Unit 4 Living on Your Own课文翻译大学体验英语一

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1、Unit4LivingonYourOwnPassageAMarcela'sWorkExperienceIdecidedearlyinmycollegeyearsthatIwantedtoexperiencelivingabroadbeforeenteringinthe"realworld."Duringmysenioryear,whilemostofmyfriendswereinterviewingfor"realworld"jobs,IwasinvestigatinghowIcouldgoworkinadifferent

2、country.AtthatearlystageofmyinquiryIwasprettyopenaboutwheretogoandwhatkindofworktoundertake.MydesiretoliveabroadwassostrongthatIwaswillingtodoanythinganywhere.　SoonIlearnedaboutBUNAC,aprogramthatseemedtobedesignedpreciselyforstudentswithsuchinterests.BUNACofferswo

3、rkvisasforstudentsorrecentgraduatestoworkoverseas.Ofthesixcountriesavailable,IchoseEnglandbecauseofthelanguageandopportunitiesforemployment.　TwomonthsafterIgraduatedfromcollegeIcrossedtheAtlantic.ItraveledthroughoutEuropeforsixweeksbeforearrivinginLondon.IgottoLon

4、dononAugust24,1997withaworkvisa,butnojoborplacetolive.Ihavetoadmititwasprettyscary!ThedayafterIarrived,IexperiencedmyfirstBritishholiday-BankHoliday,anationalholidaywhereeverythingisclosedfortheday.Itwasn'tuntilmythirddaythatIvisitedtheBUNACofficeandwentthroughori

5、entation.AttheorientationIlearnedallaboutlivingandworkinginBritain;Ilearnedaboutgettingaroundinthecity,makingaCV(CurriculumVitae-Britishresume),payingtaxes,gettinghealthinsurance,travelingaroundBritain,findingaccommodationsandmostimportantly,findingajob.Iwasmostsc

6、aredaboutfindingajobsincemyfinancialresourceswererunninglowandIneededtogetapaychecksoon.　ItturnsoutthatfindingajobwasjustaseasyasmakingaCV!TheBUNACprogramisverywellknowninLondonandmanyemployersparticipateintheprogram.Asaresulttherearemanyemployersinmanydifferentfi

7、eldstochoosefrom.MyjobsearchbeganwhenIchosethreedifferentbusinessemployersandfaxedthemmycoverletter1andCV.ThatfirstweekIhadthreeinterviews.IacceptedmyfirstofferworkingforMerrillLynchInternationalBank.TheMerrillLynchofficeIworkedatwasinabeautiful,oldbuildinglocated

8、twoblocksfromBuckinghamPalace.Thepeoplewereniceandtheworkinteresting.　ItwaseasytoadjusttolifeinLondon.AndthereissomuchtoseethataftersixmonthsexploringIp