BR_BackgroundInformation1BackgroundInformationIntheUnitedStates,ablue-collarworkerisamemberoftheworkingclasswhoperformsmanuallaborandearnsanhourlywage.Blue-collarworkersaredistinguishedfromserviceworkersandfromwhite-collarworkers,whosejobsarenotconsideredmanuallabor.Blue-collarworkmaybeskilledorunskilled,andmayinvolvefactorywork,buildingandconstructiontrades,lawenforcement,mechanicalwork,maintenanceortechnicalinstallations.

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BR_BackgroundInformation1BacWhite-collarworkersperformtaskswhichareless“physicallylaborious”,yetoftenmorehighlypaidthanblue-collarworkers,whodomanualwork.Theyaresalariedprofessionals(suchassomedoctorsorlawyers),aswellasemployeesinadministrativeorclericalpositions.Thenamederivesfromthetraditionalwhiteshirtswornbyworkersofsuchprofessions.Whiteshirtseasilygetdirtyandthereforedistinguishtheworkersasoneswho"donotgettheirhandsdirty.”Thewhite-collarworkerperformsnon-manuallaborofteninanoffice;andtheserviceindustryworkerperformsnon-manuallaborinvolvingcustomerinteraction,entertainment,retailandoutsidesales,andthelike.BR_BackgroundInformation2VideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationwhite-collarworkersserviceindustryworkers

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Accordingtothevideo,whatcanacareerintheskilledtradesbringtoyou?Whydoesthespeakerrecommendcareerchoicesinskilledtrades?KeyAcareerintheskilledtradescanbeyourtickettoagoodpayingjobwithlotsofchallengeandvariety.KeyThespeakerherselflikesit.Also,acareerintheskilledtradescanbeagoodpayingjobwithlotsofchallengeandvariety.Inaddition,shethinksithasbecomeoneofthebiggestemploymentareastoday.VideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationBR_VideoClip2VideoClipQuestBR_groupdiscussionGroupDiscussion1.2.Whatkindofjobareyougoingtotakeafteryourgraduation?Whatdoyouassociatewithblue-collarwork?VideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationBR_groupdiscussionGroupDiscBR_spotdictationSpotDictationApink-collarworkerworksinaclean,safeenvironment,inajobthatisconsideredfemale.Thetermappearedtodistinguishthesejobsfromwhite-collarjobs,andtodistinguishwomenintheserolesfromotherwhite-collarworkers,becausetheirworkdidnotasmuchtraining,nordiditcarryequalpayorprestige.Inmostindustriesand,andinmostcultures,womenintheworkforcehavetraditionallybeengivenlesspayandlimitedcareer.Thiswastruewhenwomenenteredtheblue-collarfactoryworkforceduringtheIndustrialRevolution.Thiswhennumbersofwomenbegantoentertheofficeworkforceintheearlytwentieth.relatively_______VideoClipGroupDiscussionSpotDictationBackgroundInformationtraditionally________originally_______require_______professional__________careers______opportunities__________pattern______significant________century______wasrepeatedBR_spotdictationSpotDictatGR_PartDivision..

PartDivisionoftheTextThetextcanbedividedintothreeparts:Part1(Paragraphs1-2):

Aftermakingalittlestool,theauthorfoundgreatpleasureinworkingwithhishands.Part2(Paragraphs3-6):

Blue-collarworkerswhousedtobelower-paidnowaremakingmoremoney.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingPart3(Paragraphs7-9):

Althoughworkingwithone’shandsreceivesprejudice,youngpeopleareadvisedtolearnatradebecauseitisbothenjoyableandwell-paid.GR_PartDivision..PartDivisiGR_FurtherUnderstanding

FurtherUnderstanding1.2.Whathappenswhensomeonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrainmakessomethingwithhishands?Whatisthepointthattheauthorwantstomakeinthisarticle?KeyKeyTheauthor’spointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithone’shandsandhowmuchmoneyonecanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.Questions:Whensomeonewhoworksmostlywithhisbraindoessomethingwithhishands,friendsgivehighpraise.PartDivisionoftheTextFurtherUnderstandingGR_FurtherUnderstandingFurtForthepastfewdaysI’vespentmostofthetimeinmyworkshopmakingalittlestoolforEmily.IlikethewholeprocessofwritingbutwhenIgetbackthereinmyworkshop,InoticethatI’mquitehappy.YesterdayIworkeduntil2:30beforeIrememberedIhadn’teatenlunch.IsuddenlyrealizedthatIcouldgiveupwritingandspendtherestofmylifemakingpiecesoffurniturethatinterestedme.Whoknows?Imightgetgoodatit.Idon’tunderstandwhymorepeopledon’tgettheirsatisfactions

fromworkingwiththeirhands.Somehow,ahundredormoreyearsagosomethingstrangehappenedinthiscountry.Americansbegantothinkthatpeoplewhoworkedwiththeirhandswerenotassmartasthosewhoworkedwiththeirbrains.

