The downhill direction of the economy has us all thinking about ways we can protect our livelihood.  Why not start by getting creative? Consider some little-known career paths that will ensure that you stay competitive and look forward to going to work every morning.  Here are seven cool jobs to consider today:

每况愈下的经济让我们不得不思考自己的出路。为什么我们的想法不能更有创造性一点呢？考虑一下那些新兴职业会让你既充满竞争性又不会对它心生厌倦。以下是7种可供选择的新兴炫酷职业：

Computational linguist 计算机语言学家

Computational linguists teach computer systems how to process natural language. For example, if you're trying to order a book from Amazon in Japanese, the site will be able to recommend other relevant similar titles for you.  Enter the field with a bachelor's degree in computer science and start with a salary in the high five figures.

计算机语言学家设计程序使计算机语言转换为自然语言。例如，如果你想用日语在亚马逊网站上订购一本书，亚马逊网可以推荐几本相关的书目给你。如果你获得了计算机科学专业的学士学位，那么你就可以加入这个行业，并获得高达五位数的酬劳。

How to break in:  Meet valuable contacts by getting involved with the Linguistics Society of America (http://www.lsadc.org/) and the Association of Computational Linguistics (http://www.aclweb.org/).

如何开始工作：登陆网站www.Isadc.org或者www.aclweb.org，与美国语言学组织或者计算机语言协会联系。