n. （认为特别适合自己的）职业( vocation的名词复数 )；使命；神召；（认为某种工作或生活方式特别适合自己的）信心
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But in a land that used to export priests and nuns to the world , vocations have dried up .
但在这个曾用于向世界出口神甫和修女的国家，该职业已经枯竭了。
There is no standard training , as there is for so many other vocations , like music , art or medicine .
这条路不存在标准化的培训，像其他许多职业那样，比如音乐、艺术或者医学。
For a moment I hoped she would also quote me that such vocations are in reality a prison , not a joy .
那一时刻，我希望她也能引述我的话，现实生活中这种职业是一所监狱，而不是一种快乐。
Given the glut of underemployed graduates , mr. peng suggested that young people either shift to more practical vocations like nursing and teaching or recalibrated their expectations .
