From Labor Relations to Medicine

Mr. Crawford, an aging teamster, limped into the office where I worked as a field examiner intern for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). As he collapsed into the swivel chair facing my desk, his momentum swung him halfway around before he could stop himself. Weary and partially disabled after 42 years of work as a die maker, he sought my help in a final attempt to get his job back.

Righting himself, he looked me in the eye.

“They’re gettin’ rid of me,” he said, looking down at his worn, arthritic hands. “Say I ain’t no good with the machines no more.”

I quickly pored over his file, which clearly indicated that his firing had nothing to do with his union membership. Because firings fall outside the mandate of the NLRB, I could do nothing to change the situation. Regretfully, I began to explain my limitations and looked up at him. Still examining his hands with a piercing but somewhat perplexed gaze, Mr. Crawford seemed to be wondering how his body had betrayed him.

As an intern with the NLRB, I investigated unfair practices by employers as well as by unions. Often, I helped those who had been maltreated by their union or discriminated against by an employer. Unfortunately, in cases such as Mr. Crawford’s, I could do nothing to assist the claimant.

Medicine parallels labor law in this respect. While medical science can be applied to ameliorate the lives of those in distress, it does not offer a remedy for every ailment. After Mr. Crawford left my office, I recalled how I witnessed both frustration and satisfaction in medicine through my experience as a volunteer in the Emergency Department of South Shore Hospital and in my training as an emergency medical technician. I had studied industrial and labor relations as an undergraduate, and I later went to work at the NLRB because I was drawn to the issues facing the working class. During my tenure at the NLRB, I encountered many who had occupational health issues like Mr. Crawford's. Each time, the mechanism of the particular injury fascinated me, but my inability to help the individual proved disappointing. I have decided to pursue a career in medicine, focusing on the field of occupational health, in the hopes that I can help working people.

After completing my NLRB internship, I took a position at Massachusetts General Hospital to broaden my practical skills while finishing my pre-medical requirements. Although I had thrived in the investigative environment of the NLRB, I did not know quite what to expect in a scientific research milieu.

As a research technician in the Endocrine Unit, I observe the development of new technologies, which may help conquer diseases that are today only partially manageable. While I work on a project to clone the cPTH receptor, in the hope that gene therapy might prevent osteoporosis, I experience both excitement and frustration, yet I also recognize that what sets medicine apart is the progress inherent in scientific discovery. The advances in medical science allow the practitioner of today’s healthcare to cure people who would have gone untreated just a few years ago -- and the future potential is limitless.

I remain committed to a career that benefits the working-class individual. As a physician, I will continue to confront their concerns in my medical practice. At the same time, I am determined to persevere into the unique form of investigation that is medical research. Both endeavors provide the outlet to impact the lives of others and fulfill my personal and professional ambitions

評(píng)語(yǔ)：

經(jīng)過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單的翻譯過(guò)后,可以看出這是一篇藥學(xué)專業(yè)的ESSAY,文章以倒敘的手法從親身經(jīng)歷過(guò)的故事入手,來(lái)一步一步表明自己堅(jiān)定學(xué)藝藥學(xué)的信念.理念.從第一段的故事描述中你可以看到作者悉心的觀察了克勞福德患病的雙手,而且對(duì)克勞福德所說(shuō)的:”藥物已經(jīng)對(duì)我失去了作用,病魔想徹底搞垮我”,這使得作者更加堅(jiān)定了要學(xué)習(xí)藥學(xué)的信心,期間還展現(xiàn)出了作者通過(guò)為被虐待的員工服務(wù)過(guò)程中,作為一名醫(yī)師很強(qiáng)的責(zé)任感,正義感.可以顯示出作者的人格品德,而良好的人格道德對(duì)于醫(yī)務(wù)工作者來(lái)說(shuō)是非常重要的,我想作者這點(diǎn)表現(xiàn)的很充分.以申請(qǐng)的角度看來(lái)文章寫的很有代表性.

譯文：

從勞工關(guān)系到醫(yī)學(xué)

克勞福德先生是一個(gè)收斂的駕駛員。他是以進(jìn)入我的辦公室，當(dāng)時(shí)我正作為國(guó)際勞力聯(lián)席委員會(huì)的領(lǐng)域研究實(shí)習(xí)教師。他癱陷在我面前的椅子里的時(shí)候，椅子被他的沖力向后推出很大一截。在干了42年“死亡制造者”之后，他已經(jīng)疲憊不堪、力不從心了，于是來(lái)我這里尋求幫助來(lái)找回他的工作。

坐端正了之后，他直勾勾的看著我的眼睛。

“它們正在一步步的搞垮我。”他邊說(shuō)邊看著他那雙受傷了的得了關(guān)節(jié)炎的手，“藥物對(duì)我已經(jīng)沒有多大的作用了?！?/P>

我快速的看了一下他的檔案，很明顯他的解雇與他的我們組織的相關(guān)工作沒有任何關(guān)系。因此，我也無(wú)能為力。我很抱歉的和他解釋了我權(quán)利的有限并看著他。我還迷茫的，不只所措的仔細(xì)看了看他的手，而克勞福德則對(duì)身體的背叛很是苦惱。

作為一個(gè)NLRB的實(shí)習(xí)教師，我檢查顧主門以及工會(huì)等對(duì)工人的不公平待遇。我經(jīng)常幫助那些被顧主虐待的人們，但是對(duì)于克勞福德的情況我真的是無(wú)能為力。

介紹自己的經(jīng)歷，大學(xué)本科所學(xué)的東西，以及在NLRB實(shí)習(xí)階段對(duì)工人階級(jí)在健康方面存在的不同的問(wèn)題的認(rèn)識(shí)，就象克勞福德的情況一樣。為了幫助這些工人階級(jí)我決定從事研究職業(yè)健康方面的工作。

于是在結(jié)束了我的實(shí)習(xí)階段，我在馬薩州的一個(gè)醫(yī)院就職，完成我的我的醫(yī)學(xué)研究并增加我的實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，因?yàn)槲以贜LRB實(shí)習(xí)時(shí)了解到的東西還很有限而且我更想到一個(gè)有良好的研究環(huán)境的工作崗位。

自己在新工作中的心得和以后在藥學(xué)方面前景的估量和今后研究計(jì)劃。

我還在力求從事一項(xiàng)對(duì)工人個(gè)體有利的工作。作為一個(gè)內(nèi)科醫(yī)師，我將勇于面對(duì)他們的困難。并有意繼續(xù)在自己的領(lǐng)域干出一番事業(yè)。