雅思课外读物：How to make a dramatic career change？

“People are generally amenable(顺从的，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(专业技能).

“You could even create mini-projects for yourself that you treat as work to build up your portfolio(求职时的整套资料), so you have something to show employers,” said Byrne.

Vocabulary

eternity 永远;永恒(eternal，永远的)

perk 外快;额外的收入

evolve 进化

commuter 定期上下班的人

stumbling block 绊脚石

internship 实习;见习

draining 耗尽的

intensive 高强度的;密集的

start up 刚开的公司

liken ... to... 把......比作......

get a foot in the door in... 加入......

compensation 补偿

monetary 金钱的

learn the ropes 学习窍门，熟悉情况

shadow sb. 跟学......

alumni 校友

amenable 顺从的，愿意的

showcase 展示

expertise 专业知识;专业技能

portfolio 求职的整套资料;档案袋

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?

读真题，记词汇

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. (剑10T3P2)

参考译文：叶绿素虽进化为专门吸收太阳能，但是尤其是在干旱、低温或是养分不足的情况下，容易受损。

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.(剑5T1P2)

参考译文：现代社会生物学家的中坚分子甚至会称这种侵略性的本能是作为一种优势特征进化而来的，当我们的祖先在岩洞中和平原上与艰苦的生活作斗争时，这种本能对他们的生存起到了重要的作用。因此，这种本能最终作为远古时人类动物行为的遗留产物融入到我们的基因当中。

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.(剑10T2P2)

参考译文：相比于能力中等的学生或者更大的学生，智商高的学生的思考方式似乎有本质上的差别，对于中等学生来说，老师的外部监管通常能弥补他们自控的不足。

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.(剑10T1P2)

参考译文：一些企业为了减少生产成本而重新选址的做法强化了这个现象，特别是那些劳动密集型的企业，即使生产地距离最后的装配工厂或者消费者几百甚至几千公里。

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