Seeking a Change

为了改变生活

Sam Malone has been working at Ace Express for the past 6 years. Sam Malone过去6年一直在Ace Express工作。

Ace is a shipping company based in Hong Kong. Ace是一家总部设在香港的航运公司

It ships dangerous chemicals to all parts of the world. 它把危险的化学品运往世界各地。

Last year Sam was promoted to Vice President. 去年萨姆被提升为副总裁。

Along with the promotion, he was given a beautiful office. 随着升职，他得到了一间漂亮的办公室。

He was also given a 20% raise in salary. 他还获得了20%的加薪。

What kind of company is Ace? It's a shipping company. Ace是什么样的公司?这是一家船运公司。

Sam is well respected within the company, and he likes his co-workers. 萨姆在公司里很受尊敬，他喜欢他的同事。

However, he wants to take on new challenges and is looking for a change.然而，他想接受新的挑战，并寻求改变。

If he stays at Ace, he doesn't see any chance of another promotion.如果他继续留在Ace，他就看不到任何再升职的机会了。

He is also beginning to worry about the company's future.他也开始担心公司的未来。

He thinks there is a high probability that the company will be acquired.他认为该公司被收购的可能性很大。

If that happens, he may lose his job.如果那样的话，他可能会失业。

Why does he want to find a new job? He is looking for a change.他为什么想找份新工作?他正在寻求改变。

If the company is acquired by another company, he may lose his job.如果公司被另一家公司收购，他可能会失业。

Last month he started looking for a new job.上个月他开始找新工作。

According to his research, about 40% of jobs are found through acquaintance. 根据他的研究，约40%的工作是通过熟人找到的。

So the first thing he did was to contact his closest friends.所以他做的第一件事就是联系他最亲密的朋友。

He let them know that he was looking for something new.他让他们知道他在寻找新的东西。

Many of his friends and acquaintances are in the shipping business, but some have moved into other industries.他的许多朋友和熟人都在航运业，但也有一些进入了其他行业。

He also checked out several companies on the Internet and updated his resume.他还在网上查了几家公司，更新了简历。

How are many jobs found?  through friends and acquaintances能找到多少工作?通过朋友和熟人

He says he is an acquaintance of mine, but I don’t remember him.他说他是我的一个熟人，但我不记得他了。