MyCareerPlan【我一生的计划】Duringmyhighschoolyears,Ihavefoundchemistry,physics,andmathematicsinteresting.Actually,Iaminterestedinmanysubjectssuchasbiology,history,geography,Chinese,andEnglish.ButsomehowIcannotrememberthehistoricaleventsorthefactsaboutgeographyindetail.Icannotrememberbiologicaltermswell,either.Ontheotherhand,chemistry,physics,andmathematicsareeasyformebecausetheyseemlogicaltome.AfterconsideringmyinterestsandtalentsIfeelthatscienceorengineeringmightbethebestchoiceformycareer.Iwouldliketostudyscienceorengineeringincollege.AftergraduationfromcollegeIhopetogoforhighereducationoverseas.EventuallyIwouldliketoreturntoschooltoteach.Thisismycareerplan.TheHumanities【人文科学】SinceIwasanelementaryschoolstudent,Ihavebeendoingagreatdealofreadingandwriting.Ilikephilosophy,politics,andscienceaswellasfairytales.Istudyhistorycarefully,especiallythehistoryaboutourownpeopleandcountry.Itisalwaysenjoyabletositonthegrassinanopenairplacereadingmybooks.Itisquitenaturalandcleartomethatmymajorincollegewillbeoneofthehumanities.Iimaginethatacareerinteachinghumanitieswillbechallengingandattractive.OnedaywhenIholdconversationswithyoungstudentsinclassroomoranyplace,wewilldiscussaphilosophyoflife,waysofthinking,theideaofdemocracy,ideasofrightandwrong,andideasofbeauty.Thisquestionandanothersimilarquestion,'Haveyoudecidedwhatyouwilldoafteryoufinishschool”wereamongthemostcommonquestionspeopleoftenaskedmewhenIwasasmallchildandthenastudentinschool.Choosingtherightcareerisveryimportant.Forthisreasonweshouldtrytofindoutwhatourtalentsandinterestsareandhowwecanusethem.Therearemanycareersopentoeachofus.Manypersonsfindtheirplaceingovernmentservice,andmanyothersmaydeinterestedingoingintothebusinessworld.Teaching,newspaperwork,medicine,engineering,science－theseandmanyotherfieldsofferfascinatingcareerstopersonswithtalentandtraining.CityandCountryLife【都市生活与乡村生活】Lifeinthecityisverydifferentfromlifeinthevillagesandonthefarms.Peopleinlargecitiesaremuchmorecarefultorespecttheprivacyoftheindividual.Sometimesthisfeelingseemstobeoneofindifference,butitisaconventionofcitylifetocurbone'scuriosityaboutthepersonalaffairsofstrangers.Villagersandfarmersarelikelytoshowagreatdealofinterestinalltheirneighbors.Opportunitiesforbrightyoungpeoplearegreaterinthecitiesandtherehasbeenasteadystreamofhopefuljobseekersfromthevillagesandfarmstothelargemetropolitanareas.TakingRisks（谈冒险）Nothingventured,nothinggained.Somepeopletaketheviewthatsometimesinlifewehavetotakechancesinordertomakeprogress.Iadmiresuchpeople.Itcertainlytakesgutstotakerisks.Maybeit'sbecauseofmyupbringing,butIamthetypewhousuallyplaysitsafe.Peoplelikemepreferthesaying,"Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush."Conservativeasitmaybe,itkeepsmeoutoftrouble.Imustconfess,however,thatleadingsuchamoderatelifemay,attimes,beboring.Admittedly,mylifeisnothalfascolorfulorexcitingasotherpeople'sbutatleastitgivesmeasenseofsecurity.不入虎穴，焉得虎子。有些人认为我们在一生之中，有时候必须冒点险以求进步。我佩服这些人。冒险的确须有勇气才行。也许是由于我的成长背景，我是属于那种稳扎稳打型的人。像我这样的人喜欢这句格言：「一鸟在手胜于两鸟在林」。也许这种说法有些保守但是那可使我免除麻烦。但我必须承认的是，过如此平凡的生活，有时候可能很无聊。无可讳言地，我的生活不及其它人一半的多采多姿和刺激，但是至少它使我有安全感。OnCooperation【谈合作】Familiesspecializeintheirtasks...
