职场口语 教育背景(2)
详解实用对话
Educational Background
Interviewer:Which university did you graduate from?
Sarah:I graduated from Peking University.
Interviewer:What was your major at university?
Sarah:I studied economics. I'm especially interested in the economic development of China.
Interviewer:What course did you like best?
Sarah:I like Business Management. And I think it's very useful for ❶ the present work.
Interviewer:What do you think is the relationship between the subjects you have taken and
the job you are seeking ❷ ?
Sarah:I have taken courses on ❸ office administration, reports and correspondence writing. I
think all these are closely related to ❹ the job of assistant manager, because it requires the ability to
perform general office work and to assist the manager in ❺ handling all paperwork.
详细解说
❶ “useful for(doing)sth.”意为“对(做)……有用,对(做)……有帮助”,
例如:The data are useful for making a plan.(这些数据对制定计划有用。)
❷ 在本句话中使用了两个定语从句,一个是:you have taken,修饰“the
subjects”,另外一个是:you are seeking,修饰“the job”。
❸ “take a course on/in”的意思是“上……课”,例如:I'm taking a course in
Japanese.(我正在上一门日语课。)
❹ “be related to…”意为“与……相关”,例如:Much of the crime in this area is
related to drug abuse.(这个地方的很多犯罪活动都和滥用毒品有关。)
❺ “assist sb. with/in(doing)sth.”是“协助某人做某事”的意思,例如:The
army assist the police in the research.(军队协助警方做调查。)
教育背景
面试官:你是哪个大学毕业的?
莎拉:我毕业于北京大学。
面试官:你大学时的专业是什么?
莎拉:我是学经济学的。我对中国的经济发展特别感兴趣。
面试官:你最喜欢什么课程?
莎拉:我喜欢工商管理。我认为它对目前的工作很有用。
面试官:你认为你所学的科目和你要找的工作之间有什么关系?
莎拉:我已经学过有关办公室管理、报告和信件写作的课程。我觉得所有这些都与经
理助理工作相关,因为这个工作要求具有日常办公和协助经理处理所有书面工作的能力。
单词
☆ economics[ˌi:kə'nɔmiks, ˌekə'nɔmiks]n. 经济学
☆ economic[ˌi:kə'nɔmik, ˌekə'nɔmik]a. 经济(上)的
☆ correspondence[ˌkɔri'spɔndəns]n. 信件,通信
☆ perform[pə'fɔ:m]v. 执行,做