新時(shí)代高職英語(yǔ)（基礎(chǔ)模塊）Unit4

UNIT4PromisingCareers新時(shí)代高職英語(yǔ)——（基礎(chǔ)模塊）1目錄ContentsWarmingup1Listening&Speaking2Reading3Writing4Translation5HavingFun6TasksforSelf-regulatedLearning7Warmingup1Ⅰ

Tickyourdreamjob(s)andsharethereasonswithyourpartner.□architect□artist□healthadministrator□UAVpilot1234Ⅰ

Tickyourdreamjob(s)andsharethereasonswithyourpartner.□jewelrydesigner□computerprogrammer□dancer□engineer56781administrator/?d?m?n?stre?t?(r)/n.管理人員e.g.He’salocalgovernmentadministrator,thatistosay,acivilservant.他是地方政府的行政官員，也就是公務(wù)員。2UAVpilotunmannedaerialvehiclepilot無(wú)人機(jī)操作員pilot /?pa?l?t/ n. 飛行員；領(lǐng)航員e.g.Thepilotlandedtheplanesafely.飛行員駕駛飛機(jī)安全著陸。Ⅰ

Tickyourdreamjob(s)andsharethereasonswithyourpartner.ⅡWatchanddiscuss.1.Discussfuturejobswithyourpartner.2.Whatkindofjobswillbepromisinginthefuture?Chooseoneandshareitwithyourpartner.Listening&Speaking2ⅠListentothedialogueandchoosetherightanswer.Dialogue1ⅠListentothedialogueandchoosetherightanswer.1.WhatdoesJanewanttodoaftergraduation?A.Shewantstogotoaninternetcompany.B.Shewantstobeaprogrammer.C.BothAandB.D.Notmentioned.2.WhatdoesJanethinkoftheinternet?A.Ithasbecomeapartofpeople’slives.B.Societycannotmakeprogresswithoutit.C.Itcreatesmoredevelopmentopportunitiesbyintegratingwithtraditionalindustries.D.Alloftheabove.3.WhatwillJanedoasaprogrammer?A.Shewilldevelopsoftwareandwebsites.B.Shewillmakeprogresseveryday.C.Shewilllaunchthe“internetPlus”policy.D.Notmentioned.Dialogue1CDAⅡListentothedialogueagainandfillintheblanks.(Graduationisaroundthecorner.JaneandTomaretalkingaboutthejobstheywanttodoaftergraduating.)Jane=J

Tom=TJ:Howtimeflies!Wearegoingtograduatenextmonth.T:Yeah.What’syourplanafter____________?J:Iwanttoworkata(n)___________________andbecomeaprogrammer.T:Whyisaninternetcompany?J:Well,theinternethasbecomeamajorpartofpeople’slives,and_______cannotmakeprogresswithoutit.T:That’strue.Iheardthatthe“InternetPlus”policyhasbeenlaunched.J:Yeah.Manytraditionalindustrieshavebeenintegratedwiththeinternet,whichcreatesmoredevelopment_______________.T:Soundsgreat!Sowhatwillyoudoasaprogrammer?J:Iwilldevelop_________andwebsites.T:That’sawesome!Beingaprogrammerispromising.__________________!J:Thankyou.graduationInternetcompanysocietyopportunitiessoftwareGoodlucktoyou（馬上就要畢業(yè)了。簡(jiǎn)和湯姆正在談?wù)撍麄儺厴I(yè)后想做的工作。）J代表簡(jiǎn)T代表湯姆J:真是時(shí)光飛逝啊！我們下個(gè)月就要畢業(yè)了。T:是啊。你畢業(yè)后有什么打算嗎？J:我想去互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司當(dāng)程序員。T:為什么是互聯(lián)網(wǎng)公司呢？J:怎么說(shuō)呢，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)已經(jīng)成了人們生活中很重要的一部分，社會(huì)進(jìn)步離不開互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的發(fā)展。T:確實(shí)。我聽(tīng)說(shuō)有一項(xiàng)“互聯(lián)網(wǎng)+”的政策正在推行中。J:是的。許多傳統(tǒng)行業(yè)與互聯(lián)網(wǎng)行業(yè)相結(jié)合，創(chuàng)造了更多的發(fā)展機(jī)遇。T:聽(tīng)起來(lái)不錯(cuò)！那么作為一個(gè)程序員，你會(huì)做些什么呢？J:開發(fā)軟件和建立網(wǎng)站。T:太棒了！程序員真是個(gè)富有前景的職業(yè)。祝你好運(yùn)！J:謝謝你。ⅢListentothedialogueforthethirdtimeandcheckyouranswers.Thenfollowtherecordingandrepeattheconversation.ⅣMakeasimilardialogueandactitoutwithyourpartnerintheclass.WordsandPhrases1graduation /?ɡr?d?u?e??n/ n.

