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A Job as a “Cat Sitter”?

他的職稱是「貓保姆」?

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A Job as a “Cat Sitter”?
把興趣變成專業就是新工作!
Julie and her former coworker Gavin are discussing how to find a new job.
茱莉和前同事加文討論如何找新工作。
former(adj.)以前的coworker(n.)同事discuss(v.)討論find(v.)找尋
Julie: Oh, jobs are getting so much harder to find.
茱莉:哎,工作越來越難找了。
get(v.)變得so(adv.)這麼,非常much(adv.)……得多harder(adj.)更難的
Gavin: Don’t worry about it. Just think about what you enjoy doing first.
加文:別擔心,先想想妳喜歡做什麼吧。
worry(v.)擔心just(adv.)只要think(v.)想,思考think about考慮enjoy(v.)享受first(adv.)先,首先
Julie: Forget about it! How can something you enjoy become a job?
茱莉:算了吧!喜歡的事能當成工作嗎?
forget(v.)忘記something(pron.)某事become(v.)變成
Gavin: It totally can, and there are quite a few interesting jobs that started like that.
加文:可以啊,最近就有不少像那樣子有趣的的新工作產生喔。
totally(adv.)完全地quite(adv.)相當a few一些interesting(adj.)有趣的start(v.)開始like(prep.)像
Julie: Like what?
茱莉:例如什麼?
Gavin: Have you heard of a “cat sitter”?
加文:妳聽過「貓保姆」嗎?
hear(v.)聽說
Julie: No. Is that someone who babysits a cat? Don’t they usually just leave them at the pet store?
茱莉:沒有,是負責照顧貓的?不是都交給寵物店嗎?
someone(pron.)某人babysit(v.)代人臨時照顧孩子usually(adv.)經常leave(v.)留下pet store寵物店
Gavin: It used to be like that, but some pets dislike new environments. To have a cat sitter come to the house and take care of them is much easier.
加文:以前是如此,但有些寵物不喜歡陌生環境,請貓保母來家裡照顧更容易。
used to過去習慣dislike(v.)不喜歡environment(n.)環境have(v.)使,讓come(v.)來house(n.)房子take care of照顧easier(adj.)更容易的
Julie: What do cat sitters usually do?
茱莉:那貓保母會做些什麼?
Gavin: Other than feeding them food, cleaning the litter box, and playing with the cat, the cat sitter also takes pictures and videos to send back to the owner. That way the owner is able to see what the cat is doing even while they’re away.
加文:除了餵食物、清貓砂、陪貓咪玩,貓保母還會拍照或錄影,並即時傳給主人,讓主人在外也能掌握貓咪動態。
other than除了feed(v.)餵食food(n.)食物clean(v.)打掃,清理litter(n.)貓砂with(prep.)和also(adv.)也take picture拍照video(n.)錄影send(v.)傳送back(adv.)返回owner(n.)所有者,主人be able to能夠even(adv.)甚至while(conj.)當away(adv.)在別處
Julie: Wow! That’s so professional! Maybe I should think about how to turn my interests into a job as well.
茱莉:哇!這麼專業!那我也來認真想想如何把自己的興趣變成職業好了。
professional(adj.)專業的maybe(adv.)也許should(aux.)應該turn(v.)翻轉interest(n.)興趣into(prep.)成為as well也
Gavin: Go for it! Create your own profession!
加文:加油,當個創造新工作的人!
create(v.)創造own(adj.)自己的profession(n.)職業

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job(n.)
工作,職業
as(prep.)
作為
sitter(n.)
保母
former(adj.)
以前的
coworker(n.)
同事
discuss(v.)
討論
find(v.)
找尋
get(v.)
變得
so(adv.)
這麼,非常
much(adv.)……
得多
harder(adj.)
更難的
worry(v.)
擔心
just(adv.)
只要
think(v.)
想,思考
think about
考慮
enjoy(v.)
享受
first(adv.)
先,首先
forget(v.)
忘記
something(pron.)
某事
become(v.)
變成
totally(adv.)
完全地
quite(adv.)
相當
a few
一些
interesting(adj.)
有趣的
start(v.)
開始
like(prep.)
hear(v.)
聽說
someone(pron.)
某人
babysit(v.)
代人臨時照顧孩子
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