三十一. The Jobs of Tomorrow
What kind of work do you want to do when you are older? Many jobs might interest you. Two of them that have been around the longest are farming and building. People who work with computers have newer kinds of jobs.
The jobs of tomorrow will be decided by what people need and want. When we decide which job to take, we need to get the necessary information about chances of jobs. The chances result from the relations between the total population, laborforce, and the need for goods(商品) and services.?
【汉语翻译】
未来的工作
长大后你想做什么工作呢？许多工作可能会让你感兴趣。其中有两种工作历史最久，它们是农业(farming)和建筑。电脑(computer)工作者则拥有更新类型的工作。
未来(tomorrow)的工作将由人们的需求决定。我们决定做何种工作时，我们需要得到有关工作机会的必要信息（information）。这些机会来自总(total)人口(population)、劳动力(labor force)和商品服务需求之间的关系(relation)。
提供(supply)健康护理的人可能找工作从来没什么问题。人们对有些人，如(such as)卡车司机(truck driver)，也总是有需求。大部分有车一族会需要轿车服务(service)，因此技工应该也很容易找工作。
要获得好工作，最好的建议是想好你喜欢做什么。为此获得所需要(require)的教育和培训(training)，然后就可以去找一份好工作了。?
三十二. To Stop Two Boys from Fighting
I am sixteen years old. I have a younger brother. My brothers name is Jim. Jim is ahandsome boy and sometimes very humorous. He makes me laugh a lot, and I love him and am proud of him.
One afternoon I was walking from my house to the store to buy some ink when I saw a small boy running along the street towards me. He was running at highspeed. When he came near me, I was surprised to see it was Jim.
Hi, Jim,I shouted to him,why are you running like that?
Jim didnt stop. He looked a bit nervous, and shouted to me,Im trying to stoptwo boys from fighting.
I was surprised again I laughed and said,Thats an important job for a little boy, isnt it? You dont do things like that very often Who are the two boys?
Theyre Tom and me,answered Jim as he continued running down the street very quickly.
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制止两个男孩打架
我十六岁，我有个弟弟（younger brother)，名叫吉姆。吉姆是个英俊的（handsome)男孩，有时还特别幽默(humorous)，逗得我笑(laugh)个不停。我很爱弟弟，为他感到骄傲(be proud of him)。
有一天下午(afternoon)，我从家里出去到商店(store)买墨水(ink)．这时见一个男孩沿着(along)马路朝(toward)我跑(run)来，男孩以很快的速度(at high speed)跑着，跑近时，我惊讶地发现竟是吉姆。
嗨，吉姆，我朝他喊道，你干嘛跑那么快？
吉姆没有停下脚步，他看上去有点紧张(a bit nervous)，他对着我喊道，我在设法阻止两个男孩打架(stop from fighting)。
我还是很奇怪，我笑着说，小男孩能这么干可真是了不起，这事你可干得不多。这两个男孩是谁呀？
汤姆和我，吉姆边回答边飞快地沿街跑去。