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[J-106] Four Hours in Two Years 两年内四小时
An employment office was checking on an applicant's list of references. “How long did this man work for you?” a former employer was asked.
“About four hours,” was the quick reply. “Why, he told us he'd been there a long time,” said the astonished caller. “Oh, yes,” answered the ex-employer, “he's been here two years.”
[译注] 某职业办公室正在问某申请人的推荐名单。「这个人为你们工作多久？」一位以前的雇主被问到。
「大约四小时，」是那快速的回答。 「怎么，他告诉我们他在那里很长的一段时间，」那吃惊的打电话者说。 「啊，是的，」那前雇主回答，「他在这里已经两年了。」
注： employment office 即 employment agency (职业介绍所) 的 office (办公室)， check on (查对，查核，查问…)， list of references (推荐者、介绍信的名单)， former employer = ex-employer (前雇主)。注意：此人待两年，但只工作四小时。
[复习填充] An employment office was checking __ an applicant's list of re________. “How long did this man work for you?” a f_____ employer was asked. “About for hours,” was the quick reply. “Why, he told us he'd been there a long time,” said the astonished c_____. “Oh, yes,” answered the e__________, “he's been here two years.”
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