纯正地道美语(外教讲解)229：谈论背景

　　Mr. Parsons: Now, Miss Childs passed on your resume¹ to me and I’ve had the chance to look it over and I must say I’m quite impressed.
Rebecca:Thank you very much. I’ve tried to keep it short and clear.  If there’s any questions please feel free to ask me.
Mr. Parsons:  Well yes, I do have a number of questions, but perhaps first you could give me a brief overview² I’d like to get a little bit of an idea of your background.
Rebecca:Yes, of course. Well as you can see from the resume I’m up and grew up in Brooklyn, New York, although our family moved to London when I was quite young, at around rook.
Mr. Parsons:  Ah I see, so you were actually educated in Europe?
Rebecca:Yes precisely³. Although I was born in the US, I would definitely call London home. But as you see I’ve actually spent a lot of my life moving from country to country. My Father was in the oil business before he retired⁴ so we also spent a number of years in Saudi Arabia too.
Mr. Parsons:  Very interesting.  So it seems you had quite an adventurous⁵ childhood.
Rebecca:Absolutely!  We were never still for too long. But now I’m really looking to settle down.
Mr. Parsons:I see.  Okay, well let’s move on to discuss your education shall we?
Rebecca:Sure.

　　pass on 传递
impress v.給……留下印象
feel free 放轻松
a brief overview 纲要,概要
settle down 定居下来
 

　　Mr. Parsons: 蔡尔兹小姐请把你的简历递给我。我能有机会来仔细看看，我必须说我对你印象深刻。
Rebecca: 非常感谢。我尽量让简历简单明了。如果有问题，请尽管问我。
Mr. Parsons: 好的，我有很多问题，但是也许你应该先将刚要向我们介绍下，我想知道一点你的背景。
Rebecca: 是的，当然可以。从简历上你可以得知，我在纽约的布鲁克林区出生和长大，尽管我很小的时候家里就搬到伦敦了。
Mr. Parsons: 我明白了，你实际上是在欧洲接受的教育？
Rebecca: 是的，虽然我在美国出生，我更愿将伦敦称作家。你可能看到我花了很多时间从一个国家去另1个国家。我父亲退休前是做石油生意的，所以我们也在Saudi Arabia呆了很多年。
Mr. Parsons: 很有趣。看起来你的童年充满冒险经历。
Rebecca:是的，我们从来没在1个地方呆太长时间。但是现在我真的想定居下来。
Mr. Parsons: 我明白，我们接着来谈论你的教育吧，好吗？
Rebecca:当然可以。
 

 

1 resume   

v.（中断后）继续，恢复；n.摘要，简历

参考例句：

• We'll stop now and resume at two o 'clock.我们现在停下来，到两点再干。
• My resume shows that I have the right qualifications for the job.我的简历表明我正符合这项工作的条件。

2 overview   

n.概观，概述

参考例句：

• The opening chapter gives a brief historical overview of transport.第一章是运输史的简要回顾。
• The seminar aims to provide an overview on new media publishing.研讨会旨在综览新兴的媒体出版。

3 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

4 retired   

adj.隐退的，退休的，退役的

参考例句：

• The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
• Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。

5 adventurous   

adj.爱冒险的；惊心动魄的，惊险的，刺激的　

参考例句：

• I was filled with envy at their adventurous lifestyle.我很羨慕他们敢于冒险的生活方式。
• He was predestined to lead an adventurous life.他注定要过冒险的生活。