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