我以为自己已经有了一个良好的开端，但接下来发生的一件事令我怎么也没想到。

I thought I had made a pretty good start, but nothing could have prepared me for what was about to happen.

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当然，不管有没有报酬，很多人把实习经历作为有价值的垫脚石，籍此可以为将来的职业生涯创造一个良好开端。

Of course, many internships - paid or unpaid - serve as valuable steppingstones that help young people land future jobs.

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