专业学位硕士研究生英语教程06.docx

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专业学位硕士研究生英语教程06

unit6

Employment

Preview

Inlife,wemayexperiencedifficultiesandtroubles.Losingajobmaybetheworstthingthatcouldeverhappentous.Butpersevere,andnevergiveup.Wewillprovethatwecanfindwaysbacktosuccessfulcareers.Sodon'tbeafraidtomoveonandtryyourwings.Rallyyoursupportsystem.Persevere!

Firingdoesn'tmeanyourlifeisover.Itmightturnouttobethebestthingthateverhappenstoyou.

PartI.TextReading

Warm-up

I.Lookingforacareeradvisor.

Stepone

Areyourecentlyunemployed?

Consideringanewcareer?

Oranewgradenteringthejobcompetition,andlookingforyourfirstjob?

Orareyouanexperiencedprofessional,seekingapart-timejob?

Nomatterwhereyouareinthecycleofwork,careeradvisorscanprovidevaluableguidanceandresourcestohelpyoumakeproductiveandappropriatecareerdecisions.

Direction:

Workinpairsorgroupstoguesswhatacareeradvisorcanhelpyou?

Youcanchoosethewordsandexpressionsinthefollowingellipse:

careerdevelopment/jobmarket/careercoach/careerassessment/careerexploration/jobsearching/resumewriting/interviewing/salarynegotiating/salaryinformation/careerresources/personalcriteria/qualification/polishingone'sskill/industrytrend/establishinggoals/productive/efficient/targeted/constructive/on-line/professional/valuable/appropriate

StepTwo

Trytobeacareeradvisor,andhelpotherstoseekajobintoday'schallengingjobmarket.Youaresupposedtogiveadviceonthefollowingaspects:

·Careerassessmentandcareerexploration

·Careertransitioninformation

·Jobfindingtechniques

·Personalmarketingplans

II.Attitudetowardajob.

Acommonreasongiventodismisspeopleisthatthey"don'thavetherightattitude."Whatdoesthismean?

Whatwouldbelookedatbythebossindeterminingaperson'sattitude?

Whatattitudesdoyouhavewhichcouldhaveaneffectonthetypeofjobyoushoulddo?

CIRCLEthosewordsthatapplytoyounow.

UNDERLINEthosewordsthatyouwouldliketoapplytoyou.

MyattitudetoWORKusuallyis:

slackdedicateddisorganizedefficient

effectiveambitiousindustriousinnovative

hardworkingsincerepersistenthyperactive

academicresponsiblepracticallazy

businesslikematureboredpositive

organizedpunctualreliableimmature

negativeadaptablepositiveunreliable

keen

MyattitudetomyWORKMATESusuallyis:

cooperativecheesedoffaloofindependentsuperior

inferiorequalsympatheticracistcaring

thoughtfulinspiringboredcompetitiveirritable

protectivehelpfulshyquarrelsometolerant

friendlytrustingpolitemoodypushy

aggressivesupportivesexist

MyattitudetoAUTHORITYusuallyis:

dependablerebelliousangrysubservientscared

eagertopleasestubbornloyalcautioussuspicious

happyargumentativesneakyopenassertive

passiveaggressivetolerantproudcynical

Ifyouwerefired,whatwouldyoudo?

·Beingpainfulanddejected,feellikehavingacry

·Feelhumiliated,andgiveupeversince.

·Analyzereasonsthatleadtodismissal.

·Findacareeradvisorforlandinganotherjob.

·Beginanothercareerexplorationbyyourself.

Text

IWasFired!

（fire开火<->ceasefire停火）

JoanHamburg1

[1]Freshoutof（Havingjustgraduatedfrom）BarnardCollegeandtheSpeedwriting（速记）Institute,Iwashired（employed）asasecretarytotheeditorofCoupon（优待券）Magazine.Tiny（small）circulation（发行量）,butarealjob.SonowIhadanincomeandanapartment（=flat公寓/住宅）inManhattan:

heaven（Paradise/Eden）forayoungwomanfromasmalltownonLongIsland.

[2]Like（prep.象）somanywomenofmygeneration（一代人）,Iwentstraight（directly）fromcollegetosecretarial（文秘）schooltolearnshorthand（速记）,orspeedwriting,despite（=inspiteof）thefactthatIhadalreadyco-writtenabookcalledNewYorkon$5aDay《在纽约生活一天只花5元钱》.

[3]Asaformer（theformer前者,thelatter后者；theformerhusband/wife/president）lefty（left-hander左撇子,左翼分子）turnedrighty,thankstoanoverzealous（过分热情的）teacher,Ihaddistinctly（obviously显然）illegible（难辨认的,字迹模糊的）handwriting（笔迹->calligraphy书法）--sobad（poorlearner差生=badstudent坏学生）thataftertakingdictation（口授/听写todictatealetter）,Icouldn'ttranslate（makeout看不清）it.Themagazinewas（Themagazinewasadvertise->Themagazinewasadvertisement->）advertisingdependent（靠/依赖的）,soinletterstotheheadsofmajorcorporations（公司,企业）,Iwastoldtooffer（give）themtheopportunitytoplace（put）theirads（advertisements）infourcolorsinourmagazineforthemere（only）priceof$10,000.Inadvertently（Carelessly不注意地）,thedinadsbecameans,andthepresidentofoneofthosebigcompanieswasinvitedto"havehisass（屁股）infourcolors"inourpublication（出版物）.

[4]Guesswhat（whatmight/wouldhappen）?

Iwasfired（dismissed）,butluckshowedherface（miracletookplace）.Theeditorwasdesperatefor[wasinbadneed（want）of急需]acopywriter（广告撰稿人）.Iwasheadingforthedoor,dejected（sad/depressed沮丧的,灰心的）,afraidof（=feared）whatmyparentswouldthink,when（suddenly）Iheardhercallout,"You--Joan!

