高中英语牛津译林版模块十一课文原文unit1

牛津译林版模块十一

Unit 1 Reading

So many jobs to choose from！

by Dai Lingling

The last year of high school is a time for hard work and also a time to reflect. At this time, you have to start thinking about the future and what you want to do after graduation. In this article, I am going to discuss some of the choices available to you and which jobs are best suited to you: popular jobs, more unusual jobs or everyday jobs.

When choosing a career, you should consider all the aspects of a job. Some jobs may seem very dull but are very important to society, while others can appear very exciting but are actually very difficult and boring. One example is the so-called ‘glamorous job’ of being a model or an actor. Would you like to be famous,wear diamonds, go to parties and relax on cushions in private jets or helicopters? In reality, these people have to spend long hours travelling ,with all their baggage packed in suitcases or trunks, and only a very small number of them are successful. Many actors, actresses and models hold ordinary, less glamorous jobs, often working as waiters and waitresses, in order to support themselves. Meanwhile, those who are successful and famous have to deal with constant media attention. They are also under huge pressure to appear young and beautiful. Most actors and models are always on a diet, and many have had painful operations to make their faces and bodies look more attractive. It does not seem that glamorous now, does it? Maybe a career as a local grocer would be a better option.

Other popular professions for young people include careers in law or business. Many people have ambitions to become successful as a lawyer or business person, but they do not consider the stress and pressure that come with these jobs. These can be well-paid and interesting jobs, but you also have to work very long hours. Also, sometimes as a boss in the business world, you have to make difficult decisions that hurt people, and lawyers can face tough moral problems.

On the other hand, some people find more unusual jobs that are better suited to their talents and interests. A few years ago, when I was walking in the Grand Canyon National Park in the USA, I met a man who had a very unusual job. He was living by a stream in a tent surrounded by technical equipment, and his only neighbors were the birds and squirrels in the nearby trees. His job was to check noise pollution in the park zone. He loved to camp, and his job was like a holiday for him. It was very easy to see that he enjoyed doing his job. There are many other people doing unusual jobs, such as a person who tastes beer at a brewery and probably consumes one litre of beer a week, a person who designs fireworks and a person who tests rides for amusement parks. All these people love their jobs, which might not be popular, but are interesting regardless.

In the same way, many ordinary jobs may look plain, but they are necessary to society. As we go through our daily lives, we meet many different kinds of people----shopkeepers, who sell us