向招聘人或職業顧問尋求幫助，不但有利於你評價自己的經驗，提高自己的技能，還能確保你迅速行事。重申一次，你們當地的失業辦公室應該提供有益的就業機會。
查閱當地書店有關職業的書目。書名為《你的降落傘是什麽顏色？》，這是我喜愛的一本書。這本書於2001年出版，作者是理查德·尼爾森·博爾斯。網上的資源也相當豐富。Monster.com網站可以為你提供有益的職業建議、在線成功事例以及各類信息板——更不用說數量龐大的空缺職位清單數據庫了。
假如可能的話，盡量不要因恐懼失業而抓住提供給你的第一份新工作（除非這份工作合適你），讓自己有時間去尋找不同的選擇。在你繼續尋找工作的同時，不要害怕去找一份短期的僅供度日的“過渡性工作”。
步驟3
增強家庭紐帶
與家人聚在一起如實地討論你的心情。仔細聽取他們的意見，不要互相打斷，給每個人提供講話的機會。
隻要你找到了新工作，就要培養自己的安全感。持續更新你的簡曆，保持與就業市場的招聘人員的聯係，並且不斷提高自己的技能，以便在自己的領域一直能適合市場的需要。雖然失業會完全打亂你的生活，然而很多人說，這給了他們必要的動力，去開始一種全新的生活。
失業是每個人職業生涯中都可能遇到的問題，隨之而來的失落、沮喪以及來自各處的異樣目光——這些都足以使人一蹶不振，但是在一段時間後，就應該冷靜下來正視並接受這個現實，同時要通過各種途徑尋求幫助，應聘新工作。本文提供了幾條不錯的建議，幫助失業者順利過渡，重新找回曾經的自己。
layoff ['lei：f] n. 臨時解雇；停工；停止活動
It seems inevitable that a business should layoff its excess workforce when it is in facing with adverse economic environment.
企業在各種不利的經濟環境底下，對過剩的人手進行裁員似乎是無法避免的事。
panicky ['p鎛iki] adj. 恐慌的；由恐慌引起的；易恐慌的
When I realised that the necklace is lost， I felt very panicky.
當我意識到那條珍貴的項鏈不見了，我十分驚慌。
paralyzed ['p鎟，laizd] adj. 癱瘓的；麻痹的
The country was paralyzed by a series of strikes.
一係列罷工使那個國家陷於癱瘓之中。
spouse [spaus] n. 配偶
What is the best way to keep your spouse happy in the marriage？
在婚姻中讓對方幸福的最好方法是什麽？
失落的最後一個階段就是接受。大多數人進入這一階段是十分緩慢的。
求助也是需要勇氣的。
雖然失業會完全打亂你的生活，然而很多人說，這給了他們必要的動力，去開始一種全新的生活。
Pick up almost any newspaper today， and you' re bound to see a story about layoffs.
be bound to：必然；一定要
...and a variety of message boards—not to mention a large database of open job listings.
not to mention：更不用說
跨越生活中的磨難
Getting Past the Potholes of Life
凱文·霍拉維 / Kevin Holloway
When I was growing up in St. Louis， my mother and father stressed to me that in order to succeed in life you must have patience. Take your time and observe all things， they said. I wish I had listened to what my mother and father said about patience. Without patience you pass up so many opportunities in life！
I wish that I had practiced patience. I used to race through life like a thief in the night without stopping to think of the dangers or consequences of my actions. It' s like I was leaping into the ocean without knowing its depth. It' s times like that that I wished I were like a deer frozen in a car' s headlights. Then I would have had at least a moment to think about what to do.
I learned that patience is something you must have because in 1997 I didn' t have the patience to stay in school and finish. I was so in a rush to skip class and play with my friends that I let my impatience get the better of me， and I let my high school diploma fly by.
I lost my father to a heart attack in 1988. Two years later I lost my mother from a stroke. I wish now that I had taken the time to show them the love they showed me. The biggest thing I noticed was that I hadn' t really paid attention to my life and I didn' t realize how important the people were in my life.
After they died， I went to stay with my Auntie， and I stayed with her for two months before a custody battle began with the courts. They tried to put me into a foster home， but my Auntie fought for four straight months to keep me with her. So now， I still live with her.
Now that I have the patience to sit and learn， I see things differently. For example， I took the time to sit down and make a blueprint of the mistakes and the poor decisions that my impatience caused me over the years.
