“People are generally amenable(順從的，愿意的)to this if they think you will help them, rather than get in the way,” said Byrne in an email. “This 'informal' work shadowing is a great way to build up contacts, test drive a career option to see if it is right for you and start to build up some experience.”

Another low-cost, low-time way to gain skills and experience: tutorial websites, both free and subscription-based, can help you become an “expert” in specific skills in a short time. Consider a tutorial on how to create a blog or website to showcase(展示) your work and expertise(專業(yè)技能).

“You could even create mini-projects for yourself that you treat as work to build up your portfolio(求職時的整套資料), so you have something to show employers,” said Byrne.

Vocabulary

eternity 永遠;永恒(eternal，永遠的)

perk 外快;額外的收入

evolve 進化

commuter 定期上下班的人

stumbling block 絆腳石

internship 實習;見習

draining 耗盡的

intensive 高強度的;密集的

start up 剛開的公司

liken ... to... 把......比作......

get a foot in the door in... 加入......

compensation 補償

monetary 金錢的

learn the ropes 學習竅門，熟悉情況

shadow sb. 跟學......

alumni 校友

amenable 順從的，愿意的

showcase 展示

expertise 專業(yè)知識;專業(yè)技能

portfolio 求職的整套資料;檔案袋

Comprehension Questions

What do you think are the reason why people want to change their career?

Gaining experience can be very time-costly. What are the less time-intensive ways suggested by Byrne to gain work experience?

讀真題，記詞匯

1. Ghlorophyll, although exquisitely evolved to capture the energy of sunlight, can sometimes be overwhelmed by it, especially in situations of drought, low temperatures, or nutrient deficiency. (劍10T3P2)

參考譯文：葉綠素雖進化為專門吸收太陽能，但是尤其是在干旱、低溫或是養(yǎng)分不足的情況下，容易受損。

2. A modern hard-core sociobiologist might even go so far as to claim that this aggressive instinct evolved as an advantageous trait, having been of survival value to our ancestors in their struggle against the hardships of life on the plains and in the caves, ultimately finding its way into our genetic make-up as a remnant of our ancient animal ways.(劍5T1P2)

參考譯文：現(xiàn)代社會生物學家的中堅分子甚至會稱這種侵略性的本能是作為一種優(yōu)勢特征進化而來的，當我們的祖先在巖洞中和平原上與艱苦的生活作斗爭時，這種本能對他們的生存起到了重要的作用。因此，這種本能最終作為遠古時人類動物行為的遺留產(chǎn)物融入到我們的基因當中。

3. There appears to be a qualitative difference in the way the intellectually highly able think, compared with more average-ability or older pupils, for whom external regulation by the teacher often compensates for lack of internal regulation.(劍10T2P2)

參考譯文：相比于能力中等的學生或者更大的學生，智商高的學生的思考方式似乎有本質上的差別，對于中等學生來說，老師的外部監(jiān)管通常能彌補他們自控的不足。

4. This phenomenon has been emphasized by the relocation of some industries, particularly those which are labour intensive, to reduce production costs, even though the production site is hundreds or even thousands of kilometres away from the final assembly plant or away from users.(劍10T1P2)

參考譯文：一些企業(yè)為了減少生產(chǎn)成本而重新選址的做法強化了這個現(xiàn)象，特別是那些勞動密集型的企業(yè)，即使生產(chǎn)地距離最后的裝配工廠或者消費者幾百甚至幾千公里。

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