畢業(yè)；畢業(yè)典禮e.g.Itwasmyfirstjobaftergraduation.那是我畢業(yè)后的第一份工作。Knowledgeextensiongraduation同根詞：graduate v.

畢業(yè)；獲得學(xué)位graduated adj.

畢業(yè)了的2programmer /?pr?ugr?m?(r)/ n.

程序員e.g.Mikefoundachallengingjobasacomputerprogrammer.邁克找到了一份富有挑戰(zhàn)性的工作——當(dāng)電腦程序員。3makeprogress 取得進(jìn)步e.g.Youwillmakeprogressifyoukeepanopenmindaboutcriticism.虛心接受批評(píng)，你就會(huì)取得進(jìn)步。4traditionalindustries 傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)業(yè)e.g.Weshouldworkactivelytorenovateandupgradeourtraditionalindustries.我們應(yīng)該積極改造和升級(jí)傳統(tǒng)產(chǎn)業(yè)。WordsandPhrases5beintegratedwith 與……結(jié)合；與……融為一體e.g.Theseprogramscanbeintegratedwithyourexistingsoftware.這些程序能與你現(xiàn)有的軟件整合在一起。6promising /?pr?m?s??/ adj.

有希望的；有前途的e.g.Sheisamongthemostpromisingplayersinheragegroup.在她那個(gè)年齡組中，她是最有前途的選手之一。Knowledgeextensionpromising同根詞：promise v.

許諾；答應(yīng)ⅠListentothedialogueandchoosetherightanswer.Dialogue2ⅠListentothedialogueandchoosetherightanswer.1.What’sJane’smajor?A.E-commerce.B.Marketing.C.Accounting.D.Notmentioned.2.WhatdoesJanewanttodoaftergraduation?A.Shewantstobeasalesman.B.Shewantstoopenonlineandofflinestores.C.BothAandB.D.Notmentioned.3.What’sTom’ssuggestionforJane?A.Gotostudyabroad.B.ApplyforanE-commercemajor.C.Getadoubledegree.D.BothBandC.Dialogue2BBDⅡListentothedialogueagainandfillintheblanks.(TomcomesacrossJaneinthelibrary.)Tom=TJane=JT:Hi,Jane.Howareyoudoing?J:Hi,Tom.I’mgreat.Howaboutyou?T:Notbad.Whatareyoureadingnow?J:AbookaboutE-commerce.T:Oh,aboutE-commerce?Irememberyourmajorismarketing.J:Yeah.ButnowIthinkthatjustlearningmarketingis______________forme.T:Whatmakesyouthinkso?J:_________________isverypopularinrecentyears,whichmakesmerealizetheimportanceofE-commerceoperations.T:SodoyouthinkE-commerceisapromisingcareer?J:Ofcourse.Iwanttoopenonlineand_______storesaftergraduation.T:Maybeyoucan_________anE-commercemajorandgetadoubledegree.J:That’sagoodidea.notenoughShoppingonlineofflineapplyfor（湯姆和簡(jiǎn)在圖書館偶遇了。）J代表簡(jiǎn)T代表湯姆T:嗨，簡(jiǎn)。你最近怎么樣？J:嗨，湯姆。我很好，你呢？T:也還不錯(cuò)。你在讀什么書？J:一本關(guān)于電子商務(wù)的書。T:電子商務(wù)？我記得你的專業(yè)是市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷吧。J:是的，但是我覺(jué)得只學(xué)市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷的知識(shí)還不夠。T:你怎么會(huì)這么想呢？J:近年來(lái)網(wǎng)購(gòu)非常流行，這讓我意識(shí)到電子商務(wù)運(yùn)營(yíng)的重要性。T:那你覺(jué)得電子商務(wù)是一個(gè)有前途的職業(yè)嗎？J:當(dāng)然了，我打算畢業(yè)后既開網(wǎng)店又開實(shí)體店。T:或許你可以申請(qǐng)電子商務(wù)專業(yè)作為第二學(xué)位。J:好主意。ⅢListentothedialogueforthethirdtimeandcheckyouranswers.Thenfollowtherecordingandrepeattheconversation.ⅣMakeasimilardialogueandactitoutwithyourpartnerintheclass.WordsandPhrases1Howareyoudoing? 你最近怎么樣？同義表達(dá)：Howareyou?/Howisitgoing?/Howdoyoudo?e.g.Howareyoudoingwithyournewjob?你的新工作做得怎么樣？2E-commerce /i??k?m??s/ n.

