Director of Fun at a Museum 博物馆娱乐主管

　　一位梦想成为(英国)约克市国家铁路博物馆馆长的6岁男孩为自己找到了一份工作——担任娱乐主管。萨姆·泊恩顿给博物馆寄了一封抬头为“馆长申请函”的手写信，要求前往位于约克市的该中心面试。信中罗列了其胜任该工作的能力证明，包括他操控玩具火车的高超技艺。“我虽然只有六岁，但是我认为我能胜任这份工作，”萨姆写道。“我有一组电动火车轨道，我玩得很棒，能同时控制两列火车。”萨姆给国家铁路博物馆的员工留下了深刻的印象，他们任命他为“娱乐主管”，工作内容是给该馆的职员提意见，以确保国家铁路博物馆成为最有趣、能让小朋友尽兴地度过一天的地方。

　　A six-year-old boy who wanted to become the director of York’s National Railway Museum landed himself a job - as the director of fun. Sam Pointon sent a handwritten letter headed “Application for director” asking for an interview at the centre, in York. The letter listed his credentials for the role, including his expertise on his train set. “I am only six but I think I can do this job,” wrote Sam. “I have an electrick train track. I am good on my train track. I can control two trains at once.” Staff were so impressed, they appointed Sam an honorary “Director of Fun” and his job will be to advise bosses how he thinks they can ensure the museum is the most fun place for kids to spend a day out.

Bike Rider-Photographer for Google Maps 骑三轮车的谷歌地图摄影师

　　谷歌聘用了两位幸运的年轻人，让他们骑着看上去憨态可掬的三轮车周游法国，给汽车无法到达的历史名胜拍照。这辆三轮车本身就是一道风景——车上装有一根绑着有9部照相机的长杆、一个全球定位系统仪(GPS)、一台电脑和一台发电机。但是要在法国首都周游并给“谷歌街景地图”提供三维图片，这些奇特的装备必不可少。

　　Google has hired two lucky young men to ride around France on dopey looking tricycles snapping up photos of historical sites that are inaccessible by car. This three-wheeler is a sight with its long pole holding nine cameras, a GPS, a computer and a generator. But the contraption tooling around the French capital needs all that gear to do its job——adding three-dimensional images to Google’s Street View Maps.

　　(三·完) (摘自2010年3月《疯狂英语中学版》)