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My first job

我的第一份工作

My first “real” job was during my last year of high school.

我的第一份“真正的”工作是在高中的最后一年。

I had taken class in various business subjects.

我上過各種商業(yè)科目的課。

In that last year of high school, we could do a “co-op”.

在高中的最后一年，我們可以做一個(gè)“合作社”。

That meant we could work part of the time instead of going to school.

這意味著我們可以部分時(shí)間工作而不是上學(xué)。

It would count as a credit towards our diploma.

這將算作我們畢業(yè)證書的學(xué)分。

The place I got a job was at a men’s tailor shop.

我找到工作的地方是在一家男式裁縫店。

The owners were a very nice older German couple.

主人是一對(duì)很好的德國(guó)老夫婦。

They had two other men working for them, too.

他們還有另外兩個(gè)人為他們工作。

One of the men had had brain surgery for cancer.

其中一名男子因癌癥接受了腦部手術(shù)。

He had a big, long scar all around the top of his head.

他頭頂上有一道長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的大傷疤。

He told me all about it.

他把這一切都告訴了我。

He was always happy and full of fun.

他總是很快樂，充滿樂趣。

I thought he was very brave!

我認(rèn)為他很勇敢！

The tailor shop made suits to order.

裁縫店定做西裝。

One of the salesmen would measure the man, and the customer would choo a fabric and style he (or his wife!) liked.

其中一個(gè)推銷員會(huì)給這個(gè)男人量尺寸，顧客會(huì)為他（或他的妻子）選擇她喜歡的布料和款式。

The people in the back of the shop would then cut and w the suit.

然后，商店后面的人會(huì)裁剪和縫制西裝。

The suits cost a lot of money.

西裝會(huì)花費(fèi)很多錢。

There were also suits already made that the customer could buy instead if they wished.

還有一些已經(jīng)制作好的西裝，如果客戶愿意，可以購(gòu)買。

They could also rent suits or tuxedos for weddings or parties.

他們還可以為婚禮或派對(duì)租用西裝或燕尾服。

I worked at a little desk.

我在一張小桌子上工作。

I answered the phone, wrote letters, filed papers and did some bookkeeping.

我接電話，寫信，歸檔文件，做一些簿記。

It was about a mile walk from my school to work.

從我的學(xué)校到上班的地方大約一英里。

I pasd many clothing shops.

我路過許多服裝店。

That wasn’t good becau I spent a lot of the money that I earned in tho shops!

這不好，因?yàn)槲一撕芏辔以谀莻€(gè)商店掙的錢！

I worked at the tailor shop for almost a year.

我在裁縫店工作了將近一年。

It was a good experience and helped me get my next job with the United States Navy.

這是一次很好的經(jīng)歷，幫助我在美國(guó)海軍處找到了下一份工作。

That was fun, too!

那也很有趣！