電子商務(wù)e.g.Withthedevelopmentofe-commerce,shoppingonlinehasbecomeincreasinglypopular.隨著電子商務(wù)的發(fā)展，網(wǎng)上購(gòu)物越來(lái)越受歡迎。3major n.

專業(yè)e.g.She’saneducationmajor.她主修教育學(xué)。Knowledgeextensionmajor做形容詞時(shí)表示主要的、重要的。e.g.Tokyoisamajorfinancialcenter.東京是主要的金融中心。4marketing /?mɑ?k?t??/ n.

市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷e.g.Sheworksinsalesandmarketing.她在市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷部工作。WordsandPhrases5popular /?p?pj?l?(r)/ adj.

流行的；受歡迎的e.g.Thisisoneofourmostpopulardesigns.這是我們最受歡迎的設(shè)計(jì)之一。6operation /??p??re??n/ n.

操作；經(jīng)營(yíng)；手術(shù)醫(yī)學(xué)上表示手術(shù)；商務(wù)上表示運(yùn)營(yíng)、經(jīng)營(yíng)。e.g.Operationofthedeviceisextremelysimple.這個(gè)裝置的操作非常簡(jiǎn)單。7onlineandoffline 線上和線下e.g.Theauctionwasheldbothonlineandofflinesimultaneously.此次拍賣是線上線下同時(shí)進(jìn)行的。8doubledegree 雙學(xué)位e.g.Somestudentswhoarebusywiththeirownmajorsshouldnotchoosethedoubledegree.一些忙于自身專業(yè)的學(xué)生不應(yīng)該選擇攻讀雙學(xué)位。Doctor,actor,lawyerorasingerWhynotpresident,beadreamerYoucanbejusttheoneyouwannabePoliceman,firefighterorapostmanWhynotsomethinglikeyouroldmanYoucanbejusttheoneyouwannabeDoctor,actor,lawyerorasingerWhynotpresident,beadreamerYoucanbejusttheoneyouwannabeLearningtoSing

BeWhatYouWannaBeisasongsungbySwedishsingerDarin.Itaimstoinspireustobetheonewewanttobe.Wecanchoosewhatevercareerwewantandwearesuretoreachthetop.IknowthatweallgotonethingThatweallsharetogetherWegotthatonenicedreamWeliveforYouneverknowwhatlifecouldbringCoznothinglastforeverJustholdontotheteamYouplayforIknowyoucouldreachthetopMakesurethatyouwon’tstopBetheonethatyouwannabeNowsingthiswithme…WemayhavedifferentwaystothinkButitdoesn’treallymatterWeallcaughtupinthesteamofthislifeFocusoneverylittlethingThat’swhatdoesreallymatterLuxurycarsandblingThat’snotreallife……Reading3TextATextAWhyIWanttoBeaVlogger11

PeoplealwaysaskmewhyIamtryingsohardtovlog.Myanswerisalwaysthesame“Iwanttoworkfromhome”.Buthonestly,itismuchmorethanthat.Ihavebeenfollowingmanyvloggersforyearsnow.Iseethefunthingstheyhaveexperiencedandtheexcitingplacestheyhavebeento.Thisisallbecausethey’reabletoworkfromthecomfortoftheirhomeandrecordtheadventurestheyhave.★

vlogger/v'l?g?/adj.視頻博主

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record /?rek??d/

v.記錄；錄制e.g.Youshouldrecordallyourexpensesduringyourtrip.你應(yīng)該記下你一路上的所有開支。

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adventure/?d?vent??(r)/ n.冒險(xiǎn)；探險(xiǎn)e.g.Hesetoffinquestofadventure.他出發(fā)探險(xiǎn)去了。

為什么我想做視頻博主？1人們總是問(wèn)我為什么這么努力地做視頻博客。我的回答始終如一：“我想居家辦公?！钡f(shuō)實(shí)話，我的理由遠(yuǎn)不止這些。這些年，我關(guān)注了許多視頻博主，我看到了他們有趣的經(jīng)歷，看到了他們?nèi)ネ鞣N令人驚喜的地方旅行。這一切都是因?yàn)樗麄兛梢栽诩沂孢m地辦公，有機(jī)會(huì)記錄他們的各種冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷。TextA2

