John: Hello, You’re listening to Real English from BBC Learning English. I’m John.
Helen: And I’m Helen.
John: Here on Real English, you can learn interesting and fun words which you might not find in your dictionary.
Helen: That’s right. 希望您在今天的地道
英语节目中能学到一些平时在字典里找不到的
英语表达。So, what’s our phrase of the day? John?
John: Have you heard of the phrase to moonlight?
Helen: To moonlight? Wow, it sounds really romantic. Moon 就是月亮，light 不就是光吗？月光听起来多浪漫啊！
John: Well, there is another meaning to moonlight.
Helen: 那就听你解释一下吧。
John: It means to work at an additional job, whilst not telling your main employer. It’s a secret.
Helen: 啊，是吗？除了正常上班之外，还打了一份零工 an additional job. 而且还得保持秘密 a secret.
John: So, if you’re a teacher during the day, but also work as a taxi driver at night to pay the rent, then you’re moonlighting.
Helen: I see, 要想同时做两份工作的确不容易。
Example:
A: I’m so tired.
B: What have you been doing?
A: I’ve been moonlighting at a bar for the last few nights.
B: What for? You’re doing so much already during the day.
A: Well, I’m a bit short of money at the moment.
B: You’d better take care. It’s not good for you to work day and night.
John: Poor thing. So have you moonlighted as well Helen?
Helen: Well, when I was at university, I did do two jobs at the same time. I moonlighted as a waitress.
John: Me too. I moonlighted as a storeholder at a market.
Helen: Well, let’s recap for today. 我们今天学的表达是 moonlighting, 意思就是打份不想让其他人知道的零工， 也就是兼差。
John: That’s all from us. We hope you’ll join us for more Real English next time. Bye
Helen: Bye.
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