第25期:MyJob我的工作(A) 参考文本：
I'magasman. IworkforYorkshireElectricright, butI'magasmanreadinggasmetersforYorkshireElectric. That'sthewayitis. SoIknockonpeople'sdoors & say "Morninglove, I'vecometoreadyourgasmeter". Andtheysay "butyouworkforYorkshireElectric" andIsay "yes, that'sright, youbuyyourgasoffYorkshireElectric" andtheysay "sowedo" andIgointheirhouseseitherrightdownintotheircellarsorintotheirpantriesbutinYorkshire, theyseemtocallgloryholessothenumberofwomenwhotellme "ahyou'rewelcomelad; you'vegottoclimbintomygloryholethough". AndIclimbintotheirgloryhole, inthebackofitthere'sagasmeterandIreadprobablyabout 300 ofthemadayina 7 hourday. Imakeabout 300 visitsaday, Igetintoabout 200 houses. It'sajobthatworksonabonussystem: tobeearningareasonablewageyouneedtokeepupacertainpercentageofmetersreadperday ... plusacertainnumberofhousesvisited. Itkeepsyouonyourfeet & itcanbequiteagoodjob, itcanbequitegoodfun. It'sgotthatcompetitiveelementofneedingtomakeacertainscore, you'reoutsidealldaywhichIenjoy, yougettoknowacityverywell, youseethingsyouwouldotherwiseneverseeanyotherway, you'rein & outofpeople'shousesalldayright? Youseealotoftheundersideofthecity. You'dbesurprisedatthedepthandlevelsofpovertyintheU.Kplusofcoursethecontrastwithwealth: onedayyoucanbeworkingsomewherewhereyouhavetotrekupadrivefor 5 minutespast 2 or 3 swimmingpools, ateamofgardenersandthegasmeter'sstuckbehindasuitofarmor , whichistrue, ithashappened, andanotherdayyoumightbegingerlypickingyourwayoverdiscardedneedlesandsyringesroundthebackofaloadofsqualidhouses…therearesomequiteextremethings, especiallyinacitylikeLeeds, anoldindustrialcitywhichhaslotsofpeoplewhousedtobeworkers. Erm ... shitjobinbadweather!