第1565期:The benefits of a summer job

Have you ever had a summer job? For many young people, summer is a heady period where education stops and fun begins. That said, holidays, festivals and time spent with friends cost money. And the very group who have the time to capitalise on the fun summer has to offer may not have the funds to do so. The solution? A summer job.你有过暑期工作吗？对于许多年轻人来说，夏天是一个令人兴奋的时期，教育停止，乐趣开始。也就是说，假期、节日和与朋友共度的时间都是花钱的。而那些有时间利用暑假所提供的乐趣的群体可能没有资金这样做。解决方案？一份暑期工作。The concept of cash-strapped students and younger members of society being gainfully employed over the summer period is not a new one. And there are opportunities out there for those who want to earn. For me it was tending bar at a bowling alley. Vacancies can range from roles as mundane as fry cook, to seasonal work at a theme park, or a cushy job with comfortable conditions. In many cases, the jobs only pay minimum wage, which may only tide you over. But the money is not the only thing that's gained.在暑假期间，资金短缺的学生和年轻的社会成员获得有酬就业的概念并不是一个新概念。对于那些想要赚钱的人来说，那里有机会。对我来说，这是在保龄球馆照看酒吧。职位空缺的范围从普通的油炸厨师到主题公园的季节性工作，或者条件舒适的轻松工作。在许多情况下，这些工作只支付最低工资，这可能只会让你渡过难关。但钱并不是唯一获得的东西。"Summer and Saturday jobs prepare young people for successful careers in later life, teaching vital 'soft skills'," says UK Work and Pensions secretary Ester McVey in the Daily Mail. Indeed, when talking about their experiences of summer jobs, people asked for a BBC News article said they got "invaluable training" and learnt skills such as punctuality, tolerance, and the importance of hard graft. These opportunities are thought to be so important that the UK government has placed 20,000 summer job vacancies on a dedicated portal on its Find a Job website. “夏季和周六的工作让年轻人为日后的成功事业做好准备，教授重要的‘软技能’，”英国工作和养老金大臣埃斯特麦克维在《每日邮报》中说。事实上，当谈到他们的暑期工作经历时，人们要求 BBC 新闻报道称他们接受了“无价的培训”，并学到了诸如守时、宽容和努力贪污的重要性等技能。这些机会被认为非常重要，以至于英国政府在其 Find a Job 网站的专门门户网站上放置了 20,000 个暑期职位空缺。This move comes at a time of apparent need. The percentage of young people working while studying has more than halved since 1997, falling from 42% to 18% in 2014. Those are the findings of a UK government report on the death of the Saturday job. Ester McVey believes this is because young people are choosing to focus more on education rather than earning extra money. But that isn't the only problem. It isn't always easy to get a job, as 20-year-old Liberty O'Hagan, a student from Worthing, found. She told the BBC employers see summer workers as a waste of training resources since they inevitably return to university. Not to mention, by working all summer, you may feel you have missed out on the experiences and opportunities your friends have had – travelling and having fun.此举是在明显需要的时候出现的。自 1997 年以来，在学习期间工作的年轻人比例减少了一半以上，从 42% 下降到 2014 年的 18%。这些是英国政府关于周六工作死亡的报告的结果。Ester McVey 认为这是因为年轻人选择更多地关注教育而不是赚取额外的钱。但这不是唯一的问题。20 岁的沃辛学生 Liberty O'Hagan 发现，找工作并不总是那么容易。她告诉 BBC 雇主认为暑期工是在浪费培训资源，因为他们不可避免地要重返大学。更不用说，整个夏天都在工作，你可能会觉得自己错过了朋友们所拥有的经验和机会——旅行和玩乐。While a summer job may not be a dream job, it can teach you things for "a successful future," says Ester McVey in a piece for the Telegraph. What students may consider a means to an end, can, in fact, become a worthwhile career-making endeavour.虽然暑期工作可能不是梦寐以求的工作，但它可以教会你“成功的未来”，Ester McVey 在《每日电讯报》的一篇文章中说。学生可能认为达到目的的手段，实际上可以成为一种有价值的职业发展努力。词汇表capitalise on 从…获利funds 资金cash-strapped 缺钱的gainfully employed 被高薪聘用tend bar 做酒吧招待vacancy 职位空缺mundane 单调的，千篇一律的seasonal work 季节性工作cushy 轻松的、安逸的minimum wage 法定最低工资tide you over 帮助你渡过难关soft skills 软技能，指沟通、社交技能punctuality 守时tolerance 宽容、容忍hard graft 苦工、繁重的工作training 训练worthwhile 有价值的endeavour 努力

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