DR_text1-2WhereAreAllthePlumbers?ForthepastfewdaysI’vespeThecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.DR_text3-6_SThecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.

DR_text3-6_WThecarpenters,theplumbers,DR_text7-11-SAmechanicworkingintheservicedepartmentofacardealerinLosAngelesorNewYorkcanmake$60,000ayear.Allthishashappened,inpartatleast,becausethefatherswhowereplumbersmadeenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentocollegesotheywouldn’thavetobeplumbers.

InEngland,achild’sfutureisdeterminedatanearlyagewhenthechildisputeitherinaschoolthatgivesaclassicaleducationoronethatputsemphasisonlearningatrade.EventhoughweneverhavehadthesamekindofclasssysteminAmerica,ourlinesaredrawn,too.Thepeoplewhoworkwiththeirhandsaswellastheirbrainsstillaren’tlikelytobelongtothelocalcountryclub.Themechanicatthecardealer’smaymakemoremoneythanthecarsalesman,butthesalesmanbelongstotheclubandthemechanicdoesn’t.DR_text7-11-SAmechanicworkinDR_text7-11-WAmechanicworkingintheservicedepartmentofacardealerinLosAngelesorNewYorkcanmake$60,000ayear.Allthishashappened,inpartatleast,becausethefatherswhowereplumbersmadeenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentocollegesotheywouldn’thavetobeplumbers.

InEngland,achild’sfutureisdeterminedatanearlyagewhenthechildisputeitherinaschoolthatgivesaclassicaleducationoronethatputsemphasisonlearningatrade.EventhoughweneverhavehadthesamekindofclasssysteminAmerica,ourlinesaredrawn,too.Thepeoplewhoworkwiththeirhandsaswellastheirbrainsstillaren’tlikelytobelongtothelocalcountryclub.Themechanicatthecardealer’smaymakemoremoneythanthecarsalesman,butthesalesmanbelongstotheclubandthemechanicdoesn’t.DR_text7-11-WAmechanicworkinIt’shardtoexplainwhywedon’thaveenoughpeoplewhodothingswellwiththeirhands.Youcanonlysaythatit’sbecauseofsomeconfusedsenseofvalueswehavethatmakesusthinkitisbettertosellhousesasasalesmanthanitistobuildthemasacarpenter.Tofurtherconfusethematter,whenanyonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrain,asIdo,doessomethingwithhishands,aswhenImakeapieceoffurniture,friendsgivehighpraise.So,whyisitthatthepeoplewhodoitprofessionally,andfarbetterthanI,aren’tinthecountryclub?Mypointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithyourhandsandhowmuchmoneyyoucanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.(580words)DR_text12-16-SIt’shardtoexplainwhywedoIt’shardtoexplainwhywedon’thaveenoughpeoplewhodothingswellwiththeirhands.Youcanonlysaythatit’sbecauseofsomeconfusedsenseofvalueswehavethatmakesusthinkitisbettertosellhousesasasalesmanthanitistobuildthemasacarpenter.Tofurtherconfusethematter,whenanyonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrain,asIdo,doessomethingwithhishands,aswhenImakeapieceoffurniture,friendsgivehighpraise.So,whyisitthatthepeoplewhodoitprofessionally,andfarbetterthanI,aren’tinthecountryclub?Mypointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithyourhandsandhowmuchmoneyyoucanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.(580words)DR_text12-16-WIt’shardtoexplainwhywedoThecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.SymptomsDR_text3-6_S_It’salmost1…這幾乎就像是除了賺錢之外有一些真本事的勞動者向白領社會發起了反擊。SentenceTranslation:Itseemstheblue-collarworkerswhoknowatradebesidesmakingmoneyarefightingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.SentenceParaphrase:在這句話中，“asthough…white-collarsociety”是一個表語從句，其中的主要結構是theworkingpeoplearestrikingback…。而“whoreally…makemoney”是修飾workingpeople的定語從句。asif,asthough引導的從句中也可以用虛擬語氣，表示一種非真實的情況，例如：StructuralAnalysis:Sheactedasthoughsheknew/hadknowneverybodyhere.除了asif,asthough以外，以下情況也用虛擬語氣a.在表示祈愿的動詞wish后：Theboywisheshehadwings/hehadbeentothemoon.b.在表示祈愿的ifonly后：IfonlyIknew/hadknownhowtodoit.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.DR_text3-6_S_It’salmost

