就職か進学か
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先生(せんせい)、卒業後(そつぎょうご)のことで相談(そうだん)したいんですが。
Student: Sensei, I'd like to talk about what to do after graduating.
進学(しんがく)か就職(しゅうしょく)かで迷(まよ)っているんだったね。
Teacher: You were torn between graduate school and getting a job, weren't you.
はい。研究(けんきゅう)は面白(おもしろ)いんですが、二(に)年間(ねんかん)、親(おや)に負担(ふたん)をかけることになるので。
Student: Yes. The research is interesting, but it would mean two more years of being a burden on my parents.
奨学金(しょうがくきん)という方法(ほうほう)もあるよ。返(かえ)さなくていいものもあるし、成績(せいせき)次第(しだい)では受(う)けられる。
Teacher: There are scholarships, you know. Some don't have to be repaid, and depending on your marks you could get one.
知(し)りませんでした。でも、二(に)年後(ねんご)に必(かなら)ず就職(しゅうしょく)できるとは限(かぎ)りませんよね。
Student: I didn't know that. But there's no guarantee of a job in two years' time, is there.
確(たし)かに保証(ほしょう)はない。ただ、今(いま)の分野(ぶんや)は人(ひと)が足(た)りないから、修士(しゅうし)を出(で)ていると選(えら)べる仕事(しごと)の幅(はば)は広(ひろ)がるだろうね。
Teacher: There's certainly no guarantee. That said, this field is short of people, so with a master's the range of jobs you can choose from would widen.
迷(まよ)いますね。
Student: It's a hard choice.
急(いそ)がなくていい。願書(がんしょ)の締め切(しめき)りは十一月(じゅういちがつ)だから、それまでに決(き)めれば間に合(まにあ)うよ。
Teacher: There's no rush. The application deadline is November, so deciding by then is in time.