不爱职装爱军装

1、不爱职装爱军装Wesley： Whitney ？ Is that you？Whitney ： Hi ， Wesley！ Do you like my new outfit ？Wesley： Sure， but why are you wearing a 1 ) three-piecesuit? Whitney : I just bought it , and I want to break it in a little before I start my new job. The first day of work will be uncomfortable enough ， so at le

2、ast I want my clothes to feel a little familiar.Wesley： You got a job already？ Congratulations ！ And one where you have to wear a suit. Pretty high-level ！Whitney ： It s so exciting ！ So what about you ， Wes？Have you found your first post-graduation job yet ？Wesley:Ugh, don' t bring that up. I&#

3、39; ve sent myresume to half a hundred 2) headhunters， and haven t heard a peep.Whitney ： Take heart， Wes. I m sure there s something for you out there.Wesley：I wish I had your confidence. It s beginning tolook hopeless.Whitney ： Have you considered 3 ) enlisting ？Wesley： What are you talking about

4、？ Enlisting inwhat？Whitney ： Enlisting in the army. The PLA. They take college-age recruits ， you know.Wesley： What ？ Whit ， where would you get an idea like that？ I want to be a career man， not a soldier. I m certainly not soldier material.Whitney ： Seems your ideas about the army are a little date

5、d. The PLA has been 4) pushing for more recent grad recruits lately. College-age recruits are now up to 60% of the PLA s enlistments.Wesley： Seriously ？ What would lead a college grad to join the army ？ I thought we went to college to earn more specialized careers.Whitney ： Well ， that s just it ； t

6、he army is becoming a place for specialized careers. The times, they are a-changin ， and the modern military relies on more complex techniques and technologies than before. They need more specialists to make it all work.Wesley： What kinds of specialists ？ How specialized do you have to be to shoot a

7、 gun？Whitney ： You re way behind the times ， Wes. The modern army isn t just about pulling triggers. They need linguists ， telecommunications experts ， even electrical engineers.Wesley： Huh. That sounds an awful lot like a regular job.Whitney ： You d still have to go through the 5 ) rigamarole of ph

8、ysical training ， but yeah， it s just as specialized as a private-sector job.Wesley： I could use the training ， to be honest. Four years of instant noodles hasn t been kind to my 6 ) waistline. What about the pay ， though？ Certainly I wouldn t make as much as you do at your fancy suit-wearing job.Wh

9、itney ： You might be surprised. They also give grads an accelerated path to raises and promotions. You could be an off icer in no time. They ll even reimburse some of your tuition.Wesley： This is sounding better and better.Whitney ： There are lots of local benefits ， too. Like here ， in Shanghai ， j

10、oining the army qualifies you for local hukou.Wesley： So the PLA would make me a specialist ， an officer ， and Shanghainese to boot？Whitney ： That s the plan. This isn t your father s army.Wesley: Not by a long shot! So, where do I sign up ?韦斯利：惠特尼？是你吗？惠特尼：嘿，韦斯利！你喜欢我的新制服吗？韦斯利：当然，但是你为什么要穿三件套呢？惠特尼：我刚买

11、的，在我开始新工作之前，我想逐渐适 应一点。第一天上班就够不自在的了，所以至少我想我的衣 服能够看起来更亲切点。韦斯利：你已经找到工作啦？恭喜你！这个工作你需要 穿套装，很高级呢！惠特尼：这真让人兴奋！那么你呢，韦斯？你找到你第 一份研究生毕业后的工作了吗？韦斯利：呃，别提了。我把简历发给了几十个猎头，但 是没有收到任何回复。惠特尼：振作起来，韦斯。我想一定 会有适合你的工作。韦斯利：我希望能有你说的自信，我开始无助了。惠特尼：你有考虑过应募吗？韦斯利：你在说什么？应募什么？惠特尼：应募入伍啊。中国人民解放军。他们征募大学 生，你知道的。韦斯利：什么？惠特，你这是哪来的主意？我想做一个 有事业

