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新托福口语练习材料——关于学生兼职的讨论(1)

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IsItGoodforStudentstoHavePart-timeJobs?

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SchoolPart-timers

MoreandmorehighschoolstudentsinBeijingareturningtheirmindstowaysofmakingmoney.

TheyarecapitalizingonopportunitiessuchasonegroupofstudentswhowenttothefrontgateoftheChildrensCentreintheEastDistrictofBeijingwhenafilmstudiowasthereconductingauditions(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.Theagreementsayspricesmaybehigherthanatthedowntownshopsbutlowerthanatthepeddlersstalls.

Card-sellingisjustabeginning.Somestudentsturntheireyestoothermoreprofitableventures.

Takeoneseniorhighschoolsophomorewhohasdevelopedaflourishingbusinesssellingphotosoffamouspeople.Heevenhashisownnamecardthatreads:TheHighSchoolStudentCorporationLtdofExploitationofNewTechnology(7).

Thestudentcarriesaportfolio(8)ofthephotosaroundwithhiminanalbumtoshowhisyoungcustomers.Heoffersawidevarietyofphotos,fromAmericanmoviestarSylvesterStalloneinRamboposetoTaiwansfamoussingerQiQin(9).

Thesealldependonmyhighqualitycamera,heboastsandexplainshowhecloppedthepicturesfrommagazines,photographedthemandthendevelopedtheprintsintovarioussizes.Hehassoldhundreds.

Anotherstudentismowanamateursalesmanforacompanyandearnsathreepercentcommission(10)oneachsale.

Whenhehadearned300yuanthroughhisownefforts,hesaid,IfeelthatIhavereallybecomeanadult.

Mostofthemoneythestudentsearnisspentonthemselves.Theycanbuyhigh-priceditemslikeapairofrunningshoeswhichcancostasmuchas100yuan-amonthssalaryforanaverageworker.Fewparentscanaffordsuchluxuries.

Somestudentsfindworktohelpthemrealizetheirdreamsofcareer.

QianQianwantstobecomeanactress.Inhersparetimesheattendsaclassoutsideschoolthatcosts80yuanamonthintuition,anamountwhichherparentscannotaffordtopay.Soshefoundajobasawaitressinacoffeehousetoearnhertuitionfee.

Somestudentsgetintobusinessforotherreasonsbesidesthemoney.

ZouYue,afemalestudent,fromafairlywealthyfamily,tookajobbecause,shesaid,Businesscancultivateasenseofcompetition,whichisveryimportantforusinthefuture.

Astudentwhooncesoldcardssaidyoungpeopleareencouragedtobeindependent.

Buthow?heasked.Youcanneverbeindependentunlessyoucansupportyourselffinancially.

Hefeltafter-schoolworkenhancedayoungpersonssocialdevelopment,too.

PracticalexperienceintheworkforcehasbeenstipulatedbytheStateCommissionofEducation(11)asacompulsoryprogramme.Thisisnowcloselyrelatedwitheconomicbenefitsamonghighschoolstudents.

Onestudent,sentbyherschooltoworkasashopassistantatatemplefair,earnedfiveyuanadayforaseven-hourshiftbehindthecounter.

Ihadasorethroatafterworkingforafewdays,butIhadtoholdon,shesaid.

IwantedtoearnthemoneyandalsoprovethatIwasanablegirl.

Thesetemporaryjobstints(12)givehighschoolstudentsaninsightintowhatworkandincomesareallabout.

AjobataState-ownedcinemamyonlyearnaworker40or50yuanamonth.Butajobwithaself-employedtrader,mayearntheassistant8or10yuanaday.Awritermaygetabout20yuanforanarticleinanewspaperoramagazine,butaclotheskeeperinaswimmingpoolmayearnatleast200yuanamonth.

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