新标准大学英语综合教程4课文原文.docx
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Lookingforajobafteruniversity?
First,getoffthesofa
Morethan650,000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmanyhavenoideaaboutthewaytogetajob.Howtoughshouldaparentbetogalvanize通电,刺激theminthesefinanciallyfraught担心的,忧虑的times?
1InJuly,youlookedonasyourhandsome21-year-oldson,dressedingownandmortarboard,
proudlyclutchedhishonorsdegreeforhisgraduationphoto.Thosememoriesofforkingout不情
愿掏出thousandsofpoundsayearsothathecouldeatwellandgototheoddpartybeganto
fade.Untilnow.
2Asthesummerbreakcomestoacloseandstudentsacrossthecountryprepareforthestartof
anewterm,youfindthatyourgraduatesonisstillspendinghisdaysslumped掉落infrontof
thetelevision,brokenonlybytexting,Facebookandvisitstothepub.Thisformerscion幼芽of
GenerationYhasmorphed改变overnightintoamemberofGeneratingGrunt.Willheevergetajob?
3.Thisisthescenario情节facingthousandsoffamilies.Morethan650,000studentsleftuniversitythissummerandmostinthesefinanciallytestingtimeshavenoideawhattodonext.Parentsrevertto回复nagging;Sonsanddaughtersbecomerebelswithoutacause,awarethattheyneedtogetajob,butnotsurehow.
4.JackGoodwin,fromMiddlesex,graduatedwitha2:
1inpoliticsfromNottinghamthissummer.
Hewalkedintotheuniversitycareersserviceandstraightbackoutagain;therewasabigqueue.
Helivedwithfiveotherboysallofwhomdidthesame.Therewasnopressuretofindajob,even
thoughmostofthegirlsheknewhadaclearerplan.
5.“Iappliedforajobasapoliticalresearcher,butgotturneddown,”hesays.“they
£18,000,doesn?
tbuyyoumuchmorethanatinofbeansafterrent,buttheywantedpeople
withexperienceormaster?
sdegrees.ThenIappliedfortheCivilServicefaststream.Ipassedthe
exam,butattheinterviewstheyaccusedmeofbeing,toodetached”andtalkinginlanguagethat
was,tootechnocratic?
whichIdidn?
tthinkpossible,butobviouslyitis.”
6.Sincethenhehasspentthesummer“hiding”.HecanrecountseveralepisodesofTrafficCops
andhasseenmoredaytimetelevisionthanishealthy.Hetalkstohisfriendsabouthisaimlessdaysandfindsthatmostareinthesameboat.Onehasbeenforcedouttostackshelvesbyhis
parents.Fortherestitis9-to-5“chillingbefore”headingtothepub.Sohowaboutworking
behindthebar,topayforthosedrinks?
?
twant“toIdonbarwork.Iwenttoacomprehensive
andIworkedmybacksideofftogotoagooduniversity,whereIworkedreallyhardtogetagood
degree,”hesays.?
m“NowbackIatthesamestageasthosefriendswhodidn?
tgotouniatall,whoarepullingpintsanddoingdead-endjobs.IfeelthatI?
vecomefullcircle.”
7.JacquelingGoodwin,hismother,defendshim.Sheinsiststhathehastriedtogetajob,but
havingworkedfull-timesinceleavingschoolherself,sheandherhusbandfindittrickytoadvise
himonhowtoproceed.“Ihavealwayshadtowork,?
s”difficultshesaysbecause.“whenItyouhaveadegree,itopensnewdoorsforyou,oryou?
dliketothinkthatitdoes.”
8.Althoughsheistakingasoftlinewithhersonatthemoment,sheisclearthatafteranupcomingthree-weektriptoSouthAmerica,hisholidayfromworkwillhavetoend.Hemayevenhavetopayrentandcontributetothehouseholdbills.
9.“They?
vegottogrowupatsomepoint.We?
vefinishedpayingforuniversity,soalittlebitof
helpbackisgood,”shesays.“AmericaTheSouthtripisthecutoffpoint.Whenhecomesback
there?
llbeChristmasworkifnothingelse.”
10.GaelLindenfield,apsychotherapistandtheauthoroftheEmotionalHealingStrategy,saysthattheGoodwinparentshavestruckexactlytherightnote.Thetransitionfromuniversitytoa
jobistoughforparentsandchildren:
Cruciallytheymustbalancebeingpositiveandunderstandingwithnotmakinglifetoocomfortablefortheiroffspring.
11“themainjobfortheparentsistobetherebecauseiftheystartadvisingthemwhattodo,thatiswhentheconflictstarts.Ifyouhavecontacts,byallmeansusethose,
Butalotofparentsgettoosoft.Putlimitsonhowmuchmoneyyougivethem,askthemtopay
rentorcontributetothecareofthehouseorthepets.Carryonlifeasnormalanddon?
tallow
themtoabuseyourbankaccountorsapyourreservesofemotionalenergy.”
12payingforcareerconsultations,trainfarestointerviewsorbooksaregoodthings;beingtoopushyisnot.Butwhileparentsshouldbewaryofbecomingtoosoft,Lindenfieldadvisesthemto
tread踩sympatheticallyafterajobsetbackforafewdaysorevenweeks–dependingonthe
scaleoftheknock.Afterthatthesonordaughterneedstobenudged推动firmlybackintothe
saddle.13boysaremorelikelytogetstuckathome.Lingenfieldbelievesthatmenareoftenbetterathelpingtheirsons,nephews,orfriends?
sonsthanaremothersandsisters.Menhaveadifferentwayofhandlingsetbacksthanwomen,shesays,sotheyneedthemalepresencetotalkitthrough.
