Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit12:Dictation Item(4)

 　　Item Four.

　　Vocabulary. mint, San Jose, Ryan Stewart.

　　College graduation brings both the satisfaction of academic achievements and the expection of a well-paying job.

　　But for 6,000 graduates at San Jose State this year, there is uncertainty¹ as they enter one of the worst job markets in decades.

　　Ryan Stewart has a freshly minted degree in religious studies, but no job prospects².

　　When the class of 2003 entered the college, the future never looked brighter.

　　But in the four years they've been here, the world outside these gates has changed dramatically.

　　Ryan Stewart may just end up going back to school.

　　I'd like to teach college some day and that requires going to more school, which would be great in a bad economy.

　　To some students, a degree may not be the ticket to instant wealth.

　　For now, they can only hope that its value will increase over time.

1 uncertainty   

n.易变，靠不住，不确知，不确定的事物

参考例句：

• Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
• After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后，压力开始产生影响了。

2 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。