I work in a newspaper office.

我在一家报社工作。

A And what about you? What do you do?

A 那你呢？你做什么工作？

B I work in a newspaper office.

B 我在一家报社工作。

A Do you like your work?

A 你喜欢你的工作吗？

B Sometimes. It can be really exciting but sometimes it can be a bit boring.

B 有时候是。我的工作很令人兴奋，但是有时候也能让人感觉沉闷。

A I guess that’s like most jobs: sometimes interesting, sometimes boring.

A 我猜想这和大多数的工作是一样的：有时有趣，有时烦闷。

B Yes, but all in all, it’s a good job. And I like the people I work with.

B 是的，但是总的来说是份好工作。而且我喜欢和我一起工作的同事。

Notes注释

1 You can ask people what they feel about their work in various ways: Do you like your work? / Do you like your work?: Is your job interesting? / Is your job interesting?

你可以用不同的方法询问人们对他们的工作感觉如何。Do you like your work? /你喜欢你的工作吗？Is your job interesting? /你的工作有趣吗？

2 Remember, you can describe the nature of your work in various ways, eg: It’s like most jobs: sometimes interesting, sometimes boring / It’s like most jobs, sometimes interesting, sometimes boring.

记住，你可以用不同的方法来描述你的工作性质。例如：It’s like most jobs: sometimes interesting, sometimes boring /这和大多数的工作是一样的：有时有趣，有时烦闷。

3 You can also describe different aspects of your work, eg: I like the people I work with / I like the people I work with.

你还可以描述你工作的不同方面。例如：I like the people I work with /我喜欢和我一起工作的同事。

Key phrases and sentences

And what about you? What do you do?

I work in a newspaper office.

Do you like your work?

Sometimes. It can be really

exciting but sometimes it can be a bit boring.

I guess that’s like most jobs:

sometimes interesting, sometimes boring.

Yes, but all in all, it’s a good job.

And I like the people I work with.

那你呢？你做什么工作？

我在一家报社工作。

你喜欢你的工作吗？

有时候是。我的工作很令人兴奋，

但是有时候也能让人感觉沉闷。

我猜想这和大多数的工作是一样的：

有时有趣，有时烦闷。

是的，但是总的来说是份好工作。而且我喜欢和我一起工作的同事。