1、Job Hunting in the CityWords and Expressionspurpose ention, aim 意圖，目的dream of夢(mèng)想（得到），夢(mèng)見end up結(jié)束，到頭來luck n.good chance 運(yùn)氣，好運(yùn)gas n.fuel which is used to drive motor vehicles （美）汽油station n.a place where there is supply of gas; a place or building where buses or trains stop （加油）站；車站dismiss v. no lo

2、nger hire or employ; get sb. away 解雇；解散unemployment n.out of job, become jobless 失業(yè)Los Angeles洛杉磯，美國(guó)第二大城市，位于美國(guó)西海岸加利福尼亞州。Nebraska美國(guó)內(nèi)布拉斯加州。benefit n.money or other advantages which come from ones job, the government, or an insurance company; interests, good (n.) 福利，救濟(jì)金；利益run out跑出去；用完，用光stop at（口語）逗留在

3、，停在；住宿（旅店）available adj.that can be obtained or used 可得到的，可利用的hang around留在附近，徘徊，閑逛share sth. with sb.與某人分享某物，與某人合住某地方edge n.the part farthest from the middle 邊緣；邊界on the edge of在的邊緣make friends (with sb.)（與某人）交朋友live by (doing sth.)靠（做某事）謀生，靠度日worried adj.unhappy because of thinking about problems

4、or unpleasant things that might happen in the future 擔(dān)憂的，發(fā)愁的be worried about為擔(dān)心after all說到底，畢竟economy n.the system according to which the money, industry, and commerce of a country or region are organized 經(jīng)濟(jì)turn for the betterpick up, become better 好轉(zhuǎn)，改善auto n.car （美口）汽車 （automobile的縮寫）mechanic n.so

5、meone whose job is to repair and maintain machines and engines, especially car engines 技工，機(jī)修工garage n.a building for keeping a car; a place where cars are repaired 車庫(kù)；修車廠1 Many people come to big cities without any specific purpose. A city attracts them just because of its size. People often think t

6、hat they will find work and excitement there. Some of them have dreams of success in the arts or in the theater, but others just want to be in a place where there is always a lot of activity. Many of them end up working as taxi drivers or delivering milk. Some end up without any job at all.2 Lenny L

7、egg has been in Los Angeles for three years. He is only nineteen years old now. He was brought up in a small town in Nebraska. He dropped out of high school when he was fifteen. The next year he got on a bus to Los Angeles. Born in a poor family, he had only fifty dollars in his pocket when he arriv

8、ed in the city.3 Lenny had good luck in the beginning, despite the lack of friends or relatives. After a few weeks he got a job at a gas filling station. He liked the work although the pay was not very high. He kept the job for nearly two years. Then his boss sold the station, and Lenny was dismisse

9、d. He was lucky then, though. Because he had been fired, he was able to get unemployment pay. Generally, people who quit their jobs cant collect unemployment benefits.4 Soon, the unemployment pay ran out. Lenny had to find another job. He slept late every morning. Then he stopped at the employment o

10、ffice to see whether there was a job available for him. The rest of the day, he hung around the Theater District.5 Lenny shared a room on the edge of the entertainment district with another boy from Nebraska. They both made friends easily, but they lost them quickly, too. They lived by borrowing mon

11、ey from each other they always knew who was working and who wasnt or by drawing unemployment pay. Lenny sometimes thought about going back home, but he stayed on in Los Angeles anyway.6 Sometimes, Lenny called back home. His parents were always worried about him and wanted him to return home. However, he himself never lost hope. He often told himself that his luck would change tomorrow or the day after. After all, the economy of the country was now starting to turn for the better.7 Luckily, it didnt take him long to find a new job. After he completed a three-mont