14asforbarwork,sheisapassionateadvocate:
it?
sagreatantidote解毒剂tograduateapathy冷漠.Itjustdependsonhowyouapproachit.Lindenfield,whofoundherfirstjobasanaerialphotographicassistantthroughbarwork,saysitisagreatnetworkingopportunityandcertainlymorelikelytogetyouajobthanlounginginfrontoftheTV.
15“Thesamegoesforshelf-stacking.Youwillbespottedifyou?
regoodatit.Ifyou?
rebrightandcheerfulandarepolitetothecustomers,you?
llsoongetmovedon.Sothinkofitasan
opportunity;peoplewhoaresuccessfulinthelongrunhaveoftengotshelf-stackingstories,”
says.
16yoursonordaughtermaynotwanttofollowHollywoodstarssuchasWhoopiGoldbergintoapplyingmake-uptocorpses尸体inamortuary太平间,orguardingnuclearpowerplantslikeBruceWills,butevenBradPitthadtostandoutsideElPolloLocorestaurantchaininagiantchickensuitatonetimeinhislife.Noneofthemappearsthepoorerfortheseexperiences.
Danger!
Booksmaychangeyourlife
1LikeLewisCarroll'sAlice,whofallsintoarabbitholeanddiscoversamysteriouswonderland,whenwepickupabookweareabouttoenteranewworld.Webecomeobservers
oflifefromthepointofviewofapersonolderthanourselves,orthroughtheeyesofachild.Wemaytravelaroundtheglobetocountriesorcultureswewouldneverdreamofvisitinginreallife.We'llhaveexperienceswhicharenew,sometimesdisconcerting,maybedeeplyattractive,possiblyunpleasantorpainful,butneverlessthanliberatingfromtherealworldwecomefrom.
2TheEnglishpoetWilliamCowper(1731–1800)said"Variety'stheveryspiceoflife,/thatgivesitallitsflavour"althoughheneglectedtosaywhereorhowwecouldfindit.Butweknowhewasright.Weknowweliveinaworldofvarietyanddifference.Weknowthatpeoplelivevariousdifferentlives,spendtheirtimeinvariousdifferentways,havedifferentjobs,believeindifferentthings,havedifferentopinions,differentcustoms,andspeakdifferentlanguages.Normally,wedon'tknowtheextentofthesedifferences,yetsometimeswhensomething
”shesaid.
she
unusualhappenstomakeusnotice,varietyanddifferenceappearmoreasathreatthananopportunity.
3Readingbooksallowsustoenjoyandcelebratethisvarietyanddifferenceinsafety,andprovidesuswithanopportunitytogrow.Tointeractwithotherpeople'slivesinthepeaceandquietofourhomesisaprivilegewhichonlyreadingfictioncanaffordus.Weevenunderstand,howeverfleetingly,thatwehavemoreincommonwithotherreadersofbooksinotherculturesthanwemightdowiththefirstpersonwemeetwhenwestepoutofourfrontdoors.Welearnto
lookbeyondourimmediatesurroundingstothehorizonandalandscapefarawayfromhome.
4Ifweeverquestionthetruthofthepowerofreadingbooks,weshouldtakethetroubleto
gotoourlocallibraryorbookshop,oreven,ifwe'refortunateenough,tothebooksonourshelvesathome.Weshouldwonderatthestrikingvistascreatedbythetitlesofnovelsrangingfromtheclassicstothemostrecent:
TheGrapesofWrathbyJohnSteinbeck,TheFourthHandbyJohnIrving,CancerWardbyAleksandrSolzhenitsyn,ForWhomtheBellTollsbyErnestHemingway,OurManinHavanabyGrahamGreene,TheTimeTraveller'sWifebyAudreyNiffeneggerorSalmonFishingintheYemenbyPaulTorday.Thenweshouldreflectontheotherliveswe'llmeetoncewebegintoread.
5Everybookwillhaveitsownlanguageanddialect,itsownvocabularyandgrammar.Wemaynotalwaysunderstandeverywordorsentence,butwhetherwe'reenchantedorwhetherwefeelexcluded,ouremotionsareneverthelessstimulated.Otherpeopleandotherculturesare
notalwaysdistantbecauseofgeography.Inabookwemayconfrontpeoplewholiveinadifferentclimate,havedifferentreligiousbeliefs,orcomefromadifferentethnicgroup.Evenourneighboursdowntheroadmaybestrangerswhowecanonlymeetthroughbooks.
6Assoonasweareabletolisten,booksaresupremelyinfluentialinthewaywelive.Fromthebedtimestoryreadbyaparenttotheirchildallthewaythroughtothesittingroomlined
withbooksinouradulthomes,booksdefineourlives.TheEnglishwriterE.M.Forster(1879–1970)evenhintedatamoremysticalpowerwhichbookspossessoverus.Hewrote,"Isuggestthattheonlybooksthatinfluenceusarethoseforwhichweareready,andwhichhave
gonealittlefurtherdownourparticularpaththanwehavegoneourselves."It'sasiftheright
bookcomestoseekusoutattherightmoment,andoffersitselftous—it'snotuswhoseekouttheboo
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