50 candidates for “best job in the world” The world will soon know who will get the “best job in the world”. The position is for a caretaker to live on and look after a tropical island off the coast of Queensland, Australia. Duties include relaxing on the island and writing a blog to promote the area. Other responsibilities are to feed the fish, clean the pool and collect the mail. The job website: islandreefjob.com. The successful applicant ( 申请人 )will get a salary of nearly 100,000 dollars for the six months. They are looking for 50 candidates. Over 35,000 people applied for the job. Finally the list of candidate will be down to 11. The eleven lucky people will fly to Hamilton Island for a formal interview. The winner will be announced on May, 6, and the job starts on July 1. 50 people now are from 22 countries. They include dancers, chefs, scientists and students. Queensland Tourism Minister( 部长 ) Desley Boyle said “ We are discussing about their motivation and professionalism of the applicants and their ‘fit’ with the job.”