Unit 5 Employment
One How is your job search going?
你的工作找得怎么樣了？

1 Introduction
The textbooks and classes in school and college can only teach some of the materials for work. Because each different job has slightly different policies and procedures. A new employee needs to know how the office or job works. Some of these are quite specific, while others are so mundane that older workers might forget to show new employees what occurs.
在學校所學的課本、課程都只能教你工作中的一部分。因為每一份不同的工作都有稍微不同的政策和常規。一個新員工需要知道辦公室或者這份工作到底是怎么運行的。其中一些很具體，另外一些很平淡無奇，連老員工也可能忘記帶新員工看到底是怎么回事了。

2 Sample Sentences
1. She was given some quick training at the vocational school.
她在職業學校受過速成訓練。
2. The volunteers are in training.
志愿人員在接受培訓。
3. There is a program for people like me who are willing to teach, but need certification.
有一個方案是針對于像我這樣愿意教書的，但又需要合格證的人。
4. It is not unusual for people to change careers.
人們換職業是很平常的一件事。
5. I am old-fashioned; I want to stay in one job.
我很守舊，我想保持做一份工作。
6. What benefits does your company offer?
你們公司提供什么福利？
7. I’m applying for the cashier position.
我想申請做收銀員的工作。
8. Americans are easily adaptable to working with new technologies.
美國人很容易適應工作上采用新科技。
9. What should happen to employees who get caught lying about their education on their resumes?
對于那些被逮住在他們的簡歷上撒謊他們所受的教育程度的人該怎么辦？
10. I’m looking for work as an electronics assembler.
我想找做電器裝配工的工作。

3 Conversations
1. The right attitude.
A. How is your job search1 going, Janet?
B. I found the ideal position. I’m working for a plumbing2 company.
A. Are you serious? You studied mathematics at college for four years, and now you have a job working with your hands!
B. Plumbing work requires mathematics knowledge, and creativity. I love this job.
A. I can see that. But I didn’t know you had experience in that line of work.
B. I didn’t, but I applied for an apprenticeship3, and since I studied math, AND I have a good attitude4, my application was accepted.
A. Congratulations! You do have the right attitude.
【譯文】
——珍妮特，你的工作找得怎么樣？
——我找到了一份很理想的工作。我在一家鉛管公司工作。
——你不是開玩笑的吧？你大學學了4年數學，而現在你在干手工活。
——鉛管工作也需要有數學知識，需要有創造力。我很喜歡這份工作。
——我看得出來。但是我還不知道你做過那方面的工作呢。
——我沒有做過，但是我申請了做學徒，由于我學過數學，而且我的工作態度也很好，我的申請被接受了。
——祝賀你！你的態度是很不錯。
Helpful Information:
Many westerners believe a good attitude is the most important requirement in getting a good job and other things are just secondary.
許多西方人認為好的態度是獲得一份好工作的最重要的必要條件，其他方面都是次要的。

2. Looking for a new career.
A. I’m sick of my job, I always have to work late at night, and the company keeps me working in the office.
B. Why don’t you find a new career where you can do what you enjoy; being outside working during the day？
A. What do you suggest? I can’t afford to quit my job until I get a new one.
B. Maybe you have two choices. You could attend school during the day, or you could get a position that provides training.
【譯文】
——我很討厭我的工作，我得經常晚上工作到很晚，公司又老是讓我在辦公室工作。
——你為什么不找一個新工作，那樣你就可以做你喜歡做的；白天在戶外工作？
——你有什么建議？在我找到一個新工作之前，我是沒法放棄現在的工作的。
——也許你有兩種選擇：你可以白天去上學，或者你可以找到一份提供培訓的工作。

3. Working after retirement.
A. I can’t wait to retire.
B. And then what?
A. And then I’m moving to Florida where I can play golf all day, every day!
B. That sounds boring to me.
A. What do you plan on doing after you retire?
B. Yes, I think I will do something new. I’ve always wanted to be a teacher. I’m willing to begin studying to teach.
A. I admire your energy, Ruth. You are young at heart.
【譯文】
——我等不及要退休了。
——然后怎么樣？
——然后我就搬去佛羅里達州，在那里我可以每天打高爾夫球！
——我覺得這真沒勁。
——你退休后計劃做什么？
——是啊，我想我會嘗試去做一些我沒做過的事情。我一直想做一名老師。我愿意開始學習以備當老師。
——我真欽佩你的干勁，露斯。你的心態很年輕。

4. Getting certified.
A. Lester, you are really fantastic at automobile repair.
B. Thanks, June. But I think I need to be certified as a mechanic5 before I’m allowed to repair cars for a living.
A. That’s not a big problem. There are many small schools for adults like you who can study to be certified.
B. I guess I never thought of that before.
A. And you can easily get a student loan6 from a vocational school7, or from the government.
B. Wow, you’ve inspired me to do something!
【譯文】
——萊斯特，你修理汽車可真行。
——謝謝，瓊。但是我想我需要考核一個機械工的執照，我才可以被允許以修車為業。
——那不是什么大問題。有許多小學校專供像你這樣的成年人學習并拿執照的。
——我以前還從未想過這個呢。
——而且你可以很容易從職業學校或者政府拿到一個學生貸款。
——哇，你這么一鼓舞，我真的想去做了！

4 Words and Expressions
1. job search 求職
2. plumbing 鉛管業;鉛管工的工作
3. apprenticeship 學徒身份,學徒期
4. attitude 態度,意見,看法
5. mechanic 機械工,修理工,技工
6. student loan 學生貸款
7. vocational school 職業學校