US College Graduates Want Work with Purpose

　　高薪不喜欢vs喜欢却低薪：你选哪个?

　　When she was growing up, Camille Roberts always saw science in her future.

　　卡米尔·罗伯茨还没长大的时候，就总是梦想未来从事科学领域的工作。

　　Her parents are both doctors of chemistry and she wanted to follow their example by going into medical research.

　　罗伯茨的父母都是化学博士，而罗伯茨想向他们学习，也做医学研究。

　　It was not just that she enjoyed the idea of making scientific discoveries. The 24-year-old Pennsylvania native says her parents taught her the importance of helping others. She saw medical research as a way of helping improve society.

　　这并不只是因为她喜欢在科学领域做发现研究。24岁的她是土生土长的宾夕法尼亚州人。她表示，自己的父母教会了自己帮助他人的重要性。她认为科学研究是一种助力改善社会的方式。

　　And, seeking an education in such a field would likely lead to a high-paying job.

　　此外，在科学领域求学很有可能会谋得高薪工作。

　　So, in 2013, Roberts began studying biomedical engineering at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

　　于是，2013年的时候，罗伯茨开始在首都华盛顿的乔治·华盛顿大学的生物医学工程学就读。

　　During her four years there, she volunteered with young children in the city. She also worked as a teaching assistant for several professors. These experiences introduced her to other, more personal ways to help people.

　　本科4年期间，她曾志愿帮助过华盛顿市的许多小孩子。她还为多位教授担任过助教。这些经历是跳板，让她得以用其他更个人化的方式去帮助他人。

　　After completing her studies in 2017, Roberts took a research position at the National Institute of Mental Health. But she soon began feeling deeply unhappy with her work. She wanted a change.

　　2017年本科毕业后，罗伯茨在美国家心理卫生研究所做研究工作。不过，不久后，对于这份工作，她就开始感到发自内心的不开心。她希望能有所改变。

　　What meant more to me was a day-to-day impact that I could see and that I could feel, and had more control over, Roberts told VOA.

　　对我而言，更重要的是每天我自己看得到、感受得到的影响，这种影响应该是我自己能掌控的，罗伯茨在接受我台记者采访时如是说道。

　　So in 2018, Roberts took a job doing what she had come to find much more enjoyable: teaching. She started teaching science classes at the Fusion Academy, a private high school in Washington, D.C. that serves students with non-traditional needs.

　　于是，2018年，罗伯茨找了一份自己更喜欢的工作：教书。她开始在汇通学院教科学课。这是华盛顿的一所私立高中。这里的学生都有着不同于传统的需求。

　　Many of Roberts’ former classmates and coworkers now have jobs that pay them much more than she makes. Many of them also have more free time than she does. But Roberts says she would not trade more money or more free time for the creativity and purpose she now finds in her work.

　　罗伯茨有很多之前的同学和同事都拿着比她更高的薪水。其中很多人的空闲时间也比罗伯茨多。不过，罗伯茨表示自己愿意用低薪和忙碌来换取工作中收获的创造性和目的性。

　　Colleges and universities can help students find what gives them purpose before they graduate, she adds. The schools can do so by helping them find internships. And professors can offer classwork that makes them think about their career goals, and hold discussions about what they should really expect from the working world.

　　大学能帮助学生们在毕业前找到人生的目的，她补充说道。学校帮助学生寻找人生目的的方式就是帮助他们找实习工作。而教授提供的课堂作业能让学生们思考自己的职业目标，也能讨论自己从职场中应该期望获得什么。

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