2017年下半年翻譯考試口譯中級(jí)模擬試題（十）

In a slowing U.S. economy, job opportunities are shaped by uncertainty. As president of a small college, I am keenly aware of the job market that awaits this year’s graduates. The recent news that Bear Stearns was nullifying a few hundred job offers to business school students fits a pattern of corporate downsizing that isn’t lost on college campuses across the USA. But even with the darkening economic clouds, rays of good news await this year’s graduates. Sure, companies are laying off workers, but many are also looking for new talent, especially at the entry level.

　　As more than a million entrants flood the job market, students should know that in a global marketplace, language skills will go a long way. So will flexibility. If a grad is ready to accept an entry-level job, give a little on job requirements and move if the company asks, chances are he’ll land a job. So despite the rising job losses, a new graduate should embrace the market as the first challenge of a long career.

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美國經(jīng)濟(jì)發(fā)展速度日益減緩，工作機(jī)遇日益凸顯不穩(wěn)定性。身為一所小型高校的校長，我時(shí)刻關(guān)注今年畢業(yè)生面臨的就業(yè)市場(chǎng)。最新消息報(bào)道了貝爾斯登公司撤銷了為商學(xué)院畢業(yè)生提供的數(shù)百個(gè)職位，這正是公司裁員的通常做法。而全美的大學(xué)也隨之降低招生規(guī)模。但即使經(jīng)濟(jì)前景慘淡，今年的畢業(yè)生還是有望找到工作。誠然，眾多公司紛紛裁員，但其中許多也正尋求新的人才，尤其是低端職位。

超過百萬的職場(chǎng)新人像潮水般涌入勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)，學(xué)生們應(yīng)該認(rèn)識(shí)到，在全球市場(chǎng)環(huán)境下，語言技巧至關(guān)重要，靈活性也同樣不可或缺。如果畢業(yè)生愿意接受起點(diǎn)低的工作，就工作要求做出一些讓步，如果公司要求也不介意搬至其他城市工作，那么他就有可能得到一份工作。因此，即使失業(yè)情況日益嚴(yán)重，畢業(yè)生還是可以將找工作視作一份長遠(yuǎn)職業(yè)的第一次挑戰(zhàn)。