【雅思培训-口语】口语素材：英语专业的就业前景

　　用于P2话题“将来要做的工作”

　　英语专业的就业前景

　　Social sciences have become wildly popular with western students in the past decade. With a downturn in the economy, most wonder whether they will be forced to work in positions they do not appreciate. English majors are particularly worried about becoming an English teacher or ending up writing articles in general.

　　在过去的十年里，社会科学受到了西方学生的广泛欢迎。由于经济低迷，很多人都在想他们会不会被迫去从事自己不喜欢的工作。英语专业的学生尤其担心自己会成为英语老师或者只能写一些文章。

　　However, a recent Career Say article offers career paths for English majors that might not be as dour as some make it out to be. English majors do not have to resign themselves to becoming a teacher or a writer. Instead, they can often make fabulous journalists or editors. In some cases, they even make amazing film makers, foreign translators, and even news reporters. Anyone graduating from college with a degree in English or any other social science should not be dismayed by the lack of job opportunities. One only has to look hard enough to find them.

　　不过职业规划网站Career Say最近发表的一篇文章为英语专业的学生提供了一些职业道路，好像不像有些人想象的那么沉闷。英语专业的学生没有必要去当老师或者写手，他们也可以成为很好的文字记者或者编辑。在某些情况下，他们甚至可以成为很棒的电影导演、外语翻译、甚至新闻采访记者。那些在大学里学习英语专业或其他社会科学专业的学生，都不应该因为缺少工作机会而感到沮丧，而是应该努力去找到工作。

　　I’m writing this article because I’m an English major.

　　我会写这篇文章是因为，我学的就是英语专业。

　　You might be thinking one of two things; that I’m an English major with a career in article writing, or I’m an article writer among other things because I’m an English major.

　　你也许会这样想：我学的是英语专业，所以我的职业就是写文章;或者我是个写文章的，因为我学的是英语专业。

　　I am sincerely glad to say that the second premise is actually true. A graduate of Bachelor in Secondary Education Major in English, being a formal English teacher was not my first choice in career paths. (If you’re wondering, it’s actually Psychology.) Little did I realize how versatile this specialization is and how many career options it would present me.

　　我很高兴地告诉你，后者的确如此。尽管我在大学学的是中学英语教育，但做一名正式的英语教师并不是我的第一职业选择(事实上心理学才是。)当时我并没有意识到英语专业可以如此多样，摆在我面前的可以有这么多职业选择。

　　Even for a graduate of my course, (which has limited major units unlike a pure AB English degree) the possibilities are numerous. The amount and variety of jobs for English majors are hardly disappointing and present many opportunities for different skills to be utilized.

　　哪怕对于像我这样学习英语专业的课程但没有拿正式学位的毕业生来说，也有无数的可能性。对于英语专业的学生来说，工作的数量和种类都不会让你失望，你有许多机会可以运用多种技能。