专业学位硕士研究生英语教程06.doc

unit 6 EmploymentPreviewIn life, we may experience difficulties and troubles. Losing a job may be the worst thing that could ever happen to us. But persevere, and never give up. We will prove that we can find ways back to successful careers. So dont be afraid to move on and try your wings. Rally your support system. Persevere! Firing doesnt mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happens to you.Part I.Text ReadingWarm-upI. Looking for a career advisor.Step oneAre you recently unemployed? Considering a new career? Or a new grad entering the job competition, and looking for your first job? Or are you an experienced professional, seeking a part-time job? No matter where you are in the cycle of work, career advisors can provide valuable guidance and resources to help you make productive and appropriate career decisions.Direction: Work in pairs or groups to guess what a career advisor can help you? You can choose the words and expressions in the following ellipse:career development/ job market/ career coach/ career assessment/ career exploration/ job searching/ resume writing/ interviewing/ salary negotiating/ salary information/ career resources/ personal criteria/ qualification/ polishing ones skill/ industry trend/ establishing goals/ productive/ efficient/ targeted/ constructive/ on-line/ professional/ valuable/ appropriateStep TwoTry to be a career advisor, and help others to seek a job in todays challenging job market. You are supposed to give advice on the following aspects:Career assessment and career explorationCareer transition informationJob finding techniquesPersonal marketing plansII.Attitude toward a job.A common reason given to dismiss people is that they dont have the right attitude. What does this mean? What would be looked at by the boss in determining a persons attitude? What attitudes do you have which could have an effect on the type of job you should do?CIRCLE those words that apply to you now.UNDERLINE those words that you would like to apply to you.My attitude to WORK usually is:slackdedicateddisorganizedefficienteffectiveambitiousindustriousinnovativehard workingsincerepersistenthyperactiveacademicresponsiblepracticallazybusinesslikematureboredpositiveorganizedpunctualreliableimmaturenegativeadaptablepositiveunreliablekeenMy attitude to my WORKMATES usually is:cooperativecheesed offaloofindependentsuperiorinferiorequalsympatheticracistcaringthoughtfulinspiringboredcompetitiveirritableprotectivehelpfulshyquarrelsometolerantfriendlytrustingpolitemoodypushyaggressivesupportivesexistMy attitude to AUTHORITY usually is:dependablerebelliousangrysubservientscaredeager to please stubbornloyalcautioussuspicioushappyargumentativesneakyopenassertivepassiveaggressivetolerantproudcynicalIf you were fired, what would you do?Being painful and dejected, feel like having a cryFeel humiliated, and give up ever since.Analyze reasons that lead to dismissal.Find a career advisor for landing another job.Begin another career exploration by yourself.TextI Was Fired! (fire开火cease fire停火)Joan Hamburg11 Fresh out of (Having just graduated from) Barnard College and the Speedwriting (速记) Institute, I was hired (employed) as a secretary to the editor of Coupon（优待券）Magazine. Tiny (small) circulation (发行量), but a real job. So now I had an income and an apartment (=flat公寓/ 住宅) in Manhattan: heaven (Paradise/ Eden) for a young woman from a small town on Long Island.2 Like (prep.象) so many women of my generation (一代人), I went straight (directly) from college to secretarial (文秘) school to learn shorthand (速记), or speedwriting, despite (=in spite of) the fact that I had already co-written a book called New York on $5 a Day在纽约生活一天只花5元钱.3 As a former (the former前者, the latter后者；the former husband/ wife/ president) lefty (left-hander左撇子, 左翼分子) turned righty, thanks to an overzealous (过分热情的) teacher, I had distinctly (obviously显然) illegible (难辨认的, 字迹模糊的) handwriting (笔迹- calligraphy书法)-so bad (poor learner差生=bad student坏学生) that after taking dictation (口授/ 听写to dictate a letter), I couldnt translate (make out看不清) it. The magazine was (The magazine was advertise-The magazine was advertisement-) advertising dependent (靠/ 依赖的), so in letters to the heads of major corporations (公司, 企业), I