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Director of Fun at a Museum 博物館娛樂主管
一位夢想成為(英國)約克市國家鐵路博物館館長的6歲男孩為自己找到了一份工作——擔任娛樂主管。薩姆·泊恩頓給博物館寄了一封抬頭為『館長申請函』的手寫信,要求前往位於約克市的該中心面試。信中羅列了其勝任該工作的能力證明,包括他操控玩具火車的高超技藝。『我雖然只有六歲,但是我認為我能勝任這份工作,』薩姆寫道。『我有一組電動火車軌道,我玩得很棒,能同時控制兩列火車。』薩姆給國家鐵路博物館的員工留下了深刻的印象,他們任命他為『娛樂主管』,工作內容是給該館的職員提意見,以確保國家鐵路博物館成為最有趣、能讓小朋友盡興地度過一天的地方。
A six-year-old boy who wanted to become the director of York」s National Railway Museum landed himself a job - as the director of fun. Sam Pointon sent a handwritten letter headed 『Application for director』 asking for an interview at the centre, in York. The letter listed his credentials for the role, including his expertise on his train set. 『I am only six but I think I can do this job,』 wrote Sam. 『I have an electrick train track. I am good on my train track. I can control two trains at once.』 Staff were so impressed, they appointed Sam an honorary 『Director of Fun』 and his job will be to advise bosses how he thinks they can ensure the museum is the most fun place for kids to spend a day out.
Bike Rider-Photographer for Google Maps 騎三輪車的谷歌地圖攝影師
谷歌聘用了兩位幸運的年輕人,讓他們騎著看上去憨態可掬的三輪車周游法國,給汽車無法到達的歷史名勝拍照。這輛三輪車本身就是一道風景——車上裝有一根綁著有9部照相機的長杆、一個全球定位系統儀(GPS)、一臺電腦和一臺發電機。但是要在法國首都周游並給『谷歌街景地圖』提供三維圖片,這些奇特的裝備必不可少。
Google has hired two lucky young men to ride around France on dopey looking tricycles snapping up photos of historical sites that are inaccessible by car. This three-wheeler is a sight with its long pole holding nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator. But the contraption tooling around the French capital needs all that gear to do its job——adding three-dimensional images to Google」s Street View Maps.
(三·完) (摘自2010年3月《瘋狂英語中學版》)
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