【正文】 萬英鎊投進了證券市場，在2008 年金融崩盤之前賣掉了所有的股票。在索爾茲伯里酒吧干了一年之后，我去了倫敦經(jīng)濟學(xué)院深造。她最該得到這些鮮花，不是嗎？依我看，回顧這些年的經(jīng)歷，我發(fā)現(xiàn)人一輩子只需要一兩次的轉(zhuǎn)折就能成功?！蔽覜]說話，我怕我自己要哭了。如果你還不了錢，那就太糟了，金融生意就是這樣。記?。核鳡柶澆锞瓢墒窃谑兄行?，這里所有的顧客都在銀行、保險或證券市場工作。他很同情我。那周晚些時候，托尼像往常一樣來了，在酒吧里坐下。無名氏”。如果你知道我那時還沒有男朋友，你就會理解我為什么覺得對不起自己了。我住的公寓房租很貴，我掙的錢剛夠支付第一個月的大筆賬單，但是我估計還能剩點錢好好犒勞一下自己。依我看，一個人沒錢的時候花錢最容易。他叫托尼。顧客好像覺得我挺逗樂的，這也讓我感覺好一些。好吧，長話短說，某個周五的午餐時間我開始在那個酒吧打工。他跟他們打招呼，幫他們調(diào)好酒后問一句：“今天還喝這個，是吧？”我覺得他看起來蠻酷的，他在做著他最擅長做的事情：為那些口渴的顧客服務(wù)，沒人能比得上他。他真的好像有三只手。有一天，我意識到這個城里沒有人會雇我，我走進位于特荷街的索爾茲伯里酒吧去喝一杯，順便吃點東西?？墒悄菚r候已經(jīng)沒有這樣的工作了，我又不愿意做乏味的辦公室工作，復(fù)印文件、端茶倒水什么的。所以，我就收拾行李去倫敦找工作。麥克就是其中的一個。我聽了媽媽的話，向命運低下了頭。就算在家，他也沒錢。15 年來，為了能讓我上學(xué)，她含辛茹苦。但當(dāng)我跟媽媽談起這件事時，她說她沒法繼續(xù)供我上學(xué)了。但既然我拿到了優(yōu)等生文憑，我想我應(yīng)該繼__續(xù)攻讀碩士學(xué)位。我的意思是，我并不是個中途輟學(xué)者，但我知道自己以后可能不得不退學(xué)。照這樣下去，我連今年都活不過去了，更別提活到60 歲領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金了。所有這些還沒算上吃飯的錢。我們上了12 年的中、小學(xué)，又上了3 年的大學(xué)，這期間老師們一直在沒完沒了地談?wù)撛诎矊幍膶W(xué)生生活之外那個廣闊天地里的各種機會，可我遇到的又是什么呢？無論我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻煩事總是接踵而來：有時是跟人爭吵（尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他們什么時候才能長大？），但通常是為錢發(fā)愁。他們中沒有一個人因為這些經(jīng)歷而變得越來越窮。威利斯那樣在核電站當(dāng)警衛(wèi)，但即便是布拉德”你的兒子或女兒可能不會干好萊塢影星們干過的活，比如像烏比如果你聰明、活潑，對顧客彬彬有禮，你很快就會升職。她說：“給超市上貨也一樣。就是在酒吧打工的時候，林登費爾德找到了她的第一份工作，當(dāng)航拍助手。她強烈支持他們?nèi)ゾ瓢晒ぷ鳎耗鞘强朔厴I(yè)冷漠癥的一劑良方。林登費爾德相信男人比母親和姐妹更容易幫助他們的兒子、侄子、或朋友的兒子。等他們緩過來之后，父母就該堅決要求孩子繼續(xù)求職?！睘樗麄冎Ц堵殬I(yè)咨詢費、面試交通費及書費是好事，但不能催得太緊。必須限制孩子的零花錢，要求他們交房租，或分擔(dān)日常生活或養(yǎng)寵物的花銷?！叭绻惺烊耍欢ㄒ宜麄兿朕k法。她說古德溫家長的說法是很恰當(dāng)?shù)模瑥纳洗髮W(xué)到工作的轉(zhuǎn)換對孩子和父母來說都很艱難，關(guān)鍵是他們要在支持理解孩子和不溺愛孩子之間取得平衡?！毙睦碇委煄熒w爾她說，“在某個時候他們總該長大成人，我們已經(jīng)幫了他們交了大學(xué)的學(xué)費，所以他們也該給我們一點點回報了?！彪m然現(xiàn)在她對兒子的態(tài)度還比較溫和，但是她心里很清楚，去南美度三星期的假之后，他的休假就結(jié)束了。她說，“我一直都必須工作。古德溫為他辯護。我覺得自己好像兜了一圈，又回到了原來的起點。到了大學(xué)，我又埋頭苦讀，才得到一個好學(xué)位。要么，干脆就在酒吧工作？這樣還可以掙些酒錢。跟朋友談自己漫無目標的日子時，他才發(fā)現(xiàn)他們的處境和自己的并沒有兩樣?！贝蚰且院笏麄€夏天都在“躲”。但在面試時，他們說我‘太冷漠’了，談吐‘太像專家治國國論者’。他們給的年薪是1 萬8 千鎊，交完房租后所剩無幾，也就夠買一罐煮豆子，可他們還要有研究經(jīng)歷或碩士學(xué)位的人。找工作的壓力不大，雖然他所認識的大多數(shù)女生都有更清晰的計劃。他走進大學(xué)就業(yè)服務(wù)中心，又徑直走了出來，因為他看見很多人在那里排長隊。來自米德爾塞克斯郡的杰克他能找到工作嗎？這就是成千上萬家庭所面臨的景象：今年夏天，超過65 萬大學(xué)生畢業(yè)，在當(dāng)今金融危機的背景下他們中的大多數(shù)人不知道自己下一步該做什么。他只是偶爾走開去發(fā)短信，瀏覽社交網(wǎng)站Facebook，去酒吧喝酒?？偹惆镜筋^了。在當(dāng)今金融危機的背景下，做父母的該如何激勵他們？七月，你看著21 歲英俊的兒子穿上學(xué)士袍，戴上四方帽，驕傲地握著優(yōu)等學(xué)士學(xué)位證書，拍畢業(yè)照。 for fear that。 bow to fate。 sap one’s confidence。 odds。當(dāng)我只需修一個專業(yè)的時候，一切似乎又回到了正軌。第二學(xué)期,《英國文學(xué)》及《宏觀經(jīng)濟學(xué)》兩門課不及格給我敲響了警鐘，這可是我一生中第一次考試不及格，這大大打擊了我的自信心。我竭盡全力想同時達到兩個不同專業(yè)的要求，但還是有不及格的時候。我大學(xué)本科主修英語專業(yè)，大一時就開始輔修經(jīng)濟學(xué)了。照這樣下去，我連今年都活不過去了，更別提活到60歲領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金了。所有這些還沒算上吃飯的錢。我們上了12年的中、小學(xué)，又上了3年的大學(xué)，這期間老師們一直在沒完沒了地談?wù)撛诎矊幍膶W(xué)生生活之外那個廣闊天地里的各種機會，可我遇到的又是什么呢？無論我怎么想保持心情愉快，麻煩事總是接踵而來：有時是跟人爭吵（尤其是跟男孩，天哪！他們什么時候才能長大？），但通常是為錢發(fā)愁。如最后一句譯文加了“領(lǐng)養(yǎng)老金”，點出了與上一句的關(guān)聯(lián)。