was told to offer (give) them the opportunity to place (put) their ads (advertisements) in four colors in our magazine for the mere (only) price of $10,000. Inadvertently (Carelessly不注意地), the d in ads became an s, and the president of one of those big companies was invited to have his ass (屁股) in four colors in our publication (出版物).4 Guess what (what might/ would happen)? I was fired (dismissed), but luck showed her face (miracle took place). The editor was desperate for was in bad need (want) of急需 a copywriter (广告撰稿人). I was heading for the door, dejected (sad/ depressed沮丧的, 灰心的), afraid of (=feared) what my parents would think, when (suddenly) I heard her call out, You-Joan! Can you write (写作能力) better than you can type (打字)? I said, Yes, of course. A copywriter was born.5 When the magazine folded (failed倒闭), I got a chance to audition (interview试听/ 面试) for a two-hour daily radio program (节目) on a major (important) New York station. To everyones surprise (n.), I got the job.6 One day, a new present: (1)礼物；（2）在场的；（3）再现历史事实；表演- presence (person) arrived at the station, a female program director (节目编导). This large (魁梧) and formidable (强大的, 令人敬畏的) woman came to work every day with an equally large and formidable German (sheep + herd-herdsman牧师-) shepherd (牧羊犬). I thought I was doing a great job. She (the woman, not the dog) decided she didnt like me. When she called me into her office one Friday afternoon, she simply (only) said, Youre fired! leaving (making) me to wonder what had gone so terribly wrong.7 Six months later, after calling every program director (编导) in town, I went to work for another major-market radio station, doing four-minute stories for a low $15 each. With two young children and a husband who was just starting his own career, I took a chance.8 Today, some (=about) 28 years later, I am still at WOR Radio2 with a two-hour daily talk show (脱口秀/ 谈话节目) interviewing celebrities, authors and politicians, imparting (=offering) information to more than a million listeners a week and loving every minute of it.9 I was young when those firings happened, but the process (1)工艺工序；（2）加工, e.g. word processor文字编辑软件 is still the same. Firings know no (=pay no attention to) age or gender. This is exactly what Sherrye Henry did.10 Sherrye, returning home to New York City after a successful political career with the Clinton Administration (当局/ 政府) and working on the Hill3, was looking forward to (期待) a change of pace (speed/ rate步伐/ 节奏/ 节律) as a development officer (开发部经理) for a large nonprofit. When the organization hit (=met) turbulent financial water4, and she was the last one in, she was the first one out (最后加盟的人最先被裁员). Says Sherrye, This wasnt the first job I had lost. Hard as it is (Although it is difficult), one (anybody/ everybody) must remember that there is always life after losing a job. Helpful friends, tenacity (坚韧), good luck and a good resume got (made) Sherrye back on track (回到正轨，找到工作). Within a month, she landed (got) what she calls the most satisfying job of her life: raising money (筹集捐款) for Episcopal (主教的, 主教制度的, 英国国教的) Relief (aid) and Development5, which provides emergency (紧急的) assistance to people in 40 countries.11 (Pauline) Paul Jones has a different story. He had started at what is now JPMorgan Chase6 (摩根大通银行) as a high school student and climbed through the ranks to vice president. His 31-year career ended when his job was outsourced (arrange for sb outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company外包) to India. Paul was only in his 40s, and although there was no pension, he was offered (given) a two-year buyout 全部买下（市上产品）. With the children out of school (Their children were independent), he and his wife made a decision: no more corporate (connected with a corporation) stress. They would do their own thing. Paul recently started a business developing and marketing cognac (a type of fine brandy made in western France) for the female market. He is his own boss, and he is filled with a new sense (feeling) of adventure and excitement. Had they not pushed me out, he says, I would still be there waiting for the ax to fall (任人宰割).12 Lynn Sherr, ABCs7 (reward酬劳) award (奖金)-winning television correspondent (通讯员), writes in Outside the Box (置身事外), her autobiography, that