Planning for the Future
Three years have passed. Your life in junior high school is coming to an end. Soon, you'll have to start making decisions about your own future. It could be quite scary. That is why it's important to make a career plan.
To start a career plan, first answer this question: How well do you know yourself? By now, you should have a sense of your interests and skills. If not, you need to find out what you're good and bad at. The next thing is to explore how you can make good use of your talents. Talk to someone, search online, or take some tests to see which career might be good for you.
As soon as you have a goal for your career, it's time to make a plan. Think about what you need to do to get the job you want. What type of school should you go to? What kind of courses should you take? Sometimes doing a part-time job can help you get experience and test the water, and so can doing volunteer work. Finally, just act on your plan. Learn and correct it along the way.
A career plan is a useful tool to help you reach your goal in life. But remember: If you feel like you're going down the wrong road, you always have the power to change course.
規劃未來
三年已經過去了。你的國中生涯即將來到尾聲。很快地,你將必須開始為你自己的未來做出決定。這可能相當可怕。這就是為什麼做生涯規劃是如此重要。
要開始生涯規劃,首先要回答這個問題:你有多了解自己?到現在為止,你應該要對自己的興趣和技能有所認知。如果沒有,你需要找出你擅長和不擅長什麼。下一件事是去探索你能如何善用你的才能。找人談談、上網搜索,或是做一些測驗來看看哪個職業可能適合你。
一旦你有了對職涯的目標,就是該做規劃的時候了。想想看為了得到你想要的工作,你需要做什麼。你應該去哪一類型的學校呢?你應該修哪些課程呢?有時打工可以幫助你獲取一些經驗並試試水溫,從事志工活動也可以。最後,就跟著你的規劃走吧。順著這條路走,一邊學習,並一邊更正。
生涯規劃是一個幫助你達成人生目標很有用的工具。但要記住:如果你覺得你正走向錯誤的道路,你永遠都有權力去改變航道。
- quite [kwaɪt] adv.
相當
The soup may smell bad, but it tastes quite good, actually.
這湯或許不好聞,但其實嚐起來味道頗讚。 - correct [kəˋrɛkt] v.; adj.
更正;正確的
My teacher corrected a few spelling mistakes in my writing.
我的老師改正了我文章中犯的幾個拼字錯誤。 - power [ˋpaʊɚ] n.
力量
Everyone has the power to change their lives.
每個人都有權力去改變自己的人生。