dialogue 1
T: You'll soon graduate from your university. Do you have any plans for the future?
你就快大学毕业了.对未来有什么打算吗?
J: I'm planning to go to graduate school, but I also want to find a job. Otherwise, I'll have nowhere to go if I fail the entrance exam.
我想读研究生,还想找工作,不然如果没考上就没出路了.
T: Do you have a clear career path to follow?
你想好职业发展道路了吗?
J: career path? I'm not sure.
职业发展道路?不太清楚.
T: what kind of job do you want after graduation?
毕业后你想做什么样的工作?
J: I want to become a professor, a lawyer, an editor, a civil servant...
我想做教授,律师,编辑,公务员...
T: wait! You can't do so many things at the same time. What exactly do you want to do?
停停停!你不能同时做那么多份工作的.你到底想从事怎样的职业?
J: I don't know. Do you have any advice for me?
我不知道.能提些建议吗?
T: yeah,you should first decide what kind of career you really want, plan your career path, and then try your best to achieve your goal.
好,你应该先决定到底要从事怎样的职业,规划职业道路,然后尽力去实现目标.
J: I think perhaps I need to buy a few years while I figure out about my career.
我想我可能需要几年时间来确定职业方向.
T: no, you can't waste your time wandering around. If you want a job that requires a higher degree or diploma, you should focus on your graduate school extrance exam;if you want a job that needs working experience, you should start job hunting and consider further studies at a later time.
不行,你不能把时间稀里糊涂地浪费了.如果你想做的工作需要高学历高文凭,你就应该好好准备研究生入学考试;如果你想做的工作需要工作经验,你就应该开始找工作了,继续深造的事可以晚点再考虑.
J: thank you so much for your advice. I'll think it over.
谢谢你的建议.我会好好考虑的.
dialogue 2
T: There're hundreds of career options out there. How can I make a choice?
有成百上千个职业可供选择，我该怎样做决定?
J: Well,befor you can make a career choice, J think you have to learn about your of For examplc, you should know your values, interests, skills, your personality, etc.
做选择之前，我想你应该先了解自己，比如说价值规、兴趣、技能、性格等等。
T: How can I decide which occupation is appropriate for me?
那我该怎样确定哪种职业适合我昵?
J: You can use self-assessmcnt tools or career tests. You can find free tests onlinc. Or, you can simply ask a career counsclor or a career developmcnt professional for help.
可以用自我评估工具或职业测评。网上育免费的职业测评。或者你也可以找职业顾问或职业发展专家帮忙.
T: And then, what's the net step?
然后，下…步我该怎样做?
J: Then look over the list of on cupations generated through self-assessmcnt and come up with a shorter list for you to explore.
然后你好好看看评估结果中的这些职业，筛选一些做迸步研究。
T: So I can cut down tbose jobs that I rtnd unappcaling?
可以删掉我不感兴趣的郧砦工作?
J: Absolutely. After that, you can look at the job dcscion. educational and other requircmcnts, job outlook,adVancement opportunities. earnings and those kinds of things.
没错，然后要研究—下工作描述、教育及其他方面的要求、职业前景、晋歹}机会、薪酬之类的事.
T: Where can I get all that information?
我从哪里能获得那些信息?
J: You can search onlinc, or ask friends or rclatives who have the firsthand knowledge.
你可以上同搜索，也可以问问有实际工作经验的亲戚朋友.
T: There's a lot to do!
有很多事要做
J: Surely there is, you will havc to put some time and but your effort will bc wcll worth it.
当然，你得花些时间和精力，但付出的一切都很值得
