利莎就快大學畢業了,面對自己以后的職業發展,她感到很迷茫。她想考研,也想找工作。她到底做了什么樣的決定呢?
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May: So you are going to graduate from your university. Do you have any plans for the future?
Lisa: I want to look for a job, but I also feel that I need to know more about my subject of study.
May: I think if you feel that way, then going to graduate school is the right path for you.
Lisa: I have considered that. But sometimes I feel that I just don't have the passion for the college life any more.
May: Why?
Lisa: I don't know. Maybe I am just feeling a little bit tired after so many years of study.
May: Yeah, graduate school is an energy and time consuming endeavor.
Lisa: What's more, I am really busy right now, writing my graduate thesis and preparing for the interview. If I look for a job, I surely will have no time for the graduate school entrance exam.
May: Have you figured out what career you want?
Lisa: No, not yet. But a career that requires advanced education is always my dream: college professor, biologist, lawyer, researcher, doctor…
May: You are so ambitious! But which subject do you want to work on?
Lisa: I don't know. I think probably I need to buy a few years while I figure out about my career.
May: Then why not get a job and have someone pay you? You can still go to graduate school later if you need or want to.
Lisa: Yeah, and I think I will be a much better student once I know what I am there for.
May: Yeah, after gaining some work experience, you will be much clearer about what you are doing now.
Lisa: Exactly, I need to make a decision at once. Time and tide wait for no man.
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阿美: 你要大學畢業了,對將來有什么打算嗎?
利莎: 我想找份工作,但是我又感覺需要對我所學的專業有更進一步的了解。
阿美: 如果你那樣想的話,去念研究生是你最好的選擇。
利莎: 我也那樣考慮過,但是有時候我感覺自己沒有激情繼續過大學生活了。
阿美: 為什么?
利莎: 我也不知道。也許經過這么多年的學習,我感覺有點倦怠了。
阿美: 嗯,研究生學院是一個消磨精力和時間的地方。
利莎: 還有,我現在真的很忙,寫我的論文,準備答辯。如果我要找工作,我就真的沒有時間準備研究生入學考試了。
阿美: 你想過要從事什么職業嗎?
利莎: 還沒有,但是要求高等教育水平的職業一直是我的夢想,比如大學教授、生物學家、律師、研究員、醫生等等。
阿美: 你真有志向!但是你想從事哪方面的工作呢?
利莎: 我不知道,我想我可能需要幾年的時間來確定我的職業方向。
阿美: 為什么不找份工作,先賺點錢呢?如果你需要或者想念研究生,你可以以后去。
利莎: 嗯,我想當我更明確自己的目標以后,我會是個更加優秀的學生。
阿美: 是啊,等你獲得一些工作經驗以后,你就會更清楚你現在在做什么。
利莎: 沒錯,我需要立刻做決定。時間不等人嘛。