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Good evening, everybody.
大家晚上好。
Today we are delighted to have invited Jim Johnson, a gapyear.com's spokesperson, to talk about gap year.
今天，我們很高興邀請到吉姆·約翰遜，gapyear.com的發言人，來談論間隔年。
So whether you're currently deciding whether a gap year is for you or you're just feeling itchy to decide what to do with it, you are welcome to join us.
所以，無論你現在是在糾結要不要有一個間隔年，還是你不知道間隔年該做什么，都歡迎你加入我們。
Well, Jim. Thanks. I'm very pleased to meet you all.
吉姆。謝謝。很高興見到大家。
Now let me first ask you a question.
現在我先來問你個問題。
Why should young people be thinking seriously about taking a gap year?
為什么年輕人應該認真考慮有一個間隔年呢？
Well, I get asked this question all the time.
嗯，總是有人問我這個問題。
People will tell you that a gap year boosts your CV, that it makes you more employable, or that it either prepares you for a life at university.
人們會告訴你，間隔年會提升你的簡歷，讓你更有就業能力，或者讓你為大學生活做好準備。
Well, this is the case, but I find not enough people put an emphasis on just how amazing a gap year really is.
事實確實如此，但我發現很多人忽視了間隔年的神奇之處。
Uh, it's a life changing experience, and it's unbelievable how much fun you can have on a gap year.
它是一次改變人生的經歷，在間隔年你能享受到令人難以置信的樂趣。
So what is the best thing about taking a gap year?
那么，間隔年最美好的是什么呢？
I think taking a gap year is like making a journey.
我覺得間隔年就像旅行一樣。
It's an education, an exploration and an adventure.
這是一次教育、一次探索和一次冒險。
You learn so much about exotic cultures and traditions, their culinary art, their political system, their religion.
你會學到很多關于異國文化和傳統、他們的烹飪藝術、政治制度和宗教方面的知識。
In each new location, you are learning more and more.
每到一個新地方，你都會學到越來越多的東西。
And that also adds more value to yourself, which is the best thing, I think.
這也會讓你更有價值，我覺得這是最棒的。
What did your gap year involve?
你的間隔年做了什么？
I travelled for two years through Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia, you know, backpacking, volunteering and moonlighting abroad.
我在中亞、東南亞和澳大利亞旅行了兩年，背包旅行、志愿服務和在國外兼職。
So I had a pretty comprehensive gap.
所以我的間隔年過的非常豐富。
To put it simple, it was the best two years in my life.
簡單地說，那是我一生中最美好的兩年。
It can be difficult to decide what to do and where to go on your gap year.
決定間隔年做什么、去哪里是件難事。
So what advice would you have for people finding it tricky?
那么，對于那些覺得這很難的人，你有什么建議嗎？
Good question. The most important thing is research and planning.
問得好。最重要的是調研和規劃。
That is, sit down with a map and a sheet of paper, list where you want to go and why.
也就是說，要坐下來，拿著地圖和一張紙，列出你想去的地方和原因。
Maybe even throw in a pros and cons column.
或許還可以做一個贊成和反對的對比表。
Others may advise talking to friends with some experience of gap year or browse some online forums, which I personally would not highly recommend.
其他人可能會建議與有一些間隔年經驗的朋友交談，或者瀏覽一些在線論壇，我個人不太建議這樣做。
Don't choose what is the best out there, but what is most appropriate for you.
不要選擇最好的，而要選擇最適合你的。
Okay, let's move on to another question.
好的，我們來看下一個問題。
Which project would you do if you were taking a gap year?
如果你要休學一年，你會做什么項目？
I'm a bit of a diving nut. So I would go for the Madagascar Marine Conservation and Diving Project.
我是個潛水狂。所以，我會去參加馬達加斯加海洋保護和潛水項目。
It's got everything you want.
那里有你想要的一切。
It's relatively cheap, especially when you consider what you're getting, and you get to learn all about marine conservation.
它相對便宜，尤其是考慮到自己的收獲，你能學到所有關于海洋保護的知識。
Oh, and it's in Madagascar, one of the best places to go diving in the world.
哦，而且是在馬達加斯加，世界上最適合潛水的地方之一。
Do employers or universities care what you've done on your gap year?
雇主或大學會在乎你在間隔年做了什么嗎？
Yes, they really do.
是的，他們會在乎。
If you're studying veterinary science and you volunteer on a wildlife conservation project, then that can really boost your CV and experience levels by doing so.
如果你學的是獸醫學，而且參加了野生動物保護項目的志愿者，這么做真的可以提升你的簡歷和經驗水平。
Recently, at gapyear.com, we conducted a survey asking HR professionals whether a gap year makes a job applicant more employable.
最近，在gapyear.com上，我們對人力資源專業人士進行了一項調查，詢問間隔年是否會讓求職者更有競爭力。
63% agreed that a constructive gap year, either just a few months or a year sharp spent volunteering or gaining work experience overseas, makes your job application stand out.
63%的受訪者認為，建設性的間隔年會讓你的求職申請脫穎而出，無論是花幾個月還是一年的時間做志愿者或在海外獲得工作經驗。
So the evidence is there.
這就是明擺著的證據。
This is the end of Part One of the interview.
訪談的第一部分到此結束。
Questions 1 to 5 are based on what you've just heard.
根據剛剛聽到的內容，回答1至5題。
Question 1.What is Part One of the interview mainly about?
問題1.訪談的第一部分主要是關于什么的？
Question 2.According to the man, why should young people think seriously about taking a gap year?
問題2.根據這名男子，年輕人為什么要認真考慮休學一年呢？
Question 3.What does the man say about the best thing of taking a gap year?
問題3.關于休學一年最棒的地方，男子說了些什么？
Question 4.What is the man's advice for young people before they start a gap year?
問題4.在年輕人開始間隔年之前，男子對他們有什么建議？
Question 5.According to the man, what kind of gap year experience do employers care most?
問題5.根據男子的說法，雇主最關心的間隔年經歷是什么？
