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博观而约取，厚积而薄发。——苏轼

Acareermeansajobinwhichopportunitiesforadvancementofpromotioncanbegained.It

doesnotmeansimplythechoiceofvocation(职业)．Itimpliesvariouspositionsthatonemay

occupyinhisorherworkinglife.Inabroadsense，acareerisanimportantaspectofone’slife

pattern.Forexample，someofyouwhofindajobasanofficeassistantmaybecomeoffice

supervisor(顾问)andmayevenbepromotedasofficemanager.Theworkyoudoindifferent

positionsmaybecalledyourcareerpathanditislikelytoinfluenceyourworkhabitsanddaily

routine.①Choosingacareerisanimportantaspectoflife.Thefoundationstoneofcareerbuildingis

laiddownbythejobyouchoose.

Manyofyoumaybethinkingofacquiringajobinafirmorrunningabusinessofyour

own.Whetheryouwillbeabletodosodependsonhowyouprepareyourselffortheworkyou

wouldliketodo.Anditalsodependsonwhatkindoflifeyouwouldliketolead.Careerchoicewill

probablyaffectaperson’slifestylemorethananyotherchoicesheorshemakes.That’sbecause

theinfluenceofjobtouchesmanysidesoflife，shapingyourvalues，attitudes，andhabits.Mostof

yourthoughtsonwhatyouwanttobecomeprobablycomefromwhatyouhaveheard②while

listeningtoradioorwatchingtelevision；youmayalsohavereadnewspapersandmagazines，

whichadvertisedjobs，oryoumayhavebeenadvisedbyparentsandrelativesaboutwhatyou

shouldbe.Onthebasisofyourunderstanding，youmaythinkaboutthekindofworkwhichcanbe

handledeasilybyyou.Youmaystartthinkingclearlyabout