Then the aspiring reporter may break into newspaper work as a copyboy, running errands and helping staff reporters. 而有抱负的通讯员开始可去当送稿生,替人跑腿,或充任正式的助手,以闯进新闻工作的圈子。
So I looked for work and found it as a copyboy on a newspaper.
于是,我便开始寻找工作,在一家报社找到一份抄抄写写的工作。
英语百科
Gofer
(重定向自Copyboy)
A gofer, go-fer or gopher/ˈɡoʊfər/ is an employee who specializes in the delivery of special items to their superior(s). The special items may be anything from a cup of coffee to a tailored suit or a car. Outside business the term is used to describe a child or young adult who is learning how to do tasks and is sent to fetch items. A similar job is that of peon in Commonwealth countries.