 | | | Real English Presenter: Sun Chen |
Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m Jo. Sun Chen: Hello I'm Sun Chen. Jo: Today we’re going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Sun Chen: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中最新出现的流行词汇和新鲜表达。那Jo,今天给我们带来的新词是什么呢？ Jo: Today’s word is internship I.N.T.E.R.N.S.H.I.P. Sun Chen: 和学习有关？ Jo: Yes, it can be an important part of student life. Sun Chen: 还是很重要的一个单词。那你最好还是解释一下吧。 Jo: An internship is an arrangement where a student works in a company for a limited period of time, usually to gain work experience. Sun Chen: 这么说 internship 就是短期的实习；学生通常可以拿到相应的工作经验 work experience. Jo: There aren’t many internships available, so it’s highly competitive。 Sun Chen: Highly competitive. 竞争很激烈，看来同学们很早就要面对现实问题了。 Insert A: What are your plans for the summer holiday? B: I don’t know yet. I’m hoping to get an internship with an investment bank. A: Oh, dear, it’s going to be tough. I wish you luck. B: I’ll need it. There are only 10 places, and I think they’ve already received 500 applications. Sun Chen: 听到了吗，500 申请人里才挑10个暑期工。比申请正式工作还难。 Jo: It is really tough to get an internship. You have to work really hard just to get an interview. Sun Chen: Well, good luck to the internship applicants then. Jo: I’m afraid that we are out of time. Anyway, to recap an internship is …. Sun Chen: 就是短期工作实习。 Jo: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. Join us next time. Sun Chen: 我们下次节目再会。 | 
