大学英语初级听力文本Unit9Word下载.docx
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Andyou'
dlikesomeadviceaboutchoosingacareer?
Yes,shewould.Wouldn'
tyou,Catherine?
Yes,Please.
Well,justletmeaskafewquestionstobeginwith.Howoldareyou,Catherine?
She'
snineteen.Well,she'
salmostnineteen.She'
llbenineteennextmonth.
Andwhatqualificationshaveyougot?
Well,qualificationsfromschoolofcourse.Verygoodresultsshegot.Andshe'
sgotcertificatesforballetandforplayingthepiano.
Isthatwhatyou'
reinterestedin,Catherine,dancingandmusic?
Well...
Eversinceshewasalittlegirlshe'
sbeenverykeenonhermusicanddancing.Sheoughttobeamusicteacherorsomething.She'
squitewillingtotrainforafewmoreyearstogettherightjob,aren'
Well,ifit'
sagoodidea.
Thereyouare,yousee.She'
sgoodgirlreally.Abitlazyanddisorganizedsometimes,butshe'
sverybright.I'
msuretheCareersOfficerwillhavelotsofjobsforyou.
Well,I'
mafraidit'
snotaseasyasthat.Therearemanyyoungpeoplethesedayswhocan'
tfindthejobtheywant.
Itoldyouso,Catherine.Itoldyoushouldn'
twearthatdress.Youhavetolooksmarttogetajobthesedays.
Ithinkshelooksverynice.Mrs.Hunt,willyoucomeintotheotherofficeforamomentandlookatsomeoftheinformationwehavethere.I'
msureyou'
dliketoseehowwecanhelpyoungpeople.
Yes,I'
dloveto.Mindyou,IthinkCatherinewouldbeaveryniceteacher.Shecouldworkwithyoungchildren.She'
dlikethat.Orshecouldbeavet.She'
salwayslookingaftersickanimals.
I'
mafraidthere'
salotofcompetition.Youneedverygoodresultstobeavet.Thisway,Mrs.Hunt.Justwaitaminute,Catherine.
***
Therearejustoneortwomorethings,Catherine.
DocallmeCathy.
OK,Cathy.Areyoureallyinterestedinbeingavet?
Notreally.Anyway,I'
mnotbrightenough.I'
mreasonablyintelligent,butI'
mnotbrilliant.I'
mafraidmymotherisabitover-optimistic.
Yes,Iguessedthat.She'
sabitoverpowering,isn'
tshe,yourmum?
Abit.Butshe'
sverykind.
msuresheis.So,you'
reinterestedinballetandmusic,areyou?
Notreally.MymothersentmetolessonswhenIwassix,soI'
mquitegood,Isuppose.ButIdon'
tthinkIwanttodothatfortherestofmylife,especiallymusic.It'
ssolonely.
Whatdoyouenjoydoing?
Well,Ilikeplayingtennis,andswimming.Oh,IwenttoFrancewiththeschoolchoirlastyear.Ireallyenjoyedthat.AndIliketalkingtopeople.ButIsupposeyoumeanrealinterests—thingsthatwouldhelpmetogetajob?
No.I'
mmoreinterestedinwhatyoureallywanttodo.Youliketalkingtopeople,doyou?
Ohyes,Ireallyenjoymeetingnewpeople.
Doyouthinkyouwouldenjoyteaching?
No,no,Idon'
treally.Iwasneververyinterestedinschoolwork,andI'
dliketodosomethingdifferent.Anyway,there'
sateachertrainingcollegeverynearus.Itwouldbejustlikegoingtoschoolagain.
Soyoudon'
twanttogoontraining?
Oh,Iwouldn'
tmindatall,notforsomethinguseful.Iwonderedaboutbeingahairdresser—youmeetlotsofpeople,andyoulearntodosomethingproperly—butIdon'
tknow.Itdoesn'
tseemveryworthwhile.
Whataboutnursing?
Nursing?
Inahospital?
Oh,Icouldn'
tdothat,I'
mnotgoodenough.
Yes,youare.You'
vegotgoodqualificationsinEnglishandMaths.Butitisveryhardwork.
Oh,Idon'
tmindthat.
Andit'
snotverypleasantsometimes.
Thatdoesn'
tworrymeeither.Mum'
sright.Idolookaftersickanimals.Ilookedafterourdogwhenitwasrunoverbyacar.Mymotherwassick,butIdidn'
tmind.Iwastooworriedaboutthedog.DoyoureallythinkIcouldbeanurse?
Ithinkyoucouldbeaverygoodnurse.You'
dhavetoleavehome,ofcourse.
IratherthinkIshouldenjoythat.
Well,don'
tdecideallatonce.Here'
ssomeinformationaboutoneortwootherthingswhichmightsuityou.Havealookthroughitbeforeyoumakeupyourmind.
Task1:
HowDoOthersThinkofMyJob?
