考研还是工作
Postgraduate exam or a job? — Chinese reading, HSK 5
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大四那年，我面临一个选择：是考研究生，还是直接找工作？父母希望我继续读书，因为现在很多公司对学历要求越来越高。
dà sì nà nián wǒ miàn lín yí gè xuǎn zé shì kǎo yán jiū shēng hái shi zhí jiē zhǎo gōng zuò fù mǔ xī wàng wǒ jì xù dú shū yīn wèi xiàn zài hěn duō gōng sī duì xué lì yāo qiú yuè lái yuè gāo
In my final year of university I faced a choice: sit the postgraduate entrance exam, or look for work straight away? My parents wanted me to keep studying, because many companies demand higher and higher qualifications.
可是我对自己的专业并没有太大兴趣，读研究生意味着再花三年时间在不喜欢的事情上。经过反复考虑，我决定先工作两年，一方面积累经验，另一方面弄清楚自己到底喜欢什么。
kě shì wǒ duì zì jǐ de zhuān yè bìng méi yǒu tài dà xìng qù dú yán jiū shēng yì wèi zhe zài huā sān nián shí jiān zài bù xǐ huan de shì qing shàng jīng guò fǎn fù kǎo lǜ wǒ jué dìng xiān gōng zuò liǎng nián yì fāng miàn jī lěi jīng yàn lìng yì fāng miàn nòng qīng chu zì jǐ dào dǐ xǐ huan shén me
But I wasn't very interested in my subject, and a master's meant three more years on something I didn't enjoy. After much thought I decided to work for two years first — partly to gain experience, partly to work out what I really liked.
现在回头看，我很庆幸当初的决定。工作中我发现自己对设计很感兴趣，明年打算去读设计专业的研究生。这一次，目标清楚多了。
xiàn zài huí tóu kàn wǒ hěn qìng xìng dāng chū de jué dìng gōng zuò zhōng wǒ fā xiàn zì jǐ duì shè jì hěn gǎn xìng qù míng nián dǎ suàn qù dú shè jì zhuān yè de yán jiū shēng zhè yí cì mù biāo qīng chu duō le
Looking back now, I'm very glad of that decision. At work I found I'm really interested in design, and next year I plan to do a master's in design. This time my goal is much clearer.
生詞
面临 miànlín to face
学历 xuélì educational qualifications
专业 zhuānyè major, subject
意味着 yìwèizhe to mean, imply
反复 fǎnfù repeatedly
积累 jīlěi to accumulate
庆幸 qìngxìng to be glad, count oneself lucky
目标 mùbiāo goal