Career Ambitions
Learn how to talk about future jobs, ambitions and reasons for choosing a career.
1. Future jobs
医生
yī shēng
doctor老师
lǎo shī
teacher工程师
gōng chéng shī
engineer律师
lǜ shī
lawyer将来我想当医生。
In the future I want to be a doctor.
我的朋友想当工程师。
My friend wants to be an engineer.
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2. Career words
职业
zhí yè
career / profession工作
gōng zuò
job / work工资
gōng zī
salary机会
jī huì
opportunity这个职业很有意思。
This career is very interesting.
我希望将来有一个好工作。
I hope to have a good job in the future.
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3. Reasons for career choices
帮助别人
bāng zhù bié rén
to help others感兴趣
gǎn xìng qù
interested in有挑战性
yǒu tiǎo zhàn xìng
challenging有意义
yǒu yì yì
meaningful我想当医生，因为我想帮助别人。
I want to be a doctor because I want to help others.
我对这个职业很感兴趣。
I am very interested in this career.
4. Ambitions
梦想
mèng xiǎng
dream / ambition目标
mù biāo
goal努力
nǔ lì
to work hard实现
shí xiàn
to achieve / realise我的梦想是当一名老师。
My dream is to become a teacher.
我会努力实现我的目标。
I will work hard to achieve my goal.
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将来我想当医生，因为我想帮助别人。我对这个职业很感兴趣。我的目标是努力学习，实现我的梦想。
In the future I want to be a doctor because I want to help others. I am very interested in this career. My goal is to study hard and achieve my dream.