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Planning for the Future

Three years have passed. Your life in junior high school is coming to an end. Soon, you'll have to start making decisions about your own future. It could be quite scary. That is why it's important to make a career plan.

To start a career plan, first answer this question: How well do you know yourself? By now, you should have a sense of your interests and skills. If not, you need to find out what you're good and bad at. The next thing is to explore how you can make good use of your talents. Talk to someone, search online, or take some tests to see which career might be good for you.

As soon as you have a goal for your career, it's time to make a plan. Think about what you need to do to get the job you want. What type of school should you go to? What kind of courses should you take? Sometimes doing a part-time job can help you get experience and test the water, and so can doing volunteer work. Finally, just act on your plan. Learn and correct it along the way.

A career plan is a useful tool to help you reach your goal in life. But remember: If you feel like you're going down the wrong road, you always have the power to change course.

規劃未來

三年已經過去了。你的國中生涯即將來到尾聲。很快地，你將必須開始為你自己的未來做出決定。這可能相當可怕。這就是為什麼做生涯規劃是如此重要。

要開始生涯規劃，首先要回答這個問題：你有多了解自己？到現在為止，你應該要對自己的興趣和技能有所認知。如果沒有，你需要找出你擅長和不擅長什麼。下一件事是去探索你能如何善用你的才能。找人談談、上網搜索，或是做一些測驗來看看哪個職業可能適合你。

一旦你有了對職涯的目標，就是該做規劃的時候了。想想看為了得到你想要的工作，你需要做什麼。你應該去哪一類型的學校呢？你應該修哪些課程呢？有時打工可以幫助你獲取一些經驗並試試水溫，從事志工活動也可以。最後，就跟著你的規劃走吧。順著這條路走，一邊學習，並一邊更正。

生涯規劃是一個幫助你達成人生目標很有用的工具。但要記住：如果你覺得你正走向錯誤的道路，你永遠都有權力去改變航道。

• Chinese zodiac ['tʃaɪ'niz 'zodɪ͵æk]
  生肖
  There are twelve animal signs in the Chinese zodiac.
  中國生肖有十二種動物生肖。
  
• Jade Emperor ['dʒed 'ɛmpərɚ]
  玉皇大帝
  It was said that the Jade Emperor has seven pretty daughters.
  傳聞玉皇大帝有七個漂亮的女兒。
  
• seat [sit] n.
  座位
  This seat is bigger and more comfortable.
  這個座位更大而且更舒服。
  
• continue [kən'tɪnjʊ] v.
  繼續
  The show continued for another hour after we left.
  這個表演在我們離開後還繼續了一個小時。
  
• rat [ræt] n.
  老鼠
  He smelled rats and decided to clean his house right away.
  他聞到老鼠的味道並決定立刻清理房子。
  
• swimmer ['swɪmɚ] n.
  游泳者
  She is a good swimmer. She has won many prizes so far.
  她是一個很好的游泳員。她到目前為止已經贏得很多獎項了。
  
• ox [ɑks] n.
  牛
  We were born in the year of the ox.
  我們都是牛年出生的。
  
• hold [hold] v.
  舉辦
  Let's hold a Halloween party at Josh's place!
  我們在喬許家辦萬聖節派對吧!
  
• ahead of... [ə'hɛd ɑv]
  在...之前
  Team A is ahead of Team B by 3 points in the basketball game now.
  在籃球比賽中，A隊現在領先B隊3分。
  
• hop [hɑp] v.
  跳躍；單腳跳
  Look! There's a bunny hopping in the park.
  看!公園裡有隻小兔子在跳耶。
  
• drown [draʊn] v.
  溺水；把...淹死
  The news reported that six people drowned in the flood.
  新聞報導六個人溺斃於洪水中。
  
• finish line ['fɪnɪʃ 'laɪn]
  終點線
  You can't give up. You must run to the finish line.
  你不能放棄。你必須跑到終點線
  
• place [ples] n.
  名次
  She won second place in the talent contest.
  她在才藝競賽中得到第二名。
  
• bank [bæŋk] n.
  河岸
  Some people are having a barbecue on the river bank.
  一些人在河岸邊烤肉。
  
• get even ['gɛt 'ivən]
  報復
  I won't get even with Emily because I want to forgive her.
  我不會報復艾蜜莉，因為我想原諒她。