Bloggingopensupaworldforpeopletosharetheirideasandthoughts2

withothers.Vloggingdoesthesamethingbutratherthanreading,peoplewatch.Itjustseemslikeafunandexcitingjob.3Withvlogging,youcanshareyouradventureswithpeoplewhileyoutravel,andthustheycandecideiftheywouldwanttotraveltothatplaceatsomepoint.Inormally3doresearchandwatchvideostohelpdecideifItruly4

wanttogotoaplace.★thought/θ??t/n.想法e.g.Shehadgivenupallthoughtsofchangingherjob.

她打消了要換工作的念頭。

★truly/?tru?li/

adv.真正；真誠(chéng)地；誠(chéng)懇地；衷心地

★normally/?n??m?li/adv.通常；正常情況下★openup 打開；開辟e.g.Anyhabitchangeopensupnewpossibilities.任何習(xí)慣的改變都能帶來(lái)新的可能性。

★share /?e?(r)/

v.分享~sth.withsb.與某人分享某事e.g.Henrysharedhiscookieswiththeotherkids.亨利把他的曲奇餅干和其他孩子一起分著吃了。

★atsomepoint 在某一時(shí)刻；某種情況下e.g.Thiscardmightbegoodatsomepoint.這張牌在某些情況下可能是張好牌。2博客為人們開辟了一片新天地，在那里大家可以分享自己的看法和觀點(diǎn)。視頻博客也一樣，不同的是人們觀看視頻，而不是閱讀文字。這看上去似乎是一份既有趣又令人興奮的工作。3通過(guò)視頻博客，你可以將自己的旅行經(jīng)歷分享給更多的人，然后他們根據(jù)你的視頻決定以后是否去那個(gè)地方游玩。我通常會(huì)做一些調(diào)查和看一些視頻來(lái)決定我是否真的想去一個(gè)地方?！飏eview/r??vju?/n.評(píng)價(jià)；評(píng)論固定短語(yǔ)：literaturereview文獻(xiàn)綜述；bookreview書評(píng)e.g.Thereviewisabrilliantpieceofwriting.這篇評(píng)論很精彩。TextA4

Vlogsoffermanyrecipes5

andreviews6

onfoodsthatsomemaynotbedaring7

totry.Themajority8

offoodsIhavetriedtomakehavebeenfoundvia9

vlogs.5Manyvlogsarealsofunny.Theycangivemeagoodlaughafterabadday.VloggingmakesmefeellikemaybeIcanmakesomeoneelselaughandcheerup.6MyfinalreasonforwantingtobecomeavloggerwouldbethefunIwouldbehavingwhliedoingit.IhavemadevlogsbeforeandI’vealwayshadablast10

doingit!Itisworthit!★recipe/?res?pi/n.食譜；秘訣；訣竅e.g.It’sbestnottotryanewrecipeforthefirsttimeonsuchanimportantoccasion.在這樣的重要場(chǎng)合，最好不要嘗試采用新食譜。

★daring/?de?r??/adj.勇敢的；敢于冒險(xiǎn)的

★majority/m??d??r?ti/n.大部分；大多數(shù)

★via/?va??/prep.通過(guò)；經(jīng)過(guò)

★blast/blɑ?st/n.樂(lè)趣；熱鬧的聚會(huì)；狂歡

★finalreasonfordoingsth.想做某事的最終原因e.g.Thefinalreasonforconcernarisesfromthevagariesofthefinancialcrisis.最后值得擔(dān)心的是金融危機(jī)的變幻莫測(cè)。

4視頻博客里會(huì)出現(xiàn)許多獵奇食物的食譜，以及對(duì)這些食物的評(píng)價(jià)，而這些食物一般人可能都不敢嘗試。我大部分嘗試過(guò)的食物都是在視頻博客里看過(guò)的。5許多視頻非常有趣，可以在我不開心的時(shí)候讓我開懷大笑一番。做視頻博主讓我覺(jué)得也許我也可以當(dāng)一個(gè)讓別人快樂(lè)的人。6我想成為視頻博主的最后一個(gè)原因是，在做視頻博主的過(guò)程中我能體驗(yàn)到快樂(lè)。我以前也做過(guò)視頻博客，而且非常開心！值得嘗試！TextA7

