外教領讀課丨工作的選擇

原文：

Hello everyone! This is Laura from Sayclass

哈嘍，大家好！我是隨時隨課的Laura老師。

Going to university can be a really exciting time. For many students, it』s the first time that they will live away from their parents, be independent and have a lot more freedoms. But going to university also means making a big decision: what career you want in the future. Now that I am older, I think that making this kind of big decision when you are only 17 or 18 doesn』t often lead you down the best path. We don』t know enough about ourselves or about the working world to really know what we want.

大學時光對很多人來說都是最令人激動的。對許多同學來說，這是他們第一次遠離家鄉獨立生活，並擁有更多的自由。但讀大學也意味著要做出重大選擇：你將來要從事什麼職業？我已經過了那個年紀，所以回想過去，我覺得在十七八歲的年紀做出的決定並不一定就是對的。我們對自身以及職場都並不了解，所以我們根本不知道自己需要什麼。

Parents often try to fill the gap and tell their children what they think is the best career for them. But, in my experience, parents don』t understand the new job market and economy that young workers are entering. My parents often give advice that doesn』t work in today』s economy.

在這種情況下，家長常常填補了空白，告訴孩子們什麼是最適合他們的職業。但我的經驗告訴我，家長對新的求職市場以及孩子們所面臨的的經濟環境並不了解。我的父母常常會給我一些建議，但他們並不了解現在的經濟狀況。

Another problem is that even if we find a topic that really interests us, we may not like working in that field. For example, I studied international studies and I found it very fascinating, but when I left university, I realized I didn』t like many of the jobs in that field. I didn』t want to work in an office and write reports, and I didn』t want to work for the government. Since working in education, I have realized that I like being creative, working on projects and interacting with people. I like to have independence and I don』t like following a lot of rules.

還有一個問題，那就是即使我們找到了自己喜歡的話題，但這並不意味著我們想要進入這個領域工作。例如，我學的是國際關係，我也很喜歡自己的專業。但在我畢業時，我發現自己並不想從事相關工作。我不想坐在辦公室里，寫報告，更不想在政府部門工作。進入教育行業，我發現自己很喜歡充滿創造力的工作，與人交流並完成一個個的項目。我喜歡獨立自主，討厭墨守成規。

When you think about what career you want, you shouldn』t think just about what topics interest you. You should think about how you want to spend your day and what environments help you thrive.

在考慮自己究竟適合什麼職業時，你不應局限於自己喜歡的話題。你要想想你希望如何度日，以及在什麼樣的環境下你才能充滿活力。

Before you start think about what career you want. Let』s review some new words we heard:

在大家思考自己的職業發展之前，我們還是回顧一下今天所學的單詞吧！

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Summary

Now it is the end of April and in about two month, almost 8 million graduates will enter into the job market. What kind of job will you take? In fact as soon as we choose our major in university, we also chose our future job field.

現在已經是四月末，再過兩個月，將有近八百萬畢業生進入職場。你想從事什麼樣的工作呢？事實上，在我們進入大學選擇專業的時候，我們已經基本上確定了未來的求職領域。

In this passage, Laura will talk about choosing a career. What should be the determinant factors that affect our future job? Parents, market or our interests? Let』s listen!

今天的節目中，勞拉將和大家聊聊求職那些事兒。究竟什麼是我們求職的決定因素？父母的建議，市場需求還是自己的興趣？我們來一起聽聽吧！

閱讀材料：

Parents often try to fill the gap and tell their children what they think is the best career for them.

在這種情況下，家長常常填補了空白，告訴孩子們什麼是最適合他們的職業。

Another problem is that even if we find a topic that really interests us, we may not like working in that field.

還有一個問題，那就是即使我們找到了自己喜歡的話題，但這並不意味著我們想要進入這個領域工作。

2

Reading Material

Parents often try to fill the gap andtell their children what they think is the best career for them.

在這種情況下，家長常常填補了空白，告訴孩子們什麼是最適合他們的職業。

Another problem is that even if we find a topic that really interests us,we may not like working in that field.

還有一個問題，那就是即使我們找到了自己喜歡的話題，但這並不意味著我們想要進入這個領域工作。

3

Vocabulary

fill the gap: 補位；彌補…的空白

I often read books about China, but there are so many details I still don』t understand after I finish. Luckily, I have many good Chinese friends who can fill the gaps in my knowledge.

我經常讀有關的書，但有讀完之後我仍然有很多細節不明白。幸運的是，我有很多很好的朋友可以填補我知識的空白。

enter the job market: 初入職場

My friend had a really hard time when he entered the job market. He tried for six months to get a job with no luck.

我的朋友在初入職場時經歷了一段非常艱難的時期。不走運的是，他試了六個月才找到一份工作。

field: n. 領域；戰場；運動場

These days, it』s very easy to get a job in the computer science field. Many people want computer scientists to help them with their projects.

如今，在計算機科學領域找到一份工作是很容易的。許多人希望計算機學家幫助他們完成他們的項目。

thrive: vi. 繁榮，興旺；茁壯成長

The people who are most successful in life usually thrive on taking risks. The risks they take lead to more new opportunities than those who don』t take risks.

那些在生活中最成功的人通常在冒險中也可以茁壯成長。敢於冒險的人要比未經冒險的人有擁有更多的新契機。

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