Vocabulary Preparation:

 

want ad smalladvertisements, usually offering things for sale or offering jobs 招聘广告

(a) grand  n. one thousandUS dollars 一千美元

funster n. someone who’s job is tohave fun 以玩为职业的人；玩家

crash  v. togo to a party or social event that you have not been invited to 未获邀而参加；成为不速之客

review  n. anarticle in a newspaper or magazine that introduces and critiques a new book,play, film etc. 影评；书评

smug  adj. too pleased or satisfiedabout something you have achieved or something you know 得意的；洋洋自得的

land  v. to succeed in getting a job, contract,etc. that was difficult to get 成功获得；赢得

caretaker  n. someone who looks after a house orland while the person who owns it is not there 管理人；看护员

gimmick  n.a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade （博宣传的）花招；手法；噱头

by a mileby a very large amount 大量地

clergy n. the officialleaders of the religious activities of a particular group of believers 牧师，神职人员

 

 

Notes:

 

Australian Tourism Councilisthe Australian tourist board responsible for promoting Australia tothe world as a destination for business and leisure travel. 澳大利亚旅游委员会

U.S.News & World Report is an American news magazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than itscounterparts on political, economic, health and education stories. 《美国新闻与世界报道》

 

 

Exercise:Listen to the news report and decide whether the following statements are trueor false.

 

1.    Thesalary for the job offered by Australian Tourism Counsel is 100 grand permonth.

2.    Accordingto US News and World Report, the bestjob is clergy.

3.    Teachersare happy because they help others.

4.    Thereport agreed that the best jobs are the ones offered by the Australian TourismCounsel.

5.    It can be inferred that helping others is animportant criteria to judge whether a job can bring happiness or not. 

Vocabulary Preparation:

 

want ad smalladvertisements, usually offering things for sale or offering jobs 招聘广告

(a) grand  n. one thousandUS dollars 一千美元

funster n. someone who’s job is tohave fun 以玩为职业的人；玩家

crash  v. togo to a party or social event that you have not been invited to 未获邀而参加；成为不速之客

review  n. anarticle in a newspaper or magazine that introduces and critiques a new book,play, film etc. 影评；书评

smug  adj. too pleased or satisfiedabout something you have achieved or something you know 得意的；洋洋自得的

land  v. to succeed in getting a job, contract,etc. that was difficult to get 成功获得；赢得

caretaker  n. someone who looks after a house orland while the person who owns it is not there 管理人；看护员

gimmick  n.a trick or device intended to attract attention, publicity, or trade （博宣传的）花招；手法；噱头

by a mileby a very large amount 大量地

clergy n. the officialleaders of the religious activities of a particular group of believers 牧师，神职人员

 

 

Notes:

 

Australian Tourism Councilisthe Australian tourist board responsible for promoting Australia tothe world as a destination for business and leisure travel. 澳大利亚旅游委员会

U.S.News & World Report is an American news magazine published in Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek, it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than itscounterparts on political, economic, health and education stories. 《美国新闻与世界报道》

 

 

Exercise:Listen to the news report and decide whether the following statements are trueor false.

 

1.    Thesalary for the job offered by Australian Tourism Counsel is 100 grand permonth.

2.    Accordingto US News and World Report, the bestjob is clergy.

3.    Teachersare happy because they help others.

4.    Thereport agreed that the best jobs are the ones offered by the Australian TourismCounsel.

5.    It can be inferred that helping others is animportant criteria to judge whether a job can bring happiness or not.