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Richard： Here you go， Anne. Be careful， the plate is hot.
Anne： Thanks， Richard. Wow， it looks amazing！ Like， five-star amazing.
Richard： I’m glad you approve， Anne. I’ve been brushing up on my cooking skills lately.
Anne： It seems like your hard work is paying off. You know， Richard， what with your job at the bank， ①I’m surprised you can find the time to put this much elbow grease into your cooking.
Richard： It isn’t easy. I’ve been putting in a lot of time keeping my apartment 1）spotless as well. I’ve been trying out new cleaning techniques， and I think I’ve perfected my skills.
Anne： I can see you take pride in it. ②A man’s home is his castle， as they say， but it seems like you’re going a little overboard. If I didn’t know better， I’d say you’re training to be a househusband.
Richard： ③Actually， you’re not far off. ④That’s what I wanted to run by you tonight—I’m thinking of changing careers and being a professional housekeeper.
Anne： ⑤Get out. ⑥You’re lying through your teeth.
Richard： ⑦Scout’s honor. I think I’d be good at it. ⑧You know I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall at the bank， so why not change to something new？
Anne： I can tell you why not. For one， you’re a man. It might be a man’s world， but housework is women’s work. Richard： You’re stuck in the past， Anne. If I want to do it， why not？ I do enjoy it； it’s more interesting than office life， and I feel like I’m really helping someone.
Anne： To each their own， I suppose. But surely you don’t think this is a solid career plan.
Richard： You’d be surprised. There are three levels of professional housekeepers， and it takes years to work your way to the top. A senior-level housekeeper can command a decent wage， and they’re in high demand.
Anne： I never knew that. I always thought housekeepers were just middle-aged women with nothing better to do.
Richard： Once upon a time， maybe. These days， more and more college grads are looking at housekeeping as a 2）viable career option.
Anne： Really？ But what about the future？ They can’t keep 3）scrubbing pans and changing 4）sheets their whole lives. It might be interesting for a few years， but for an educated young person， I’m sure it would get boring after a while.
Richard： That might be true for some people. If it gets boring， though， you can just switch jobs again. Housekeeping may not be the most respectable job in the public eye， but someone who has worked long and hard enough to be a senior-level housekeeper has demonstrated reliability， honesty， and a willingness to work. Not everybody can prove that. Anne： I still can’t believe there’s enough demand for that kind of work.
Richard： There’s actually a shortage of trained housekeepers these days. Not many well-educated people choose this job， so the supply can’t keep up with demand. Anne： That sounds like a good business opportunity.
Richard： Seems you’ve got a nose for business. After becoming a senior housekeeper， I plan to open my own agency and start taking over the market.
Anne： Your choice is suddenly making more sense to me. Now， enough idle chatter！ On to the meal. Here’s to your new job！
