餓不死的工作
Paula and Phil are gourmets.
寶拉和菲爾都是熱愛吃美食的人。
gourmet(n.)美食家、講究飲食的人=foodie
Phil: I love to enjoy great food, so maybe it’ll be amazing to be a Michelin inspector.
菲爾：我好愛享受美食，也許成為米其林評審是件很棒的事。
it’ll=it willwill V. 未來式(將會…)
Paula: Do you think it’s easy being a Michelin inspector? And do you know what it takes to be an inspector?
寶拉：你覺得當米其林評審容易嗎？你知道當評審需要具備什麼條件嗎？
take(v.)需要
Phil: No, I don’t. Isn’t it easy? I mean, why wouldn’t it be easy?
菲爾：我不知道。這不容易嗎？我是說，為什麼它不容易呢？
Paula: It’s a full-time job, and as an inspector, you must never, ever get tired of your job. It’s your life – and you must treat it as such. Also, Michelin inspectors are expected to pay for the food that they taste.
寶拉：這是一份全職工作，身為評審，你必須不能厭倦你的工作。這是你的生活，你必須看待這個工作就如同你看待生活一樣重要。而且，評審也要自己付錢吃東西。
full-time(adj.)全職的tired of sth. 對…厭煩treat(v.)對待、看待such(pron.)同樣的、這樣的be V-pp 被動語態(被…)taste(v.)品嚐
Phil: Hmm… I probably would get sick of the job after a while.
菲爾：嗯…一段時間後我也許會對這個工作感到厭煩。
sick of sth. 討厭、厭倦…=tired ofa while(n.)一段時間
Paula: Just imagine going out to eat up to 10 times a week. After a while, you’ll be missing some plain old beans on toast or scrambled eggs.
寶拉：就想像你一星期外食高達十次！過段時間你就會懷念舊時簡單的吐司配豆子或炒蛋。
imagine(v.)想像will be V-ing 未來進行式(將會…)plain(adj.)簡單的、樸素的old(adj.)過去的、從前的scrambled eggs炒蛋
Phil: True, that. Plus, I don’t have related background knowledge or experience in the industry, either.
菲爾：那很對耶！而且我也沒有相關的背景知識和經驗。
related(adj.)有關的、相關的=relevantbackground(n.)出身背景、學歷、經歷experience(n.)經驗industry(n.)產業either(adv.)也
Paula: Well, now you know. That being said, though, being a Michelin inspector does have its rewards. Your reviews on the Michelin Guide can greatly affect a restaurant’s business – which is a great responsibility and for some people the best part of the job.
寶拉：現在你知道了吧！儘管如此，身為評審還是有報償的。你在米其林指南上的評論會對一間餐廳的生意造成很大的影響，這是一個重大的責任，但對某些人來說，這也是這份工作最有意義的地方。
that (being) said儘管如此、即便這樣=however, neverthelessreward(n.)報償、獎賞、酬謝review(n.)評論=commentgreatly(adv.)大大地、非常=notably, considerablyaffect(n.)影響business(n.)生意responsibility(n.)責任