“The police harass me everyday because they know I’m Syrian and because I’m poor, ” says Omar. “I was offered a job so I left my village to try and provide a better life for my family.”
“警察每天都欺负我,他们知道我是叙利亚人,知道我穷,”奥马尔说,“别人给了我份工,我就家乡出来了,想尽量让家里的日子过好点。”
I wasn't going to take her advice because she sincerely doesn't care, but when she offered me a free notebook to use, it was enough of an incentive.
我没打算采纳她的建议,因为她并不是由衷地关心,可当她拿过一个活页本给我用的时候,就足可说是一种激励了。
Because there appeared to be much interest in the advice I offered undergrads in a previous post, let me provide the same service for graduate students in economics.
因为大家对我提供给大学生的建议表现出巨大的兴趣,所以我也为经济学研究生提供同样的服务。
How many of you took 37 years to graduate? Because, like most of you, I began college in my teens, but sophomore year, I was offered my dream job at Universal Studios, so I dropped out.
你们当中的多少人花了37年才毕业?因为就像你们中的多数人,我在十几岁时进入大学,但是大二的时候我从环球影城获得了我的梦想工作,所以我休学了。
In the end, because a female friend offered to dress me in women's clothing with appropriate accoutrement6, I swallowed my pride and donned7 a blouse.
最后,因为我的一位女性朋友主动要帮我打扮,为我搭配女装和配饰,我只好将我的自尊搁在一边,套上女式衬衣。
But I enjoyed it when I finished it. And I was offered a scholarship to do some graduate work because I've done well at it. And it just got went on from there.
但是当我修完了哲学课,我觉得我很享受学习的过程,学校授予了我奖学金来做硕士的研究,因为我在哲学方面做得很好,从那时起,我走上了哲学的道路。
It was just a case of being in the right place at the right time, because just before I was supposed to fly back to America, a company offered me work and got me a visa, so I decided to go for it.
恰逢这时,就在我准备坐飞机回美国之前,一间公司向我发出工作邀请,还给我办了签证,所以我决定接下这份工作。
I thought about it long and hard because the other station in Chicago offered to pay me top dollar to work for them.
我苦苦思索了很久,那家在芝加哥的电视台给我提供了一个工作机会,待遇很优厚,但是玛丽和我在这儿过得很快乐。
I experimented myself. and I found out that when looking for nine-to-five roles. I liked all management positions because they offered flexibility. travel. high profile contacts and decision making.
我曾亲自体验过,并且发现,当寻找朝9晚5的工作时,我喜欢所有的管理工作,因为它们能够体现灵活性、移动性、鲜明的联系性和决策性。
I experimented myself. and I found out that when looking for nine-to-five roles. I liked all management positions because they offered flexibility. travel. high profile contacts and decision making.
我曾亲自体验过,并且发现,当寻找朝9晚5的工作时,我喜欢所有的管理工作,因为它们能够体现灵活性、移动性、鲜明的联系性和决策性。
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