A: My friend told me that you’re looking for a translator, so I came for a try.
A:我的朋友告诉我,你们正在招翻译，所以 我来试试。
B: I see. Do you realize that most of our work is completed at night?
B:原来如此。你知不知道我们的大部分工 作都是在晚上完成的？
A: Yes, I do. Work starts at 6:30 p. m. and goes to 12:30 a. m.
A：我知道。从下午6点半到上午12点半。
B: You look very young. Do you think your parents will allow you to do this work?
B:你看起来很年轻。你认为你的父母会让 你做这份工作吗？
A: I’m already 28, Mr. Gibson, and I have my own transportation.
A:我已经28岁了，吉布森先生，而且我自 己有交通工具。
B: What do you do in the daytime?
B:你白天在哪儿上班？
A: I work with a translation company as a Chinese-English and English-Chinese translator. I translate business letters, application forms, contracts and etc.. I，ve been there for three years.
A:我在一家翻译公司担任中译英和英译中 的翻译人员。翻译一些商业信件，申请 表格,合同等。我已经在那里工作3年 了。
B: What did you do before that?
B:在这之前你做过些什么？
A: I translated audio cassettes.
A:我翻译磁带。
B: What university did you graduate from? What is your major?
B:你哪里毕业的？什么专业？
A: I graduated from Beijing Foreign Language University with a B. A. in English.
A:我是北京外国语大学英文系毕业的。
B: How good is your Chinese?
B:那你的中文程度如何？
A: Pretty good, I must say, I won many Chinese speech competitions and composition contests.
A:相当好，我必须说,我在许多中文演讲比 赛和作文比赛中获胜。
B: And your English?
B:你的英文呢？
A: Well, my English scores in university were well above average, and I live on my English. I can confidently say that my English is quite good. What do you think, Mr. Gibson? It should be judged by you, after4 all.
A:我在大学的英语成绩都是中等以上的程 度而且我是靠英文吃饭的。我可以很自 信地说，我的英文相当好。你说呢,吉布 森先生？毕竟这还是要由你来判断的。
B: Up to now, I must say you speak English quite fluently. But, still, we’ll have a test of both your language skills and work efficiency. Other applicants have taken It, and you can’t be an exception.
B:到目前为止，我不得不承认你的英文讲 得相当流利。不过,我们还是得测验一 下你的语言能力和工作效率。其他应聘 者都考过了，你也不能例外。
A: I see. Do I get any holidays?
A:我知道了。那有没有休息日啊？
B: No, no holidays.
B:没有。
A: Not any?
A:完全没有？
B: Not any. We work on weekends, on national holidays, and on the New Year.
B:完全没有。我们周末要上班，法定节假 日要上班，新年也要上班。
A: Oh!
A:哦！
B: Let me give you some advice, Cindy. This is very tough work. You need a healthy body and a clear head. If you think after a full day’s work at the translation company, you’ll still have enough energy to work here and keep your thinking clear, you can consider working with us. If not, you’d better reconsider.
B:辛迪，我给你些建议。这份工作很辛苦。 你要有健康的身体和清醒的头脑才行。 如果你觉得自己经过白天一整天的工作 以后，还有足够的精力应付这儿的工作， 同时保持清晰的思维，那你可以考虑来 这里上班。否则，你最好再仔细考虑一 下。
A: Thank you for the advice, Mr. Gibson. I’m in good shape. If I get tired, I’ll consider quitting my job at the translation company.
A:谢谢你的劝告,吉布森先生。我身体很 好。万一我支持不了，我会考虑辞掉我 在翻译公司的工作。
B: Well, Cindy, we'll tell you our decision as soon as possible.
B:那么,辛迪，我们会尽快通知你结果。