孩提读物指引择业路

 　　The books you read as a child can play a part in the job you have later in life.

　　Children who read The Lord Of The Rings are most likely to become company directors, while fans of Enid Blyton's Famous Five are now often bosses.

　　Those who preferred CS Lewis's Narnia tales tend to join the teaching or caring professions.

　　These are the findings of a survey by a pollsters company.

　　Psychologist Dr Colin Gill says: "By the age seven children have formed the characters that will dictate¹ what jobs they go for.

　　"Youngsters who like to be in control love the Famous Five - with kids defeating adults - and find jobs where they take charge.

　　"Natural leaders read The Lord Of The Rings and often become bosses. Kids with a caring nature are drawn² to the Narnia series where good triumphs over evil and find work as teachers or doctors."

　　你在童年时读过的书，对终生的职业选择产生一定的影响。

　　爱读《魔戒》的孩子们长大后很有可能成为企业领导者，当年为俄妮·卜莱登故事中知名五人帮而痴迷的孩子们现在则大都当上了老板。

　　而喜欢CS·刘易斯的《纳尼亚》童话的孩子们则倾向于从事教学或医护工作。

　　这些都是一家民意测验公司所得出的调查结果。

　　心理学家科林·吉尔说："孩子七岁的时候就能形成一定的性格，而这一性格将支配他今后从事什么样的工作。"

　　他说："喜欢把决定权握在自己手中的年轻人爱读知名五人帮--那是关于孩子们打败大人的故事。他们长大后从事不受别人限制的工作。"

　　"天生具有领袖气质的孩子喜爱读《魔戒》，他们往往最终成为老板。充满爱心的孩子们则被《纳尼亚》系列童话所吸引，在那些故事中正义总是能战胜邪恶。这样的孩子长大后可能会成为教师或医生。"

 

1 dictate   

v.口授；(使)听写；指令，指示，命令

参考例句：

• It took him a long time to dictate this letter.口述这封信花了他很长时间。
• What right have you to dictate to others?你有什么资格向别人发号施令？

2 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。