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Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆

Would you dress like this for £50,000 a year?
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Do you ever fancy a career change?

Well if you can cast spells, fly on a broomstick and have a good cackle, then you might be interested in becoming a professional witch.

And if you become the Witch of Wookey Hole you could even earn a good salary.

Legend has it that the haunted caves of Wookey Hole in the south of England were home to a witch who laid a curse on the local villagers, until she was turned to stone by a monk.

These days the caves are a tourist attraction which bring in thousands of visitors a year. And they have just appointed a new witch.

On Tuesday, Carole Bonahan beat over 300 applicants with pointy hats, capes and hooked noses to win the £50,000-a-year (around 500,000 RMB) post as Wookey Hole’s resident witch.

Carole, who will now be known by her witch’s name Carla Calamity, will give up her job as an estate agent in order to become a full-time witch. Her main duty will be welcoming visitors to the caves.

Miss Calamity wears stilettos and describes herself as a “glamorous witch”. She said that her old job wasn’t perhaps as different to being a witch as you might imagine:

“I am going to be a great witch. All it takes is a little bit of magic and a little pizzazz. It’s a natural progression from my old job as an estate agent. I have been using my witching skills to sell houses for a long time.”

Handing over the broomstick was Jane Brenner who has been Wookey’s witch for the past six years. She said:

“We didn’t want anyone who would scare the children. We wanted a good witch to meet and greet people and to act as an ambassador for the attraction. This isn’t a cushy job.”

Indeed, Carla Calamity had to overcome a wide range of people from all walks of life in order to get the job. Teachers, a photographer, and even an accountant all threw their hats in the ring.

So next time you feel like introducing a little magic into your life, you might want to think about a career in witching.

 

GLOSSARY 词汇表 (收听发音, 请单击英语单词)

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆cast spells
用符咒镇住(某人或某物)

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆broomstick
扫把

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆cackle
邪恶的笑声

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆earn a good salary
挣一份好的年薪

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆legend has it
传说中讲
 

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆laid a curse
诅咒
 

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆tourist attraction
旅游景点

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆appointed
被任命

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆capes
披风,斗篷

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆hooked noses
鹰钩鼻
 

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆calamity
大灾难

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆estate agent
房产销售员
 

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆stilettos
细高跟鞋

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆glamorous
富有魅力的

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆pizzazz
活力

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆natural progression
自然发展

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆meet and greet
欢迎 

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆a cushy job
一个容易做的工作

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆all walks of life
各行各业

Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆threw their hats in the ring
(比喻)参加竞争

 
Culture: Professional Witch 文化: 职业巫婆
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