这几天感觉生活一片混乱. 首先是感冒咳嗽了, 而且来势汹汹, 哪怕我吃了西药还喝了中药仍然压不住它的阵势, 我依旧咳得泪水都出来了. 特别是夜晚, 整个人感到特别的沉重, 而且呆若木鸡, 几乎丧失了思考的能力, 像一具木乃伊. 昨晚咳得喉咙又痛又哑, 所以索性把手机也关了, 拒接一切电话. 某人居然还说我感冒以后声音好听多了, 变得更有磁性了, 我听了简直想跳楼, 也想打他一顿. 可是我那时连跳楼的力气也没有了, 只想静静地躺着或者坐着. 纸巾像扯线般地被我用着, 在桌上或者床上滚动着, 像耍杂技一样. 一转眼一卷纸巾就没有了, 再看看垃圾桶, 被一团团的纸巾塞满了. 那一刻我在想, 我咕咚咕咚喝下的水全变成鼻涕了.
可是感冒归感冒, 工作还是得照常进行, 不然得喝西北风了. 培训中心和私人家教齐头并进, 就像两驾马车, 在托起我生活的同时, 把我的时间和精力拉扯成碎片. 私人家教越来越多, 所以有些出价低我一律拒收了. 我也不管别人说我势利也好, 功利也罢, 我只知道我的时间有限, 傻瓜也会挑产出更高的那一块田地. 一旦有人问起我是否愿意当他的私人英语老师或者雅思老师, 我本能反应的第一句话就是: “看你出不出得起我要的价钱.” 有时我也会觉得自己好像变质了, 好像变成了那些站街的女人. 可是仔细想想, 其实我也没有办法. 在这个商业社会本来就是这样子, 要是朋友问起, 我还觉得碍于人情凡事好商量. 可是要是陌生人问起, 我当然得在商言商了.
培训中心是一个在南山工作的朋友介绍过去的. 刚开始只教雅思口语, 而且课程不多, 大概是那边不敢贸然相信我, 想观察一下. 这我也是可以理解的, 因为去年刚在世纪雅思的时候也是一样的. 结果一周下来, 学生都喜欢我的课, 而且课后评价很高, 于是培训中心转移重心了, 开始把我当明星一样捧着, 不仅为我安排越来越多的课, 而且还按我的意愿优先为我排课, 再根据我的课表来排其他老师的课. 我表面是兼职老师, 其实比全职还要忙. 他们还准备把VIP课都让我来上. 于是, 我感觉自己应该成为别的老师眼中的 “公敌” 了, 赶忙推托说我自己也有学生, 没空兼顾. 其实这也是实话, 我的确是有自己的学生. 今天早上看到培训中心发过来的未来一周的课程表, 我都快晕了. 我要协调好那边的上课时间和我自己学生的上课时间, 有些课程我实在没法上的, 我就得推掉了. 结果今天早上花了两个多小时在排时间表, 累得我晕头转向. 那个负责人老是用各种条件 “引诱” 我去当他们的正式老师, 可是我态度坚决, 他也无可奈何了.
刚刚深大经济学院一个负责研究生招生和排课的老师联系我, 问我一个关于他们英语课的设置以及教材选择的问题. 他们今年的研究生本来要修一门英语课, 这门英语课本来上由两个课程组成的: 一个是基础英语(2学分), 另一个是专业英语(1学分). 而那位老师的意思是要把这两门课合并成一门, 问我该怎么办. 我最后建议她用商务英语中级, 也就是BEC中级来替代那两门课, 并且根据他们上课的情况把推荐的教材也发过去了. 有时我感觉自己真的快变成英语顾问和出国顾问了.
找工作仍然在进行中. 隔三差五地就有公司或者猎头打电话问我对某某工作是否有意向. 刚开始我都不会贸然拒绝, 而是先看看他们的网站上的公司介绍和情况. 可是至今为止, 我都没有看到令我满意的工作. 所以, 我还得要抽空投简历. 至于要找什么工作, 在这里我就不谈了, 免得引来乱七八糟的评论. 现在我最关心的事情并不是我的工作, 而是希望我的感冒快点好, 不然我家的纸巾都要快被我用光了, 呵呵.
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G20 has confidence in eurozone
By Zhang Yuwei in Los Cabos, Mexico and Zhou Wa in Beijing (China Daily)
The G20 is showing its support for eurozone countries, said analysts, while G20 members from Europe vowed to work on concrete steps to combat the debt crises.
European nations will take all necessary measures to safeguard the integrity and stability of the eurozone, improve the functioning of financial markets and break the feedback loop between sovereign debts and banks, according to the statement released at the end of the summit in the Mexican resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday.
The leaders welcomed Spain's plan to shore up its banking system and the EU's support for Spain's authority to restructure its finances. Leaders said they will work with the next Greek government to ensure Greece remains on the path of reform and sustainability within the eurozone, though no details were laid out.
World leaders concentrated on the urgent debt crises in the eurozone countries and tried to find solutions during the summit, as the monetary union is facing the possibility of collapse due to debt problems.
International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde hailed the EU's measures to combat the debt crises, saying the seeds of a pan-European recovery plan were planted, according to Reuters.
"It doesn't matter if it takes a long time, it has got to be done well," she was quoted as saying, adding that immediate measures and longer-term ones must be pursued in parallel.
G20 leaders now are waiting for an EU summit next week at which European officials say they will launch the long process of deeper integration, starting with a push for a banking union, with the aim of finalizing a broad plan by December, Reuters said.
The general statement sets out a positive political signal to the eurozone countries, said Qu Xing, an expert on international politics and economics and also the president of the China Institute of International Studies.
Compared with previous G20 communiques, the statement this time includes concrete measures for the eurozone countries to overcome their debt crises, said Qu.
Zhang Yuyan, an expert on global politics and economics with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said countries need to reform macroeconomic policies and give up some of their fiscal sovereignty to solve the debt crises in the eurozone.
Outside the eurozone, developed and developing countries are facing the challenges of a bad economic situation.
"The global economy remains vulnerable, with a negative impact on the everyday lives of people all over the world, affecting jobs, trade, development and the environment", said the statement from G20 leaders.
According to the declaration, G20 endorses urgently combating unemployment through appropriate labor market measures and fostering the creation of decent work and quality jobs, particularly for youth and other vulnerable groups, who have been severely hit by the economic crisis.
"We also commit to intensify our efforts to strengthen cooperation in education, skills development and training policies, including internship and on-the-job training, which support a successful school-to-work transition," said the statement.
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi told reporters that Hu's presence at the G20 Summit helped the global community to reach a consensus and lift confidence in the global economy.
It has also proved that China is a responsible player when it comes to development and cooperation, he said.
Yang added that Hu's presence at successive G20 summits since 2008 has played a constructive role in pushing for the stabilization and recovery of the world economy. |
