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We're now witnessing the emergence of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge.
我們正在見證以信息和知識為基礎的高級經濟形式。
Physical labor, raw materials, and capital are no longer the key ingredients in the creation of wealth.
體力勞動、原材料與資金不再是創造財富的關鍵要素。
Now the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge.
當前，在我們經濟中的關鍵原材料是知識。
Tomorrow's wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge.
明天的財富取決于對知識的開發與交換。
And individuals entering the workforce offer their knowledge not their muscles.
進入勞動力市場的個人，提供的是其擁有的知識，而不是強壯的肌肉。
Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn.
技術工人依其受教育程度和學習能力而獲得相應的報酬。
Knowledge workers engage in mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures and data. What does all this mean for you?
技工從事的是智力勞動，他們工作中涉及到的是符號、文字、圖像和數據。所有上述情況，對你來說，意味著什么呢？
As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating, processing, as well as exchanging information.
作為一個未來的技術工人，人們期待你從事信息的生產、加工和交換。
Currently, three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future.
當前，有四分之三的職業崗位涉及智力性操作。未來，這種職業崗位的數量還會大幅地增加。
Management and employees alike will be making decisions in such areas as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.
管理人員與操作人員一樣，需要在產品開發、質量控制和客戶服務方面進行決策。
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures.
在未來新的職業里，你可以期待不斷地得到培訓，以獲取新的技能，有助于你與技術、流程的改進保持同步。
You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career.
你還可以期待對你自己的職業持有更大的控制權。
Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with.
離開朝九晚五的那份工作、終生保險、可預測的升級、甚至是你熟悉的工作地點。
Don't expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path. And don't wait for someone to empower you. You have to empower yourself.
別指望公司會為你提供一份清晰的職業路線圖。更別指望有某一個人會來雇用你，你必須自己為自己作主。
