新东方商务口语(商务与公司)[2]:面试 (2) Job Inte

Interview 面试(2)

Interviewer: Thank you for agreeing to come in and meet with us today.
感谢您今天能来参加面试。
Interviewee: Thank you for inviting¹ me.
谢谢你们的邀请。

Interviewer: I can see from your resume you were in charge of sales for Corporate² World Unlimited³ from 1997 to 1999. Can you please tell me about your responsibilities?
从简历可以看出1997年至1999年您负责Corporate World Unlimited公司的销售工作。您能介绍一下自己的工作的吗？
Interviewee: Yes. I was in charge of profit and loss for the northwest region of Canada. As a manager, I was directly responsible for a 50% increase in sales over a four-month period.
好的。我负责加拿大西北地区的销售。我使这个地区的销售额在四个月内提高了百分之五十。

Interviewer: What, do you believe, are some of the key attributes that helped you to achieve such an outstanding increase in sales?
你认为取得如此显著的销售业绩的关键因素是什么？
Interviewee: I believe persistence⁴ and perseverance⁵ are key attributes.
我认为坚持和毅力是关键。

in charge of负责
profit and loss盈亏
key attributes 关键品质

1 inviting   

adj.诱人的，引人注目的

参考例句：

• An inviting smell of coffee wafted into the room.一股诱人的咖啡香味飘进了房间。
• The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.这间厨房的味道温暖诱人，使人感到亲切温馨。

2 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

3 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

4 persistence   

n.坚持，持续，存留

参考例句：

• The persistence of a cough in his daughter puzzled him.他女儿持续的咳嗽把他难住了。
• He achieved success through dogged persistence.他靠着坚持不懈取得了成功。

5 perseverance   

n.坚持不懈，不屈不挠

参考例句：

• It may take some perseverance to find the right people.要找到合适的人也许需要有点锲而不舍的精神。
• Perseverance leads to success.有恒心就能胜利。