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…此外，還有一類虛擬語氣，這種虛擬語氣無人稱、數和時間之別，一律用should+動詞原形，should可以省略。主要用于下列情況：We’dratheryoulivedfarawayfromus/hadn’tmovedtoourneighborhood.Heorderedthatthey(should)staywheretheywere.Hisorderwasthatthey(should)staywheretheywere.c.在It’stime…結構后：It’shightimeyoulefthomeforwork.d.在wouldrather后：賓語從句中：當主句謂語動詞為command,suggest,demand,

insist,order,require,recommend等表示要求、命令、建議、推薦等的動詞時，如：表語從句中：當主句主語為command,suggestion,order,requirement,demand,recommendation等時，如：a.b.同位語從句中：當名詞為command,suggestion,order,requirement,demand,recommendation等時，如：c.Theyreceivedtheorderthatthey(should)staywheretheywere.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.DR_text3-6_S_It’salmost

3…Itisorderedthatthey(should)staywheretheyare.Itwasstrangethatthey(should)staywheretheywere.主語從句中：主句Itbe…中含command,suggest,demand,order,require,recommend等動詞的過去分詞時，如：主句Itbe…中含important,necessary,essential,significant,interesting,natural,normal,possible,strange,surprising等形容詞和pity,shame,surprise等名詞用以表示惋惜、遺憾等語義時，如：d.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.

DR_text3-6_W_executive1executiveEnforcementofthelawistheexecutive’sduty.NB：adj.執行的，管理的theexecutivebranchofthegovernmentexecutivedutiesn.

a)政府的行政部門Intheory,thecivilserviceisthenon-politicalarmoftheexecutive.b)行政人員；（大企業或商業機構中）決策人；董事會Wewerevisitedbyayoung,dynamicexecutivefromasmallcomputercompany.RayRace,aformercongressman,isnowanexecutiveforalargecharity.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.

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實行；實施；實現Theyaremakinggreateffortstoputthenewplanintoexecution.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.

DR_text3-6_W_accountants1accountantNB：n.會計，會計師Derivatives：account

accountableaccountabilityaccountancy描述；報道；解釋；報賬解釋；說明；認為；報賬應負責任的；應加說明的；可解釋的；可說明的負有責任；應作解釋；可說明性會計學；會計工作（或職位）n.v.adj.n.n.Thecarpenters,theplumbers,Thecarpenters,theplumbers,themechanics,andthefarmerswereputinasocialclassbelowthebankers,thesalesmen,andthedoctors.Thejobsthatrequiredpeopletoworkwiththeirhandsweregenerallylower-payingjobsandthepeoplewhotookthemhadlesseducation.Anotherstrangethinghashappenedinrecentyears.It’salmostasthoughtheworkingpeoplewhoreallyknowhowtodosomethingotherthanmakemoneyarestrikingbackatthewhite-collarsociety.Inallbuttheexecutivejobs,theblue-collarworkersaremakingasmuchasormorethantheteachers,theaccountantsandtheofficeclerks.Theapprenticecarpentersaremakingmorethantheyoungpeoplestartingoutasbankclerks.Mastercraftsmenaremaking$60,000ayearandmanyaremakingdoublethat.Inmostlargecities,automobilemechanicscharge$45anhour.

DR_text3-6_W_accountants2UsefulExpressionsWith“Account”：accountfortakeaccountoftakeintoaccountby/fromallaccountsonaccountofonallaccountsonanyaccountonnoaccount解釋；說明考慮；估計；體諒考慮到；估計；體諒據各方面報道，據大家說由于；因為無論如何（一般用于否定句）無論如何；不管怎樣都決不；絕對不Thecarpenters,theplumbers,AmechanicworkingintheservicedepartmentofacardealerinLosAngelesorNewYorkcanmake$60,000ayear.Allthishashappened,inpartatleast,becausethefatherswhowereplumbersmadeenoughmoneytosendtheirchildrentocollegesotheywouldn’thavetobeplumbers.

