Level 2 · Reading series
Lesson 49 · A Job Interview in Ten Years
Audio track 49
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Our teacher asked us to imagine a job interview in ten years. I said I wanted to make videos that teach English through stories.
"Why stories?" my teacher asked.
"Because words are easier to remember when they are connected to people and places," I answered.
Another student said he wanted to design safer online games. He loved games, but he also knew that players needed rest and safety.
The future job did not have to be perfect. It just had to connect our interests with someone's need.
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Chinese translation
老师让我们想象十年后参加工作面试的情景。我说，自己想做用故事教英语的视频。
老师问：‘为什么是故事？’
我回答：‘因为单词和人物、地点联系在一起时，更容易记住。’
另一名同学说，他想设计更安全的网络游戏。他喜欢游戏，也知道玩家需要休息和安全保障。
未来的工作不必想得十全十美，只要试着把自己的兴趣与别人的需要连接起来。
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 interview
- 工作面试；课堂上想象未来的情景。
- imagine
- 想象；设想十年后的自己。
- in ten years
- 十年后；不是现在马上求职。
- through stories
- 通过故事；以故事作为英语教学方式。
- connected to
- 与……联系起来；单词结合人物和地点。
- design
- 设计；同学想设计游戏。
- online game
- 网络游戏；另一位同学关注安全。
- player
- 玩家；需要休息与安全保障的人。
- interest
- 兴趣；喜欢做的事。
- someone's need
- 某人的需要；把兴趣用来回应别人。
Background notes (Chinese)
课堂练习不是要求学生立刻选定终身职业，而是让他们想想：自己感兴趣的事，可能怎样帮助别人。故事教学和安全游戏是两种不同的回答。