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1、這篇文章夠牛，物理學(xué)教授寫的，句句大實(shí)話。翻譯過來給大家共賞。?Don’tBecomeaScientist!?JonathanI.Katz?ProfessorofPhysics?WashingtonUniversity,St.Louis,Mo.?[mylastname]@wuphys.wustl.edu?千萬別成為科學(xué)家！?約拿單I.卡茨，物理學(xué)教授，華盛頓大學(xué)?Areyouthinkingofbecomingascientist?Doyouwanttouncoverthemysterie?sofnature,p
2、erformexperimentsorcarryoutcalculationstolearnhowthew?orldworks?Forgetit!?Scienceisfunandexciting.Thethrillofdiscoveryisunique.Ifyouaresm?art,ambitiousandhardworkingyoushouldmajorinscienceasanundergradua?te.Butthatisasfarasyoushouldtakeit.Aftergraduation,youw
3、illhave??todealwiththerealworld.Thatmeansthatyoushouldnotevenconsidergo?ingtograduateschoolinscience.Dosomethingelseinstead:medicalschool,??lawschool,computersorengineering,orsomethingelsewhichappealstoyou?.?你在打算成為科學(xué)家嗎？你想揭開自然的奧秘、用做實(shí)驗(yàn)或計(jì)算的方式來研究整個(gè)世界是?怎么運(yùn)作的？把這個(gè)想法
4、忘了吧！?的確，科學(xué)很有趣，也很刺激。由發(fā)現(xiàn)而產(chǎn)生的強(qiáng)烈快感是獨(dú)一無二的。如果你很聰明、?有野心，并且也很刻苦努力的話，你的確應(yīng)該在讀本科的時(shí)候選擇科學(xué)。但這就夠了，到?此為止。本科畢業(yè)之后，你將必須面對(duì)這個(gè)真實(shí)的世界。這意味著，你不應(yīng)該哪怕是考慮?去讀科學(xué)方面的研究生。做點(diǎn)其他的行當(dāng)吧：醫(yī)學(xué)、法律、計(jì)算機(jī)、工程，或者其他隨便?什么你能想到的。?WhyamI(atenuredprofessorofphysics)tryingtodiscourageyoufromfollo?wingacareerpathwhich
5、wassuccessfulforme?Becausetimeshavechanged(I??receivedmyPh.D.in1973,andtenurein1976).Americansciencenolongero?ffersareasonablecareerpath.Ifyougotograduateschoolinscienceitis??intheexpectationofspendingyourworkinglifedoingscientificresearch,?usingyouringenuity
6、andcuriositytosolveimportantandinterestingproblem?s.Youwillalmostcertainlybedisappointed,probablywhenitistoolateto??chooseanothercareer.?AmericanuniversitiestrainroughlytwiceasmanyPh.D.sastherearejobsfo?rthem.Whensomething,orsomeone,isaglutonthemarket,thepric
7、edrops.??InthecaseofPh.D.scientists,thereductioninpricetakestheformofma?nyyearsspentin“holdingpattern”postdoctoraljobs.Permanentjobsdon’?tpaymuchlessthantheyusedto,butinsteadofobtainingarealjobtwoye?arsafterthePh.D.(aswastypical25yearsago)mostyoungscientistss
8、pend??five,ten,ormoreyearsaspostdocs.Theyhavenoprospectofpermanentemp?loymentandoftenmustobtainanewpostdoctoralpositionandmoveeverytwo?years.FormanymoredetailsconsulttheYoungScientists’Ne
