A：You look a bit dull today. What's up?
你今天看起來不那么高興，怎么了?
B：Well, my mum lost her job yesterday.
嗯，我媽昨天把工作給丟了。
A：I'm sorry to hear that. Well, I heard that registered urban unemployment rate reached 4 percent this year,with more than half being women.
真抱歉。嗯，我聽說今年城鎮(zhèn)居民的失業(yè)率達(dá)到4%，而其中一半以上都是女的。
B：The supply outstrips the demand in the job market and women are in a disadvantageous position as a whole.
人才市場(chǎng)供大于求，女性總的來說還是處于劣勢(shì)。
A：Yeah, it's true. What is she going to do?
確實(shí)是那樣。她該怎么辦啊?
B：Well,she is thinking of doing some household cleaning or baby sitting in the community.
嗯，我媽打算去小區(qū)里給人打掃衛(wèi)生或看孩子什么的。
A：That's not bad. It could be a short-term alternative. Your mum can look for another one when the market improves. Things will work out eventually.
那也不錯(cuò)。先暫時(shí)找個(gè)工作干著。等形勢(shì)好轉(zhuǎn)了再找個(gè)好的。事情最終都會(huì)解決的。
B：Thank you.I just hope she won't feel pressed.
謝謝了。我只希望她能心情好點(diǎn)兒。