Every year, Jack's school held a Careers职业生涯 /kəˈrɪər/ Day. Three guests嘉宾 /ɡests/ would visit the class and talk about their jobs工作 /dʒɒb/. This year, the teacher老师 /ˈtiː.tʃər/, Ms Davies, introduced介绍了 /ˌɪn.trəˈdjuːst/ the visitors one by one. "Class, today we have a nurse护士 /nɜːrs/, an architect建筑师 /ˈɑːr.kɪ.tekt/, and a chef厨师 /ʃef/ here to speak with us. Please give them a warm welcome." The class clapped鼓掌 /klæpt/ eagerly热切地 /ˈiː.ɡɚ.li/.
The first to speak was Sarah, the nurse. She wore a blue uniform制服 /ˈjuː.nɪ.fɔːrm/ and spoke in a calm平静的 /kɑːm/, clear voice. "I work工作 /wɜːrk/ at the City hospital医院 /ˈhɒs.pɪ.təl/ on the children's ward病房 /wɔːrd/. Every day I check patients病人 /ˈpeɪ.ʃənts/, give medicine药物 /ˈmed.ɪ.sɪn/, and support the doctor医生 /ˈdɒk.tər/." A student raised her hand. "Could you tell us about your training培训 /ˈtreɪ.nɪŋ/?" Sarah smiled. "I studied for three years at university大学 /ˌjuː.nɪˈvɜːr.sɪ.ti/ to get my nursing degree学位 /dɪˈɡriː/. You need to be caring有爱心的 /ˈker.ɪŋ/ and responsible负责任的 /rɪˈspɒn.sɪ.bəl/. It can be busy忙碌的 /ˈbɪz.i/, especially at night, but it is very rewarding有价值的 /rɪˈwɔːr.dɪŋ/."
Next was Mark, the architect. He unrolled a large design设计图 /dɪˈzaɪn/ on Ms Davies's desk桌子 /desk/. "An architect designs and helps build建造 /bɪld/ things — houses, office办公室 /ˈɒf.ɪs/ blocks, schools, even bridges桥 /ˈbrɪdʒɪz/." "Could you tell us about a typical day at work?" Jack asked. "Of course," Mark said. "I usually have a meeting会议 /ˈmiː.tɪŋ/ with my team团队 /tiːm/ in the morning. Then I draw画图 /drɔː/ and revise修改 /rɪˈvaɪz/ plans until we hit a deadline截止日期 /ˈded.laɪn/. Sometimes there's a lot of pressure压力 /ˈpreʃ.ər/, but seeing a building go up is brilliant精彩的 /ˈbrɪl.jənt/." "What skills技能 /skɪlz/ do you need?" another student asked. "Maths, creativity创造力 /ˌkriː.eɪˈtɪv.ɪ.ti/, and good communication沟通能力 /kəˌmjuː.nɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/," Mark replied. "And you need a five-year degree from university."
The third guest嘉宾 /ɡest/ was Nina, the head chef at a local restaurant. She had energy活力 /ˈen.ə.dʒi/ and passion热情 /ˈpæʃ.ən/ as she spoke. "I cook烹饪 /kʊk/ for up to eighty people every evening. My team and I plan every menu菜单 /ˈmen.juː/ carefully. You need creativity and speed — and you have to stay calm even when the kitchen厨房 /ˈkɪtʃ.ɪn/ gets busy." "How did you get started?" a student asked. "I did an apprenticeship学徒期 /əˈpren.tɪs.ʃɪp/ at sixteen — so you don't always need a university degree," Nina explained. "You can also take short courses, get experience经验 /ɪkˈspɪr.i.əns/ in a kitchen, and apply申请 /əˈplaɪ/ for jobs as you learn. At some point you may have an interview面试 /ˈɪn.tə.vjuː/ with a manager经理 /ˈmæn.ɪ.dʒər/."
Ms Davies asked the class to thank the guests嘉宾 /ɡests/. Everyone clapped鼓掌 /klæpt/. Afterwards, Jack told Ms Davies that he wanted to be an architect建筑师 /ˈɑːr.kɪ.tekt/ one day. "You would need to study学习 /ˈstʌd.i/ hard and get a university degree学位 /dɪˈɡriː/," she said. "But if you are passionate热情的 /ˈpæʃ.ən.ɪt/ about it, that's a very good start开始 /stɑːrt/." Jack nodded. On the way home he thought about buildings建筑 /ˈbɪl.dɪŋz/ he had passed经过 /pɑːst/ every day without really noticing注意 /ˈnoʊ.tɪ.sɪŋ/ them. Now he looked at every one.