大学体验英语2二单元PA原文及翻译

1、Unit2A Your Dream Job:A Click AwayLess than a month from graduation day, Theresa Smith of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois,had yet to find the right job.还有不到一个月就要毕业了，特里萨 ?史密斯还没找到合适的工作，她就读于位于伊利诺州 埃文斯顿的西北大学。The career placement center referred the liberal-arts major to JOB-TANK, an Intern

2、et site listing 45000 entry-level positions.就业指导中心建议这位文科生去查查 JOB-TRAK 网站，该网站上列出了 45,000 个初级水平 的职位。Smith selected four keywords: Chicago,business, marketing and full-time. 史密斯选择了四个关键词：芝加哥，商务，营销，全职。Immediately she found 45 jobs meeting her criteria, including one as assistant to an administrator at th

3、e University if Chicago 's business school.她马上就找到 45 个工作合乎她的标准，其中一个是芝加哥商业学院行政助理。Four weeks later she was hired at a starting salary of $32000. 四个星期以后，她得到了这份工作，底薪 32,000 美元。“Ihad no training, ”says Smith, “ but theInternet was extremely easy to use. I 'd never have known about this job withou

4、t it. ”“我没有受过任何训练， ”史密斯说，“但因特网使用很简单。要是没有因特网，我根本不 会知道有这份工作。 ”Smith is one Ameracain who clicked her way into a job. Steven Tools is another. 不少美国人鼠标一点，就找到了自己的工作。史密斯是其中一个，另一个例子是斯蒂芬?图尔斯。In 1996, the Rockville,Md.,resident came across an employment site named CareerBuilder. 他住在马里兰州的罗科维尔， 1996 年无意中进到一个招聘

5、网站CareerBuilder 。He had just been promoted to director of marketing for a company that produces tradeshow exhibits and wasn't looking for a job. 他在一家生产商展展品的公司工作，刚被提升为营销总管，并不想换工作。But curious,he decided to “give it a try. ” 但是出于好奇心，他决定“试试看” 。Tools filled out a profile with the keywords marketing m

6、anager and entered his e-mail address.图尔斯填写了一份简历，关键词是market manager （行销经理），并输入了自己的电子邮箱地址。Within a week his computer 's mailbox was filling up with available positions. 不到一个星期，他的邮箱里就塞满了可供选择的职位。Two interviews later he jumped to a new job. 他去了两家公司面试，然后就跳槽了。“The Internet is like hiring a personal as

7、sistant. ”says Tools. “Effortlessly you can become aware of opportunities that may elevate your career. ” “有了因特网，就像雇了一个私人助理， ”图尔斯说。 “你可以毫不费劲地留意到一些机会，让你的事业上一个新台阶。Even a couple of years ago, most job listings on the Internet were in high-tech fields. 仅在两年以前，因特网上提供的工作绝大部分还局限于高科技领域。Today, non-technical

8、jobs salesclecks,bank tellers, secretaries, for example are the fastest growing segment of Internet employment opportunities.现在，非技术性的工作，如售货员、银行职员、秘书等，是网上招聘机会增长最为迅速的部 分。Most major newspapers and trade publications have online versions of their classified listings, enabling job-seekers to scan for wor

9、k available across town, in another state, or around the world.大型报纸和专业出版物的分类广告大多都有在线版， 求职者能搜索到市内、 国内甚至国外的 一些工作机会。Madeline Gragg and Nedzad Dozlic are still another two who clicked their luck online. 马德琳 ?格拉格和内德扎德 ?多兹里克也是通过轻点鼠标，在网上碰到了好运。In 1996, Madeline Gragg, a 28-year-old high school teacher from

10、St. louis, wanted a change. 1996 年，圣路易斯的一名高中老师， 28 岁的马德琳 ?格拉格，想换个工作。When a friend mentioned teaching English in Japan, Gragg was intrigued. 有个朋友提到在日本教书的事，格拉格很感兴趣。She visited the popular Yahoo! website and typed teaching English in japan for a list of employment opportunities. She then followed the p

11、rocedure for the online application.她访问了著名的 yahoo!网站，输入了 teachi ng En glish in Japa n （在日本教英语），找到了一 个招聘机会的列表，然后按照在线申请的要求提交了申请。A week later she received a call and set up an interview with a recruiter in Chicago and got the job.一星期后，她接到一个电话，与芝加哥的一名招聘人员进行了面试，得到了这份工作。Nedzad Dozlic, 27 years old, was sc

12、anning the Houston Chronicle website for the latest baseball trades.27 岁的内德扎德 ?多兹里克，当时在浏览 Houston Chronicle 网站，了解最新的棒球消息。While online, he decided to check out the classified ads and spotted a job for a driver at a local car dealership.在线时，他查看了分类广告，发现一家当地的汽车交易商招聘司机。A refugee of the war in Bosnia, Doz

13、lic had had a variety of jobs but was now really for something new.多兹里克是波斯尼亚的战争难民，曾从事过多种不同的工作，但现在他想换个工作。He read more about the position on the dealer 's Internet site and called the number listed, Two days later he was hired.他从该交易商的网站上了解了该职位的更多情况， 然后拨通了上面提供的电话。 两天后， 他 被雇用了。“It 's really funn

14、y, ”he says,“I was just checking sports, and I ended up with a better job. ” “真有意思， ”他说，“我本来只是在查看体育消息，结果却找到了一份更好的工作。 ”Another valuable use of the Internet is to research potential employers. 因特网的另一个好处在于你能够搜索到一些可能的雇主。When Wendy Mello started her job search in the summer of 1997, she logged on to Care

15、erBuilder, where she learned of a human resources opening in Arbition, a media-information-services company in Columbia, Maryland.1997 年夏天， 温蒂 ?梅洛开始找工作， 她登录到 CareerBuilder 网站， 发现在马里兰州哥伦比 亚的 Artitron 媒体信息服务公司的人力资源部有一个空缺。With a click of her mouse, Mello sent her resume to the company via e-mail and so

16、on received an invitation for an interview.梅洛鼠标一点，用电子邮件把简历寄到了该公司，很快就收到面试通知。To find out more about the company, she clicked on to Arbitron 's home page and that of its parent company, Ceridian Corp.,where she reviewed an annual report and the company 's financial performance.为了了解该公司的更多情况，她又点击

17、了 Artitron 的主页，以及它的母公司 Ceridian Corp. 的主页，查看了一份该公司的年度报告及其财政状况Mello also wanted to know how much she'd have to earn to maintain her present standard of living.梅洛还想了解，要想维持现有的生活水平，自己该赚多少钱。Using an online salary calculator, she typed in her current salary, $34000, and Baltimore (the nearest big city

18、 to Columbia).她使用在线薪酬计算器，把自己目前的收入 $34,000 输进去，再输入 Baltimore (巴尔的摩， 离哥伦比亚最近的大城市) 。Within seconds her computer flashed $44000. 短短几秒钟后，电脑屏幕上就闪现出$44,000。“Because of the salary calculator, I knew what to ask for, ”says Mello. “因为有了这个薪酬计算器，我才知道自己该要多少薪水， ”梅洛说。By accessing an online real estate service, she saw color photos of rental properties, including detailed floor plans.通过上网进入一家在线房地产服务公司网站， 梅洛看到了可供租用的房子的彩色照片， 包括 很详细的楼面格局图。When Mello arrived in Columbia, she felt compl