问答题 How old is Catherine?How old is Catherine?
Officer: Oh, come in, take a seat. I''m the Careers Officer. You''re Cathy, aren''t you? Mother: That''s right. This is Catherine Hunt, and I''m her mother. Officer: How do you do, Mrs. Hunt. Hello, Catherine. Cathy: Hello. Pleased to meet you. Officer: And you''d like some advice about choosing a career? Mother: Yes, she would. Wouldn''t you, Catherine? Cathy: Yes, Please. Officer: Well, just let me ask a few questions to begin with. How old are you, Catherine? Mother: She''s nineteen. Well, she''s almost nineteen. She''ll be nineteen next month. Officer: And what qualifications have you got? Mother: Well, qualifications from school of course. Very good results she got. And she''s got certificates for ballet and for playing the piano. Officer: Is that what you''re interested in, Catherine, dancing and music? Cathy: Well... Mother: Ever since she was a little girl she''s been very keen on her music and dancing. She ought to be a music teacher or something. She''s quite willing to train for a few more years to get the right job, aren''t you, Catherine? Cathy: Well, if it''s a good idea. Officer: Mrs. Hunt, will you come into the other office for a moment and look at some of the information we have there. I''m sure you''d like to see how we can help young people. Mother: Yes, I''d love to. Mind you, I think Catherine would be a very nice teacher. She could work with young children. She''d like that. Or she could be a vet. She''s always looking after sick animals. Officer: I''m afraid there''s a lot of competition. You need very good results to be a vet. This way, Mrs. Hunt. Just wait a minute, Catherine. Officer: There are just one or two more things, Catherine. Cathy: Do call me Cathy. Officer: OK, Cathy. Are you really interested in being a vet? Cathy: Not really. Anyway, I''m not bright enough. I''m reasonably intelligent, but I''m not brilliant. I''m afraid my mother is a bit over-optimistic. Officer: Yes, I guessed that. She''s a bit overpowering, isn''t she, your mum? Cathy: A bit. But she''s very kind. Officer: I''m sure she is. So, you''re interested in ballet and music, are you? Cathy: Not really. My mother sent me to lessons when I was six, so I''m quite good, I suppose. But I don''t think I want to do that for the rest of my life, especially music. It''s so lonely. Officer: What do you enjoy doing? Cathy: Well, I like playing tennis, and swimming. Oh, I went to France with the school choir last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like talking to people. But I suppose you mean real interests — things that would help me to get a job? Officer: No. I''m more interested in what you really want to do. You like talking to people, do you? Cathy: Oh yes, I really enjoy meeting new people. Officer: Do you think you would enjoy teaching? Cathy: No, no, I don''t really. I was never very interested in school work, and I''d like to do something different. Anyway, there''s a teacher training college very near us. It would be just like going to school again. Officer: So you don''t want to go on training? Cathy: Oh, I wouldn''t mind at all, not for something useful. I wondered about being a hairdresser — you meet lots of people, and you learn to do something properly — but I don''t know. It doesn''t seem very worthwhile. Officer: What about nursing? Cathy: Nursing? In a hospital? Oh, I couldn''t do that, I''m not good enough. Officer: Yes, you are. You''ve got good qualifications in English and Maths. But it is very hard work. Cathy: Oh, I don''t mind that. Officer: And it''s not very pleasant sometimes. Cathy: That doesn''t worry me either. Mum''s right. I do look after sick animals. I looked after our dog when it was run over by a car. My mother was sick, but I didn''t mind. I was too worried about the dog. Do you really think I could be a nurse? Officer: I think you could be a very good nurse. You''d have to leave home, of course. Cathy: I rather think I should enjoy that. Officer: Well, don''t decide all at once. Here''s some information about one or two other things which might suit you. Have a look through it before you make up your mind.