友達英語》禮節(jié)美語》losing a job can be positive
Mickey剛失業(yè)，跟朋友Suzanne 一起吃飯，Suzanne 勸他說，這未必不是件好事。她說，
S: Back at my old job there were some days where I barely used my brain at all! I just did the same thing over and over again.
M: So what happened after you got fired? Did a new opportunity come your way?
S: Not exactly. It took me about a year to figure out that opportunities weren't going to come my way.... I learnt that you have to create your own opportunities.
M: So that's when you started your company.
S: Yeah! I always had an interest in gardening, so I thought to myself: There must be a lot of people who also have this interest and would like to have a garden but don't have the time to set one up.
Suzanne說，原來工作的時候，總是同樣的工作來回做，did the same thing over and over again. 完全不用動大腦，失業(yè)后，她用一年的時間才發(fā)現(xiàn)，機會不會自己找上門來，opportunities weren't going to come my way, 還不如自己去創(chuàng)造機會。于是她決定自己開公司，幫助那些喜歡園藝但是沒有時間整理花園的人整理花園。
M: So now you go around making custom-designed gardens for homes and offices, right?
S: Yes! I never would've thought in a million years that my interest in gardening would turn into a career! If I hadn't gotten fired, I would've never found my calling!
M: That's cool....and it does offer me some hope. I guess I need to do some thinking about what I really want to do.
S: I'm not saying it's going to be easy.... I spent almost one year doing odd jobs and trying to figure out what I wanted to do. Not having a stable income can be difficult.
因此，Suzanne 開了一家公司，專門為公司和家庭 custom-design 量身定做花園。她說，要不是被解雇，她死也不會想到自己的愛好竟然會成為職業(yè)，in a million years 是一種夸張的說法，就是無論如何也不會的意思。正是被解雇，才讓她最終找到了自己的 calling, calling is spelled c-a-l-l-i-n-g, calling, 一個人最適合的職業(yè)。Suzanne 說，不過，這個過程也很艱難，她足足打了一年零工才走出低谷，odd jobs 是零工的意思。Mickey 聽后深受啟發(fā)。
M: Yeah....right now I have some savings so I'll be good for about six months...but if I can't find something after that it's going to start getting tough.
S: Do you have a 'dream' or something you've always wanted to do?
M: Well, I have always had the idea of opening a bicycle store. I'm talking about selling rare, vintage or special custom-made bicycles.
Mickey說，自己存款有限，撐半年還行，再久就扛不住了。Suzanne 問他有沒有什么夢想。Mickey 說，他一直想開一家自行車店，專賣那些不多見，古香古色，或是訂做的自行車。他在這里用的 vintage is spelled v-i-n t-a-g-e, vintage 意思是老式的，古典的。
S: Interesting! Cycling is quite a trend these days and if you can find bicycles that no one else has....it just might work!
M: I've always been interested in bicycles and I know a lot about them. I never thought I would have a chance to open a bike store.
S: Give it some thought! This could be your calling in life!!
M: I'll think about it! Thanks, Suzanne! Now let's eat!
Suzanne 說， Mickey 想開自行車店的夢想很有意思，因為現(xiàn)在很流行騎車，it's quite a trend. Suzanne 覺得 Mickey 可以認真地琢磨琢磨， give it some thought 好好想想，沒準真能行。Mickey 聽了很受鼓舞，說從來沒想到，自己這輩子真能有機會開一家自行車店，實現(xiàn)夢想。
英語學(xué)習(xí)三大步驟：學(xué)習(xí)——接受——運用
1.學(xué)習(xí)
'學(xué)習(xí)'是您在友達開始您精彩紛呈課程的第*一步，在多媒體互動教學(xué)的幫助下獲得不同于以往的教學(xué)體驗。在深動有趣的教學(xué)中學(xué)到地道有用的英語。
'學(xué)習(xí)'如何進行？ 每個課程都細分為8個單元，單元由聽、說、讀、寫、練習(xí)等多個環(huán)節(jié)共同組成。當您完成這整個學(xué)習(xí)的步驟，就可以進行到“接受”階段了。
2.接受'接受'是友達特色教學(xué)體系的第二步，在與外教的全方位交流中您會將在“學(xué)習(xí)”階段中學(xué)到的英語知識完全轉(zhuǎn)化接受。您可以隨時隨地找到我們的外籍培訓(xùn)師，與他進行各種各樣的英語交流。找到你學(xué)習(xí)中的薄弱項，并且改變它。
'接受'如何進行？
您需要在您每個單元的學(xué)習(xí)結(jié)束之后您的培訓(xùn)師進行進行包括情景會話、詞匯記憶、語法溫習(xí)等各個科目的練習(xí)。 您也可以選擇自己空余的時間與自己感興趣的話題來參加外教口語課程，根據(jù)自己的需求盡可能多的與外教進行交流。 通過在線的學(xué)習(xí)進度評估系統(tǒng)您也可以了解到您的學(xué)習(xí)進度，以及最近的學(xué)習(xí)接受能力以便調(diào)整您的學(xué)習(xí)計劃。
3.運用
'運用'是友達英語學(xué)習(xí)體系的最后一步，讓您在各種生活情景中應(yīng)用前兩個階段學(xué)到的英語知識。在完全沉浸在生活情景中，非常自然的說出英語。
'運用'“ 讓英語成為生活的一部分，您需要在日常生活中多多使用英語。我們的英語社區(qū)聚集了各行各業(yè)的英語學(xué)習(xí)者，您24小時都可以結(jié)交志同道合的朋友，不知不覺就練習(xí)了英語。
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