我接了一个翻译的活赚点外快
“I took on a translation gig to make some extra cash.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Let me reheat this for you. It's way too cold. No need, I'll just eat it like this.”
我接了一个翻译的活赚点外快
“I took on a translation gig to make some extra cash.”
“The deadline was tight, and the workload heavy. I haven't slept in two days.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Taking on side gigs to earn extra income is widespread among young professionals facing high living costs in major urban areas.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
took on a job / accepted a gig
A highly colloquial pattern used to describe taking freelance or piecework tasks.
to make extra money on the side / earn extra cash
Standard casual phrase used for moonlighting or freelance side earnings.