However,vloggingisn’talwaysaseasyasitseems.Thetruthismorethanthat.Alotmoregoesintomakingvideosthanyourealize,andevenmorethanyoucanthinkaboutorunderstand.Thereisplanning,

filming11,editing12

—italltakesalotoftime.8IfIwanttobeasuccessfulvlogger,InotonlyneedtoimprovemyskillsbutIalsoneedtobepersistent13

workhard.(329words)★film/f?lm/v.拍攝電影

★edit/?ed?t/v.編輯；剪輯

★persistent/p??s?st?nt/

adj.堅(jiān)持不懈的；不屈不撓的e.g.Ipersistentlycarriedoutmyplan.我堅(jiān)持完成了我的計(jì)劃。

★improve /?m?pru?v/ v.改善；增進(jìn)；提高e.g.IneedtoimprovemyEnglish.我需要提高我的英語(yǔ)水平。

7然而，做視頻并不總是像看起來(lái)那么簡(jiǎn)單。制作視頻的過(guò)程要比你以為的要復(fù)雜得多，甚至?xí)瞿愕哪芰Ψ秶２邉?、拍攝、剪輯，每一樣都要耗費(fèi)大量的時(shí)間。8想成為一名成功的視頻博主，不僅需要提高自己的技能，還需要堅(jiān)持不懈地努力。TextANewWords1.vlogger/v'l?g?/n.視頻博主2.thought/θ??t/n.想法3.normally/?n??m?li/adv.通常；正常情況下4.truly/?tru?li/adv.真正；真誠(chéng)地；誠(chéng)懇地；衷心地5.recipe/?res?pi/n.食譜；秘訣；訣竅6.review/r??vju?/n.評(píng)價(jià)；評(píng)論7.daring/?de?r??/adj.勇敢的；敢于冒險(xiǎn)的8.majority/m??d??r?ti/n.大部分；大多數(shù)9.via/?va??/prep.通過(guò)；經(jīng)過(guò)10.blast/blɑ?st/n.樂(lè)趣；熱鬧的聚會(huì)；狂歡11.film/f?lm/v.拍攝電影12.edit/?ed?t/v.編輯；剪輯13.persistently/p??s?st?ntli/adv.堅(jiān)持地；不屈不撓地PhrasesandExpressions1.trysohardto盡力做2.bemuchmorethanthat遠(yuǎn)不止如此；不僅僅是3.openup打開4.shareideasandthoughtswith和……分享想法5.atsomepoint在某一時(shí)刻6.themajorityof大部分7.cheerup高興起來(lái)；振作起來(lái)8.haveablast玩得開心9.takealotoftime花費(fèi)很多時(shí)間Notes

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Thisisallbecausethey’reabletoworkfromthecomfortoftheirhomeandrecordtheadventurestheyhave.“becausethey’reabletowork...recordtheadventurestheyhave”做表語(yǔ)從句；theyhave是定語(yǔ)從句，修飾adventures。

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Withvlogging,youcanshareyouradventureswithpeoplewhileyoutravel,andthustheycandecideiftheywouldwanttotraveltothatplaceatsomepoint.“iftheywouldwanttotraveltothatplaceatsomepoint”是if引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，做decide的賓語(yǔ)。

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MyfinalreasonforwantingtobecomeavloggerwouldbethefunIwouldbehavingwhiledoingit.“myfinalreasonforwantingtobecomeavlogger”是句子的主語(yǔ);“

