详解实用对话

Calling about a Position

Operator：Hello, this is ABC Corporation. May I help you?

Brian： Yes. I'm enquiring about ❶ your advertisement for a sales manager in today's

newspaper. Is this position still open?

Operator：Yes, but do you have any experience as a sales manager?

Brian： Yes. I have a lot of previous experience in ❷ sales. I have worked for the sales

departments of two companies since finishing my university.

Operator：That sounds fine. Please give me your name and phone number and I'll set up an

appointment ❸ for an interview for you. It will most likely be in a couple of days' time. Is that all

right for you?

Brian：Yes. My name is Brian and my phone number is 5294870.

Operator：Thank you.

详细解说

❶ “enquire about sth.”是“询问某事”的意思，例如：I'm writing to enquire about

your ad in The Times.（我写信来询问你们在《泰晤士报》上刊登的广告。）

❷ “have experience in/of ...”表示“在……方面有经验”，例如：I have rich

experience in teaching English.（我在英语教学方面有丰富的经验。） Do you

have any previous experience of this type of work?（你以前有过这方面工作的

经验吗？）另外，“have no experience in/of ...”表示“在……方面没有经验”。

❸ “set up an appointment”的意思是“安排约会，安排约见”，相当于“make/

arrange an appointment”，例如：Can I set up an appointment for Monday?（我

可以把约会安排在周一吗？）Jenny, please arrange an appointment for me.

（珍妮，请帮我安排一个约会。）

打电话询问职位

接线员：您好，这里是ABC公司。我能帮您做些什么吗？

布赖恩：是的。我想问一下你们今天在报纸上登广告招聘一名销售经理的事。这个职

位现在还空着吗？

接线员：还空着，但是您有做销售经理的经验吗？

布赖恩：有。我以前在销售方面有很多经验。自从大学毕业后我在两家公司的销售部

门工作过。

接线员：听上去不错。把您的名字和电话号码告诉我，我给你约一下面试。很可能就

在两三天之后。这个时间适合您吗？

布赖恩：适合。我叫布赖恩，我的电话号码是5294870。

接线员：谢谢。

单词

☆ corporation［ˌkɔ:pə'reiʃən］n. 公司

☆ experience［ik'spiəriəns］n. 经验，经历

☆ previous［'pri:viəs］a. 以前的

☆ interview［'intəvju:］n. & v. 面试