Speaker1.WhenIwasatuniversity,Iwas—Iwashorrifiedbywhathadhappenedtoalotofmyfriendsbythetimetheyreachedtheendofthecourse.Havingspenttheiruniversitycareersbeingallthethingsoneisatuniversity—clever,artistic,verynoisy—attheendoftheirtimetheyallseemedtotakeentryexamsforthe...theCivilService,andthereweresomeofthemwhowent...huh...wentaslowastogointotheTaxOfficehuh.Howgrey,howgrey,Ithought.Butnowhuh.well,lookatme!
Speaker2.ThecircularlettersIgetdrivemeabsolutelymad,fromAmericanExpress,etc.They'
resenttomyworkaddressandthey'
realladdressedtoMr.SAndrews!
Obviouslytheyfoundthenameonsomepublishedlistandassumedthatanybodywhowasn'
tasecretarymustofcoursebeaman.It'
sstupidreally,becausetheCompanydoesputMr.orMs.infrontofthenamesonitsdepartmentallists,butperhapsbecausetheynaturallyassumeit'
saman,they'
rejustblindtothewomen'
snamesamongsttheheadsofdepartments.
Speaker3.IworkinLondonater...alargehospitalasanursingofficer.It'
serm...it'
swhatalotofpeoplecallamalenurse,whichIthinkisthemostridiculoustermI'
veevercomeacross.It...sortofimpliesthatanurseoughttobefemaleandthatbybeingmaleI'
mdifferent,buter...theideastillcarrieson.Theotherthingisthatpeoplealwayssay'
Isupposeyoureallywantedtobeadoctor'
justbecauseI'
maman.Theycan'
timaginethatIreallywantedtobeanurseandthater...erm...itwasn'
tjustthatIfailedtobeadoctor.And...whattheydon'
trealizeisthework'
scompletelydifferent,youknowasa...amalenurseyou'
vemuchmorecontactwiththeer...patientsand,youknow,alongtermresponsibilityfortheir...theirwelfarehuh.There'
snowayI'
dwanttobeadoctor.Well,exceptforthemoneyofcourse.
Speaker4.WheneverIsayI'
mabankmanager,halfthetimepeopletendtolaugh.I'
veneverunderstoodwhy.Isupposebankmanagersdohavearatherstuffybourgeoisimage,butIcan'
tseewhyit'
sfunny.
Speaker5.I'
masalesrepresentative,whatusedtobecalledatravellingsalesman,andforsomereasonthere'
slotsofdirtyjokesabouttravellingsalesmen.Can'
tthinkwhy.Well,Isupposeit'
sbecausetheytendtotravelalot,youknow,anighthere,anightthere.Well,peoplegettheideathey'
renotparticularlydependable,sortofflybynightsIsuppose,youknow,wifeineveryport.Butitainttrue,Ipromiseyou.
Speaker6.I'
manapprenticehairdresser.Ienjoytheworkverymuch.I'
mlearningalot,notjustabouthair,buthowtogetalongwithpeople.I'
mgainingconfidence'
cosIneverhadthatatschool.IleftassoonasIcould.Ihatedit.Irememberteachersusedtolookdownonjobslikehairdressing.Theywereeversostuckup.Theythoughtthatonlygirlswhowereabitdimwentinforhairdressing,butI'
mnotdimatall.IfIworkhardinthesalonandgetallmycertificates,ifIsavehard,inafewyearsIcouldstartmyownbusiness,andI'
dbeearningfivetimesasmuchasthoseoldbagsatschool!
Task2:
JobStereotypes
Interviewer:
Well,weheardsomepeoplejustnowwhoseemtofeelthatotherpeoplehaveawrongideaabouttheworktheydo.Doyouthinkthissortofthingisverywidespread?
Sociologist:
Ohabsolutely.Mostjobsorprofessionsseemtohaveanimageorastereotypeattachedtothem,oftenmuchtotheirritationofthejobholders.Butthereisaseriouspointtoallthis,too,thatmaybeyoungpeopleactuallychoosetheircareersundertheinfluenceofthesefalseimages.Andcertainly,thereisevidencethattheymayevenavoidcertaincareersbecausetheyhaveanegativeimage.Well,onalargescale,asyoucanimagine,thiscouldcauseproblemsforwholesectorsoftheeconomy.
Er,yousaythere'
sevidence?
Ohmostdefinitely.Therewasasurveyrecentlyintochildren'
sattitudestodifferentprofessions.
Howwasthatdone,though?
Because,afterall,childrendon'
tknowmuchabouttheworldofworkbeforetheygetintoit.
Well,exactly.Whattheinvestigatorswantedtogetatwastheirimpressionsandtheirprejudices.Theyusedaverysimpletechnique.Theygavethechildrentwelvepairsofstatements.Ineachpaironestatementwaspositive,theotherwasitsopposite.
Forexample?
Well,forexample,'
Suchandsuchapersonislikelytobeboringorinterestingcompany.'
Isee.Whatprofessionsdidtheyaskabout?
(laugh)Doyouwantthewholelist?
Well,whynot?
OK.Heregoes.Theylookedat:
physicists,lawyers,economists,accountants,salesrepresentatives,estateagents,biologists,andthreetypesofengineer—mechanicalengineers,electricalandcivil.Thechildrenwereaskedtosaywhichofthestatementswas'
mosttrue'
about
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