美国大学校园文化概览Unit 9.pptVIP

Survey of Culture in American Universities Unit 9 Career for College Grads 3. Culture Tips 2. Intensive Reading 5. Exercises 1. Warming-up 4. Extensive Reading 1. Warming-up Questions What kind of jobs do you want to do after graduation? Do you know how to find a good job?  A steadily improving job market indicates that most graduates will have little problem finding a job that will elevate them from the ranks of student to young professional. Topic: 2. Intensive Reading Job Prospects Good for College Grads in US Topic: Job Prospects Good for College Grads in US : Global View 1. A steadily improving job market 2. The abundance of job opportunities 3. Companies have begun taking steps 4. Real Stories 1. As graduating college students move in with their parents or occupy a friends couch while they search for jobs, hosts of these transients will be relieved to hear that by all measures it should be a relatively short job hunt. 即将毕业的大学生为了找工作搬回家和父母住或住在朋友家的沙发上, 但当主人听说所有这些只是权宜之计，找工作不会花太久时间时，他们也能舒口气了。 Text Explanation 2. Among grads both new and old, a university degree seems to be a virtual employment guarantee. As of March, people with a bachelors degree or higher experienced a 1.8 percent unemployment rate compared with a national average of 4.4 percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. 在应、往届毕业生中，大学文凭似乎已成为就业的保证。根据劳动力统计局的统计数据，到三月份为止，有学士及以上学位的的毕业生的失业率为1.5%, 而全国的平均水平则为4.4%。 Text Explanation 3. The abundance of job opportunities reflects the continued improvement of the economy since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. While the market for entry-level positions has yet to match the hiring frenzies seen during the late 1990s, analysts say its getting close. 就业机会的增加反映了自2001年911事件以来经济的持续好转。九十年代末以来，初级职位市场不得不一直应对雇佣的不景气状况。分析家认为这种状况即将结束。 Text Explanation 4. In addition, companies have begun taking steps to fill the impending void created when baby boomers,