Iwouldbehavingwhiledoingit”做定語(yǔ)修飾thefun。ExercisesⅠReadTextAandcompletethefollowingtable.Whydoestheauthorwanttobeavlogger?1.2.3.4.5.Vloggingisafunandexcitingjob.Withvlogging,peoplecansharetheiradventureswithotherpeople.Vlogsoffermanyrecipesandreviewsonfoods.Vlogswillmakemefeelbetterafterabadday.IenjoythevlogswhileImakeit.ExercisesⅡAnswerthefollowingquestionsandthendiscusswithyourpartner.1.Howdoestheauthorrespondtothequestion“whyareyoutryingsohardtovlog”?2.Isiteasytobeasuccessfulvlogger?Whatistheauthor’sidea?ExercisesⅢRewritethereasonswhytheauthorwantstobeavloggerwithnomorethan50words.__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.ExercisesⅣFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.1.Guesthouseshavegood___________.2.WhenIhavethe___________ofwalkinghomealone,Ifeelsad.3.Heisa__________personandnevergivesup.4.The___________ofcitizensareinfavorofbanningsmokinginthepublic.5.Everythingseemstofunction__________.6.Theproblemis__________tothemalfunctionoftheequipment.normallyreviewthoughtmajorityrelatedpersistentreviewthoughtpersistentmajoritynormallyrelatedExercisesⅤLearntheaffixesandfillintheblankswithproperwords.Exercisesquickly快速地extremely非常happily快樂(lè)地windy多風(fēng)的sunny陽(yáng)光充足的hilly多丘陵的careful小心的peaceful和平的powerful強(qiáng)有力的HavingABreakMyDreamJobIfoundadreamjob—testingcomputergames.Onmyfirstdayatwork,IwaslistingplansinanExcelprogramwhenmymanagerwalkedby.Helookedatmyscreenforamoment,andthensaidsternly,“I’dbetternotcatchyouusingExceloncompanytimewhenyouknowyoushouldbeplayinggames.”夢(mèng)寐以求的工作我找到了一份夢(mèng)寐以求的工作——測(cè)試電腦游戲。上班第一天，我正在用Excel軟件做計(jì)劃。突然，我的上司從我旁邊走過(guò)，他對(duì)著我的屏幕看了一陣，然后嚴(yán)厲地說(shuō)：“最好不要讓我抓到你在上班時(shí)間用Excel軟件。你知道，你上班時(shí)間應(yīng)該玩游戲?！盩extB★preach/pri?t?/

v.宣傳；宣揚(yáng)；宣講（生活方式、體制等）e.g.Hewastryingtopreachpeaceandtolerancetohispeople.他正試圖向他的子民宣揚(yáng)和平與寬容?！飌ursue/p??sju?/v.追求；致力于；執(zhí)行；貫徹e.g.Shewishestopursueamedicalcareer.她希望從事醫(yī)學(xué)工作?！飆ournalism/?d???n?l?z?m/n.新聞業(yè)；新聞工作e.g.I’vemadesomeusefulcontactsinjournalism.我在新聞界結(jié)交了一些有用的人。TextBMakeaCareeroutoftheLifestyleYouPrefer,notYourPassions1Growingupinahouseholdwhichpreached1thequote2“Findajobyouloveandyou’llneverhavetoworkadayinyourlife,”Idecidedtopursue3

acareerinsportsjournalism4.Becauseinmyteensandearly20s,Ilovedsportsandwriting.2Assomeofmyfamilymembersusedtosay,“Youfoundyourcalling5.”whichmademefeelextra-specialandexcitedlydifferentcomparedtomypeers,mostofwhomwerestrugglingtoidentify6their“calling”.

★quote/kw??t/n.引文；引語(yǔ)；語(yǔ)錄

★calling/?k??l??/

n.職業(yè)；事業(yè)；使命感；強(qiáng)烈愿望；責(zé)任感

★identify/a??dent?fa?/v.找到；發(fā)現(xiàn)；確認(rèn)；認(rèn)出；識(shí)別

擇業(yè)方向：以你想要的生活為導(dǎo)向，而非以熱情為導(dǎo)向1我的家庭信奉這樣一句話：“找一份你喜歡的工作，那么你每天做的就算不上是工作”。在這樣的家庭長(zhǎng)大，最終我決定從事體育新聞工作。我之所以選擇這份工作，是因?yàn)槲沂畮讱q和二十出頭的時(shí)候，熱衷于運(yùn)動(dòng)和寫作這兩件事。2就像我的家人過(guò)去常說(shuō)的那樣：“你找到了你熱愛(ài)的職業(yè)。”這讓我覺(jué)得自己與同齡人相比的時(shí)候，自己是多么的特別和與眾不同。我的同齡人，大多數(shù)都還在苦苦探尋自己所熱愛(ài)的職業(yè)。★admiration/??dm??re??n/n.喜歡；贊賞★tremendous/tr??mend?s/

adj.大量的；巨大的；極大的TextB3Afterseveralyearsofadvancingthroughthesportsjournalismcareerpath,Irealizedthatthere’smuchnottoloveaboutsportsjournalism—namely7

average-to-below-averagepay,andworkingnightsandweekends,whichwouldhavetremendous8impositions9onmylifestyle—despitemyadmiration10forsportsandwriting.4So,followinggraduationfromcollegeandsubsequently11quitting12

