How's it going?

進展如何？

I look better.

我看起來好多了。

You look tired.

你看起來很累。

It's harder coming this direction with the jet lag.

由於時差的關係，從這個方向過來比較困難。

It's a lot easier when you go to Asia, I think.

我覺得去亞洲會容易得多。

But when you come to America it's so hard.

但當你來到美國時，一切都變得如此艱難。

It hurts.

很疼

It's like painful.

這就像痛苦一樣。

It's like, ah.

這就像，啊。

So yeah, I just started, I just got a new job and it totally fell into my lap.

是的，我剛剛開始工作，我剛找到一份新工作，這完全是順理成章的事。

I, um, it's called a fit model.

我，嗯，這就是所謂的擬合模型。

So it's not like fitness.

所以，它不像健身。

It's like, um, they have a target market and then they take all of their sizes and they average it.

這就像，嗯，他們有一個目標市場，然後他們把所有的尺寸平均化。

And then that person is their medium, the middle of the road, just their medium size.

然後，這個人就是他們的中等身材，中庸之道，只是他們的中等身材。

And so it's all just about if you have the right measurements.

是以，關鍵在於你是否有正確的測量方法。

And so I, I'm working with a company now.

所以我現在和一家公司合作。

Last week I signed on to a modeling agency.

上週，我簽約了一家模特公司。

So I have to go through them for jobs.

所以我必須通過他們來找工作。

So right before I met you, I had an interview with a company that does outerwear and like hiking wear and stuff.

就在我遇見你之前，我去了一家公司面試，這家公司主要做外套和登山服之類的東西。

Cause Seattle's pretty, we've got a lot of outdoor clothing companies here.

因為西雅圖很漂亮，這裡有很多戶外服裝公司。

So they need somebody to, they need models for a sales, like a selling event and a conference.

是以，他們需要有人，需要銷售模特，比如銷售活動和會議模特。

So if I get the job, I might have an opportunity to travel to Eastern Washington to a sales convention where I wear their clothing and maybe on stage and they talk about it and I'm, and I'm just model it.

所以，如果我得到這份工作，我可能會有機會去華盛頓州東部參加一個銷售大會，在那裡我穿上他們的衣服，也許在舞臺上，他們談論它，而我，我只是它的模特。

So that's my new part-time job and I'm really excited cause it pays really, really well.

這就是我的新兼職，我真的很興奮，因為它的薪水真的很高。

Like it pays really well.

好像報酬很高

Like it's, um, starting as $85 an hour.

比如說，嗯，一小時 85 美元起。

And yeah, so I had to sign on to a modeling agency.

是的，所以我不得不和一家模特公司簽約。

I have a contract for two years with them.

我與他們簽了兩年的合同。

It's so weird cause like, you know, models there's fashion and runway and for, you know, magazines and commercials.

這太奇怪了，因為，你知道，模特有時裝和天橋，還有雜誌和廣告。

And then there's another type of modeling, which is called fit modeling, which is where companies use you at their headquarters to base all of their sizing, their clothing on.

還有另一種類型的建模，叫做 "合身建模"，就是公司在總部利用你來確定他們所有的尺碼和服裝。

And then there's also fitness models, which is like, I work out a lot and have a six pack.

還有健身模特，就像我經常鍛鍊，有六塊腹肌。

So I'm the fit model, not fitness model, but it's cool.

所以我是健身模特，而不是健美模特，但這很酷。

I'm excited.

我很興奮。

And then I found a fact that says that the highest paid model in Seattle makes $187 an hour, but that's somebody with a lot of experience that is like in all the magazines and stuff like that.

然後我發現了一個事實，西雅圖收入最高的模特每小時能掙 187 美元，但那是在所有雜誌上都能看到的經驗豐富的人。

But that's not me.

但那不是我。

I'm different.

我與眾不同。

Those people have to be taller and they have to be very skinny.

這些人必須長得更高，而且必須非常瘦。

So there's a certain look that they, they're looking for for different things.

是以，他們對不同的東西都有一定的要求。

But isn't that interesting?

但這難道不有趣嗎？

Like this is a, this is an interesting part of the fashion industry because I've been working for over 10 years as a teacher in the fashion industry, but modeling is another side of it that I don't know a lot about.

這是時尚產業中一個有趣的部分，因為我已經在時尚產業中擔任了十多年的教師，但模特是時尚產業的另一面，而我對此瞭解不多。

So it's interesting to learn about that.

是以，瞭解這一點很有意思。

I'm tired too.

我也累了

I had to get up early for this meeting.

為了這次會議，我不得不早起。

I had to get up at 9am and that's early for me.

我早上 9 點就得起床，這對我來說太早了。

I don't like to get up early at all.

我根本不喜歡早起。

I usually wake up at 9.30 in the morning.

我通常在早上 9:30 起床。

I usually go to bed at 2.

我通常兩點鐘上床睡覺。

I like actually working at night.

我喜歡在晚上工作。

It's kind of quiet, you know, nighttime.

夜裡有點安靜。

You can, I like to do my sewing and my jewelry making and stuff that I do at night.

你可以，我喜歡在晚上做我的縫紉和珠寶製作之類的事情。

And you're still coming to Olympia, right?

你還會來奧林匹亞吧？

You're going to like it.

你會喜歡的

It's a funny town.

這是一個有趣的小鎮。

It's where I'm from.

這就是我的家鄉。

I grew up there and it's kind of a small, a smaller town, but it's not like a dying town because in America there's a lot of small towns that are like dead.

我在那裡長大，那是一個較小的小鎮，但並不像一個瀕臨消亡的小鎮，因為在美國，有很多小鎮就像死了一樣。

Like there's nothing happening there.

就像那裡什麼也沒發生一樣。

But Olympia, there's a lot going on.

但是奧林匹亞，發生了很多事。

There's a college there and it's pretty cool.

那裡有一所大學，非常酷。

So, and I was thinking like, I felt kind of bad about Thanksgiving that one year because I think we're trying to get you down there, but the train, like it wasn't letting us book the tickets.

所以，我在想，有一年的感恩節我感覺很糟糕，因為我覺得我們想讓你去那裡，但火車不讓我們訂票。

I kind of regret that not happening because you know, my dad, you could have met my dad.

我有點後悔沒有那樣做，因為你知道，我爸爸，你本可以見到我爸爸的。

You would have really liked my dad.

你會很喜歡我爸爸的

My dad would like you too.

我爸爸也會喜歡你的

My dad's funny.

我爸爸很有趣

You guys would have a good time.

你們會玩得很開心的。

But my mom's still around.

但我媽媽還在

She's cool.

她很酷