葛瑞和榮利想趁暑假打工賺點生活費，所以他們自費印製了除草服務的廣告傳單，並且沿街發放。不久後，坎費爾德太太打電話給葛瑞……
She said her lawn needed mowing but she wanted to check our references before she hired us.
她說她的草地需要修剪，但她希望在顧用我們之前，先跟我們的推薦人談一下。
                                                             --《遜咖日記：失控的暑假》p.55

reference (n.) 推薦
the recommendation for an applicant of a job
一般在應徵工作或申請學校時要求的「推薦人」或「推薦信」，英文都可以用reference 一字表達。


・ I couldn’t believe that Miss Johnson gave me such a good reference, even though I sometimes accidentally dozed off in her class.
雖然我有時候不小心在強森老師的課堂上睡著，她還是幫我寫了一封很棒的推薦信。

・ During the job interview, I panicked when they asked for a reference and I told them to call Rodrick. Man!
我去打工面試時，他們要我提供一個推薦人，我一緊張居然要他們打給羅德里克。天呀！ 

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