CCTV9英语新闻：金融人才选择替代金融职业

 It’s been five years since the Great Recession ended, and while banks have picked up the pieces, Wall Street is no longer the career destination it once was. From veteran bankers to recent grads, an increasing crop of finance talent is opting 1 for careers far away from this field. 

 
Wall Street where bankers toil 2 for long hours in pursuit of millions -- even billions -- of dollars, and where droves of top university students historically aspired 3 to work.
 
But since the recession of 2007, America’s banking 4 sector 5 has come under attack for its greed and excess and Wall Street has lost some of its luster 6.
 
Craig Anzalone worked for 20 years at a big bank before deciding a year ago that enough was enough.
 
"The environment changed a lot. Some of the things that I experienced during that period of time didn’t feel good. I wanted to feel that I had impact in a way that mattered to me." Craig Anzalone, Director of Client Services, Professionals for Nonprofits said.
 
Craig went to Professionals for Nonprofits seeking career change and was promptly 7 snapped up by the agency instead.
 
Gayle Brandel hired him. She says about one of five jobseekers who now approach her recruiting firm are from a finance background, compared with just 1 out of 25 before the recession. And the bulk of these jobseekers, she says, are recent university graduates.
 
"Many of the people that graduated from school that would have ordinarily gone to Wall Street have decided 8 for various reasons -- whether they could not get a job or whether that they decided they wanted to find something more meaningful in their lives -- they have started coming into the nonprofit sector." Gayle Brandel, CEO of Professionals for Nonprofits said.
 
Another area attracting young financial talent is the technology sector, known to be where new and big things happen. Open work spaces and a cutting edge vibe give it bonus points.
 
Elisabetta Bartoloni, who recruits executives for the financial sector, says many young graduates aren’t willing to put in the grueling hours a finance career often requires.
 
"They’re looking for flexibility 9 in terms of hours, in terms of working from home or working at work working, clearly, in the office. They’re looking for work-life balance. So working on the weekends, having to be in the office over the weekends, those are becoming more of something that people think about in the way they think about their careers." Elisabetta Bartoloni, Consultant 10 of Heidrick and Struggles said.
 
Wall Street is aware of this changing dynamic and some financial firms including Goldman Sachs have put in place limits on hours to retain and attract staff.
 
But for many young talent, especially those who identified with the protestors camping out here at Zucotti Park in the early days of the Occupy Wall Street movement, making a difference will be the perk 11 that really matters.
 




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1
opting

  
 


v.选择，挑选( opt的现在分词 )


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What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程？ 来自《简明英汉词典》
Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网












2
toil

  
 


vi.辛劳工作，艰难地行动；n.苦工，难事


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The wealth comes from the toil of the masses.财富来自大众的辛勤劳动。
Every single grain is the result of toil.每一粒粮食都来之不易。












3
aspired

  
 


v.渴望，追求( aspire的过去式和过去分词 )


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She aspired to a scientific career. 她有志于科学事业。
Britain,France,the United States and Japan all aspired to hegemony after the end of World War I. 第一次世界大战后，英、法、美、日都想争夺霸权。 来自《简明英汉词典》












4
banking

  
 


n.银行业，银行学，金融业


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John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。












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sector

  
 


n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形


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The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。












6
luster

  
 


n.光辉；光泽，光亮；荣誉


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His great books have added luster to the university where he teaches.他的巨著给他任教的大学增了光。
Mercerization enhances dyeability and luster of cotton materials.丝光处理扩大棉纤维的染色能力，增加纤维的光泽。












7
promptly

  
 


adv.及时地，敏捷地


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He paid the money back promptly.他立即还了钱。
She promptly seized the opportunity his absence gave her.她立即抓住了因他不在场给她创造的机会。












8
decided

  
 


adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的


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This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。












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flexibility

  
 


n.柔韧性，弹性，（光的）折射性，灵活性


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Her great strength lies in her flexibility.她的优势在于她灵活变通。
The flexibility of a man's muscles will lessen as he becomes old.人老了肌肉的柔韧性将降低。












10
consultant

  
 


n.顾问；会诊医师，专科医生


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He is a consultant on law affairs to the mayor.他是市长的一个法律顾问。
Originally,Gar had agreed to come up as a consultant.原来，加尔只答应来充当我们的顾问。












11
perk

  
 


n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；


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His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。