托福访谈题：大学生兼职

I worked at a small bakery near my university last winter. My main jobs were packing bread and taking orders. At first, I was nervous when several customers arrived together. The owner showed me how to repeat an order before taking payment. That small habit helped me make fewer mistakes. I only worked on Saturday mornings, but I learned that being friendly is not enough. I also need to listen carefully and keep my work area tidy.

• repeat an order · 说把订单复述一遍，解释怎么减少出错
• At first · 用 At first 先说刚开始的情况

My first paid job was helping at a bakery near campus on Saturday mornings. I expected the difficult part to be using the till, but it was actually keeping track of several customers at once. One morning, I packed the wrong bread for a customer who was in a hurry. The owner calmly asked me to repeat orders back before touching the bags. That routine stopped me rushing blindly. After a few weeks, I could handle a busy period without feeling overwhelmed. The job taught me that speed often comes from having a reliable process, rather than trying to do everything faster from the beginning.

• keeping track of · 说要记住多人点了什么，让工作难处更好懂
• repeat orders back · 说把订单复述给客人听，解释如何确认没听错

I would choose flexible shifts. My degree has group projects, and our meeting times often change. A job related to my subject sounds useful, but I would worry if I could not change my working hours. Last term, my friend worked at the campus shop and could exchange shifts with another student. That arrangement looked suitable for me. I want to earn some money during term, but studying is still the main thing in my university life.

• exchange shifts with · 说可以和同事换班，让时间安排更可信
• would worry if · 用 if 说在哪种情况下自己会担心

During term, flexibility would matter more to me. A relevant job would look good on my application, but it wouldn't help much if I kept missing coursework deadlines. My roommate works at a campus shop where students can swap shifts through a shared calendar. That would let me earn money without making every busy week a crisis. I'd look for more specialized work during the summer, when I could give it proper attention. So I'm not dismissing experience related to my degree; I'd simply separate the times when I need income from the times when I can focus on career development.

• wouldn't help much if · 补充兼职可能带来的麻烦，没有只看好处
• give it proper attention · 说暑假能认真投入，解释为什么换个时间做

I agree that a job can teach responsibility, but I do not think every student needs one. When I worked at a bakery, I had to arrive on time because another worker was waiting to leave. That was a useful lesson. However, my classmate cares for her younger brother after lectures. She already has serious responsibilities. Students can also learn through group projects or volunteering. A paid job is one good way to learn, but it is not the only way.

• waiting to leave · 说同事正等着下班，解释迟到会影响谁
• not the only way · 用 only 说明学会负责还有别的办法

I'd be careful with the word every. A job certainly made responsibility feel concrete for me: if I arrived late at the bakery, someone else had to stay beyond their shift. One friend helps care for her grandmother and organizes appointments around her lectures. I wouldn't say she needs paid work to become responsible. Classes can also create real obligations when a group depends on your contribution. I'd encourage universities to make suitable jobs available, rather than make employment a test of maturity. The valuable part is learning to follow through on commitments, and students can practice that in several different settings.

• made responsibility feel concrete · 说亲眼看到后果，才懂得工作中要负什么责任
• follow through on commitments · 说答应的事要做完，把负责讲成实际行动

I think students should get priority for some campus jobs. The location is convenient, and the university can understand their exam timetable better than many other employers. I would like to work in the library because I could go there after class. Still, new workers need training, and some jobs require experienced staff. The school could keep a few permanent workers and let students fill the simpler roles. This would give us useful chances without making the service worse.

• give us useful chances · 说学校能给学生机会，解释为什么支持校内兼职
• without making the service worse · 补充服务不能变差，让安排更周全

I'd support reserving a share of suitable campus jobs for students. For someone like me, a library shift between lectures would be much easier to manage than traveling across town to work. Lack of experience shouldn't automatically rule students out of tasks that can be learned with training. However, I wouldn't replace all experienced staff with temporary student workers. A mixed team would make more sense, with clear duties, paid training, and fewer shifts during exams. That would give students a useful route into employment while keeping the service reliable for everyone who uses it throughout the year.

• rule students out · 说招聘别先排除学生，建议更清楚
• A mixed team would make more sense · 建议学生和其他员工搭班，给出实际做法