InEngland,achild’sfutureisdeterminedatanearlyagewhenthechildisputeitherinaschoolthatgivesaclassicaleducationoronethatputsemphasisonlearningatrade.EventhoughweneverhavehadthesamekindofclasssysteminAmerica,ourlinesaredrawn,too.Thepeoplewhoworkwiththeirhandsaswellastheirbrainsstillaren’tlikelytobelongtothelocalcountryclub.Themechanicatthecardealer’smaymakemoremoneythanthecarsalesman,butthesalesmanbelongstotheclubandthemechanicdoesn’t.DR_text7-11_W_tradetradeNB:n.貿易；交換；手藝TradebetweenthemajorityofEuropeancountrieswillbemucheasierbecauseoftheEC.Igotthesestampsasatrade.Heisadoctorbytrade.v.交換；交易JapanneedstotradewithEuropeandtheUStoensureeconomicstability.Theyproducehighqualitycropsfortheirownconsumptionandtheytradewiththerestofthecountriesonthecontinent.UsefulExpressions：tradeon/upontradein...for...trademarktradenametradepricetradewind濫用；利用……以圖私利以（同類舊品）折價換?。ㄍ愋挛铮┥虡?；（喻）明顯的特征商品名稱；專利品名稱同業賣價；批發價格信風；貿易風AmechanicworkingintheservIt’shardtoexplainwhywedon’thaveenoughpeoplewhodothingswellwiththeirhands.Youcanonlysaythatit’sbecauseofsomeconfusedsenseofvalueswehavethatmakesusthinkitisbettertosellhousesasasalesmanthanitistobuildthemasacarpenter.Tofurtherconfusethematter,whenanyonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrain,asIdo,doessomethingwithhishands,aswhenImakeapieceoffurniture,friendsgivehighpraise.So,whyisitthatthepeoplewhodoitprofessionally,andfarbetterthanI,aren’tinthecountryclub?Mypointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithyourhandsandhowmuchmoneyyoucanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.(580words)DR_text12-16_W_valuevalueNB：n.價值；有用性Thevalueoflandisraisingallthetime.Theburglarsstolethetelevisionandvideo,butnothingofgreatvalue.Derivatives：valuableadj.valuationn.valuelessadj.有價值的；貴重的評價；價值無價值的；無用的v.估……的價格；尊重；重視Throughclevermarketing,theshareshavegoneupinvaluequitequickly.Hevaluedthehouseformeat$20,000.Heworksforanantiquefirm,valuingfurniture.Friendshipissomethingweshouldvalueinourlife.UsefulExpressions：[經]價值分析[經]價值工程（指根據價值分析對各項計劃和制度所進行的修改、變動等工作）valueanalysisvalueengineeringIt’shardtoexplainwhywedoIt’shardtoexplainwhywedon’thaveenoughpeoplewhodothingswellwiththeirhands.Youcanonlysaythatit’sbecauseofsomeconfusedsenseofvalueswehavethatmakesusthinkitisbettertosellhousesasasalesmanthanitistobuildthemasacarpenter.Tofurtherconfusethematter,whenanyonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrain,asIdo,doessomethingwithhishands,aswhenImakeapieceoffurniture,friendsgivehighpraise.So,whyisitthatthepeoplewhodoitprofessionally,andfarbetterthanI,aren’tinthecountryclub?Mypointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithyourhandsandhowmuchmoneyyoucanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.(580words)DR_text12-16_W_profession1professionNB：n.職業Billdecidedonengineeringashisprofession.Feweryoungpeopleareenteringthelegalprofessionnowadays.Comparison：profession,career&occupation三者都可指職業、事業，profession尤指需要專門知識或訓練的職業，比如醫生（doctor）、律師（lawyer）、教師（teacher）、工程師（engineer）等，career“事業”，可能涉及到一段時間內所做的幾個相似的工作，而occupation是個中性詞，更側重占用大部分時間所做的事情，比如，Apersoncan’tenjoylifewithoutanyoccupation.（無事可做的人不可能享受生活。）更多例子：Teachingisaprofessionthatrequirestotalcommitment.Medicinehasalwaysbeenaverymale-dominatedprofession.It’shardtoexplainwhywedoIt’shardtoexplainwhywedon’thaveenoughpeoplewhodothingswellwiththeirhands.Youcanonlysaythatit’sbecauseofsomeconfusedsenseofvalueswehavethatmakesusthinkitisbettertosellhousesasasalesmanthanitistobuildthemasacarpenter.Tofurtherconfusethematter,whenanyonewhoworksmostlywithhisbrain,asIdo,doessomethingwithhishands,aswhenImakeapieceoffurniture,friendsgivehighpraise.So,whyisitthatthepeoplewhodoitprofessionally,andfarbetterthanI,aren’tinthecountryclub?Mypointisthatconsideringhowenjoyableitistoworkwithyourhandsandhowmuchmoneyyoucanmakeinthosejobs,itiscuriousthatmoreyoungpeoplecomingoutofschoolaren’tlearningatradeinsteadofbecomingsalesmen.(580words)DR_text12-16_W_profession2Derivatives：professional

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