新托福口語練習材料——關于學生兼職的討論(1)
2014-12-25 16:16:27留學網整理
IsItGoodforStudentstoHavePart-timeJobs?
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SchoolPart-timers
MoreandmorehighschoolstudentsinBeijingareturningtheirmindstowaysofmakingmoney.
TheyarecapitalizingonopportunitiessuchasonegroupofstudentswhowenttothefrontgateoftheChildren’sCentreintheEastDistrictofBeijingwhenafilmstudiowasthereconductingauditions(1).
Thegroupsoldtheyounghopefuls(2)applicationformsatfivefenapieceaftergettingtheformsfromthecenterforfree.
Youngentrepreneursarealsocapitalizingonhighdemandcommoditiesnotalwaysavailableawayfromthebigshoppingcentres(3).Birthdayorgreetingcardsareanexample.Onedepartmentstoreestimatedthat80percentofitssalesofcardsaretostudentsforresale.
XialLi,ajuniorhighschoolstudentatFengtaiDistrictinthesouthwestregionofthecapital,spent40yuanbuyingcardsfromdowntownshopsjustbeforethelastSpringFestival.
Shesoldthematherschoolandschoolsnearbyatprices15to20percenthigherthanwhatshehadpaid.Inamonth,sheearned100yuan,representinga250percentreturnonherinitialinvestment.
Aseniorhighschoolstudentwhohadbeensellingcardshasnowbecomeanamateurwholesaledealer(4).Hiswholesalepriceis8percenthigherthanhispurchasingpriceand10percentlowerthantheretailprice(5).Withintwomonths,thehadearnedseveralhundredyuaninprofits.
Manystudentshavemergedtheiractivitiestoavoidpricewars.(6)Forexample,inanareawithfewState-ownedshopsandfarfromthecitycenter,studentunionheadsfromtheschoolstherehavereachedanagreementoncardprices.Theagreementsayspricesmaybehigherthanatthedowntownshopsbutlowerthanatthepeddlers’stalls.
Card-sellingisjustabeginning.Somestudentsturntheireyestoothermoreprofitableventures.
Takeoneseniorhighschoolsophomorewhohasdevelopedaflourishingbusinesssellingphotosoffamouspeople.Heevenhashisownnamecardthatreads:TheHighSchoolStudentCorporationLtdofExploitationofNewTechnology(7).
Thestudentcarriesaportfolio(8)ofthephotosaroundwithhiminanalbumtoshowhisyoungcustomers.Heoffersawidevarietyofphotos,fromAmericanmoviestarSylvesterStalloneinRamboposetoTaiwan’sfamoussingerQiQin(9).
"Thesealldependonmyhighqualitycamera,"heboastsandexplainshowhecloppedthepicturesfrommagazines,photographedthemandthendevelopedtheprintsintovarioussizes.Hehassoldhundreds.
Anotherstudentismowanamateursalesmanforacompanyandearnsathreepercentcommission(10)oneachsale.
Whenhehadearned300yuanthroughhisownefforts,hesaid,"IfeelthatIhavereallybecomeanadult."
Mostofthemoneythestudentsearnisspentonthemselves.Theycanbuyhigh-priceditemslikeapairofrunningshoeswhichcancostasmuchas100yuan-amonth’ssalaryforanaverageworker.Fewparentscanaffordsuchluxuries.
Somestudentsfindworktohelpthemrealizetheirdreamsofcareer.
QianQianwantstobecomeanactress.Inhersparetimesheattendsaclassoutsideschoolthatcosts80yuanamonthintuition,anamountwhichherparentscannotaffordtopay.Soshefoundajobasawaitressinacoffeehousetoearnhertuitionfee.
Somestudentsgetintobusinessforotherreasonsbesidesthemoney.
ZouYue,afemalestudent,fromafairlywealthyfamily,tookajobbecause,shesaid,"Businesscancultivateasenseofcompetition,whichisveryimportantforusinthefuture."
Astudentwhooncesoldcardssaidyoungpeopleareencouragedtobeindependent.
"Buthow?"heasked."Youcanneverbeindependentunlessyoucansupportyourselffinancially."
Hefeltafter-schoolworkenhancedayoungperson’ssocialdevelopment,too.
PracticalexperienceintheworkforcehasbeenstipulatedbytheStateCommissionofEducation(11)asacompulsoryprogramme.Thisisnowcloselyrelatedwitheconomicbenefitsamonghighschoolstudents.
Onestudent,sentbyherschooltoworkasashopassistantatatemplefair,earnedfiveyuanadayforaseven-hourshiftbehindthecounter.
"Ihadasorethroatafterworkingforafewdays,butIhadtoholdon",shesaid.
"IwantedtoearnthemoneyandalsoprovethatIwasanablegirl."
Thesetemporaryjobstints(12)givehighschoolstudentsaninsightintowhatworkandincomesareallabout.
AjobataState-ownedcinemamyonlyearnaworker40or50yuanamonth.Butajobwithaself-employedtrader,mayearntheassistant8or10yuanaday.Awritermaygetabout20yuanforanarticleinanewspaperoramagazine,butaclotheskeeperinaswimmingpoolmayearnatleast200yuanamonth.
