中英对照：送给高校毕业生的就业建议.doc

中英对照：送给高校毕业生的就业建议 　　I will never forget how lost I felt the summer aftermy graduation from college, and in the nine years since, Ivespoken to countless 20-somethings who feel incredibly pressured tofind their true calling immediately and build a successful careerin a particular field before their 25th birthdays. 　　我永远都不会忘记自己在大学毕业的那个夏天是多么得失落。在接下来的九年里，我和无数二十来岁的年轻人探讨过压力巨大的问题。这些年轻人想要立即找到自己的“天职”，并在25岁之前在某个领域干出一番事业。 　　A morerealistic challenge is to ease yourself slowly into the work worldby following a few strategies that many people dont try untiltheyre well into their 30s. School probably taught you a lot ofthings, but the business worlds unique set of rules may not havebeen part of the story. 　　一个更为现实的做法是遵循一些策略来让自己平缓地步入职场，可许多人直到三十岁后才开始去尝试这些策略。学校也许教会了你许多东西，但却可能没教你职场这套独一无二的法则。 　　Hopefullythese tips will get you started on the right foot: 　　希望下面这些建议能让你的职业生涯有一个好的开始： 　　Pick aCareer Instead of a Job 是“择业”而不是选择“工作” 　　Looking for ajob haphazardly, because you majored in something or because yousaw a listing that looks somewhat interesting, youll risk gettingstarted in a career that holds no real appeal for you, and thenyoull have to leave it to find something else. Why not plan yourcareer strategically, just like you planned your education? 　　随意找一份工作，只不过因为它与你的专业相关或感到工作内容有趣，那么你可能会进入一个对你来说并没有真正吸引力的行业，不用多久你就得再去找工作。何不用战略的眼光来规划你的职业，就像曾规划你的学业一样? 　　Start by doinga self-assessment that teaches you things about yourself that youmight never have thought about--for example, what you like anddont like in a work environment, what defines success for you, andwhat type of work would make you want to sit in traffic for hoursjust for the privilege of showing up. Knowing these things can helpyou determine which occupations could be a good fit for you. 　　你可以先做个自我评估，这会让你了解许多自己不曾注意到的事情例如，你喜欢或者讨厌怎样的工作环境;你认为怎样才算是成功;什么样的工作会让你宁愿忍受几小时的交通堵塞、而仅仅为了出现在办公室?了解这些能帮你决定哪些才是真正适合自己的职业。 　　If YouCant Get a Job Right Away, Dont Despair即使不能立刻找到工作，也不要绝望 　　If you startthinking of yourself as a victim or allow yoursel