职场口语 工作期望(2)
详解实用对话 Expecting Advancement Interviewer:If we give you the job ❶ , what is the most important thing you expect to get? Harold:Well, I just want to enjoy what I am doing. It's the most important thing to me. Interviewer:Just this? Harold:Yes, because I think being interested in things is the best teacher. I'll have more opportunities for ❷ career growth. Interviewer:Do you want to get a promotion? Harold:Yes, of course. Interviewer:Where would you like to be in 5 years? Harold:In five years, I'd like to be a senior manager ❸ of this corporation. Interviewer:How do you plan to accomplish this? Harold:By doing whatever is necessary. 详细解说 ❶ “give sb. sth.”表示“给某人某物”,这是一个双宾语结构,与“give sth. to sb.”同义,例如:Give the letter to your mother when you've read it./Give your mother the letter when you've read it.(你看了这封信后,就把它给你妈 妈。)类似的结构还有:hand sb. sth./hand sth. to sb.(把某物递给某人) pass sb. sth./pass sth. to sb.(把某物递给某人)offer sb. sth./offer sth. to sb. (给/提供某人某物)lend sb. sth./lend sth. to sb.(借给某人某物)等等。 ❷ “opportunity for(doing)sth.”的意思是“(做)某事的机会”,例如:When the opportunity for promotion comes, I want to be ready.(当晋升的机会来临 时,我要准备好。) ❸ “senior manager”意为“高级经理人员”,其中“senior”['si:njə]意为“高级 的,资深的”。 期望升职 面试官:如果我们给你这份工作,你希望得到的最重要的东西是什么? 哈罗德:嗯,我只想在工作中找到快乐。对我而言,这是最重要的。 面试官:就只有这个? 哈罗德:是的,因为我觉得兴趣是最好的老师,这样我在事业上就会有更多的发展机 会。 面试官:你想得到提升吗? 哈罗德:当然想啊。 面试官:五年后你想做到什么职位? 哈罗德:我想在五年后成为公司的高级经理。 面试官:你计划怎么做到呢? 哈罗德:做任何该做的事。 单词 ☆ advancement[əd'vɑ:nsmənt]n. 提升,进步 ☆ corporation[ˌkɔ:pə'reiʃən]n. 公司 ☆ accomplish[ə'kɔmpliʃ, ə'kʌmpliʃ]v. 达到,实现 ☆ whatever[wɔt'evə]pron. 无论什么 |