生活英语对话 Episode 94: A quiet night in
本单元是关于清静的夜晚的对话。
Alice: Ah, something smells fantastic! You're a whiz in the kitchen Paul.
Paul: Thank you.
Ellie: Yes, my daddy's a wonderful cooker. He's the bestest daddy in the whole wide world.
Alice: And you're the luckiest 5 year old, Ellie.
Paul: Oh, that's the pager. What is it now? Oh no, serious traffic incident 1. They want me at the hospital right away.
Alice: Oh, I'll come too. I'm sure they'll need some extra nurses.
Paul: That's so professional 2 of you Alice. But could I ask you to do me a huge favour here instead?
Alice: Sure. What is it?
Paul: Would you mind looking after Ellie?
Alice: Oh Paul, you don't even need to ask.
Vocabulary 词汇
a whiz at something 某方面的能手(奇才)
someone who is very good or fast at a particular activity or task
a pager 传呼机
a small machine which receives signals 3 from a telephone
right away 立刻，马上
immediately
a favour 恩惠；帮忙
something you do for someone to help them out
本单元的语言点是关于不同职业的词汇，请看下面的解释和职业的名称。
Jobs vocabulary
People who work with food 与食品烹饪有关的人
a cook 厨子；厨娘
someone who cooks and prepares food
a chef 大师傅，厨师
a cook who has qualifications and is very skilled at cooking
a sous-chef 副厨师长
a chef who works below the main chef and who is directly in charge of what is produced in the kitchen
a baker 面包师
someone who makes bread and cakes
People who work with children 照顾孩子的人
a child-minder 保姆
someone who looks after children during they day while their parents are working, in the child-minder's house
a nursery school teacher 托儿所老师
someone who cares for and teaches young children (3 - 5 year-olds) before they go to primary or infants school
People who work in politics 与政治有关的人物
a canvasser 游说拉票者
someone who goes to people's houses and tries to persuade them to vote for a particular politician or political party in an election (canvassers are usually volunteers, they don't get paid for this work)
a spin doctor (媒体、政治公关)幕僚
someone who makes ideas, events and political speeches seem better than they really are
a speech writer (政治家的)讲稿撰写人
someone who writes speeches for a politician
People who work in newspapers or magazines 为报社或杂志工作的人
an agony aunt (排解大家苦闷烦心事的)"知心大姐"
someone who answers people's emotional, work or family problems
a gossip columnist 八卦专栏作家
someone who writes about what famous people are doing, what parties they go to and who's dating who
an editor 编辑
the person who is responsible for what is written in a newspaper
People who work outside 在户外工作的人
a traffic warden (交通违章车辆的)抄牌员
someone who enforces parking rules and gives out tickets to drivers who park their cars illegally
a bicycle courier 单车速递员
someone who delivers letters and parcels within a city (usually in the business district) by bike
a road sweeper 道路清扫工
someone who brushes up and collects litter on pavements and streets
- With the passage of time the incident was forgotten.随着时间的消逝，那个事件被忘却了。
- The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.那起事件显然让他既恼火又心烦。
- He is a professional tennis player.他是一名职业网球运动员。
- I need a professional to sort out my finances.我需要专业人士为我管理财务。