Mike: I've been in television for ten years, since I left the army. And I still love it. 从我退役以后， 我从事电视节目制作工作十年了， 我仍很喜欢这份工作。 Pat: I've been a banker since 1982. 我自从1982 年就是银行家。 Jill: I've been a housewife for five years. 我当了五年的家庭主妇了。 Bernard: I've been an accountant since 1970. 我自从1970 年就当会计。 Beth: I'm unemployed. I haven't worked for six months. 我待业， 我已经失业六个月了。 Peter: I've been a carpenter for sixteen years. 我干了16 年的木匠了。 Doc: I owned my own business, but I sold it and retired last year. 我自己开公司， 但我去年把它卖了， 然后就歇着了。 Lyman: I've been retired since May of last year. 我从去年五月就退休了。 Derek: I've been unemployed since last summer. 我从去年夏天就失业了。 Maria : Where's Steven? He's very late. 史蒂文在哪儿？ 这么晚了还没来。 Connie : Since his wife got pregnant, he's been very busy. Let's begin without him. 他妻子怀孕后， 他就一直很忙， 我们不等他了， 开始吧。 Maria : No. He has to do this story with you. I'm leaving, remember? 不行， 他必须与你一同做这个节目。记住了吗？ 我要走了。 Connie : When do you leave? 你什么时候走？ Maria : I leave tomorrow evening. 我明天晚上走。 Connie : We have so much to do. You can't leave tomorrow. 我们有好多事情要做， 你明天不能走。
