Larry 和李华在谈一位最近刚找到工作的朋友。今天李华会学到两个常用语
：cushy 和legit.

    LL： Hey， Li Hua ， did you hear about Kelsey？ She just got a cushy
new job. LH ： A "cushy" job？我知道Kelsey最近找到了新工作，但什么是cushy
job ？那是不是她找到了很理想的工作？

    LL： Oh ， yeah. A "cushy" job a cushy job is one that isn't hard
to do and has lots of benefits. A cushy job is soft and has a lot of padding
like a cushion. LH：我懂了，cushy 就是从cushion 软垫子这个词来的。所以
cushy job 就是很舒服的工作，就是钱多事少的好差事。Larry ，快告诉我，Kelsey
的工作到底是什么性质，为什么能够这么cushy ？

    LL： Well ， she'll be working as an interpreter for a local businessman
who does a lot of work with Chinese companies. Her salary is very high，
she'll get to travel regularly to China ， and her other benefits are
good， too. LH：哇，帮美国商人做翻译，不但薪水高，还有机会到中国出差。

    真好！Kelsey的中文很好，个性又活泼，我想这个工作对她来说应该不难。

    真是一个cushy job ！

    LL： Doesn't it make you want to find a new job ， Li Hua ？ Being
a teaching assistant isn't the cushiest job. LH ：就是啊，当助教一点也
不舒服，每星期我得花很多时间备课，和学生面谈，上课，批改作业，但是助教
的薪水却少的可怜。It isn't a cushy job at all.

    LL： But you know ， the teaching assistant job gives you valuable
experience， and maybe some day you will have a cushy job as a Chinese
professor at a major university. LH ：我也希望如此啊。希望我这个助教工
作能为我将来能到名牌大学当教授打下基础，那可就是个cushy job 了。Larry ，
那你呢？你希不希望你的暑期工作也是个舒服的好工作呢？

    LL： Well ， it isn't hard to do， but I am hardly being paid anything，
so I don't think you can call it a cushy job. LH：工作虽不难做，可是工
资微薄。那没什么意思。那你想找个新工作吗？你可以去问问Kelsey她是怎么找
到的，没准那公司还要人呢！

    LL： Yeah ， I am going to talk to Kelsey. Maybe she has some good
advice for me.

    ******

    LL： Well ， Li Hua ， I talked more to Kelsey about her new job，
and now I am a little concerned that it isn't legit. LH ：你说，Kelsey
的工作怎么样？什么是legit ？

    LL： Legit. It's short for legitimate. I am afraid Kelsey's new job
may not be legitimate. LH ：噢，legit 就是合法的意思，是legitimate这个
词的简化。你是说，你担心Kelsey找到的工作不合法？为什么呢？

    LL： Kelsey told me she hasn't actually started her job yet ， and
she had her interview in a coffee shop. LH：嗯，在咖啡厅里面谈，这也不
奇怪啊，很多公司觉得在办公室外面谈比较放松一些嘛。

    LL： But， I tried to look up the company name in the phone book and
couldn't find it. If a company is legit ， it should have a listing in
the phone book. LH：那倒也是。你在电话本里找不到这公司的名字？一个合法
的公司应该在电话本里有它的名字呀。或许是你把公司的名字拼错了？

    LL： I am pretty sure that I got it right. The more I think about
the job it seems too good to be true. LH： Larry，我知道你是为Kelsey担
心，不过Kelsey很聪明，这个工作到底合不合法，我想她自己心里应该很明白。

    LL： I guess you're right. Maybe it is my concerns that aren't legit.
LH：不过话说回来，Larry ，你替好朋友担心，这也是很正常的。

    LL： Well ， that's true. I should stop worrying about Kelsey. LH
：好啦，现在什么都别担心了，我们一起去吃冰淇淋好不好？

    LL： Now， that is a business we KNOW is legit！

    今天李华学到两个常用语。第一个是cushy.这是形容很软，很舒服的意思，
用来形容一个工作，就是轻松容易的工作。另一个常用语是legit.这是指合法的，
正确的意思。