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1、-Unit 2 Jobs and Careers课文翻译大学体验英语二-第 8 页Unit 2 Jobs and CareersPassage A Your Dream Job: A Click Away Less than a month from graduation day, Theresa Smith of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, had yet to find the right job. The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to

2、JOB-TRAK, an Internet site listing 45,000 entry-level positions. Smith selected four keywords: Chicago, business, marketing and full-time. Immediately she found 45 jobs meeting her criteria, including one as an assistant to an administrator at the University of Chicagos business school. Four weeks l

3、ater she was hired at a starting salary of $32,000. I had no training, says Smith, but the Internet was extremely easy to use. Id never have known about this job without it. Smith is one American who clicked her way into a job. Steven Tools is another. In 1996, the Rockville, Md., resident came acro

4、ss an employment site named CareerBuilder. He had just been promoted to director of marketing for a company that produces tradeshow exhibits and wasnt looking for a job. But curious, he decided to give it a try. Tools filled out a profile with the keywords marketing manager and entered his electroni

5、c-mail address. Within a week his computers mailbox was filling up with available positions. Two interviews later he jumped to a new job. The Internet is like hiring a personal assistant, says Tools. Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career. Even a couple of ye

6、ars ago, most job listings on the Internet were in high-tech fields. Today, non-technical jobs - salesclerks, bank tellers, secretaries, for example - are the fastest growing segment of Internet employment opportunities. Most major newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their clas

7、sified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for work available across town, in another state, or around the world. Madeline Gragg and Nedzad Dozlic are still another two who clicked their luck online. In 1996, Madeline Gragg, a 28-year-old high school teacher from St. Louis, wanted a change. When

8、a friend mentioned teaching English in Japan, Gragg was intrigued. She visited the popular Yahoo! website and typed teaching English in Japan for a list of employment opportunities. She then followed the procedure for the online application. A week later she received a call and set up an interview w

9、ith a recruiter in Chicago and got the job. Nedzad Dozlic, 27 years old, was scanning the Houston Chronicles Web site for the latest baseball trades. While online, he decided to check out the classifieds and spotted a job for a driver at a local car dealership. A refugee of the war in Bosnia, Dozlic

10、 had had a variety of jobs but was now ready for something new. He read more about the position on the dealers Internet site and called the number listed. Two days later he was hired. Its really funny, he says, I was just checking sports, and I ended up with a better job. Another valuable use of the

11、 Internet is to research potential employers. When Wendy Mello started her job search in the summer of 1997, she logged on to CareerBuilder, where she learned of a human resources opening at Arbitrons, a media-information-services company in Columbia, Maryland. With a click of her mouse, Mello sent

12、her rsum to the company via e-mail and soon received an invitation for an interview. To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Artitrons home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp., where she reviewed an annual report and the companys financial performance. Mello also wanted

13、 to know how much shed have to earn to maintain her present standard of living. Using an online salary calculator, she typed in her current salary, $34,000, and Baltimore (the nearest big city to Columbia). Within seconds her computer flashed $44,000. Because of the salary calculator, I knew what to

14、 ask for, says Mello. By accessing an online real estate service, she saw color photos of rental properties, including detailed floor plans. When Mello arrived in Columbia, she felt completely prepared. The interview was a success, and the next day she was offered a job at a salary of $47,800. The I

15、nternet is easy to use and it works, says one job seeker, What more could you want? PA 鼠标轻点，美梦成真还有不到一个月就要毕业了，特里萨史密斯还没找到合适的工作，她就读于位于伊利诺州埃文斯顿的西北大学。就业指导中心建议这位文科生去查查JOB-TRAK网站，该网站上列出了45,000个初级水平的职位。史密斯选择了四个关键词：Chicago（芝加哥），business（商务），marketing（营销），full time（全职）。她马上就找到45个工作合乎她的标准，其中一个是芝加哥商业学院行政助理。四个星期以

16、后，她得到了这份工作，底薪32,000美元。“我没有受过任何训练，”史密斯说，“但因特网使用很简单。要是没有因特网，我根本不会知道有这份工作。”不少美国人鼠标一点，就找到了自己的工作。史密斯是其中一个，另一个例子是斯蒂芬图尔斯。他住在马里兰州的罗科维尔，1996年无意中进到一个招聘网站CareerBuilder。他在一家生产商展展品的公司工作，刚被提升为营销总管，并不想换工作。但是出于好奇心，他决定“试试看”。图尔斯填写了一份简历，关键词是market manager（行销经理），并输入了自己的电子邮箱地址。不到一个星期，他的邮箱里就塞满了可供选择的职位。他去了两家公司面试，然后就跳槽了。“有

17、了因特网，就像雇了一个私人助理，”图尔斯说。“你可以毫不费劲地留意到一些机会，让你的事业上一个新台阶。”仅在两年以前，因特网上提供的工作绝大部分还局限于高科技领域。现在，非技术性的工作，如售货员、银行职员、秘书等，是网上招聘机会增长最为迅速的部分。大型报纸和专业出版物的分类广告大多都有在线版，求职者能搜索到市内、国内甚至国外的一些工作机会。马德琳格拉格和内德扎德多兹里克也是通过轻点鼠标，在网上碰到了好运。1996年，圣路易斯的一名高中老师，28岁的马德琳格拉格，想换个工作。有个朋友提到在日本教书的事，格拉格很感兴趣。她访问了著名的yahoo！网站，输入了teaching English in

