像我那样害怕

hearing aids───[耳鼻喉]助听器

bearing swords───佩剑

hearing aid───n.助听器

face as long as a fiddle───像小提琴一样长的脸

Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.───因需要钱并想做一点有用的事情，我申请了这个职位。当时因无学历无教学经验，感到受聘的机遇渺茫。

Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim.───我因为手头很拮据，同时也想做点有用的事，于是便提出了申请，但在提出申请的同时我也很担心，自己一无学位，二无教学经验，得到这份工作的可能性是微乎其微的。