B4U3 text A.ppt

1、Some “Dos”,1. Do plan to arrive on time or a few minutes early. 2. If presented with an application, do fill it out neatly and completely. 3. Do be courteous. Greet the interviewer by last name. Smile. Shake hands firmly. 4. Do show good manners. Wait until you are offered a chair before sitting. Si

2、t upright, look alert and interested at all times. Be a good listener as well as a good communicator.,5. Do look a prospective employer in the eye while speaking. 6. Do follow the interviewers lead, but try to get the interviewer to describe the position early in the interview so that you can apply

3、your background, skills and accomplishments to the position. 7. Do make sure that your good points come across to the interviewer in a factual, sincere manner without exaggeration. 8. Do show enthusiasm.,Some donts,1. Dont forget to bring a copy of your resume (curriculum vitae ）. 2. Dont smoke. 3.

4、Dont answer with a simple “yes” or “no.” Explain whenever possible.,4. Dont lie. Answer questions truthfully and frankly . 5. Dont make unnecessary negative remarks about your present or former employers. 6. Dont exaggerate or over-answer questions. 7. Dont inquire about salary, vacations, bonuses,

5、retirement, etc., on the initial interview.,Text organization,Part I (Paras 1-6) Part II (Paras. 7-27) Part III (Paras. 28-31),The failure of a college graduate in an interview because of lack of preparation.,Four pieces of advice on being a successful interviewee.,Summary of essential elements of a

6、chieving success.,The four keys to getting hired,1. Prepare to win 2. Never stop learning 3. Believe in yourself, even when no one else does 4. Find a way to make a difference,translation,模拟面试 剪报 潜在客户 在我看来 极有可能 为作准备 成交 / 做成一笔生意,A mock interview,Newspaper clipping,A potential / prospective customer /

7、 client,As I see it / from my standpoint,The odds are good that ,Do ones homework,Close a sale / deal,成功的前景 年龄组 / 年龄段 尝试某事 第一名获得者是 军令状（任务承诺书） 请随意/ 别客气 / 欢迎 活生生的证明 使局面转为对某人有利 （扭转乾坤）,The prospect for success,Age bracket,Take a crack at,The first place goes to ,Mission statement,Be my guest,Living proo

8、f,Shift the odds in ones favor,grill,Barbecue grill (n.) Grill under medium heat. After being grilled for two days by the police, he finally signed a confession.,clip,Hedges (树篱）need routine clipping and pruning to keep their shape. Hedge / grass clippings Nail / hair clippings 指甲钳,剪下的树枝 / 杂草,剪下的指甲

9、/ 头发,Nail clipper,Follow up,The terrorists followed up their threat with a bomb attack. 两家公司继临时协议之后签署了正式合同。 You need to follow up and follow through the plan you agreed on. A follow-up (n.) A follow-up question / activity (adj.),The two companies followed up their tentative agreement with a formal c

10、ontract.,继续跟进 / 贯彻到底,endeavor,In spite of our best endeavor, it has proven impossible to contact. Make a _ endeavor (姑且一试 / 拼命努力） Engineers are endeavoring to locate the source of the problem. 中国始终努力地与周边国家发展友好关系。,tentative / desperate,China is always endeavoring to forge friendly relationships / tie

11、s with neighboring countries.,odd,An odd shoe / number An odd person / place Odd job / changes in ones pocket 100-odd students / twenty odd years,单只的鞋 / 奇数,古怪的人 / 偏僻的地方,零星的、零散的,100多个学生 / 20多年,odds,Its by all odds the most popular best-seller of the year. Hes determined to do that against all odds. S

12、hes often at odds with her mother-in-law. You have even odds to win. I want to have a yard sale to remove the odds and ends in the house.,远远地、肯定、无疑,无论如何、不管多难,不和、争吵,机会均等,零碎东西,Do ones homework,Its not a piece of cake. So youve got to do your homework. 为了2010年的世博会，上海有很多准备工作要做。,Shanghais got a lot of ho

13、mework (to do) for the 2010 World Expo.,chuckle,Give a quiet chuckle. Grin from ear to ear. The girls giggled. / He giggled nervously. The students tittered at their teachers funny hairdo. The witch cackled and rode away on her broom. Grandpa roared with laughter.,轻声笑、哑然失笑,咧嘴笑,咯咯笑、（紧张地）傻笑,窃笑、暗笑,狂笑,开

14、怀大笑,Take a crack at,Take a crack at a new therapy / recipe / hobby My proposal has been rejected again and again. Still, I want to _ at proposing it. (再试一次 / 最后尝试一次） Crack a joke (tell) Crack a baffling problem (solve) Come on, you should have cleaned up this mess hours ago. Lets get cracking. (star

15、t),take another crack / take a final crack,Sport (v.),She has just had her hair dyed, which sports a bold color of red. The professor sported a large bushy moustache as he did not care much for such mundane things as appearances. 办公室墙上的巨幅油画十分醒目，几乎占据了半个墙面。,留着惹眼的大胡子,The office wall sports a huge oil p

16、ainting, which almost occupies half of the wall.,Partition (n. / adj./ v.),Movable partition A partition wall The partition of Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state. Can Palestine be partitioned into a Jewish state and an Arab state?,活动隔断,隔墙,分割,A choice of,A choice of colors / flavors The government offers him a choice of positions. （很多工作任他挑）,blurt,In his anger he blurted out the secret. He blurted out the bad news before I can stop him. “Damn it,” he blurted, then suddenly remem