Canyouwrite（写作能力）betterthanyoucantype（打字）?

"Isaid,"Yes,ofcourse."Acopywriterwasborn.

[5]Whenthemagazinefolded（failed倒闭）,Igotachancetoaudition（interview试听/面试）foratwo-hourdailyradioprogram（节目）onamajor（important）NewYorkstation.Toeveryone'ssurprise（n.）,Igotthejob.

[6]Oneday,anew[present:

（1）礼物；

（2）在场的；（3）再现历史事实；表演->]presence（person）arrivedatthestation,afemaleprogramdirector（节目编导）.Thislarge（魁梧）andformidable（强大的,令人敬畏的）womancametoworkeverydaywithanequallylargeandformidableGerman（sheep+herd->herdsman牧师->）shepherd（牧羊犬）.IthoughtIwasdoingagreatjob.She（thewoman,notthedog）decidedshedidn'tlikeme.WhenshecalledmeintoherofficeoneFridayafternoon,shesimply（only）said,"You'refired!

"leaving（making）metowonderwhathadgonesoterriblywrong.

[7]Sixmonthslater,aftercallingeveryprogramdirector（编导）intown,Iwenttoworkforanothermajor-marketradiostation,doingfour-minutestoriesforalow$15each.Withtwoyoungchildrenandahusbandwhowasjuststartinghisowncareer,Itookachance.

[8]Today,some（=about）28yearslater,IamstillatWORRadio2withatwo-hourdailytalkshow（脱口秀/谈话节目）interviewingcelebrities,authorsandpoliticians,imparting（=offering）informationtomorethanamillionlistenersaweekandlovingeveryminuteofit.

[9]Iwasyoungwhenthosefiringshappened,buttheprocess[

（1）工艺工序；

（2）加工,e.g.wordprocessor文字编辑软件]isstillthesame.Firingsknowno（=paynoattentionto）ageorgender.ThisisexactlywhatSherryeHenrydid.

[10]Sherrye,returninghometoNewYorkCityafterasuccessfulpoliticalcareerwiththeClintonAdministration（当局/政府）andworkingontheHill3,waslookingforwardto（期待）achangeofpace（speed/rate步伐/节奏/节律）asadevelopmentofficer（开发部经理）foralargenonprofit.Whentheorganizationhit（=met）turbulentfinancialwater4,andshewasthelastonein,shewasthefirstoneout（最后加盟的人最先被裁员）.SaysSherrye,"Thiswasn'tthefirstjobIhadlost.Hardasitis（Althoughitisdifficult）,one（anybody/everybody）mustrememberthatthereisalwayslifeafterlosingajob."Helpfulfriends,tenacity（坚韧）,goodluckandagoodresumegot（made）Sherryebackontrack（回到正轨，找到工作）.Withinamonth,shelanded（got）whatshecallsthemostsatisfyingjobofherlife:

raisingmoney（筹集捐款）forEpiscopal（主教的,主教制度的,英国国教的）Relief（aid）andDevelopment5,whichprovidesemergency（紧急的）assistancetopeoplein40countries.

[11]（Pauline<->）PaulJoneshasadifferentstory.HehadstartedatwhatisnowJPMorganChase6（摩根大通银行）asahighschoolstudentandclimbedthroughtherankstovicepresident.His31-yearcareerendedwhenhisjobwasoutsourced（arrangeforsboutsideacompanytodoworkorprovidegoodsforthatcompany外包）toIndia.Paulwasonlyinhis40s,andalthoughtherewasnopension,hewasoffered（given）atwo-yearbuyout[全部买下（市上产品）].Withthechildrenoutofschool（Theirchildrenwereindependent）,heandhiswifemadeadecision:

nomorecorporate（connectedwithacorporation）stress.Theywoulddotheirownthing.Paulrecentlystartedabusinessdevelopingandmarketingcognac（atypeoffinebrandymadeinwesternFrance）forthefemalemarket.Heishisownboss,andheisfilledwithanewsense（feeling）ofadventureandexcitement."Hadtheynotpushedmeout,"hesays,"Iwouldstillbetherewaitingfortheaxtofall（任人宰割）."

[12]LynnSherr,ABC’s7（reward酬劳<->）award（奖金）-winningtelevisioncorrespondent（通讯员）,writesinOutsidetheBox（置身事外）,herautobiography,thatshewasgainfullyemployed（高薪挖走）atWCBS-TV8inNewYorkwhen（=suddenly）someonehanded（gave）hertheearlyeditionofthePost（邮报）.Intheback,therewasastorystating（saying）thatLynnSherrwasleavingCBS9towriteabook.Thinkingthatitwasaruse（trick诡计）tokeepherinline（controlher）,shedidn'tworry,butthenhernewsdirector'sdeputycalled:

"Yourcontractisnotbeingrenewed,andyouwon'tbeontheairanymore.Youcanpickupyourstuff（物品）atanytime."

[13]SaysLynn,"Ifeltlikeafailure（=wretch）."Worseyet（still）,whenanunnamedexecutive（执行编辑）wasaskedwhyhelethergo,heanswered,"Hershouldersweretoowideforacloseupshot（photo/picture近照）."

[14]"Inretrospect（thinkingaboutapasteventorsituation）,"Lynnwrites,"Iwasonly32,anditdidturnout（prove证明）tobethebestthingthateverhappenedtome.ItprovedIcouldstandonmyown（liveindependently）andnotgiveup.Itwasaboutbreakingoutinordertobreakintothenextlevel（不破不立）."Sheland