she was gainfully employed (高薪挖走) at WCBS-TV8 in New York when (=suddenly) someone handed (gave) her the early edition of the Post (邮报). In the back, there was a story stating (saying) that Lynn Sherr was leaving CBS9 to write a book. Thinking that it was a ruse (trick诡计) to keep her in line (control her), she didnt worry, but then her news directors deputy called: Your contract is not being renewed, and you wont be on the air anymore. You can pick up your stuff (物品) at any time.13 Says Lynn, I felt like a failure (=wretch). Worse yet (still), when an unnamed executive (执行编辑) was asked why he let her go, he answered, Her shoulders were too wide for a closeup shot (photo/ picture近照).14 In retrospect (thinking about a past event or situation), Lynn writes, I was only 32, and it did turn out (prove证明) to be the best thing that ever happened to me. It proved I could stand on my own (live independently) and not give up. It was about breaking out in order to break into the next level (不破不立). She landed (was employed) at ABC News, covering political campaigns (a series of planned activities that are intended to achieve a particular social, commercial or political aim战役/运动/活动), conventions (traditions) and special events.15 Each of these people found a way back to a (full + fill-) fulfilling (successful) career. And they all (=without exception) learned that the pain and humiliation (insult/ embarrassment) are temporary. So dont be afraid to move on and try your wings (振翅飞翔). Rally 动员/ 调动vt. 重整旗鼓; n. 集会) your support system (支援系统). Persevere (vt.坚持- Perseverance: n.)! Firing doesnt mean your life is over (人生到了尽头). It might turn out (prove) to be the best thing that ever happened to you.Notes1. Joan Hamburg: Born on August 12, 1935, she is a radio personality (person人- personal个人的- personnel人事) on WOR radio station in New York since the early 1970s. Hamburg is extremely famous, and show-business-conscious (奇才), and now bills (lists) herself as Americas foremost (most important) shopper and celebrity interviewer (host主持人).2. WOR Radio: WOR is a class A (一流的) radio station located in New York City, operating on 710 kHz. The station has a talk format (style风格) and has conservative (保守的), or right (右翼的) of center hosts.3. the Hill (-Hilly多丘陵的): the Capital Hill (国会山), which refers to the United States Congress.4. (finance-) financial water: financial crisis.5. Episcopal Relief and Development: The worldwide relief agency of the Episcopal Church which provides money and resources in times of emergency (紧急情况) or disaster (灾难). It reaches more than 2 million people in over 40 countries. 英国国教会（Church of England），也称为安立甘宗或圣公宗，是基督新教的一个教派，与信义宗、归正宗同属基督新教三大主流教派。 由英国国王亨利八世创始 并作为当时英国的国教，由英国国王担任教会最高首脑。“安立甘”就是英文“Anglican”（英国的）的音译。普世华人基督徒使用圣公会为公用名称。但是，圣公宗到了美国之后，英文名称却改为“The Episcopal Church”。“Episcopal”意思为主教制的教会。6. (JPMorgan与Chase Manhattan合并的) JPMorgan Chase (摩根大通银行): JPMorgan Chase & Co. It is a leading global financial services firm with assets of $2 trillion and operations in more than 60 countries.7. ABC: the abbreviation of an American television network American Broadcast Company (美国广播公司), one of televisions original big three, which also include NBC and CBS.8. WCBS-TV: the flagship station of the CBS television network, located in New York City and owned by CBS Corporation. 9. CBS: abbreviation of the networks former name, Columbia Broadcasting System哥伦比亚广播公司.Word Bankass: n.hip (topbottommargin)臀部; hip-shoot莽撞(audio-:与听力有关-) audition (interview: n./vt.- interviewer interviewee; trainer教练trainee受训者; addresser演讲人addressee听众)；employer雇主employee雇员): v. to take part in a trial performance试演，试播hand (push) cart-carriage/coach; auto-: 自动- (auto + mobile-) automobile汽车; alto) autobiography: n.the biography written by that person自传buyout: n. the entire purchase全部买下campaign: n.series of operations运动/ movement(celebrate-) celebrity: n.a famous person名人(circle园-cycle周期-recycle回收-circulate-) circulation: n.the number of copies of a publication发行量; public: (1)adj. property; (2)n., e.g. in public公开地；publicate =publish出版cognac: n.a brandy produced in the vicinity of cognac一种法国白兰地convention: n.