
不要戀棧任何職位
Noah and Judy are friends. Judy sent Noah an article yesterday.
諾亞和茱蒂是朋友。茱蒂昨天傳了一篇文章給諾亞。
article(n.)文章
Noah: I’ve read the article you sent me, and started to look at other jobs!
諾亞:我已經看過妳傳給我的文章,並開始思考其它的工作了!
look at思考,思索,考慮
Judy: So have I. I felt it the same way every time I lost my job – I’m interested in a certain job, but find out that I’m not qualified.
茱蒂:我也是耶!每此我失去工作時,我都有相同的感覺——我對某個工作有興趣,但卻發現自己資格不合。
way(n.)方式,方法feel the same way有同感,感同身受certain(det.)某個,某些find out發現,得知qualified(adj.)合格的,有資格的
Noah: That’s why we should always keep an eye on any interesting job openings and take note of the qualifications required.
諾亞:那就是為什麼我們應該持續注意工作職缺,並且要關注我們感興趣的工作的資格。
keep an eye on留意…opening(n.)空缺,機會take note of留意,關注qualification(n.)資格,條件require(v.)需要,要求
Judy: That really makes sense, doesn’t it? Once we know the qualifications required, we get to know the trends, too.
茱蒂:那真的很有道理,對吧?一旦我們知道工作的資格,我們也會逐漸了解趨勢。
sense(n.)意思,意義make sense有道理,合理once(conj.)一旦trend(n.)趨勢
Noah: Exactly! So I’m making a professional development plan to meet the qualifications I lack.
諾亞:完全正確!所以我正在做一份專業養成計畫,以符合我所欠缺的資格。
professional(adj.)專業的development(n.)發育,發展meet(v.)滿足,達到lack(v.)缺少,缺乏
Judy: Me, too. In addition, imagine I found myself jobless next week. What a horrible thought.
茱蒂:我也是。除此之外,想像如果我發現自己下週就要失業了,那是件多麼恐怖的想法呀!
imagine(v.)想像jobless(adj.)失業的thought(n.)想法
Noah: Hence, we have to get ourselves well prepared at all times whether we’re employed or not.
諾亞:所以啊,無論我們是否有在工作,我們都必須總是讓自己準備好。
at all times一直,總是employ(v.)僱用
Judy: That’s what I mean. With our continuous attention, we’ll know where we want to go, the qualifications we need and a solid list of places to start.
茱蒂:那就是我要說的。有持續的關注,我們就知道我們想往哪裡去、我們需要的資格,以及可以開始的地方的明確清單。
continuous(adj.)不斷的,持續的attention(n.)注意,留心,關心solid(adj.)確定的,可信賴的