英语学习—旅游

Tim Justice took a cross-country road trip and earned $2, 000 along the way by making pickups and drop-offs for a delivery service.

Justice’s trip, which was funded by work he picked up on Roadie, is just one example of how people with flexible day jobs and a little knowledge can stretch their travel dollars by joining the gig economy.

Here are some other ways for U.S. residents to mix work with travel.

— Festivals and Events

Music festivals and other temporary events need a lot of low-wage workers. The Music Festival Wizard website offers a list of events, and you can check the individual festival sites for job postings if a location is appealing.

— Child Care

Susan McCloskey, owner of Nanny Poppinz, a nationwide agency that places nannies with at least three years of experience, said opportunities to travel still exist.

In general, the employee should get about $20 per hour, a travel bonus of $50 to $100 per day and expenses, she said. The nanny should also negotiate for some time off.

— Courier Services

Sometimes, businesses need an item ASAP, and so they turn to an air courier to get it hand-delivered.

One company, Airmule, pays $150 to travelers with a visa for China who are willing to “sell” a luggage slot on their flight there from the United States, or on a flight to India, Thailand or South Korea that stops in China.


今日导读

你有没有想过做个看遍世界的旅行者:背上背包,去日本镰仓海岸看烟火;在冰岛漫长的黑夜里守候极光;去澳洲浪漫的海滩边,看夕阳慢慢沉入海底。可看看卡里的余额,顿时打消了念头。如果有既能环游世界,又能赚钱的方法,你愿意尝试么?今天的这篇文章就告诉我们,如何在游玩的同时打工赚钱。文中提到了哪些可以边打工边旅行的方法?快和 Roxy 老师一起走进今天的文章吧!

带着问题听讲解

a cross-country road trip 是什么意思?

怎么用英文表示“快递服务”?

文中提到了哪些办法可以让你边打工边旅行?

新闻正文

Have work, will travel

边打工,边旅行

Tim Justice took a cross-country road trip and earned $2,000 along the way by making pickups and drop-offs for a delivery service.

Tim Justice 完成了一次环美公路旅行,一路上通过为一家提供递送服务的公司接送货物赚了 2000 美元。

Justice’s trip, which was funded by work he picked up on Roadie, is just one example of how people with flexible day jobs and a little knowledge can stretch their travel dollars by joining the gig economy.

Justice 在“Roadie”app 上获得的工作给他这次旅行提供了资金支持,有很多事例可以说明,那些工作灵活、知识不足的人是如何通过打零工来赚取旅行费用的,而这只是其中一个例子。

Here are some other ways for U.S. residents to mix work with travel.

对于想要边打工边旅行的美国居民,下面是一些其它的方法:

— Festivals and Events

节日及活动

Music festivals and other temporary events need a lot of low-wage workers. The Music Festival Wizard website offers a list of events, and you can check the individual festival sites for job postings if a location is appealing.

音乐节和其它临时活动需要大量廉价劳动力。The Music Festival Wizard 网站里提供一系列活动讯息,如果某个活动地点(对你)很有吸引力,你可以查看相关音乐节网站上的招聘帖子。

— Child Care

照管儿童

Susan McCloskey, owner of Nanny Poppinz, a nationwide agency that places nannies with at least three years of experience, said opportunities to travel still exist.

Nanny Poppinz 是一家全国性代理机构,专门为至少有三年工作经验的保姆提供工作机会。这家机构老板 Susan McCloskey 说:“一边做保姆(照看小孩)一边旅行仍然是可行的”。

In general, the employee should get about $20 per hour, a travel bonus of $50 to $100 per day and expenses, she said. The nanny should also negotiate for some time off.

她说:“通常,受雇的保姆大约能拿到每小时 20 美元的工资,以及每天 50 到 100 美元的旅行津贴,并且可以报销所有因工作产生的开支。保姆也有权(和雇主)协商一定的休息时间。

— Courier Services

快递服务

Sometimes, businesses need an item ASAP, and so they turn to an air courier to get it hand-delivered.

有时候,有些企业急需某样货物,因此他们会雇佣“空中快递员”,让他们亲手送交货物。

One company, Airmule, pays $150 to travelers with a visa for China who are willing to “sell” a luggage slot on their flight there from the United States, or on a flight to India, Thailand or South Korea that stops in China.

