Level 1 · Reading series
Lesson 56 · My Job Does Not Exist Yet
Audio track 56
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“What job do you want?” asks the teacher.
“Maybe my job does not exist yet,” says Mei. New technology can change career paths, but people will still need many human skills.
Mei likes to solve problems, create, and learn. She also practices teamwork. “I want to be flexible when the world changes.”
We cannot see every future job. We can imagine possibilities and build useful skills now. One choice at age thirteen does not decide a whole life.
Sentence practice
Play any sentence in Dicvo’s Jenny English voice. Before playing all, choose how many times each sentence plays. A practice pause about as long as the sentence follows each play, including before the next sentence. The complete reading remains above.
Choose a sentence to begin.
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“What job do you want?” asks the teacher.
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“Maybe my job does not exist yet,” says Mei.
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New technology can change career paths, but people will still need many human skills.
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Mei likes to solve problems, create, and learn.
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She also practices teamwork.
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“I want to be flexible when the world changes.”
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We cannot see every future job.
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We can imagine possibilities and build useful skills now.
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One choice at age thirteen does not decide a whole life.
Check your understanding
After reading, state the main idea in one sentence and find a line that supports it.
Chinese translation
“你将来想做什么工作？”老师问。
“也许我未来的工作现在还不存在呢。”Mei 说。新技术会改变职业道路，但沟通、合作等人的能力仍然重要。
Mei 喜欢解决问题、创造新东西，也喜欢学习。她还练习团队合作。“世界变化时，我想能灵活应对。”
我们看不到未来的每一份工作，却可以想象各种可能，从现在开始培养有用的能力。十三岁时的一个选择，不会决定整个人生。
Key words and expressions
Key terms have Chinese explanations. Hover over dotted words in the English passage for word help and pronunciation when available.
- job
- 工作；职业。
- exist
- 存在。
- career
- 职业生涯；履历。
- skill
- 技能；能力。
- solve problems
- 解决问题。
- create
- 创造；制作。
- learn
- 学习。
- teamwork
- 团队合作。
- flexible
- 灵活的。
- imagine
- 想象。
Background notes (Chinese)
技术和社会的发展会创造新工作，也会改变已有职业。学生不必很早就确定唯一的职业名称。阅读、表达、合作、提出问题和重新学习等能力，可以带到许多不同的道路上。