After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs—bricklayer, cinema usher, coal man.是什么意思？

After he left school, he tried his hand at a variety of jobs—bricklayer, cinema usher, coal man.

离开学校后，他尝试过各种工作，如泥瓦匠、电影院引座员、运煤工。

after

prep. …后的，（表示时间）在…以后，（表示位置、顺序）在…后面；conj. 在…以后；adv. 以后，继后；adj. 后来的，以后的；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

he

pron. 他，它，一个人；n. 雄性动物；

例句
Logic had prevailed and he had abandoned the idea.
最终理智占了上风，他打消了那个念头。

left

adj. 左边的，左侧的，左派的；n. 左，左面，[军]左翼，左派，激进分子；adv. 向左，在左边；v. 离开( leave的过去式和过去分词)；

例句
All that digging had left a network of abandoned mines and tunnels.
东挖西掘后留下了一片废弃的矿坑。

school

n. 学校，上学，学院，群；vt. 训练，锻炼，教育，教导，约束，给…上学；

例句
I was terrible at school and left with few academic qualifications...
我的学习成绩一塌糊涂，离校时几乎没有学历。

tried

adj. 可靠地，经过考验的；v. 试图，努力( try的过去式和过去分词)，考验，磨炼，审讯；

例句
He was tried in absentia and sentenced to seven years in prison.
他被缺席判处七年监禁。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

hand

n. 手，协助，帮助，（工具等的）把，柄，掌管；vt. 传递，交给，搀扶，支持；

例句
His hand brushed against hers; it could have been either accidental or deliberate.
就在有意无意间，他的手轻轻拂过她的手。

at

prep. （表示位置）在，在（某时间或时刻），以，达， 向，朝；n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）；

例句
Prices start at £13.95 a metre for printed cotton...
印花棉布以每米13.95英镑的价格起售。

variety

n. 多样，种类，杂耍，变化，多样化；

例句
They enjoy participating in a wide variety of activities, both locally and further afield...
他们乐于参与本地及外地的各种活动。

of

prep. 关于，属于…的，由…制成；aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气]；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

cinema

n. 电影院，电影艺术，电影业，电影；

例句
Average weekly cinema attendance in February was 2.41 million...
2月份，平均每周的观影人数为241万。

usher

n. 引座员，招待员，门房，助理教员；v. 引领，招待，做招待员，宣告；

例句
Then he composed his features, took Godwin's hand awkwardly and began to usher him from the office.
然后他定了定神，尴尬地牵着戈德温的手，开始引领他离开办公室。

coal

n. 煤，煤块，煤堆，木炭；vi. 上煤，加煤；vt. 给…加煤，把…烧成炭；

例句
The power stations burn coal from the Ruhr region...
发电站烧的煤产自鲁尔地区。

man

n. 男人，人类，男子汉，雇工；vt. 使振作，操纵，给…配置人员，在…就位；int. （表示惊讶、气愤等）嘿，天哪；

例句
Derek was taken aback when a man answered the phone.
德里克吓了一跳，居然是一个男的接的电话。