新标准大学英语综合教程(第二版)UNIT-8-A篇练习答案+课文翻译

ContentsActiveReading1WarmingUp1.What’sthepresident’ssuggestionforgraduateswhowanttogetajob?2.Supposethejobmarketisveryweakwhenyougraduate,wouldyougoforhighereducationinordertorideoutthisrecession?(Open)ScriptWatchthemovieclipanddiscussthefollowingquestions:WarmingUp1.What’sthepresident’ssuggestionforgraduateswhowanttogetajob?havingtheincredibletalentsetthatnoteverybodyhasgettingrealexperienceknowledgeispower,beingempoweredwiththeinformationthatwillservethembestandeducationwillalwayspayoffinalong-termWarmingUpScriptA:Itisatoughtimerightnowforanyonetofindajob.It’sparticularlyhardforsomecollegegrads.Alotofpeopleareatleastworriedaboutwhatthey’regonnadointermsoffindingajobwhentheygraduate.Solet’sbringinEricYaverbaum,heispresidentofCollegeClickTV.comhere,uh,withsometipsforus.Thanksforbeinghere,Eric.B:Thanksforhavingme.A:Talktousabout,peoplethatarejustabouttograduatefromcollegeormaybetheyrecentlygraduated.Theyaretryingtogetajob.Tipsforthem.Whatdotheypossiblyhavetoofferemployersthatotherpeoplemightnotrightnow?WarmingUpB:Well,youknow,one,it’sanewworld,andyougotthegenerationbornwithamouseintheirhandit’sgraduating.Andalotofpeoplewhowantthatgenerationworkingforthem,that’sanincredibletalentsetthatnoteverybodyhas.Um,twoisgetrealexperience,Imeanifyougetwhileyouareincollege,justgreat.Ifyoucan’tgetajob,getaninternship.Thereisabigdifferencebetweenthosewhohaveinternshipsandthosewhohaveexperienceandthosewhodon’t.AndIcantellyouasanemployeristhatwegetastackofresumesmorethaneverobviouslynow.WarmingUpAndtheonesthatwepulloutaretheonesthathaveexperienceandthoseofpeoplewhodidinternships.A:Youknowtherearealotofpeopleapplyingtograduateschoolrightnowforaprofessionaldegreeandgoingforhighereducation,hopingtorideoutthisrecessionandthisextremelyweakjobmarket.Sometipsforthemintermsofbeingabletoaffordhighereducationorpossiblyaskingteamingupwithemployers.Orsomeemployerswillpayforpartofadegreeifittiesinrightwiththe,withwhattheydoandifyou’regoingtoassurethemthatyouworkforthemforcertainmoney,isthatsoaround?WarmingUpB:Yea,it’sstillaround,butit'salotless.It’sjustlikeuniversities.Theyhavealotlesstogive.Corporationshavealotlesstogive,soinpartyouareonyourown.Butknowledgeispower.Youneedtobeempoweredwiththeinformationthatwillserveyoubestandyou’vegotto,thateducationwillalwayspayoffinalong-term.Timesaretough,Iknow,theywillnotalwaysbelikethis.We’rethebigbadUnitedStatesandwewillcomebackandyoureducationwillbeavaluetoyou.A:Wewillleaveitthere,Eric.Thankyousomuchpeoplecanlearnmoreon...B:CollegeClickTV.com,youcanmake,youcanseea360degreeperspectiveofanycollegeyoumightwannalookat.A:Alright,therewego,thanksEric.B:Thankyou.WarmingUpTextAreyoutherightpersonforthejob?Areyoutherightpersonforthejob?1Intheolddaysitwaseasy.Theyweregoingtobethebestthreeyearsofyourlife,andyouknewit.Youspentyourtimechattinglateintothenightwithnew-foundfriendsincoffeebarsandpubs,playingyourheartoutinthesquashcourtsandonthecricketfield,orstruttingacrossthestageasaleadinglightoftheuniversitydramaticsociety.TextWhateveryourinterest,universitylifecateredforit.And,let’snotforget,youwouldusuallymanagetokeepupwiththeworktoo,bydoingtherequiredreadinganddashingofftheweek’sessayatthelastminute.Theonlythingyoudidn’tfindtimeforwasthinkingaboutwhatcameafterwards,attheendofthosethreeexcitingyears.Butyoudidn’tneedto,becausewhateveryourchosencareer,thecompanieswerealllininguptoofferyouajob.Text2ThatwaswhatitwaslikeintheolddaysasastudentintheUK.Butthingshavechanged.ArecentstudyofBritain’smajormultinationalcompaniesrevealsthatevenwithagooddegreegraduatescannolongerwalkintothetopjobs.Todaytherearetwiceasmanyuniversitiesastherewerejust30yearsago,and40percentofyoungpeoplenowgoontohighereducation.Sowithnoshortageofgraduates,agooddegreehasbecomevitalinthesearchforajob.Competitionistough,andtoday’sstudentsarespendingmoretimethaneverpreparingforthosedreadedfinalexams,ordoinglow-paidpart-timejobstopayoffdebts.Text3Butthat’sjusttheproblem.Intheopinionofmanagersfrommorethan200Britishcompanies,studentsarespendingtoomuchtimestudying,orworryingaboutmakingendsmeet,insteadofjoiningclubsandacquiringbasicskillssuchasteamworkandmakingpresentations.Themanagersalsosaidthattheywerepreparedtoleavejobsunfilledratherthanappointgraduateswhodidn’thavethenecessaryskillstogetaheadintheglobalmarket.Text4Butwhatcanbedoneabouttheproblem?Thesolution,themanagersbelieve,istoincludesocialskillsindegreecourses;andsomeuniversitiesaretakingtheadvice.AttheUniversityofSouthampton,forexample,historystudentshavetodoa12-weekproject–frequentlyrelatedtothelocalcontext–workinginteamsofsix.Thisincludesmakingapresentation,writingagroupthesis,andcarryingoutapublicservice,whichmightinvolveteachingschoolchildrenormakingaradioprogrammeaboutthetopic.Text5Therecanbenodoubtthatthissortofcooperativeapproachcanhelpmanystudentsdeveloppersonalskillswhichwillhelpimprovetheirprospectsintheirsearchforajob.Oneofthemostwell-knownpersonalitytestsusedbyemployerswheninterviewingcandidates,theMyers-BriggsTypeIndicator(MBTI),putstheextrovert/introvertdichotomyatthetopofthel