(1)a formal meeting会议; 制度- conventional: adj. traditional传统的copywriter: n.one who writes copy, especially for advertising广告(文案)撰稿人；copier复印机; copyright版权(co + operate-) corporate (-corporation协作): adj.of a company公司的; student version学生版; home version, professional version, corporate version企业版corporation: n.a company as a separate legal entity公司，法人de-：(1)向下; (2)加强 dejected: adj.being in low (high) spirits; depressed垂头丧气的，情绪低落的; the Great Depression大萧条monitor: (1) n. 班长/ 监视器；（2）监控 deputy: n. an assistant of authority for the superior副手despair: (1)n.; (2)vi.- desperate: adj.losing all hope; despairing绝望的fold: v. to fail 失败formidable: adj.fearful; frightening可怕的， 难对付的; be frightened be sth.(humiliate-) humiliation: n. degradation羞辱illegible: adj. not legible; unclear模糊的，难辨的inadvertently: adv. (attention注意力) not attentively; carelessly未留心地，疏忽地nonprofit: adj.not seeking profits非盈利的; profit from sth.从中获利；profit sb.对有利outsource: v.to subcontract外包overzealous: adj. excessively enthusiastic (-enthusiasm)过分热情的pension: n. a sum of money paid regularly as a retirement benefit退休金，抚恤金(per-: through; severe: adj.激烈，e.g. competition激烈的竞争) persevere: v.persist; hold on坚持不懈publication: n.an issue of printed material for sale or distribution出版物rally: v. to reassemble; to restore , to rouse or to revive重整，重振；assemble组装-assembly line装配流水线retrospect: n. a review回顾评论; Peking Review北京周报ruse: (=trick) n.a strategy (-strategic missile战略导弹)诡计，计策; (secret: n. -secretary-) secretarial: adj. of the secretary秘书的shorthand: n. a system of rapid handwriting速记; be short of sth. 短缺speedwriting: n.a form of shorthand that uses letters速记法temporary (-temporarily暂时地): adj.lasting for a limited time暂时的tenacity: n. perseverance坚韧(turbine涡轮-) turbulent: adj.restless; violent骚动的，动荡的Phrases and Expressionsbe on the air: to broadcast广播 On airhead for (make for / go to somewhere): to proceed for动身，前往keep sb. in line: to control sb.控制某人stand on sbs own (=self-rely): to be independent and responsible for oneself独立，自立thanks to: on account of; because of因为， 由于Reading ComprehensionChoose the best for each of the following.1. Right after graduation, the authorA. worked as an editor of a magazineB. co-wrote a bookC. worked in a broadcasting companyD. became a secretary2. Why was the author fired?A. Because she had illegible handwriting.B. Because she had the ass of the company heads in four colors.C. Because she made a mistake when writing letters to the heads of major corporations.D. Because the editor didnt like her.3. Sherrye Henry lost the job becauseA. the organization had financial troublesB. she worked for Clinton AdministrationC. she was the last one inD. she was a female4. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Lynn Sherr?A. She was ABCs award-winning television correspondent.B. She was gainfully employed at WCBS-TVC. She was fired by WCBS.D. She has never been on the air.5. What does the author hope to convey in the article?A. If fired, dont give up, and you will find a fulfilling career.B. If fired, you should find a way back.C. If fired, your wings will help you.D. Losing a job is the biggest trouble in ones life.II. Complete the following summary of the text by filling in the blanks with words. The initial letter of each word has been given to you.(1) Fresh out of Barnard College and the Speedwriting Institute (Department), I was lucky enough to find a job as a (2) secretary to the editor of Coupon Magazine which was advertising dependent. I had distinctly illegible handwriting. In a letter to one of the heads of a major corporation, I (3) mistakenly wrote the d in ads as an s. The president who was invited received the letter to have his ass in four colors in our (4) publication. I was fired, but lucky enough to become the (5) copywriter of the editor. Firings happened later in my life. But with persistence, I gained my success. (6) Similar experiences happened to Sherrye Henry, Paul Jones, and Lynn Sherr. All of them chose to (7) persevere and they finally found ways back to a (8) fulfilling career. And they all learned that the pain and humiliation were (9) temporary. So dont be afraid to move on and try your (10) wings. Rally your support system. Firing doesnt mean your life is over. It might turn out to be the best thing that ever happened to you.Vocabulary I. Choose the answer that best completes each sentence.1. _ your advice (-advise), much trouble was a