4-4 尽量设法获取经验

Get Experience Anyway You Can

 

Fred Marzocchi grew up with dreams of drawing for a living. "There aren't many ways to make a living with your sketchbook¹, but advertising¹ was one of them."

 

After a few futile²² attempts to find a job, Fred became desperate for experience. He found a large drugstore chain with an in? house advertising unit and offered to work for literally³³ nothing. They took him up on the offer, and within weeks not only had he gained professional experience, but the drugstore decided⁴ to pay him for his efforts.

 

After working for a number of advertising agencies, Fred went on to open his own graphics⁵ design and photography business. He often looks back on the offer to work without pay. "I just needed a chance, a start in this business, and I haven't had to work for free since," he says with a smile.

 

College students who served in internships⁴ were 15 percent more likely to find employment after graduation, and 70 percent believed they were better prepared for the workplace because of their internship⁶ experience.

 

注释:

1.sketchbook [sketFbuk] n. 素描册，速写簿，写生簿

2.futile [5fju:tail] a. 无益的，无效的，无希望的

3.literally [5litErEli] ad. 确实地，不加夸张地

4.internship [5IntnFIp] n. 〈美〉实习生的职位（或职务）

 

尽量设法获取经验

 

弗雷德•马佐基从小就梦想以绘画为生。“能靠画画儿谋生的路子并不是很多，广告业倒是一个。”他说。

弗雷德在求职数度碰壁之后，急切地希望获得经验。他找到一家自己拥有广告部的大杂货连锁店，主动表示愿意干活，基本不领取报酬。他们就按他的条件接受了他。经过几周的工作之后，他获得了专业经验，杂货店也决定为他的劳动付酬。

在数家广告代理公司工作过之后，弗雷德自己开店，经营平面造型艺术设计和摄影。他经常回忆过去那段无报酬工作的经历。“我当时就是需要一个机会，在这个行当起个头。从那以后，我再也不需要干无报酬的活了，”他微笑着说。

有实习经历的大学生毕业之后找到工作的机会比无此经历的人多15％。其中70％的人相信，实习经历使他们在职场上更具竞争力。

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 futile   

adj.无效的，无用的，无希望的

参考例句：

• They were killed,to the last man,in a futile attack.因为进攻失败，他们全部被杀，无一幸免。
• Their efforts to revive him were futile.他们对他抢救无效。

3 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。

6 internship   

n.实习医师，实习医师期

参考例句：

• an internship at a television station 在电视台的实习期
• a summer internship with a small stipend 薪水微薄的暑期实习