This time, Xiaolin wants to share his first parttime experience. He will tell us his working place, working time, and also his feeling towards his experience.
[otw_shortcode_tabslayout tabs=”2″ tab_1_title=”Simplified Chinese” tab_1_content=”哇！又是一个月了我在酒馆里打工。其实我不怎么喜欢在酒馆打工，因为很累，可是酒馆给我的钱真不错，所以我只好辛苦一点。
今天，我用我第一次打工的钱来请客。我的三个好朋友都来。不过，我只请他们喝一罐可乐。很少是很少，可是我也不要把我赚的钱用光了。
我们就谈了我们的打工经验。我觉得我的打工经验是最辛苦的，所以我先开始说。我的打工时间是每个星期三和星期六，从8点到12点。听起来是蛮轻松的，每个星期一共只要打8个小时的工。可是在这个时段，客人真的很多。再加上，我没有什么经验，所以总是手忙脚乱。
我的老板也很小气。有一次我打破了杯子，他不但扣我钱，也骂我一顿。哎呀…真累。难怪，我的室友说我每次打工回到宿舍时，一躺下就睡着了。
我以为我的高中生活已经很辛苦了，现在我才知道，这才是辛苦。
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哇！又是一個月了我在酒館裡打工。其實我不怎麼喜歡在酒館打工，因為很累，可是酒館給我的錢真不錯，所以我只好辛苦一點。
今天，我用我第一次打工的錢來請客。我的三個好朋友都來。不過，我只請他們喝一罐可樂。很少是很少，可是我也不要把我賺的錢用光了。
我們就談了我們的打工經驗。我覺得我的打工經驗是最辛苦的，所以我先開始說。我的打工時間是每個星期三和星期六，從8點到12點。聽起來是蠻輕鬆的，每個星期一共只要打8個小時的工。可是在這個時段，客人真的很多。再加上，我沒有什麼經驗，所以總是手忙腳亂。
我的老闆也很小氣。有一次我打破了杯子，他不但扣我錢，也罵我一頓。哎呀…真累。難怪，我的室友說我每次打工回到宿舍時，一躺下就睡著了。
我以為我的高中生活已經很辛苦了，現在我才知道，這才是辛苦。
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English Translation:
Wow! It’s a month already I am working in a pub. In fact, I don’t really like to work in a pub, because it is very tiring. However the money given by the pub is really good, therefore it is better for me to work hard a little bit.
Today, I used my first parttime salary to treat my friends. All three of my good friends are coming. However, I only treat them with a can of Coke. It is very few, indeed, but I don’t want to use all of my money.
We talked about our working experience. I feel that my working experience is the hardest, so I am starting first. My working hours are every Wednesday and Saturday, from 8 to 12 o’clock. It sounds quite relaxed, and it only takes 8 hours of work in total every week. However, during this time, the guests are really many. Plus, I don’t have any experience, so I always get flustered.
My boss is also very stingy. I once broke the cup, he not only deducted my money but also yelled at me. Ah… so tiring. No wonder, my roommate said that every time I went back from work to the dormitory, I fell asleep as soon as I lay down.
I thought that my high school life has been very hard already, and now I know, this IS hard work.
Special notes:
- 打工 – dǎgōng – parttime
- 可樂 – kělè – Cola (drink)
- 經驗 – jīngyàn – experience
- 辛苦 – xīnkǔ- hard, work hard
- 蠻 – mán – quite
- 時段 – shíduàn – time slot
- 手忙腳亂 – shǒumángjiǎoluàn – in a hurried, get flustered
- 老闆 – lǎobǎn – boss
- 小氣 – xiǎoqì – stingy
- 睡著 – shuìzhao – fall asleep
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