欢乐美语:Write for the Job 求职信

INTRODUCTION 1 TO ACT I



Today on TUNING 2 IN THE U.S.A., Robbie Stewart tries to get a job. He wants to earn money to buy a car. We join Robbie at the offices of his hometown newspaper. He would like to work at the newspaper as a reporter. But the newspaper needs to fill a different job.



ACT I



Robbie: Here’s my job application.



Secretary: Let me see. Do we have all the information? Robbie Stewart, age seventeen, 46 Linden Street, Riverdale, New York, Telephone?



Robbie: 555- 3090. That’s my parents, phone, of course.



Secretary: And they are [reading] Philip and Ellen Stewart. Do you have other work experience?



Robbie: Just helping 3 around the house. I have certain things to do every week, liking 4 washing the car. And then my dad pays me extra or jobs like painting and mowing 5 the lawn 6.



Secretary: I see. Well, that sounds just fine.



Robbie: That’s good enough?



Secretary: I think so. But I have to give your application to Mrs. Ling. She’s in charge of hiring new workers. She’ll call you in a few days.



Robbie: Is that all?



Secretary: That’s all!



Robbie: Thank you.



Secretary: Oh, one more thing. Do you have our own bicycle?



Robbie: Yes. Why do you ask that?



Secretary: Well, you’ll need a bike to deliver the papers 7 to the homes of our readers. Some of our newspaper delivery 8 routes 9 are quite long.



Robbie: Newspaper delivery routes?



Secretary: Yes. I think Mrs. Ling will be very pleased with your application. We need good, strong riders 10.



Robbie: [He laughs.] Wait a minute! I wasn’t looking for that job.



Secretary: No?



Robbie: Uh-uh. I want a job as a reporter!



Secretary: A reporter? But you have no experience as a reporter.



Robbie: I write for my school newspaper.



Secretary: That’s fine. But all of our reporters have college degrees. And some of them have years of writing experience.



Robbie: But how can I get years of experience without getting a job first?



Secretary: Well, I’ll give this application to Mrs. Ling. But I don’t think you’ll get a reporting job.



Robbie: May I say hello to one of your reporters, Mr. Bill MacDonald? He came to my house one time to talk to my sister.



Secretary: I’ll call him. [She uses the telephone.] Bill, a young man is here to see you. His name is Robbie Stewart. He says you interviewed his sister. I’ll send him in. [to Robbie] He’s busy now, but you can see him in just a few minutes.



Robbie: That’s great! Thanks.



Secretary: Take a seat. Make yourself comfortable. Here. Take a look at this newspaper. It’s today’s edition. Robbie, may I make a suggestion?



Robbie: Yes?



Secretary: There is a list of jobs in the newspaper, the help-wanted ads. They start on page twenty-five.



Introduction to act II



This time on Tuning in The U.S.A., Robbie is in the office of a newspaper reporter, Bill MacDonald. Robbie would like to get a job writing for Mr. MacDonald’s newspaper. But he’s young, and he doesn’t have much experience. Mr. MacDonald offers Robbie some suggestions to help him get started as a writer. Then a messenger 11 arrives, and Robbie and Mr. Macdonald get a new idea.



Act II



Bill: Hmm. Well, you decided 12 to buy a car. But to get money to buy a car, you need a job. And so you want to be a reporter for this newspaper?



Bobbie: That’s partly right. There’s another reason. You wrote a newspaper article about my sister Susan. She had the idea to give toys to children in hospitals.



Bi: Yes. Of course.



Ro: Well, many people read your article, and now some of them want to help. And that kind of help makes the whole toy program possible. It’s just that I see it now. Journalism 13 makes things happen.



Bi: Well, your sister had a good idea. And reporters like me like to write about good ideas.



Ro: I like that! [He thinks] A reporter…



Bi: Robbie, no one here will give you a job as a reporter. Not yet, anyway. But give me something interesting and well written, and I’ll show it to the editor, Mr. Maxwell.



Ro: You mean people like me do write articles?



Bi: Sometimes. We don’t always publish them, but sometimes we print a good story from someone like you. Now, we don’t pay much.



Ro: Oh no. I understand. I want to thank you, Mr. Macdonald. I’m going home now to start thinking about something to write.



Bi: I’m happy to help. Call me anytime.



Ro: I will.



Bi: By the way, Robbie, what about your job? Your car? Did you check the help-wanted ads?



Ro: I did, but with no luck. I’m still…



[We hear the secretary’s voice on the intercom.]



Secretary: Package from Speedy Messenger Service, Bill. Shall I send the messenger in?



Bill: Send him in.



Robbie: I’m still a student, Mr. Macdonald. I can only work part-time.



Bi: Hmm, Good part-time work is hard to find.



Messenger: [He enters.] Are you Mr. Macdonald?



Bi: Yes.



Me: I have a package for you.



Bi: Great! You got here quickly. I just called for this package.



Me: They call us Speedy for a good reason.



Bi: You must have a fast bicycle.



Me: Yes, I do. It’s a good one.



Bi: Should I sign right here?



Me: That’s the place.



Bi: [He signs his name.] Thank you. Just a moment! Young man? Uh, what can you tell us about being a bicycle messenger?



Me: It’s an Ok job. I can work a lot, or I can work a little. I can go fast and make a lot of money, or I can go slow and make less. It’s a good job.



Bi: Hmm. Well, thanks. And goodbye.



Me: You’re welcome. [He leaves.]



Bi: Well, Robbie, do you own good bicycle?



Robbie: I sure do. You know, being a messenger may be the job for me.