18、Japan（在日本教英语），找到了一个招聘机会的列表，然后按照在线申请的要求提交了申请。一星期后，她接到一个电话，与芝加哥的一名招聘人员进行了面试，得到了这份工作。27岁的内德扎德多兹里克，当时在浏览Houston Chronicle网站，了解最新的棒球消息。在线时，他查看了分类广告，发现一家当地的汽车交易商招聘司机。多兹里克是波斯尼亚的战争难民，曾从事过多种不同的工作，但现在他想换个工作。他从该交易商的网站上了解了该职位的更多情况，然后拨通了上面提供的电话。两天后，他被雇用了。“真有意思，”他说，“我本来只是在查看体育消息，结果却找到了一份更好的工作。”因特网的另一个好处在于你能够搜索到一些

19、可能的雇主。1997年夏天，温蒂梅洛开始找工作，她登录到CareerBuilder网站，发现在马里兰州哥伦比亚的Artitron媒体信息服务公司的人力资源部有一个空缺。梅洛鼠标一点，用电子邮件把简历寄到了该公司，很快就收到面试通知。为了了解该公司的更多情况，她又点击了Artitron的主页，以及它的母公司Ceridian Corp.的主页，查看了一份该公司的年度报告及其财政状况。梅洛还想了解，要想维持现有的生活水平，自己该赚多少钱。她使用在线薪酬计算器，把自己目前的收入$34,000输进去，再输入Baltimore（巴尔的摩，离哥伦比亚最近的大城市）。短短几秒钟后，电脑屏幕上就闪现出$44,0

20、00。“因为有了这个薪酬计算器，我才知道自己该要多少薪水，”梅洛说。通过上网进入一家在线房地产服务公司网站，梅洛看到了可供租用的房子的彩色照片，包括很详细的楼面格局图。梅洛来到哥伦比亚时，她觉得自己完全做好了准备。面试成功了，第二天，她就得到了一份工作，薪金是47,8000美元。“因特网很容易使用，而且确实有效，”一个求职者说道，“你还要什么呢？”Passage B My First Job Two distinguished Americans recalling their first job experience Louis Caldera: The Parking-Lot Sweepe

21、r My parents imbued in me the concepts of family, faith and patriotism when I was young. Even though we struggled to make ends meet, they stressed to me and my four brothers and sisters how fortunate we were to live in a great country with limitless opportunities. I got my first real job when I was

22、ten. My dad, Benjamin, injured his back working in a cardboard-box factory and was retrained as a hairstylist. The owner of the shopping center gave Dad a discount on his rent for cleaning the parking lot three nights a week, which meant getting up at 3 A.M. To pick up trash, Dad used a little machi

23、ne that looked like a lawn mower. Mom and I emptied garbage cans and picked up litter by hand. It took two to three hours to clean the lot. Id sleep in the car on the way home. I did this for two years, but the lessons I learned have lasted a lifetime. I acquired discipline and a strong work ethic,

24、and learned at an early age the importance of balancing lifes competing interests - in my case, school, homework and a job. This really helped during my senior year of high school, when I worked 40 hours a week flipping burgers at a fast-food joint while taking a full load of college-prep courses. T

25、he hard work paid off. I attended the U.S. Military Academy and went on to receive graduate degrees in law and business from Harvard. Later, I joined a big Los Angeles law firm and was elected to the California state assembly. In these jobs and in everything else Ive done, I have never forgotten tho

26、se nights in the parking lot. The experience taught me that there is dignity in all work and that if people are working to provide for themselves and their families, that is something we should honor. Note: Louis Caldera was the 17th Secretary of the Army of the U.S.A. Suze Orman: The Waitress I had

27、 my first job at a local diner called the Buttercup Bakery when I was 22. I worked there for seven years and learned so many lessons, especially from a fellow waitress Helen who had incredible self respect and did what she loved - serving people. She made everyone smile and feel good, customers and

28、co-workers alike. Being a waitress changed my life. One of my regular customers was Fred Hasbrook, an electronics salesman. He always ate a ham-and-Monterey-Jack omelet, and when I saw him walking toward the diner, I tried to have it on his table as soon as he sat down. Thanks to the newfound confid

29、ence I picked up from Helen, I dreamed of having my own restaurant. But when I called my parents to ask for a loan, they said, We just dont have the money. The next day, Fred saw me and asked, Whats wrong, sunshine? Youre not smiling today. I shared my dream with him and said, Fred, I know I can do

30、more if somebody would just have faith in me. He walked over to some of the other diner regulars and the next day handed me checks totaling $50,000 - along with a note that I have to this day. It reads, The only collateral on this loan is my trust in your honesty as a person. Good people with a drea

