20110222 A Different Approach to Choosing a Career(2)

A Different Approach to Choosing a Career

The resulting combination points you to jobs meant to be in sync with your nature. For example, extroverts need a lot of people contact, so they might make good sales people. Introverts need depth and focus, often preferring to work behind the scenes. Sensors thrive on concrete details and facts, so they might consider accounting. Intuitive people prefer ideas and concepts, and so are more inclined toward the arts or advertising.

Armed with a list of personality-appropriate jobs, teens can then research to find out what the job entails. "The main question is, 'What do I do that makes me really feel alive, that energizes me'" Tirger said.

High school students likely won't – and shouldn't – nail down a specific career path; exploring your interests and life's purpose is partly what college is for. But it helps to develop a general idea, so when the time comes to pick a major they can choose something relevant. "Basically what you're starting out with is a compass needle that's going around in circles, so anything you can do to make the swing of the compass needle smaller will be really helpful," said Nicholas Lore, director of the Rockport Institute (rockportinstitute.com), a career design and research firm in Rockville, Md.


syn- 一起
sync n. 同步/一致/符合
= synch
=> synchronize
in sync with 與...一致/同步
eg: She sang in sync with the playing of the band.
=> 她的歌聲與樂團的演奏是一致的

out of sync 不一致
eg: The style of the costumes is out of sync with the setting of the film.
=> 戲服的風格跟電影的背景並不協調

-clin 彎曲
incline v. 傾向於/容易..
incline toward something
=> want to do something
eg: Cathy is inclined to sympathize with people. She would be a great counselor.
=> Cathy很容易對别人的處境感同身受，她會是一個很棒的輔導。
eg: Laura inclines to get frustrated.
=> Laura很容易感到沮喪

nail v. 集中於某物標
nail down 確定/做出決定
eg: We will nail down our sales target for this season in today's meeting.
=> 今天的會議中我們會確定本季的銷售目標
eg: The two companies finally nailed down the details of the contract.
=> 這兩家公司終於確定了契約的細節


behind the scenes 在幕後

thrive
=> grow and develop very well

compass needle 指南針


//== Chat room ==//

picking a major 選擇主修
declare a major 正式聲明主修

Sophomore year 在美國大學二年級時聲明主修

在美國大學是要apply的，申請的結果有兩種，一種是收到rejection letter，另一種是收到acceptance letter

apply 申請

rejection letter 拒絕入學通知書
acceptance letter 接受入學通知書




//== Grammer on the go ==//

Armed with a list of personality-appropriate jobs, teens can then research to find out what the job entails.

armed with
=> to have something useful in order to successfully accomplish a task

eg: When Randy went to babysit his nieces and nephews, he was armed with a good storybook and a children's DVD.
eg: Even though Priscilla has never cooked a meal, she was armed with a cookbook when she walked into the kitchen to fix dinner for her family.