情景会话口袋书人际篇 第504期:面试结果(4)

 　　13. Could you tell me when you will have the decision about the position?

　　能告诉我面试的结果什么时候出来吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Is it possible for me to know when the decision will be made?

　　Could you let me know when will have the result of the interview?

　　应用解析：

　　applaud¹ one's decision 赞许……的决定；

　　hold off one's decision 迟迟不做决定

　　14. Hi, Miss Smith, this is Zhao Qian. You interviewed me a few days ago.

　　你好，史密斯女士。我是赵茜，你几天前面试过我。

　　还能这样说：

　　Hello, Miss Smith, this is Zhao Qian. You gave me an interview several days ago.

　　Hello, Miss Smith, this is Zhao Qian speaking. I was interviewed by you several days ago.

　　谚语：

　　The longest day has an end.

　　最难过的日子也会有尽头。

　　15. Can you start working next Wednesday?

　　下周三你能开始工作吗？

　　还能这样说：

　　Could you come to work next Wednesday?

　　Can you begin to work next Wednesday?

　　应用解析：

　　at the very start 当初；

　　awake with a start 突然惊醒；

　　by fits and starts 一阵一阵地；间歇地；

　　a rum start 惊人事件

　　16. I'll phone him straight away offering the post.

　　我会马上给他打电话，告知他被录用了。

　　还能这样说：

　　I'll give him a call to tell him that we have decided² to employ him.

　　I'll ring up him to tell him that he has been hired at once.

　　应用解析：

　　straight think 正确地进行思考；

　　straight up 真的；确实的；

　　straighten sth. out 解决某事物

　　17. I am successful in getting a desirable job.

　　我成功地得到了一份理想的工作。

　　还能这样说：

　　I have got a desirable job successfully.

　　I succeed in finding a job I really want.

　　应用解析：

　　be successful in 在……上成功

1 applaud   

vt.鼓掌欢迎，赞同；vi.鼓掌欢迎，欢呼

参考例句：

• The pupils that had been watching started to applaud.一直在一旁观看的小学生们开始鼓起掌来。
• Please don't applaud until everyone has performed.请在每个人表演完毕后再鼓掌。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。