Salary or Interest

Upon graduation, all college students will confront the problem of career choice. It is truly a tough choice. Students' opinions differ greatly on this issue. Some hold that priority should be given to their interest in jobs, but others take the attitude that salary is the most critical factor influencing their career choices.

As to myself, I prefer the latter view. A well-paid job exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. Although it might be impossible to measure the value of one's job in terms of money, salary counts most when I choose my future career. And according to my experience, our career choices largely depend on how and where we have been brought up. I come from a poor urban family and my parents were both laid-off workers. In order to finance my tuition, they had been working hard over the past four years. As the only son in my family, I have to shoulder the burden of supporting my family.

In short, salary is the first consideration in my choice of career. (182 words)

结构剖析

文章分为三段

第一段引出话题，指出大学生面临职业优先考虑的是什么，并指出不同的意见，有的认为是兴趣第一，有的认为薪水更重要。

第二段阐明了作者的立场。首句就指出自己认为薪水更加重要。后面的句子用来解释自己立场的原因。

第三段只有一句话，再次表明作者的观点。

薪水还是兴趣?

毕业后，所有的大学生都会面临职业选择的问题。这确实是一个艰难的选择。学生在该问题上的看法有很大不同。有些人认为优先考虑的事应该是他们对工作的兴趣，而另一些人则认为，薪水是影响他们职业选择最关键的因素。

对我自己来说，我喜欢后一种说法。一份薪水高的工作在许多人身上发挥着巨大的魔力，我也不例外。虽然用金钱来衡量一个人工作的价值也许不可能，但薪水在我选择未来职业的时候占最重要的地位。而且据我的经验，我们的职业选择很大程度上依赖于我们是如何以及在什么地方被带大的。我来自一个贫穷的城市家庭，我的父母都是下岗工人。为了给我筹措学费，在过去的四年中他们一直辛勤地工作。作为家里的独生子，我必须要担当起养家的负担。

简而言之，薪水在我的职业选择中是第一位要考虑的。

confront v. 面临，遭遇

career choice 职业选择

tough adj. 困难的;坚韧的

hold v. 认为，相信

give priority to 认为优先

take the attitude that 持......态度

as to myself 就我自己来说

exert v. 运用，发挥

tremendous adj. 极大的;绝妙的

fascination n. 魔力，入迷，魅力

with no exception to... ......也不例外

laid-off adj. 被解雇的

finance vt. 为......供给资金

shoulder the burden of 扛起......的重担

in short 简而言之，总之

consideration n. 要考虑的事情;关心

1. Some hold that priority should be given to their interest in jobs, but others take the attitude that salary is the most critical factor influencing their career choices. 有些人认为优先考虑的事应该是他们对工作的兴趣，而另一些人则认为，薪水是影响他们职业选择最关键的因素。

2. A well-paid job exerts a tremendous fascination on a great number of people, with no exception to me. 一份薪水高的工作在许多人身上发挥着巨大的魔力，我也不例外。