When I decided to quit my full time employment it never occurred to me that I might become a part of a new international trend. A lateral move that hurt my pride and blocked my professional progress prompted me to abandon my relatively high profile career although, in the manner of a disgraced government minister, I covered my exit by claiming "I wanted to spend more time with my family."
Curiously, some two-and-a-half years and two novels later, my experiment in what the Americans term "downshifting" has turned my tired excuse into an absolute reality. I have been transformed from a passionate advocate of the philosophy of "having it all", preached by Linda Kelsey for the past seven years in the pages of She magazine, into a woman who is happy to settle for a bit of everything.
I have discovered, as perhaps Kelsey will after her much publicized resignation from the editorship of She after a build up of stress, that abandoning the doc
A. the quick pace of modern life
B. man's adventurous spirit
C. man's search for mythical experiences
D. the economic situation
China’s employment and re-employment situation remains tough with a surge this year in the number of graduates hitting the job market and in unemployment in general, senior official said.
The country’s registered average unemployment rate in urban areas reached 4 percent last year and is expected to go higher this year, Labour and Social Security Minister Zhen Silin told Xinhua yesterday.
There are nearly 14 million laid-off workers in urban areas so far. And more than 11 million new graduates are predicted to enter the work force, Zheng said.
To make things worse, the nation’s agricultural adjustment has forced more than 151 million rural workers to quit farming. Many of them will head to the cities to seek employment, posing uncertainties for the State, he said.
Zheng, who was appointed as the minister during the first session of the 10th Nation al People’s Congress in March, has urged his departments nationwide to do more
A. Less than 4 %.
B. About 4%
C. More than 4%.
D. The information is not given.
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