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  胡敏讀故事背雅思單詞---arable

  Apprentice interview

  "Well Jim, you can approach my desk now. I have done an appraisal of your application to be my apprentice, and I have a few questions for you. You don't seem to have any apparent experience in working with large aquatic appliances. You do know that the aquariums I clean and make are not for goldfish or restaurant shelves, right?"

  "Ummm. You mean you can put minnows in them too?"

  "No. I mean they put sharks, manta rays, whales, and seals in them! Well, I applaud your effort and appreciate your coming across town for this interview, but you don’t have the experience or aptitude that is usually required for this type of apprenticeship. I just can't approve hiring you."

  "Thank you, sir.” I am very appreciative of your apt assessment of my qualifications.But I believe you are wrong and I would like to appeal, uhhh, to you to give me approval to at least be your apprentice for an approximate test period. I know I don't know anything about aquariums. I don't even know an approximate amount of information about them! I come from the desert where arable land is a rare thing. But that's why I came to California, to work with water, sir. And I know you approve of determination. Well sir, I have that and I hope you will give me a try."

  "Hmmm. Okay Jimmy, I'11 take a risk and give you a try. I will appoint you for a three-month test period. We' 11 take a look at how you' re doing in three months and go from there."

  "Thank you, sir! You won't be disappointed!"

  古代競技場

  “好了，吉姆，現(xiàn)在你可以到我的桌子這兒來了。我已經(jīng)對你要求作我學(xué)徒的申請做了評估，現(xiàn)在我要問你幾個問題。你好像明顯沒有任何使用大型水生器械的經(jīng)驗。你一定知道我清理和制造的水族箱不是用來養(yǎng)金魚或是用來放在餐廳擱架上的，對吧?”

  “嗯，您是說里面也可以放些小魚嗎?”

  “不，我的意思是里邊放鯊魚、蝠鲼、鯨魚和海豹。對，我對你的努力表示歡迎，也感謝你跑過來面試，可是你不具備這份學(xué)徒工作通常要求的經(jīng)驗和才能。我實在不能批準(zhǔn)雇用你。”

  “謝謝您，先生。您對我的資格做出了恰當(dāng)的評價，我對此表示感激。但是我確信您錯了，我懇求您準(zhǔn)許我成為您的學(xué)徒，至少讓我干大約一個試用期的時間。我知道自己對水族箱知之甚少，甚至連大致了解都算不上。我來自沙漠地區(qū)，那里可耕種的土地非常稀少。但這正是我來到加州的原因，要找個和水有關(guān)的工作，先生。我也知道您認(rèn)可做事有決心的人。先生，我有決心，希望您能讓我嘗試一下。”

  “嗯，好吧，吉米，我就冒險讓你嘗試一下，任命你干三個月的試用期。我們要看看你在這三個月內(nèi)干得如何，然后再做打算。”

  “謝謝您，先生，您不會失望的。”

  單詞祥解

  apparent a.清晰可見的;明顯的，顯而易見的

  appeal v.呼吁，上訴;求助;有吸引力

  n.呼吁，懇求;上訴，申訴;感染力

  applaud v.鼓掌歡迎;贊成;贊許

  appliance n.器具;器械;裝置

  applicatin n.1.申請，請求;申請書 2.實施應(yīng)用

  appoint v.任命，委任;指定

  appraisal n.估價，評價

  appreciate n.1.對...表示感激 2.欣賞;欣賞;重視

  appreciative a.有欣賞力的;表示欣賞的,感激

  apprentice n.藝徒;徒弟;初學(xué)者 v.當(dāng)學(xué)徒,學(xué)藝

  apprenticeship n.1.學(xué)徒身份,學(xué)徒期 2.見習(xí)期,訓(xùn)練期

  approach v.靠近;接近;近似,近于

  n.1 靠近,接近 2.處理問題的方式方法;態(tài)度

  approval n.贊同,同意,批準(zhǔn);認(rèn)可

  approve v.造成,同意,批準(zhǔn),核準(zhǔn);對...表示認(rèn)可

  approximate a.大概的,近似的

  apt a.易于...的,有...傾向的;恰當(dāng)?shù)?適當(dāng)?shù)?聰明的

  aptitude n.天資才能;聰明

  aquarium n.養(yǎng)魚缸,水族館

  aquatic a.1 水生的;水棲的 2 水上的;水中(進(jìn)行)的

  arable a.可耕的,適于耕種的