What To Think About Before Choosing Jobs

林峰

青年畢业生要找到令人满意的工作真的很不容易。那么，究竟如何做才能找到好工作？作者认为正在求职的青年毕业生要了解自己的兴趣爱好与掌握的技能，确定自己擅长的领域，调查不同的工作类型，并坚信自己的主张，就会达成自己的愿望。

Today， it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. ①It is said that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.

② “Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job but they are not suitable for it. Sometimes “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.

③Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university. First， it is important to realize what kind of person you are， which special qualities make you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference between an interest and a skill. If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures， that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog， that is a skill.

Then ask yourself a question， “ In the following three areas—skills with people， skills with information and skills with things， which are your best skills？”

After examining your skills， the next step is research. ④To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible， go to the library and read books， magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends what they think of the work they do.

Finally， trust your own ideas and your own thinking！ It is your own life， just find the job you really enjoy doing.

Today， it is a big problem for young graduates to get satisfying jobs. ①It is said that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world. Choosing the right one itself is not easy.

② “Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”. Many young people end up in a job but they are not suitable for it. Sometimes “Chance” may play a more important part than “decision”.

③Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university. First， it is important to realize what kind of person you are， which special qualities make you outstanding among people and what you are interested in. There is a difference between an interest and a skill. If you like art and enjoy looking at pictures， that is an interest. But if you can draw a horse that looks like a horse not a big dog， that is a skill.

Then ask yourself a question， “ In the following three areas—skills with people， skills with information and skills with things， which are your best skills？”

After examining your skills， the next step is research. ④To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible， go to the library and read books， magazines and newspapers for information. Ask your friends what they think of the work they do.

Finally， trust your own ideas and your own thinking！ It is your own life， just find the job you really enjoy doing.

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如今，青年毕业生要找到令人满意的工作是个大难题。据说世界上有成千上万种不同的工作，选择合适的工作却不容易。

“找工作”不等同于“挑工作”。很多年轻人最后干了一件他们并不适合的工作。有时“机会”会比“决定”起更重要的作用。

下面几个步骤能够帮助你思考在毕业后可能喜欢做什么工作。首先，重要的是要认识到自己是哪种人、哪些特殊素质使你在人群中很突出、你对什么感兴趣。兴趣和技巧不同，如果你喜欢艺术并享受欣赏图画，这是一种兴趣;但是如果你能画一匹马，并且为了画马而画马，那么这是一项技巧。

然后问一下自己：“下面3个方面——与人有关的技能、与信息有关的技能和与事物有关的技能——你最擅长哪种？

在审视好你的技能之后，下一步就是做调查。为了了解尽可能多的不同类型的工作，要去图书馆看书、杂志和报纸以寻找信息。询问一下你的朋友们他们对自己所做工作的看法。

最后，要相信你自己的主张与想法。你要为自己而活，就去找自己真正享受做的工作吧！

难点解读

1.It is said that there are thousands of different kinds of jobs in the world.

据说世界上有成千上万种不同的工作。

句中It为形式主语，that从句为真正主语。“It is said that从句”为固定句型，意思是“据说……”，类似结构还有“It is believed/thought/reported that从句”等。例如：

It’s thought that he is one of the richest men in Europe.

人们认为他是欧洲最大的富翁之一。

2.“Finding a job” is not the same as “choosing a job”.

“找工作”不等同于“挑工作”。

這是一个简单句，分别出现了动名词短语作主语与宾语。the same as意为“和……一样”。例如：

Giving your children as much money as possible is not the same as loving them.

给孩子尽可能多的钱并不等同于爱他们。

3. Here are a few steps to help you think about jobs which you might enjoy doing after school or university.

下面几个步骤能够帮助你思考在毕业后可能喜欢做什么工作。

这是一个复合句，不定式部分作steps的定语;which引导一个定语从句修饰jobs。think about思考，思索;enjoy doing喜欢做某事，享受做某事。例如：

I’ll think about it and let you know tomorrow.

我要把这事仔细想想， 明天再给你回话。

The little girl said she enjoyed listening to country music very much.

那个小女孩说她很喜欢听乡村音乐。

4. To find out as many different kinds of jobs as possible， go to the library and read books， magazines and newspapers for information.

为了了解尽可能多的不同类型的工作，要去图书馆看书、杂志和报纸以寻找信息。

逗号前面的不定式短语作目的状语，后面是祈使句。例如：

To earn more money for my family， my mother has to work hard day and night.

为了多挣钱养家，妈妈夜以继日地努力工作。