1. career (n) your occupation for a big part of your life（終身的）職業
At the age of 50, Mrs. Dumont decided to change her career from nurse to teacher.
在五十歲的時候，Dumont太太決定轉換職業跑道，從護士改成老師。
2. factor (n) a point that contributes to a result因素；要素
When choosing where to live, access to public transportation may be an important factor.
選擇住所時，公共交通便利與否可能是一件重要的決定因素。
3. professional (n) a person doing a profession (usually higher status ones) 職業選手；專家
Medical professionals mostly agree that this medicine doesn’t work.
大部分的醫學專家認同這款藥物的藥效無用。
4. engineer (n) a person who builds/designs/maintains buildings, machines, or structures工程師
A group of engineers is planning a new bridge over the river.
一群工程師們正計劃在那條河上興建新的橋樑。
5. accountant (n) a professional who handles a company’s or people’s financial records 會計師
Our company accountant was fired for making too many mistakes on the numbers.
我們公司的會計被解雇了，因為在作帳時犯了太多錯誤。
6. fairly (adv) pretty/quite公平地；相當地
Carly is fairly certain that her boyfriend is going to propose to her soon.
Carly相當確定她男友很快就要和她求婚了。
7. laborer (n) a manual worker, blue collar worker勞動；勞工，勞方
Many laborers in our country are immigrants.
我們國家有許多勞工階級都是外來移民。
8. psychiatrist (n) a doctor that specializes in mental illness心理醫生
After seeing a psychiatrist, the patient was declared mentally ill.
看完心理醫生後，這位病患被宣告有精神疾病。
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1. in (high/low) demand (phr) needed高度/低度需求的；受/不受歡迎的
Doctors always seem to be in high demand.
醫生看來一直都是具有高度需求性。
2. S + have (some/a little/a lot of/no) trouble V-ing (sentence pattern) 做…有困難…
Did you have any trouble reading my directions?
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Exercise 課後練習題
1. Many high school students feel nervous about what ____________ to choose.
許多高中生在面對職涯選擇時，會感到緊張。
2. There are many _______________ to consider before we make this decision.
在我們下決定之前，有許多因素要考量。
3. ______________ from many different industries will be at the conference.
許多來自不同領域的專家將會參加這場會議。
4. What is the name of the ______________ who designed this machine?
設計這台機械的工程師叫什麼名字？
5. The _____________ is busy finishing up his month-end financial reports.
這名會計師正忙著完成他的財務月報。
6. Wow, this dish is ______________ spicy!
哇喔，這道菜頗辣的！
7. Thousands of _______________ went on strike to improve working conditions in local factories.
有上千名勞工為了改善他們在當地工廠的作業環境而罷工。
8. He went to a _______________ about his compulsive gambling.
他去看心理醫生治療無法自拔的賭癮。
9. He’s a famous math tutor so he is ____________ these days.
他是一位知名的數學家教老師，所以很多人要雇用他。
10. Elsie is very honest and open; she has ____________ sharing her feelings with others.
Elsie非常誠實且思想開放；她沒有與他人分享感情及看法的困難。
解答：
1. career
2. factors
3. Professionals
4. engineer
5. accountant
6. fairly
7. laborers
8. psychiatrist
9. in high demand
10. no trouble
Comprehension Questions 閱讀理解 1. What is one problem with the study?
a. They only looked at two dozen countries.
b. They only considered less than 20 careers.
c. They only looked at one part of the world.
d. They only looked at male professionals.
2. Which of the following professions would be a good idea of you wanted a high chance of finding a job?
a. Building engineer.
b. Software tester.
c. Nurse.
d. Space scientist.
解答：
1. 這篇研究報告有什麼問題呢？
a. 他們只考慮24個國家。
b. 他們只考慮少於20種職業。
c. 他們只考慮世界上某一部分。
d. 他們只考慮了男性專家。
2. 如果你想要能有機會找到工作的職業，下列哪一項會是好選擇？
a. 建築工程師
b. 軟體測試師
c. 護士
d. 航太科學家
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