American sweet chestnut

American [ə'merikən]

n. 美国人;美洲人; 美国英语; adj. 美国的 ;美洲的;地道美国式的;

sweet [swit]

adj. 甜的;愉快的，快乐的;温柔的，亲切的;芳香的; n. 糖果，甜食;餐后的甜点心;甜味;宝贝;

chestnut ['tʃɛsnʌt]

n. 栗子;栗色;栗树;栗色马; adj. 栗色的;

chest胸 + nut 坚果 → n.栗子

I would rather stay at home than go out.

我宁可呆在家里，不想出去。

Quick! Seize that child before she falls down.

快！趁还没掉下去，快抓住那孩子。

Another good reason for taking a part-time job is that employers usually prefer to hire someone who has already had some work experience. They value someone who leads an active life and is anxious to learn. For example, a newspaper might employ you if you

干兼职工作的另一条充分的理由就是，雇主们通常愿意录用已有一些工作经验的人。他们很看重生活积极、渴望学习的人。例如，如果你在大学或中学就读时曾为某学生杂志工作过，那么报社就可能录用你。一般来说，如果你已干过一些兼职工作，找到适合工作的机会就会大些。