一家名为 Airmule 的公司向愿意“出售”自己飞机行李空间的旅行者支付 150 美元,这些旅行者需要持有中国签证,并且要么搭乘从美国飞往中国的航班,要么搭乘飞往印度、泰国或韩国的航班且在中国转机。

主编:夏天、麦子

品控:Roxy

审核:Mikko

重点词汇

cross-country/krɔːs ˈkʌntri/

adj.(尤指通过越野)横跨全国的

相关词汇:cross(v. 越过,横穿)

相关词汇:country(n. 国家)

pickup/ˈpɪkʌp/

n. 取(某物)

相关词汇:pick up(捡起来,得到)

例句:I picked up 30 dollars in tips today.

drop-off/ˈdrɑːp ɔːf/

n. 送(某物)

相关词汇:drop off(下降)

相关词汇:drop(落下,掉下)

相关词汇:off(离开)

The demand is dropping off.

flexible/ˈfleksəbl/

adj. 可变动的;灵活的;可变通的

词根词缀:flex(弯曲)

词根词缀:-ible(可…的)

例句:My time is flexible.

stretch/stretʃ/

v. 拉伸

gig economy

零工经济

相关词汇:gig(n. 短期工作)

英文释义:a job, especially a temporary one

搭配短语:a gig as a basketball coach

posting/ˈpoʊstɪŋ/

n. 网站上公布的信息;帖子

同义词:post

child care

(尤指父母上班时的)儿童保育,儿童照管

同义词:child-care

nationwide/ˌneɪʃnˈwaɪd/

adj. 全国性的,全国范围的

搭配短语:a nationwide survey

相关词汇:worldwide(adj. 世界范围的)

搭配短语:a worldwide economic crisis

place/pleɪs/

v. 安排;任命

英文释义:to find someone a job

例句:The agency placed about 2000 secretaries last year.

bonus/ˈboʊnəs/

n. 奖金;红利;津贴

搭配短语:year-end bonus

expense/ɪkˈspens/

n. 花钱,耗费;(向雇主报销的)业务费用(plural)

搭配短语:at great expense

搭配短语:travel expenses

negotiate/nɪˈɡoʊʃieɪt/

v.(就…)谈判,协商

搭配短语:negotiate for a new contract

courier service

信使业务;快递服务

相关词汇:courier(信使,递送员)

turn to

求助于…

例句:I turn to my friends when I have a problem.

air courier

乘坐飞机的快递员;空中快递员

相关词汇:air(n.(乘坐)飞机;航空)

搭配短语:air travel

hand-deliver/hænd dɪˈlɪvər/

v. 亲自送到(信件或包裹)

相关词汇:hand(n. 手)

相关词汇:deliver(v. 运送,递送)

luggage slot

行李槽;行李空间

相关词汇:luggage(n. 行李)

相关词汇:slot(n. 狭缝;狭槽)

搭配短语:coin slot; mail slot

拓展阅读

三种方法帮你边工作边旅行

1、旅游体验师

旅游体验师是近两年发展起来的一种新兴职业。旅游体验师不仅能外出游山玩水,还能获得酬劳颇丰的待遇。随着微博、小视频等传播手段的流行,一个人也可以成为一个独立的营销平台。旅游体验师们用视频、图片和文字的方式记录游玩体验,向网友们直播安利,不仅能获得众多粉丝的关注,还能吸引广告商们的投资和旅游体验邀请。

2、酒店试睡员

试睡员的概念来源于 2006 年,当时英国经济连锁型酒店 Travelodge 公开招聘“睡眠顾问”(Director of Sleep)的职位,负责在各个城市的酒店测评房间的舒适度。其正式名称为“酒店试睡员”或者“酒店品评家”。

酒店试睡员需要自身拥有敏锐的观察力和感受力,通过体验酒店的服务、环境和卫生等指标进行调研评估,并撰写成报告供客户和酒店管理人员参考。业务能力不错的试睡员每个月可以有过万的收入。

3、义工旅行

义工旅行已渐渐成为时下年轻人选择的旅行方式之一:通过加入正规的户外俱乐部或者义工旅行组织,前往一些欠发达但是风景优美、文化气息浓郁的地区,一边参与义务劳动一边旅游。义工在当地可以参加大自然的保育工作、历史建筑物的维修保养工作等,通过这些义务劳动,还可以换取免费食宿。

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