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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 Job
My 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！
