dialogue 1
T: You'll soon graduate from your university. Do you have any plans for the future?
你就快大學畢業(yè)了.對未來有什么打算嗎?
J: I'm planning to go to graduate school, but I also want to find a job. Otherwise, I'll have nowhere to go if I fail the entrance exam.
我想讀研究生,還想找工作,不然如果沒考上就沒出路了.
T: Do you have a clear career path to follow?
你想好職業(yè)發(fā)展道路了嗎?
J: career path? I'm not sure.
職業(yè)發(fā)展道路?不太清楚.
T: what kind of job do you want after graduation?
畢業(yè)后你想做什么樣的工作?
J: I want to become a professor, a lawyer, an editor, a civil servant...
我想做教授,律師,編輯,公務員...
T: wait! You can't do so many things at the same time. What exactly do you want to do?
停停停!你不能同時做那么多份工作的.你到底想從事怎樣的職業(yè)?
J: I don't know. Do you have any advice for me?
我不知道.能提些建議嗎?
T: yeah,you should first decide what kind of career you really want, plan your career path, and then try your best to achieve your goal.
好,你應該先決定到底要從事怎樣的職業(yè),規(guī)劃職業(yè)道路,然后盡力去實現(xiàn)目標.
J: I think perhaps I need to buy a few years while I figure out about my career.
我想我可能需要幾年時間來確定職業(yè)方向.
T: no, you can't waste your time wandering around. If you want a job that requires a higher degree or diploma, you should focus on your graduate school extrance exam;if you want a job that needs working experience, you should start job hunting and consider further studies at a later time.
不行,你不能把時間稀里糊涂地浪費了.如果你想做的工作需要高學歷高文憑,你就應該好好準備研究生入學考試;如果你想做的工作需要工作經(jīng)驗,你就應該開始找工作了,繼續(xù)深造的事可以晚點再考慮.
J: thank you so much for your advice. I'll think it over.
謝謝你的建議.我會好好考慮的.
dialogue 2
T: There're hundreds of career options out there. How can I make a choice?
有成百上千個職業(yè)可供選擇,我該怎樣做決定?
J: Well,befor you can make a career choice, J think you have to learn about your of For examplc, you should know your values, interests, skills, your personality, etc.
做選擇之前,我想你應該先了解自己,比如說價值規(guī)、興趣、技能、性格等等。
T: How can I decide which occupation is appropriate for me?
那我該怎樣確定哪種職業(yè)適合我昵?
J: You can use self-assessmcnt tools or career tests. You can find free tests onlinc. Or, you can simply ask a career counsclor or a career developmcnt professional for help.
可以用自我評估工具或職業(yè)測評。網(wǎng)上育免費的職業(yè)測評?;蛘吣阋部梢哉衣殬I(yè)顧問或職業(yè)發(fā)展專家?guī)兔?
T: And then, what's the net step?
然后,下…步我該怎樣做?
J: Then look over the list of on cupations generated through self-assessmcnt and come up with a shorter list for you to explore.
然后你好好看看評估結(jié)果中的這些職業(yè),篩選一些做迸步研究。
T: So I can cut down tbose jobs that I rtnd unappcaling?
可以刪掉我不感興趣的鄖砦工作?
J: Absolutely. After that, you can look at the job dcscion. educational and other requircmcnts, job outlook,adVancement opportunities. earnings and those kinds of things.
沒錯,然后要研究—下工作描述、教育及其他方面的要求、職業(yè)前景、晉歹}機會、薪酬之類的事.
T: Where can I get all that information?
我從哪里能獲得那些信息?
J: You can search onlinc, or ask friends or rclatives who have the firsthand knowledge.
你可以上同搜索,也可以問問有實際工作經(jīng)驗的親戚朋友.
T: There's a lot to do!
有很多事要做
J: Surely there is, you will havc to put some time and but your effort will bc wcll worth it.
當然,你得花些時間和精力,但付出的一切都很值得