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A: 我有一個朋友想來中國工作。這裡找工作容易

嗎?

woˇ

yoˇu y¯ı ge pe´ngyou xiaˇng la´i Zho¯ ngguo´

go¯ ngzuo`. zhe`lˇı

zhaˇo go¯ ngzuo` ro´ngy`ı ma?

I’ve got a friend who wants to work in China. Is it easy to get a job here?

B: 那要看他想千什麼。不過,教英語口語的機會很

夕。

na`

ya`o ka`n ta¯

xiaˇng ga`n she´nme. bu`guo`, jia¯ o y¯ıngyuˇ

koˇuyuˇ

de j¯ıhu`ı heˇn duo¯ .

That depends on what he wants to do. But there are a lot of opportunities for teaching oral English.

A: 是嗎?需要教師資格和經驗嗎?

sh`ıma? xu¯ ya`o jia`osh¯ı z¯ıge he´ j¯ıngya`n ma?

Are there? Do you need teaching qualification and experi- ence?

B: 最好有。不過,這也不是必須的。一般,大學畢

業就可以。學校會提供培訓。

zu`ıhaˇo yoˇu. bu`guo`, zhe`

yeˇ

bu`

sh`ı b`ıxu¯

de. y¯ıba¯ n, da`xue´

b`ıye`

jiu`

keˇyˇı. xue´xia`o hu`ı t´ıgo¯ ng pe´ixu`n.

That will be the best. But it is not essential. Normally a university degree will do. The school will offer training.

A: 還有什麼條件?

ha´i yoˇu she´nme tia´ojia`n?

Are there any other requirements?

B: 教口語溝通能力很重要。老師最好性格開朗,善

於激發學生的積極性。

jia¯ o koˇuyuˇ go¯ uto¯ ng ne´ngl`ı heˇn zho`ngya`o. laˇosh¯ı zu`ıhaˇo

x`ıngge´

ka¯ ilaˇng, sha`nyu´

j¯ıfa¯

xue´sheng de j¯ıj´ıx`ıng.

Communication skills are very important in teaching oral English. Ideally, teachers should be sociable and person- able, and good at motivating the students to participate.

A: 一定要做全職嗎?

y¯ıd`ıng ya`o zuo` qua´nzh´ı ma?

Do you need to work full time?

B: 不一定,現在很夕學校都需要兼職老師。

bu`y¯ıd`ıng, xia`nza`i heˇn duo¯ xue´xia`o do¯ u xu¯ ya`o jia¯ nzh´ı laˇosh¯ı.

Not always. Many schools now need part-time teachers.

A: 那麼薪水怎麼樣?學校會負責住宿嗎?

na`me x¯ınshuˇı zeˇnmeya`ng? xue´xia`o hu`ı fu`ze´

zhu`su`

ma?

What about the pay? Does the school take care of accom- modation?

B: 外教的薪水挺高的。有些學校會負責住宿。不過大城市的學校一般不提供。

wa`ijia`o de x¯ınshuˇı tˇıng ga¯ o de. yoˇuxie¯

xue´xia`o hu`ı fu`ze´

zhu`-

su`. bu`guo`

da`

che´ngsh`ı de xue´xia`o y¯ıba¯ n bu`

t´ıgo¯ ng.

Expat teachers are quite well-paid. Some schools offer ac- commodation. But schools in big cities normally don’t.

---Key Vocabulary---

zhaˇo to seek

工作 go¯ ngzuo` work

ya`o will

ka`n to depend on

機會 j¯ıhu`ı opportunity

資格 z¯ıge´ qualification

經驗 j¯ıngya`n experience

必須 b`ıxu¯ to need

提供 t´ıgo¯ ng to provide

培訓 pe´ixu`n training

條件 tia´ojia`n condition

口語 koˇuyuˇ oral language

溝通 go¯ uto¯ ng communication

能力 ne´ngl`ı capability

性格 x`ıngge´ personality

開朗 ka¯ ilaˇng carefree

善於 sha`nyu´ to excel at

激發 j¯ıfa¯ to arouse

積極性 j¯ıj´ıx`ıng initiative

全職 qua´nzh´ı full time

不一定 bu`y¯ıd`ıng not certainly

兼職 jia¯ nzh´ı part time

薪水 x¯ınshuˇı salary

---Supplementary Vocabulary---

求職 qiu´zh´ı to apply for a job

落差 luo`cha¯

drop in level (of water or ....)

重溫 cho´ngwe¯ n to review

簡化 jiaˇnhua`

to simplify

外向 wa`ixia`ng extroverted

內向 ne`ixia`ng introverted

待遇 da`iyu`

pay

福利 fu´l`ı welfare

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