（Level 2）-Day_48 My First Job

在喜马拉雅已支持实时字幕关注公众号“高效英语磨耳朵”获取文稿和音频词汇提示1.credit 学分2.diploma 文凭3.tailor 裁缝4.fabric 织物5.tuxedos 燕尾服原文My First JobMy first“real”job was during my last year of high school.I had taken classes in various business subjects.In that last year of high school，we could do a“co-op”.That meant we could work part of the time instead of going to school.It would count as credit towards our diploma.The place I got a job was at a men's tailor shop.The owners were a very nice older German couple.They had two other men working for them，too.One of the men had had brain surgery for cancer.He had a big，long scar all around the top of his head.He told me all about it.He was always happy and full of fun.I thought he was very brave！The tailor shop made suits to order.One of the salesmen would measure the man，and the customer would choose a fabric and style he（or his wife）liked.The people in the back of the shop would then cut and sew the suit.The suits cost a lot of money.There were also suits already made that the customer could buy instead if they wished.They could also rent suits or tuxedos for weddings or parties.I worked at a little desk.I answered the phone，wrote the letters，filed the papers and did some bookkeeping.It was about a mile walk from my school to work.I passed many clothes shops.That wasn't good because I spent a lot of the money that I earned in those shops.I worked at the tailor shop for almost a year.It was a good experience and helped me to get next job with the United States Navy.That was fun，too！

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