31、m should have the opportunity to make that dream come true. I took the checks to Merrill Lynch - the first time I had ever entered a brokerage house - where the money was invested for me. I continued working at the Buttercup, making plans for the restaurant I would open. My investments soured, thoug

32、h, and I lost the money. I found myself thinking about what it would be like to be a stockbroker. After great deliberation I decided to apply for a job at Merrill Lynch. Even though I had no experience, I was hired and ended up becoming a pretty good broker. Eventually I paid back Fred and my custom

33、ers the $50,000, plus 14-percent annual interest. Five years later, I was able to open my own firm. I got a thank-you note from Fred, which will be imprinted on my heart forever. He had been sick and wrote that my check had helped cover his mounting medical bills. His letter read, That loan may have

34、 been one of the best investments that I will ever make. Who else could have invested in a counter girl with a million-dollar personality and watch that investment mature into a very successful career woman. How few investors have that opportunity? Note: Suze Orman is a bestselling financial author

35、whose books include The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom and The Courage to Be Rich.PB 我的第一份工作两名杰出的美国人回忆他们第一份工作的经历路易斯卡尔德拉：停车场的清洁工我很小的时候，我父母就给我灌输了有关家庭、信念和爱国主义的观念。虽说生计艰难，他们对我和四个兄弟姐妹总是强调，我们很幸运，生活在一个伟大的国家，有无穷无尽的机会。我开始做第一份正式工作时，才十岁。我父亲本杰明在一家纸箱工厂工作时，背部受伤，此后重新接受培训，成了一名理发师。那个购物中心的老板免去了父亲的部分租金，作为交换，父亲要清扫停车场，每星期三

36、个晚上，这就意味着我们得凌晨三点起床。父亲用一台类似割草机的机器来收集垃圾，母亲和我就清空垃圾箱，用手捡垃圾。清扫完停车场要花两三个小时。回家途中，我就在车里睡着了。这件事我只做了两年，但从中学到的东西却令我终生受益。我懂得了自我约束，培养了一种强烈的工作责任感，从小就懂得协调生活中相互矛盾的各种兴趣的重要性对我而言，就是协调好上学、家庭作业和工作的关系。我上高中的最后一年，这个经历对我的帮助真的很大。那时我在一家快餐店做汉堡包，每周工作40小时，同时学习全部大学预科课程。天道酬勤。我上了美国军事学院，接着又获得了哈佛的法学和商业两个硕士学位。后来，我加入了芝加哥一家大型律师事务所，并入选加州

37、议会。不论是从事这些工作还是做别的任何事情，我从未忘记在停车场度过的那些夜晚。这种经历让我明白：所有的工作都有尊严，只要人们能自食其力，养家活口，就该受到尊重。注：路易斯卡尔德拉是美国第十七任陆军部长。苏丝奥曼：女餐厅服务员我第一份工作是在当地一家叫小黄花面包房的餐厅工作，那年我22岁。我在那儿工作了七年，学到了很多东西，从工友海伦身上我学到的东西尤其多，她非常自爱，做着自己热爱的事情为他人服务。她会让大家都微笑并心情舒畅，顾客和工友人人如此。服务员这个工作改变了我的一生。我认识一个老主顾，电子产品销售员弗莱德哈斯布鲁克。他总是点一份火腿加干酪煎蛋，我一看见他朝餐厅走来，就尽量在他刚坐下时就把

38、一份煎蛋放在他的桌子上。受了海伦的激励，我重新找到了自信，梦想开一家自己的饭店。我打电话问父母借钱，但他们说，“我们没有那么一笔钱。”第二天，弗莱德见到我，问道，“怎么啦，阳光女孩？你今天没有笑啊。”我给他讲了我的梦想，对他说，“弗莱德，我知道我可以做得更多，只要有人相信我。”他朝店里其他的一些常客走去。第二天，他递给我几张支票，总共有50,000美元，还有一张便条。上面写道，“这笔借款的唯一抵押是我相信你为人诚实。有梦想的好人应该有机会把梦想变为现实。” 那便条我一直保留至今我把支票拿到Merrill Lynch证券公司，这是我平生第一次走进证券公司，让他们替我投资。同时，我继续在小黄花餐厅

39、工作，计划着自己要开的饭店。然而，我的投资泡了汤，血本无归。不知怎么的，我开始想象当一个股票经纪人会是什么样子。慎重考虑之后，我决定向Merrill Lynch证券公司求职。虽然我没有任何经验，他们还是雇用了我，我最终成了一名相当不错的经纪人。最后我偿还了弗莱德和其他顾客的那50,000美元，外加14的年利。五年后我有能力开了一家自己的公司。弗莱德写了封感谢信给我，这封信将永远铭刻在我的心中。他当时病倒了，说我的支票帮他付清了不断增加的医疗费用。他在信中写道，“那笔贷款，也许将是我一生中最好的一次投资。还有谁会投资在一个人格值百万的女店员身上，然后看着那笔投资成长为一位成功的职业女性呢？又有几个投资者有这种机会呢？”注：苏丝奥尔曼是财经畅销书作者，作品包括掌握经济自由九步骤和勇敢做个有钱人等。