金融時(shí)報(bào):打破無(wú)趣，勇敢跳槽

打破無(wú)趣，勇敢跳槽

你是否每天醒來(lái)后很擔(dān)憂即將到來(lái)的工作？你是否只為工作付出了一點(diǎn)甚至毫無(wú)價(jià)值？你是否對(duì)你上司的職位毫無(wú)興趣？當(dāng)你在做自己公司或者創(chuàng)業(yè)時(shí)，你是否對(duì)未來(lái)五年的前景很矛盾？如果是的，那么你該考慮換一個(gè)新職位了。

測(cè)試中可能遇到的詞匯和知識(shí)：

priest牧師；神父；教士[pri?st]

cricket板球，板球運(yùn)動(dòng)['kr?k?t]

dread懼怕；擔(dān)心[dred]

ambivalent矛盾的；好惡相克的[?m'b?v(?)l(?)nt]

adage格言，諺語(yǔ)；箴言['?d?d?]

textile紡織品，織物['teksta?l]

transcendent卓越的；超常的；出類拔萃的[tr?n'send(?)nt; trɑ?n-]

lateral側(cè)面的，橫向的['l?t(?)r(?)l]

It is not too late to recreate yourself （499 words）

By Mrs Moneypenny

Reinventing yourself in later life has always been possible.

I did not have to look very far for examples when I was writing my careers book, back in 2011: in it I described three women in Scotland who had relaunched themselves into new paid employment, all at the age of 60. One became a lawyer, one a priest and the other a residential lettings specialist.

So the challenge of becoming UK prime minister at 59 should be no problem for Mrs May.

Closer to home, Mr M has reinvented himself twice in recent times — after 25 years in the TV industry he became a wine merchant, and nine years later he moved on to become a professional cricket coach.

So, it is never too late. But regardless of age, how do you know if you should be changing direction?

Here is a checklist:

? Have you for some time been getting up in the morning dreading to going to work?

? Do you feel that you add little to no value in the job you do?

? Do you look at your boss and think that you really do not want their job?

? If you own your own business or work for a start-up, do you look five years into the future and feel ambivalent about what you see?

If the answer to any one of these is “yes” then you should think about doing something else. “A change is as good as a rest” is not simply an overused adage. (Random fact of the week — the phrase was first used as the title of a poem in 1857. People were sick of singular careers even then!)

One thing that almost anyone who has ever changed career direction has done is to retrain. There are lots of reasons to consider doing this and in an age of “blended learning” (some study in person, some over the internet), you can usually do so without leaving your current job.

The first is to see if you actually like doing the job to which you aspire. Interior design might look like an attractive and creative way to spend your time, but try studying it first to find out if you could really devote all yourself fully to textiles and the trade in transcendent taste.

The second reason for retraining is to show people that you are serious, which is crucial if you are going to try and make a lateral move. Even if you already know everything there is to know about wine, passing professional exams shows intent.

The third is to force yourself to give proper time to considering what might be a life-changing move. No decision I have ever made has suffered for being taken over a longer period of time.

So this summer, while you bask in the sunshine and leisure time and maybe reacquaint yourself with your family, consider whether you are really happily employed.

You spend most of your waking hours at work. Is it time to do something new?

請(qǐng)根據(jù)你所讀到的文章內(nèi)容，完成以下自測(cè)題目：

1.Which is not right about the title that three women who had relaunched into new paid employment?

A.lawyer

B.artist

C.priest

D.residential lettings specialist

答案(1)

2.How many times that Mr M has changed his job in recent times?

A.1

B.2

C.4

D.5

答案(2)

3.Which is not right about the checklist?

A.dreading to going to work

B.add little to no value in the job

C.you really want your boss's job

D.feel ambivalent when you look five years into the future

答案(3)

4.Which is not right about the reasons to consider retraining in an age of “blended learning”?

A.consider in five years whether you will like your change

B.if you like doing the job you aspire

C.show people you are serious

D.force yourself to give proper time to think

答案(4)

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(1)答案：B.artist

解釋：作者在文中提到的三個(gè)在六十歲又換了新職業(yè)的女性分別做的是律師，牧師和住宅租賃專家。

(2)答案：B.2

解釋：M先生在最近幾次里相繼換了兩份工作，一次是從電視機(jī)工廠二十五年后改行做了紅酒商人，另一次是九年后又改行做專業(yè)的板球教練。

(3)答案：C.you really want your boss's job

解釋：作者提到了一個(gè)清單，當(dāng)你覺(jué)得每天早上醒來(lái)時(shí)很擔(dān)憂即將到來(lái)的工作，你認(rèn)為只為自己的工作付出了一點(diǎn)甚至毫無(wú)價(jià)值的時(shí)候，當(dāng)你在做自己的公司或者創(chuàng)業(yè)時(shí)，你對(duì)未來(lái)五年的前景很矛盾的時(shí)候，你該考慮換一個(gè)新的事業(yè)了。

(4)答案：A.consider in five years whether you will like your change

解釋：當(dāng)你在接受新的事業(yè)時(shí)，你要考慮是否做了自己渴望的工作，你要給身邊的人展現(xiàn)出你的認(rèn)真態(tài)度，以及要強(qiáng)迫自己在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)間內(nèi)考慮清楚是否換工作將會(huì)是你人生中重要的一步，而不是過(guò)分的拖延時(shí)間。