12、的人，而不是一名军人。我不是当兵的材料。惠特尼：看起来你对军队的想法有点过时了。解放军最 近急切需要招募更多刚毕业的大学生。大学生招募已经占到军队招募的 60% 。韦斯利：真的吗？那是什么能让一个大学毕业生想去参军呢？我从前认为上大学是为了获得更多专业的职业。惠特尼： 这就对了。 军队现在正变成有专业职业的地方。时代在变，他们也在变，现代的军队比以前需要依靠更多复杂的技术技能。他们需要更多的专业人员。韦斯利：什么样的专业人员？开枪需要多专业？惠特尼：你真的跟不上时代了，韦斯。现代军队不只是需要扣动扳机，他们需要语言学家、通信专家，甚至需要电子工程师。韦斯利：呃。这听起来很像是一份正规的工作。惠

13、特尼：你还是需要经过漫长沉闷的体能训练，但是，对，这和个体的工作是一样的专业化。韦斯利：老实说我可以利用到这个训练。吃了四年的速食面，我的腰围涨了不少。那么报酬方面呢？当然我不能赚到和你这种衣着光鲜的工作一样多的钱。惠特尼：你可能会感到惊讶。他们也会给毕业生一条迅速涨工资和晋升的道路。你可能很快就能成为一名军官。他们甚至会补偿你一部分的学费。韦斯利：这听起来越来越好了。惠特尼：还有很多当地的福利。像在上海这里，参军可以让你有本地户口。韦斯利： 所以解放军可以让我成为一位专家、 一名军官，还能给我一个上海的户口？惠特尼：就是这样。现在已经不是以前的那种军队了。韦斯利：一点也不像了！那么，我在哪里

14、报名呢？ CS Smart Sentences I just bought it ， and I want to break it in a little before I start my new job. 我刚买的，在我开始新工作之前，我想逐渐适应一点。break sth. in/break in sth. ： wear a new piece clothing to get used to it （试穿衣物，以逐渐适应）。例如：I m going to break in new leather gloves this weekend before going skiing next mo

15、nth.我打算这个周末试用一下新皮手套，好下月去滑雪时用。 I ve sent my resume to half a hundred headhunters， and haven t heard a peep. 我把简历发给了几十个猎头， 但是 没有收到任何回复。not hear a peep： no noise， use to indicate no response from sb.（没有任何声响，石沉大海；用以表示奥人没有 回应） 。例如：Many famous writers have the experience of sending worksto various publish

16、ers without hearing a peep.许多著名作家都有这样的经历：把作品投给众多出版商， 但都石沉大海。 Take heart， Wes. 振作起来， 韦斯。take heart： feel encouraged and optimistic （树立信心，鼓起勇气） 。例如：We all should take heart ， work hard and win back the contract next year.我们都应该振作起来，努力工作，明年把合同赢回来。 The times ， they are a-changin ， and the modern military

17、 relies on more complex techniques and technologies than before. 时代在变， 他们也在变， 现代的军队比以前需要 依靠更多复杂的技术技能。The times ， they are a-changin ： used to indicate changes are inevitable （用以表明变化是不可避免的） 。例如：Fewer and fewer families have land lines and elderly are using cell phones as well. The times ， they are a-

18、changin .越 来越少的家庭使用固定电话，老人也用起了手机。变化不饶 人啊。 Four years of instant noodles hasn t been kind to my waistline. 吃了四年的速食面，我的腰围涨了不少。sth. has not been kind to sb. s waistline ： sth. has made sb. gain weight （某事让某人的体重增加了） 。例如：Hey ， guys ， what about going to the gym every week ？Sitting in the office all day has not been kind to our waistline.嗨，大伙儿，我们每周去一下健身房如何？整天坐在办公室里，不利于我们保持身材啊。 This isn t your father s army. 现在已经不是以前的那种军队了。not your father s sth.： sth. changed through modernization（某事因现代化进程发生了变化） 。例如：A high-speed train is m