2018年翻译资格考试英语口译初级模拟题：园艺工作

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　　如果我休息一天，我很可能会做一些园艺工作。我一直想这么做。大约三个月前，我在城里找到了一份工作，搬到了新家。虽然我们有足够的空间来建造一个花园，但我还没能种植出更多的树苗。过去的几周是相当忙碌的，我发现自己甚至在星期天工作。我现在正处于试用期，所以我真的需要专注于我的工作。

　　当然，我本可以花钱请人帮我做园艺，但我更喜欢自己做这项工作。我们以前的家有一个美丽的花园。那个花园里几乎所有的植物和花都是我种的。实际上，我过去常常在那里度过大部分的空闲时间。但后来我得到了这份工作，换了家，变得很忙。现在我没有时间做任何事情，更不用说园艺了。我将得到我姐姐的帮助。她也喜欢这种事情，但她缺乏主动性。我知道，如果我开始在花园里干活，她会非常乐意伸出援助之手，但她不太可能靠自己的力量来做这件事。

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　　If I had a day off I would most probably do some gardening. I had been meaning to do this for a while. We moved to our new home about three months ago after I got a job in the city. Although we have enough space to create a garden, I haven’t been able to plant more than a couple of saplings. The last few weeks were pretty hectic and I found myself working even on Sundays. I am in the probationary period right now, so I really need to focus on my work.

　　Of course, I could have paid someone to do the gardening for me, but I prefer doing this job myself. Our previous home had a beautiful garden. Almost all plants and flowers in that garden were planted by me. Actually I used to spend much of my free time there. But then I got this job, changed homes and became quite busy. Now I don’t get time for anything let alone gardening. I will get my sister’s help for this. She also enjoys this sort of things, but she lacks the initiative. I know she will be more than happy to lend me a helping hand if I start working in the garden but she is unlikely to do it on her own.