绝对把握；确信；肯定

例句：I can't be positive about what time it happened.

我说不准这事是什么时间发生的。

She was positive that he had been there.

她确信他曾在场。