myjobatNBCin2012,Istartedtoaskmyself:Ifmakingacareeroutofmypassionisn’tthebestpath,howshouldIapproach13

mycareer?★namely/?ne?mli/adv.即；也就是

★imposition/??mp??z??n/

n.不公平（或不合理）的要求

★subsequently/?s?bs?kw?ntli/adv.隨后；后來(lái)；之后；接著

★quit/kw?t/

v.離開（工作職位、學(xué)校等）；離任

★approach/??pr??t?/v.著手處理；對(duì)付e.g.What’sthebestwayofapproachingthisproblem?處理這個(gè)問(wèn)題的最佳方式是什么？

3在從事體育新聞這份工作幾年后，我意識(shí)到，盡管我熱愛(ài)體育和寫作，但體育新聞工作還是有很多我不滿意的地方——工資低于平均水平，晚上要加班，周末也要加班，這對(duì)我的生活方式產(chǎn)生了巨大的影響。

4我大學(xué)畢業(yè)之后開始工作，隨后我又于2012年辭去在NBC的工作。然后我開始問(wèn)自己：如果憑借自己的熱愛(ài)沒(méi)有找到一條好的職業(yè)道路，那么我該如何選擇我的職業(yè)呢？TextB5Mostlythroughtrialanderror,itdawnedonme:Alljobs—eventheoneswhichseemthemostinteresting,fun,exciting,etc.fromtheoutsidelookingin—havetheirprosandcons.Thatis,everyjobhasglamorous14

andsoul-sucking15

aspects,somemorethanothers.6Thisiswhy,ifyougavemetheliberty16

torewritethequote,I’dsay:7“Findajobthatmaximizes17

yourday-to-dayhappiness,andgivesyouplentyoftimetopursuesaidhappiness,eventhoughyou’llhavetoworkmostdaysinyourlife.”

★soul-sucking/s??l?s?k??/adj.吸食靈魂的

★liberty/?l?b?ti/n.自由；許可權(quán)

★maximize/?m?ks?ma?z/v.使增加到最大限度；充分利用；最大限度地利用e.g.Theycanmaximizetheoddsofsuccess.他們可以最大限度地提高成功的幾率。

★glamorous/?gl?m?r?s/adj.特別富有魅力的；富于刺激的；獨(dú)特的e.g.Toanoutsider,itmayappeartobeaglamorousjob.

在外人看來(lái)，這似乎是一份令人向往的工作。

★aspect /??spekt/

n.方面；方向allaspects/everyaspect

各個(gè)方面e.g.Thebookaimstocoverallaspectsofcitylife.這本書旨在涵蓋城市生活的各個(gè)方面?！飌lentyof 大量的……e.g.Hehadplentyoftimetocatchhisplane.他有足夠多的時(shí)間趕上飛機(jī)。

★eventhough 盡管；即使同義表達(dá)：evenif e.g.He’sthebestteacher,eventhoughhehastheleastexperience.他雖然經(jīng)驗(yàn)最少，但卻是最出色的老師。

5經(jīng)過(guò)反復(fù)試錯(cuò)，我終于明白了：所有的工作——即使是那些從外表看來(lái)最有趣、最激動(dòng)人心的工作，都有其利弊。也就是說(shuō)，每一份工作都有光輝照人和令人痛苦的一面，有些工作只是更加吸引人而已。6這就是為什么，如果讓我重寫開頭的那句話，我會(huì)改為：7“找一份能保證你會(huì)非?？鞓?lè)，并且還能使你有時(shí)間追求快樂(lè)的職業(yè)，這樣的話，即使你一生中的大部分時(shí)間都必須工作也不用害怕。”★enable/??ne?bl/

v.使成為可能；使可行；使實(shí)現(xiàn)★inaccurate/?n??kj?r?t/adj.不精確的；不準(zhǔn)確的；有錯(cuò)誤的（accurate的反義詞）★naive/na??i?v/adj.幼稚的；無(wú)知的★sentiment/?sent?m?nt/

n.（基于情感的）觀點(diǎn)；看法；情緒e.g.Hehasillustratedthissentimentthoroughlyinadrama.他在一出戲劇里充分地表現(xiàn)了這種感情。TextB8Inotherwords:Focusonmakingacareeroutofthelifestyleyouprefer,notyourpassions.9Perhapsthissentiment18mighthavebeencompletelynaive19

orinaccurate20

acoupleofdecadesago.But,withtheinternetbeingbiggerandbetterthanever,Icanallbutguarantee21

thereareplentyofjobsandcareerswhichwillenable22

youtolivetheday-to-daylifeyoudesireand,ultimately23

,tomaximizeyourday-to-dayhappiness.(323words)

