我可以额外挣些钱

　　I can earn some extra money.

　　我可以额外挣些钱。

　　A What’s it like working in the restaurant?

　　A 在餐馆工作怎么样？

　　B It’s good. It’s in a new restaurant in Houhai.

　　B 很不错。这是在后海开的一家新餐馆。

　　A That sounds quite interesting. Is it hard work?

　　A 听起来相当有趣。这工作累吗？

　　B Well, it depends if the restaurant is very busy. But I enjoy it. I like seeing lots of different people all the time.

　　B 哦，这取决于餐馆里客人是否很多。但是我喜欢这份工作。我喜欢总是能看到许多不同的人。

　　A Yes, I suppose a new place must be a quite good place to work.

　　A 是的，我想新的地方一定是工作的好地方。

　　B Yes, it is. And I can earn some extra money.

　　B 是的，是这样。我还可以额外挣些钱。

　　Notes注释

　　1 If you want to ask someone to describe their experience of something, you can use What’s it like? / What’s it like? eg What’s it like working in a restaurant? / What’s it like working in a restaurant?:

　　如果你想请某人描述他做某事的经历，你可以用What’s it like? /那怎么样？例如What’s it like working in a restaurant? /在餐馆工作怎么样？

　　2 You can use It depends . . . / It depends when yo u are not certain about something, eg I may come tomorrow: it depends on the weather / I may come tomorrow: it depends on the weather: The work can be hard: it depends on how busy it is / The work can be hard: it depends on how busy it is.

　　当你对某事不十分肯定时你可以用It depends . . . /这取决于. . .。例如：I may come tomorrow: it depends on the weather /我明天可能来：这取决于天气情况。The work can be hard: it depends on how busy it is /这工作可能很累：这取决于是否繁忙。

Key phrases and sentences   What’s it like working in the restaurant? It’s good.  It’s a new restaurant in Houhai. That sounds quite interesting.  Is it hard work? Well, it depends if the restaurant is very busy.  But I enjoy it.  I like seeing lots of different people all the time. Yes, I suppose a new place must be a quite good place to work. Yes, it is.  And I can earn some extra money.

重要的短语和句子   在餐馆工作怎么样？   很不错。这是在后海开的一家新餐馆。 听起来相当有趣。 这工作累吗？ 哦，这取决于餐馆里客人是否很多。但是我喜欢这份工作。 我喜欢总是能看到许多不同的人。   是的，我想新的地方一定是工作的好地方。   是的，是这样。我还可以额外挣些钱。