Lesson 1 Life-long Learning
第一課 終身的學習
The Importance of Life-long Learning
終身學習的重要性
Nowadays, more and more people of various ages and backgrounds are continuing to study to improve themselves.
如今,越來越多不同年齡不同背景的人都在繼續學習以提高自己。
Here's what they have to say about their life-long learning experience.
下面是他們描述自己終身學習的經歷。
Sun Wen - 28 years old
孫文—28
"It's never too late to learn."
“活到老,學到老。”
That was the advice I got after I failed my college entrance exam.
這是我大學入學考試失敗后得到的忠告。
Now I'm about to graduate from the School of Continuing Education at Qinghua University
現在我就要從清華大學進修學校畢業了,
with a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Engineering by distance learning.
通過遠程學習獲得電腦工程學的學士學位。
Because of my new qualification, I'm getting promoted at work.
因為有了這個新資格,我在工作上就會升職。
In the past, if someone like me had failed to get into university through the college exam,
過去,如果有人像我一樣沒有通過大學入學考試,
he would have had no chance of getting a degree.
他就不會有機會拿到學位。
But it's different now.
但是現在情況就不同了。
I decided to give myself a second chance
我決定給自己第二次的機會,
by studying for a degree in the evenings and on weekends while keeping a secure full-time job.
在做一份安穩的全職工作的同時,晚上和周末去學習以獲得學位。
Frankly speaking, the last four years have been hard work, but it's been worth it!
坦白說,過去的四年真的很辛苦,但是值得!
Ms Tang - 45 years old
唐女士—45歲
Three months ago, when my manager told me that I would be laid off,
三個月前,當我的經理告訴我,我將要下崗了,
my mind went blank and my heart swelled with anger.
我的腦子一片空白,心中充滿憤怒。
In the past, if someone had worked for a company for over 20 years,
過去,如果有人在一家公司工作了二十幾年,
they would have stayed there until retirement!
他們會在那兒一直工作到退休!
I suspect that they laid me off because the company was not doing that well
我猜想他們辭掉我是因為公司的經營效益不佳,
but it still brought a lump to my throat and made me want to cry.
但是它仍然令我喉頭哽咽,讓我想哭。
I felt as if I had done something wrong!
我覺得我好像做錯了什么事情,
I know this isn't true though.
雖然我知道事實上不是這樣!
It's just the status of the job market at the moment.
這只是當時的工作市場的狀況所致。
At first, I enjoyed being a full-time housewife and called myself "CHO" or "chief home officer".
最初我很高興地做一個全職家庭主婦,稱我自己是“首席家政官”。