★guarantee/?g?r?n?ti?/v.保證；擔(dān)保；保障

★ultimately/??lt?m?tli/adv.最終；最后；終歸

★acoupleof 幾個(gè)；一對(duì)e.g.Wewentthereacoupleofyearsago.我們幾年前去過(guò)那里。

★decade /?deke?d/

n.十年e.g.Womenhavebecomemoreassertiveinthepastdecade.婦女在過(guò)去十年已變得更堅(jiān)定自信。

8換句話說(shuō)：在意自己的生活品質(zhì)，而不是工作熱情。9也許在幾十年前，這種觀點(diǎn)是非常幼稚或不對(duì)的。但是，隨著互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的服務(wù)范圍變得越來(lái)越大，提供的服務(wù)越來(lái)越好，我可以保證，你一定能找到一份值得的工作和行業(yè)，讓自己的生活變得更美好。畢竟現(xiàn)在有大量的工作崗位和新興行業(yè)供你選擇。NewWords1.preach/pri?t?/v.宣傳；宣揚(yáng)；宣講（生活方式、體制等）2.quote/kw??t/n.引文；引語(yǔ)；語(yǔ)錄3.pursue/p??sju?/v.追求；致力于；執(zhí)行；貫徹4.journalism/?d???n?l?z?m/n.新聞業(yè)；新聞工作5.calling/?k??l??/n.職業(yè)；事業(yè)；使命感；強(qiáng)烈愿望；責(zé)任感6.identify/a??dent?fa?/v.找到；發(fā)現(xiàn)；確認(rèn)；認(rèn)出；識(shí)別7.namely/?ne?mli/adv.即；也就是8.tremendous/tr??mend?s/adj.大量的；巨大的；極大的9.imposition/??mp??z??n/n.不公平（或不合理）的要求10.admiration/??dm??re??n/n.喜歡；贊賞11.subsequently/?s?bs?kw?ntli/adv.隨后；后來(lái)；之后；接著12.quit/kw?t/v.離開（工作職位、學(xué)校等）；離任NewWords13.approach/??pr??t?/v.著手處理；對(duì)付14.glamorous/?gl?m?r?s/adj.特別富有魅力的；獨(dú)特的15.soul-sucking/s??l?s?k??/adj.吸食靈魂的16.liberty/?l?b?ti/n.自由17.maximize/?m?ks?ma?z/v.使增加到最大限度；充分利用；最大限度地利用18.sentiment/?sent?m?nt/n.（基于情感的）觀點(diǎn)；看法；情緒19.naive/na??i?v/adj.幼稚的；無(wú)知的20.inaccurate/?n??kj?r?t/adj.不精確的；不準(zhǔn)確的；有錯(cuò)誤的（accurate的反義詞）21.guarantee/?g?r?n?ti?/v.保證；擔(dān)保；保障22.enable/??ne?bl/v.使成為可能；使可行；使實(shí)現(xiàn)23.ultimately/??lt?m?tli/adv.最終；最后；終歸PhrasesandExpressions1.usedtodosth.過(guò)去常常做某事2.comparetosth.與……相比3.struggletodosth.奮力做某事；盡力做某事4.trialanderror反復(fù)試驗(yàn)；不斷摸索5.dawnon開始被理解；漸漸明白6.prosandcons事物的利與弊；支持與反對(duì)7.plentyof大量的；眾多的；充足的8.focuson集中于；專注于9.acoupleof兩個(gè)；幾個(gè)；一對(duì)ProperNamesNBC(NationalBroadcastingCompany)（美國(guó)）全國(guó)廣播公司ReadingComprehensionReadTextBanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsareT(true)orF(false).1.Theauthordecidedtoengageinsportsjournalismwhenhe/shewasateenager.(

)2.Afterseveralyearsofworking,theauthorisstillveryhappyaboutengaginginsportsjournalism.(

)3.AfterquittingthejobatNBC,theauthorstartedtothinkabouthis/hercareerpathagain.(

)4.Workinginsportsjournalismforyearsmakestheauthorrealizethateveryjobhasitsprosandcons.(

)5.Theauthorbelievesthat,withthedevelop