Richard： Here， here！
理查德：接着，安妮。小心点，这个盘子很热。
安妮：谢谢，理查德。哇，这（碟菜）看起来棒极了！就像五星级酒店做出来那么棒！
理查德：我很高兴能够得到你的认可，安妮。最近我一直在提高自己的厨艺。安妮：那看起来你的辛苦得到了回报。但是你知道的，理查德，你还有银行的工作，我很意外你能抽出时间努力学习烹饪。
理查德：这很不容易。我花了很多时间来保持房子的洁净。我一直在尝试新的清洁技巧，而且我觉得我的方法得到了完善。
安妮：我看得出你为此感到自豪。就像人们所说的，自己的家自己说了算，但是你看起来有点走火入魔了。如果我没理解错的话，我觉得你在把自己训练成一名家庭主男。
理查德：事实上，和你想得差不多。这就是我今晚想征求你意见的事——我想转行，成为一名专业的家政人员。
安妮：你胡说。你这谎话说得太离谱了。
理查德：绝对是真的，我想我能胜任这份工作。你知道的，我感觉自己在银行工作是白费心机，为什么不尝试点新事物呢？
安妮：我可以告诉你为什么不行。其中一个原因，你是个男人，你得在男人的世界里，但是家政是女人的工作。
理查德：你太墨守成规了，安妮。如果我想干这份工作，为什么不行呢？我真的乐在其中。它比待在办公室有趣多了，而且我感觉我真的在帮助别人。
安妮：我想，个人有个人的看法。但我很肯定你不会把它当作正业。
理查德：你会感到惊讶。有三个级别的专职家政人员，想要到最高级要工作好几年的时间。一个高级的家政人员能有一份体面的薪水，而且他们也很抢手。安妮：我过去从来不知道。我总是认为家政人员都是无事可做的中年妇女。
理查德：也许，曾经是这样。现在，越来越多大学生把家政工作看作可行的职业选择。
安妮：真的吗？那么未来呢？他们不能一辈子刷锅换床单吧？也许几年内会感到很有趣，但是对于一个受过教育的年轻人，我相信过一段时间这份工作就会变得枯燥。
理查德：这也许会适用在一些人身上。如果真的感到枯燥，你也能重新换另一份工作。在大众的眼光里，家政也许不是最受尊重的工作，但是那些工作努力、有一定资历的人，就能变成高级家政人员。他们可靠、诚实而且勤劳。不是每个人都能做到这点的。
安妮：我还是不能相信这种工作的需求量是足够的。
理查德：近年来确实缺乏训练有素的家政人员。不是很多受过良好教育的人会选择这份工作，所以供不应求。
安妮：这听起来很有商机。
理查德：看起来你很有商业头脑。成为高级家政人员后，我打算开一家属于自己的家政公司，开始占有市场。
安妮：我突然更能理解你的选择了，现在，废话说够了！说到这顿饭，这是你的新工作！
理查德：来啦，来啦！
Smart Sentences
① I’m surprised you can find the time to put this much elbow grease into your cooking. 我很意外你能抽出时间努力学习烹饪。
put elbow grease into sth.： work hard at sth.（为某事而努力）。例如：
Joe put a lot of elbow grease into cleaning the kitchen all Sunday.乔整个星期天都在为打扫厨房埋头苦干。
② A man’s home is his castle， as they say. 就像人们所说的，自己的家自己说了算。
a man’s home is his castle： one has total command of one’s home（一个人对家里的一切有绝对控制权）。例如：
Didn’t I tell you to turn down the music over and over again？ This is my place. A man’s home is his castle.
我不是跟你说过好多次，把音乐的音量调小一点吗？这是我的家，我说了算。
③ Actually， you’re not far off. 事实上，和你想得差不多。 far off： considerably away from the truth（离真相有相当距离）。例如：
The result of the match turned out to be far off from the prediction.比赛结果与预测相距甚远。
④ That’s what I’d wanted to run by you tonight—I’m thinking of changing careers and being a professional housekeeper. 这就是我今晚想征求你意见的事——我想换职业，成为一名专业的家政人员。
run （sth.） by sb.： tell sb. about sth. to get his/her opinion（就某事征求某人的意见）。例如：
We need to run this by the boss again before going ahead with it.我们要再跟老板把这事儿说一次，然后再行动。
⑤ Get out. 你胡说。
get out： used to express doubt as to what’s said（表示对对方所说的话的怀疑），例如：Tom was fired？ Get out！汤姆被炒了？你胡说！
⑥ You’re lying through your teeth. 你这谎话说得太离谱了。
lie through one’s teeth： lie boldly（撒弥天大谎，无耻的谎话）。例如：
The man’s lying through his teeth. That meeting never happened.
这人的谎话太离谱了，根本就没开什么会。
⑦ Scout’s honor. 绝对是真的。
Scout’s honor： an honorable promise， same as “I swear”（靠得住的承诺，等同于“I swear”）。例如：
—Come on. I don’t believe it. Jesse can’t possibly be laid off.
得了，我才不相信呢。杰西不可能被辞退的。
—Scout’s honor， Rose. I saw him pack up his things and leave the building.
绝对是真的，罗斯，我看到他收拾自己的东西，离开了大楼。
⑧ You know I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall at the bank， so why not change to something new？ 你知道的，我感觉自己在银行工作是白费心机，为什么不尝试点新事物呢？
bang one’s head against a wall： waste one’s time trying hard to accomplish sth. that is completely hopeless（白费力气，枉费心机）。例如：
You’re banging your head against a wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.
