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Lesson 18 A Change of Pace
改變步調(diào)
Joining the Peace Corps is an auspicious start to a career in the Foreign Service.
加入（美國）和平隊(duì)可謂外事生涯吉利的開端。
Peace Corps volunteers perform charitable function in developing countries under the auspices of the U.S. Government.
在美國政府的支持下，和平隊(duì)志愿者前往廣大發(fā)展中國家執(zhí)行慈善任務(wù)，
They primarily serve as auxiliary advisers or teachers.
主要是作為助理顧問或教師。
Most volunteers are average citizens just looking for a change of peace.
大多數(shù)志愿者都是想改變?nèi)松秸{(diào)的尋常百姓。
Every volunteer receives a uniform.
每位志愿者都會(huì)拿到一套制服。
It's clean but far from avant-garde.
制服很干凈，但遠(yuǎn)談不上前衛(wèi)。
You also receive a handbook.
你還會(huì)拿到一本手冊(cè)，
It's an authoritative manual for survival in your host country.
這是一本教你在東道國如何生存的權(quán)威指南。
The handbook contains some useful tips for staying out of trouble in a foreign country:
手冊(cè)中包含一些關(guān)于如何在國外避免麻煩的好建議：
1. Always respect the authorities in your host country.
1. 始終不渝地尊重所在國的政府當(dāng)局。
2. Don't authorize anyone to use your identification card.
2. 不要授權(quán)任何人使用你的身份證。
3. When crossing a mountain pass in the winter, beware of avalanche conditions.
3. 冬天過關(guān)隘時(shí)，小心雪崩狀況。
4. Be alert for possible attacks by terrorists trying to avenge a loss.
4. 警惕恐怖分子為所受損失而可能采取的報(bào)復(fù)性攻擊。
5. Make certain that anything valuable you buy is authentic.
5. 確保所購買的貴重物品真實(shí)可靠。
6. Always authenticate large bills before accepting them.
6. 在接受任何大額票據(jù)時(shí)，一定要證明其真實(shí)性。
Some assignments are dangerous.
有些任務(wù)很危險(xiǎn)。
You might be sent to a country with an autocrat for a ruler.
你可能會(huì)被派到一個(gè)由獨(dú)裁者統(tǒng)治的國家。
You may need to work near an area where rebels are fighting to obtain autonomy.
你的工作地點(diǎn)附近可能會(huì)有反叛者為獲得自治權(quán)而奮起抗?fàn)帯?/div>
Some regions are already autonomous but are fighting to retain control.
有些地區(qū)雖已取得自治權(quán)，但為掌握控制權(quán)仍在戰(zhàn)斗。
Most assignments are not dangerous.
大多數(shù)任務(wù)并不危險(xiǎn)。
In my first assignment, I was sent to a small Latin American country to help build an automated water supply system.
我的第一個(gè)任務(wù)就是被派到一個(gè)拉美小國，幫助當(dāng)?shù)厝诵藿ㄗ詣?dòng)供水系統(tǒng)。
The only difficult I had in that country was cooking for myself.
我在該國遇到的唯一困難就是得自己做飯。
It's too bad they haven't invented an automaton that can make breakfast in the morning.
真可惜，他們沒有發(fā)明能做飯的機(jī)器人。
If you're available for at least a full year of service, you can apply to join the Peace Corp.
如果你愿意干上至少一整年，就可以申請(qǐng)加入和平隊(duì)。但申請(qǐng)并不意味著自動(dòng)被錄用。
Acceptance is not automatic. Perhaps at the end of your service, you will be able to write an autobiography of your adventures abroad.
也許到你職業(yè)生涯的最后，你就可以寫一本自傳，描述你在國外的冒險(xiǎn)經(jīng)歷了。
