美國缺工危機
Owen and Lisa are roommates. They are chatting in the living room.
歐文和麗莎是室友。他們在客廳聊天。
living room客廳
Lisa: What are you doing?
麗莎：你在做什麼？
Owen: I am chatting with Josh, my friend from America.
歐文：我在和我的美國朋友喬許聊天。
America美國
Lisa: Oh yeah. We’ve met once. How is he doing?
麗莎：哦，喬許，我們見過一次面。他現在如何啊？
once(adv.)一次
Owen: He is fine. He is looking for a new job now.
歐文：他很好。他現在在找新工作。
look for找尋
Lisa: How is the job market in the US now?
麗莎：現在美國就業市場狀況如何？
job market就業市場
Owen: It’s a bit weird. There are still many people without jobs, but at the same time, many companies are having a hard time finding workers. Like a local McDonald’s even paid people who turned up for an interview.
歐文：有點奇怪。還是有許多人沒有工作，但同時，許多公司也面臨缺工危機。像是當地的一間麥當勞甚至還給來面試的人錢。
weird(adj.)奇怪的at the same time同時間have a hard time doing sth.做某事很困難turn up現身(job) interview面試
Lisa: Wow. Why is that?
麗莎：哇。為什麼會這樣？
Owen: One thing is that unemployment benefits are too good. Also, many are afraid of Covid since not everyone has a chance to get the shot.
歐文：第一個原因是失業補助金太優渥。還有啊，很多人擔心染疫，因為不是每個人都有機會打到疫苗。
benefit(n.)福利、unemployment benefit失業救濟金be afraid of sth.害怕since=because因為chance(n.)機會shot(n.)一針、get a shot打針=get a jab、get a flu shot打流感疫苗
Lisa: I guess everyone is having a difficult time.
麗莎：我想每個人現在都不太好過。
difficult(adj.)艱困的、困難的
Owen: Yes. I hope Josh can find a job he likes soon.
歐文：就是說啊。希望喬許能盡快找到一份他喜歡的工作。