你想调教那只狗简直是白费心机。
Anne： Thanks， Richard. Wow， it looks amazing！ Like， five-star amazing.
Richard： I’m glad you approve， Anne. I’ve been brushing up on my cooking skills lately.
Anne： It seems like your hard work is paying off. You know， Richard， what with your job at the bank， ①I’m surprised you can find the time to put this much elbow grease into your cooking.
Richard： It isn’t easy. I’ve been putting in a lot of time keeping my apartment 1）spotless as well. I’ve been trying out new cleaning techniques， and I think I’ve perfected my skills.
Anne： I can see you take pride in it. ②A man’s home is his castle， as they say， but it seems like you’re going a little overboard. If I didn’t know better， I’d say you’re training to be a househusband.
Richard： ③Actually， you’re not far off. ④That’s what I wanted to run by you tonight—I’m thinking of changing careers and being a professional housekeeper.
Anne： ⑤Get out. ⑥You’re lying through your teeth.
Richard： ⑦Scout’s honor. I think I’d be good at it. ⑧You know I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall at the bank， so why not change to something new？
Anne： I can tell you why not. For one， you’re a man. It might be a man’s world， but housework is women’s work. Richard： You’re stuck in the past， Anne. If I want to do it， why not？ I do enjoy it； it’s more interesting than office life， and I feel like I’m really helping someone.
Anne： To each their own， I suppose. But surely you don’t think this is a solid career plan.
Richard： You’d be surprised. There are three levels of professional housekeepers， and it takes years to work your way to the top. A senior-level housekeeper can command a decent wage， and they’re in high demand.
Anne： I never knew that. I always thought housekeepers were just middle-aged women with nothing better to do.
Richard： Once upon a time， maybe. These days， more and more college grads are looking at housekeeping as a 2）viable career option.
Anne： Really？ But what about the future？ They can’t keep 3）scrubbing pans and changing 4）sheets their whole lives. It might be interesting for a few years， but for an educated young person， I’m sure it would get boring after a while.
Richard： That might be true for some people. If it gets boring， though， you can just switch jobs again. Housekeeping may not be the most respectable job in the public eye， but someone who has worked long and hard enough to be a senior-level housekeeper has demonstrated reliability， honesty， and a willingness to work. Not everybody can prove that. Anne： I still can’t believe there’s enough demand for that kind of work.
Richard： There’s actually a shortage of trained housekeepers these days. Not many well-educated people choose this job， so the supply can’t keep up with demand. Anne： That sounds like a good business opportunity.
Richard： Seems you’ve got a nose for business. After becoming a senior housekeeper， I plan to open my own agency and start taking over the market.
Anne： Your choice is suddenly making more sense to me. Now， enough idle chatter！ On to the meal. Here’s to your new job！