Because of that I have made the decision to return to school because I got tired of racing through life without an education. I now attend the G. E. D. program at Covenant House in St. Louis， Missouri. Each morning I take a five minute bus ride to the Metrolink. then a twenty minute ride to the Grand Station on the Metrolink， then another ten minute bus ride to get to my classes—two buses and one train to get to school each day. I come here because I like the education that Covenant House provides because the adults take the time to really sit down and help you with the potholes of your life. Now that I have the patience to sit and learn， I see things differently.
Now my goal is to get my G. E. D. and build a solid foundation for myself. Writing this paper has caused me to think about slowing down and looking at the whole perspective of my life， not focusing on the tempting things such as fancy cars， clothes， and immaterial things. Instead， I plan to focus on education， knowledge of many cultures and backgrounds， the heritage of the United States， and other important things that will help me to become a well-spoken businessman in my city.
我成長於聖路易斯，父母經常對我強調這樣一句話：“要想做出一番成就，你就必須要有耐心。”他們會說：“珍惜時間，用心觀察。”我多麽希望當初能夠聽從父母那些關於耐心的話呀！缺乏耐心，你就會錯過人生中的許多機會。
我多麽希望當初能有耐心呀！過去的生活匆匆而逝，我就如夜間的賊，根本沒有停下來思考自己行為的危險性及後果；我就像跳入了大海，卻不知道海水有多深一樣。有許多次，我都希望自己能像汽車燈前駐足的小鹿，至少有那麽一點兒時間，可以容我思考下一步該如何去走。
我明白耐心是你必須要有的東西，因為在1997年，我沒有耐心留在學校完成學業，總是想著逃課和朋友們玩樂。結果，我的不耐煩毀掉了我的一些優點，高中畢業證也泡了湯。
1988年，心髒病奪走了父親的生命。兩年後，母親又死於一種突發病。如今，我對沒有抓緊時間回報他們給予我的愛而後悔莫及。我意識到的最大問題就是，我沒有在意我的生活，沒有意識到這些人在我的生命中有多麽重要。
父母去世後，我就和姑媽一起住。兩個月以後，姑媽與法院展開了一場監護權的爭鬥。法院想要把我送到寄養別人孩子的家庭去，終於，姑媽通過四個月的積極爭取，把我留在了她的身旁。時至今日，我仍然和她生活在一起。
如今我可以耐心地坐下來學習，因而看事物的角度也發生了改變。例如，我利用一些時間坐下來，細細分析、總結了過去這些年來因缺乏耐心而導致的錯誤和所作出的糟糕決定。
正因為如此，我已經決定重返校園，因為我已經厭倦了這種匆忙的生活方式，厭倦了不受教育的生活。現在，我參加了密蘇裏州聖路易斯盟約大樓的普通教育學位活動。每天早上，我都要坐5分鍾的公共汽車到梅特羅林克，然後坐20分鍾火車到中心火車站，最後再坐10分鍾的公共汽車才能到班上。也就是說，每天都要倒兩次汽車、一次火車才能到學校。我之所以到這裏來，就是因為我喜歡盟約大樓所提供的教育方式，有人利用一些時間真正地坐在那裏，來幫助你戰勝生活中的挫折。因為我可以耐心地坐下來學習，因此看事物的角度也有了變化。
現在，獲取這個學位和為自己打下堅實的基礎就是我的目標。寫這篇文章能夠使我放慢腳步思考，把生活的全部看清楚，而不是僅僅將目光局限在那些有**力的東西上，如名車、時裝以及一些無關緊要的東西。與之相反的是，我計劃把精力集中在教育、不同文化和不同背景的知識、美國的傳統，以及其他能夠幫助我成為這個城市能言善辯的商人的重要內容上。
生命中有許多美好的東西，而人們往往在失去後才意識到擁有時的幸福。我們常說：“樹欲靜而風不止，子欲孝而親不待。”兒時的我們麵對父母的愛和教育，總是不屑一顧，而等我們曆經磨難，意識到這一切後，又常常為時已晚。生活的磨難有時比父母的愛更具有教育意義，磨難會使我們更加理解愛、理解幸福。
stress [stres] v. 強調
The English teacher stressed the importance of reading aloud.
英語老師強調了朗讀的重要性。