You can go down to 9 if you have a really good explanation, like a corporate action (i. e. merger, upper management change) that affected the nature of your work, or a family-related reason.

如果有好的解释，比如公司行为(并购、管理层变动等)影响了你的工作性质，或者因为家庭因素，9个月也可以接受。

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E :I should, but I'd like to travel around a bit before settling down. At least for the summer.

艾凡 ：我应该马上就业的，但是我想在安定下来前先旅行一阵子，至少在这个夏天。

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