Richard： Here， here！
理查德：接着，安妮。小心点，这个盘子很热。
安妮：谢谢，理查德。哇，这（碟菜）看起来棒极了！就像五星级酒店做出来那么棒！
理查德：我很高兴能够得到你的认可，安妮。最近我一直在提高自己的厨艺。安妮：那看起来你的辛苦得到了回报。但是你知道的，理查德，你还有银行的工作，我很意外你能抽出时间努力学习烹饪。
理查德：这很不容易。我花了很多时间来保持房子的洁净。我一直在尝试新的清洁技巧，而且我觉得我的方法得到了完善。
安妮：我看得出你为此感到自豪。就像人们所说的，自己的家自己说了算，但是你看起来有点走火入魔了。如果我没理解错的话，我觉得你在把自己训练成一名家庭主男。
理查德：事实上，和你想得差不多。这就是我今晚想征求你意见的事——我想转行，成为一名专业的家政人员。
安妮：你胡说。你这谎话说得太离谱了。
理查德：绝对是真的，我想我能胜任这份工作。你知道的，我感觉自己在银行工作是白费心机，为什么不尝试点新事物呢？
安妮：我可以告诉你为什么不行。其中一个原因，你是个男人，你得在男人的世界里，但是家政是女人的工作。
理查德：你太墨守成规了，安妮。如果我想干这份工作，为什么不行呢？我真的乐在其中。它比待在办公室有趣多了，而且我感觉我真的在帮助别人。
安妮：我想，个人有个人的看法。但我很肯定你不会把它当作正业。
理查德：你会感到惊讶。有三个级别的专职家政人员，想要到最高级要工作好几年的时间。一个高级的家政人员能有一份体面的薪水，而且他们也很抢手。安妮：我过去从来不知道。我总是认为家政人员都是无事可做的中年妇女。
理查德：也许，曾经是这样。现在，越来越多大学生把家政工作看作可行的职业选择。
安妮：真的吗？那么未来呢？他们不能一辈子刷锅换床单吧？也许几年内会感到很有趣，但是对于一个受过教育的年轻人，我相信过一段时间这份工作就会变得枯燥。
理查德：这也许会适用在一些人身上。如果真的感到枯燥，你也能重新换另一份工作。在大众的眼光里，家政也许不是最受尊重的工作，但是那些工作努力、有一定资历的人，就能变成高级家政人员。他们可靠、诚实而且勤劳。不是每个人都能做到这点的。
安妮：我还是不能相信这种工作的需求量是足够的。
理查德：近年来确实缺乏训练有素的家政人员。不是很多受过良好教育的人会选择这份工作，所以供不应求。
安妮：这听起来很有商机。
理查德：看起来你很有商业头脑。成为高级家政人员后，我打算开一家属于自己的家政公司，开始占有市场。
安妮：我突然更能理解你的选择了，现在，废话说够了！说到这顿饭，这是你的新工作！
理查德：来啦，来啦！
Smart Sentences
① I’m surprised you can find the time to put this much elbow grease into your cooking. 我很意外你能抽出时间努力学习烹饪。
put elbow grease into sth.： work hard at sth.（为某事而努力）。例如：
Joe put a lot of elbow grease into cleaning the kitchen all Sunday.乔整个星期天都在为打扫厨房埋头苦干。
② A man’s home is his castle， as they say. 就像人们所说的，自己的家自己说了算。
a man’s home is his castle： one has total command of one’s home（一个人对家里的一切有绝对控制权）。例如：
Didn’t I tell you to turn down the music over and over again？ This is my place. A man’s home is his castle.
我不是跟你说过好多次，把音乐的音量调小一点吗？这是我的家，我说了算。
③ Actually， you’re not far off. 事实上，和你想得差不多。 far off： considerably away from the truth（离真相有相当距离）。例如：
The result of the match turned out to be far off from the prediction.比赛结果与预测相距甚远。
④ That’s what I’d wanted to run by you tonight—I’m thinking of changing careers and being a professional housekeeper. 这就是我今晚想征求你意见的事——我想换职业，成为一名专业的家政人员。
run （sth.） by sb.： tell sb. about sth. to get his/her opinion（就某事征求某人的意见）。例如：
We need to run this by the boss again before going ahead with it.我们要再跟老板把这事儿说一次，然后再行动。
⑤ Get out. 你胡说。
get out： used to express doubt as to what’s said（表示对对方所说的话的怀疑），例如：Tom was fired？ Get out！汤姆被炒了？你胡说！
⑥ You’re lying through your teeth. 你这谎话说得太离谱了。
lie through one’s teeth： lie boldly（撒弥天大谎，无耻的谎话）。例如：
The man’s lying through his teeth. That meeting never happened.
这人的谎话太离谱了，根本就没开什么会。
⑦ Scout’s honor. 绝对是真的。
Scout’s honor： an honorable promise， same as “I swear”（靠得住的承诺，等同于“I swear”）。例如：
—Come on. I don’t believe it. Jesse can’t possibly be laid off.
得了，我才不相信呢。杰西不可能被辞退的。
—Scout’s honor， Rose. I saw him pack up his things and leave the building.
绝对是真的，罗斯，我看到他收拾自己的东西，离开了大楼。
⑧ You know I feel like I’m banging my head against the wall at the bank， so why not change to something new？ 你知道的，我感觉自己在银行工作是白费心机，为什么不尝试点新事物呢？
bang one’s head against a wall： waste one’s time trying hard to accomplish sth. that is completely hopeless（白费力气，枉费心机）。例如：
You’re banging your head against a wall trying to get that dog to behave properly.
你想调教那只狗简直是白费心机。