和老外聊天的地道口语第107期:职业发展道路规划

T: You'll soon graduate from your university. Do you have any plans for the future?
J: I'm planning to go to graduate school, but I also want to find a job. Otherwise, I'll have nowhere to go if I fail the entrance exam.
T: Do you have a clear career path to follow?
J: career path? I'm not sure.
T: what kind of job do you want after graduation?
J: I want to become a professor, a lawyer, an editor, a civil servant...
T: wait! You can't do so many things at the same time. What exactly do you want to do?
J: I don't know. Do you have any advice for me?
T: yeah,you should first decide what kind of career you really want, plan your career path, and then try your best to achieve your goal.
J: I think perhaps I need to buy a few years while I figure out about my career.
T: no, you can't waste your time wandering around. If you want a job that requires a higher degree or diploma¹, you should focus² on your graduate school extrance exam;if you want a job that needs working experience, you should start job hunting and consider further studies at a later time.
J: thank you so much for your advice. I'll think it over.
你就快大学毕业了.对未来有什么打算吗?
我想读研究生,还想找工作,不然如果没考上就没出路了.
你想好职业发展道路了吗?
职业发展道路?不太清楚.
毕业后你想做什么样的工作?
我想做教授,律师,编辑,公务员...
停停停!你不能同时做那么多份工作的.你到底想从事怎样的职业?
我不知道.能提些建议吗?
好,你应该先决定到底要从事怎样的职业,规划职业道路,然后尽力去实现目标.
我想我可能需要几年时间来确定职业方向.
不行,你不能把时间稀里糊涂地浪费了.如果你想做的工作需要高学历高文凭,你就应该好好准备研究生入学考试;如果你想做的工作需要工作经验,你就应该开始找工作了,继续深造的事可以晚点再考虑.
谢谢你的建议.我会好好考虑的.

1 diploma   

n.毕业文凭，学位证书

参考例句：

• She won her diploma in only three years.她仅用三年时间就取得了毕业文凭。
• She worked hard to earn her music diploma.她刻苦用功，以求获得音乐学位证书。

2 focus   

n.焦点，焦距；vi.聚焦，注视；vt.使聚焦，调焦，集中

参考例句：

• She was the focus of everyone's attention.她是大家注意的焦点。
• The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.噪音让我无法集中注意力工作。