Key to book4 unit17Unit 1 Active reading (1)Looking for a job after university? First, get off the sofaReading and understandingDealing with unfamiliar words3 Match the words in the box with their definitions.1 to make progress by moving to the next stage in a series of actions or events (proceed)2 the process of changing from one situation, form or state to another (transition)3 not feeling involved with someone or something in a close or emotional way (detached)4 referring to something which will happen soon (uping)5 to be sitting still in a position that is not upright (slump)6 to return to a previous state or way of behaving (revert)7 to say what happened (recount)4 Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in Activity 3.It isn?t easy to make the (1) transition from a busy university student to an unemployed young adult (2) slumped on a bar stool or half watching a mindless television show, wondering if and how their career is going to (3) proceed. Many people who have experienced a long period of inactivity like this, when (4) recounting how they felt at the time, refer to the same strange psychological effect. As the days pass, they begin to feel (5) detached from any sense of pressure to go and look for a job, and tend to regard (6) uping interviews as if they were not very important. Typically, back at home after three or four years away, they (7) revert to old habits, start seeing old friends, and, in many cases, bee dependent again on their parents.5 Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.1 I went to a mixedability secondary school just outside London. (prehensive)2 I got stopped by a policeman who asked to see my driving licence. (cop)3 Have you seen this beautiful from the air view of Oxford? (aerial)4 Isabel tightly her bag as she walked down the corridor towards the office. (clutched)5 You should speak to Toby。 he?s an supporter of flexible working hours. (advocate)6 I hurt my leg badly a couple of months ago, and it still hasn?t got better pletely. (healed)6 Answer the questions about the words.1 Is a deadend job one with (a) exciting prospects, or (b) no future?2 Is a tricky problem (a) difficult, or (b) easy to solve?3 If an activity saps all your energy, do you feel (a) tired, or (b) more active than usual?4 Does a pushy person try to (a) persuade you to do something you don?t want to, or (b) help you by listening to what you have to say?5 If you feel apathy, do you want to (a) change the world, or (b) stay at home and do nothing?7 Answer the questions about the phrases.1 Is fork out (a) a formal, or (b) an informal way of saying to pay for something?2 If you are in the same boat as another person, are you (a) making the same journey together, or (b) in the same difficult or unpleasant situation?3 If you feel you have e full circle, do you (a) feel you are back where you started, or (b) feel a sense of satisfaction because you have pleted something?4 If someone takes a soft line, do they deal with a person (a) in a kind and sympathetic way, or (b) in a lazy way without making a decision?5 If you strike the right note about something, are you expressing yourself (a) well, or (b) badly?6 If you do something by all means, do you (a) try your best to do it, or (b) not care about it?7 If you nudge someone back into the saddle, are you encouraging them to (a) take responsibility again, or (b) take it easy?8 If you talk through a problem with someone, do you (a) examine it carefully and sensitively, or (b) refer to it quickly and then change the subje