英语口语王 想说就说（四）05

 
Talking about your job
谈论自己的工作
So Vicky, how long have you held your present position?
所以，Vicky，你目前的工作做多久了？
I’ve been a secretary for two years, before that I was at university.
我当秘书有两年了，在那之前我在念大学。
And how do you like working for IBM?
那你觉得在IBM工作怎么样？
It’s challenging¹, I feel I have learned² a lot.
很有挑战性，我觉得我学到了很多东西。
What’s strength do you bring to the job?
在工作上你有哪些长处？
I get along well with people, and I enjoy working with others.
我善于与人相处，我很喜欢跟人一起工作。
That’s good. We always need team players here.
这样很好，我们这里一直都需要有团队精神的人。
详细解说：
1. Before that I was in university. 在那之前我在念大学。
关联用语：Before that I was at school. 在那之前我还在学。
2. How do you like working for IBM? 你觉得在IBM工作怎么样？
同义例句：How do you find out working for IBM? 你觉得在IBM工作怎么样？
3. What’s strength do you bring to the job? 在工作上你有哪些长处？
同义例句：What are your strengths? 在工作上你有哪些长处？
What do you feel you’re best at? 在工作上你有哪些长处？
4. I get along well with people. 我善于与人相处。
同义词句：I get on well with people. 我善于与人相处。
补充例句：I don’t really get along with my aunt. 我和婶母处的不好。
How was he getting along with his wife? 他和他太太处的如何？
5. I enjoy working with others. 我很喜欢跟人一起工作。
补充例句：Enjoy your dinner! 用餐愉快！
I enjoy talking with you. 跟你谈话很愉快。
I enjoyed my stay here. 我很喜欢在这里的这段时间。
6. We always need team players here. 我们这里一直都需要有团队精神的人。
补充例句：We always work like a team here. 我们这里一直都像团队一样地工作。
Football is a team sport. 足球是一项团队运动。

1 challenging   

adj.大胆的(复杂的，有前途的，挑战的)；n.复杂(有前途，大胆，挑战)

参考例句：

• She performed the most challenging task without a mistake.她毫无差错地完成了这一最富有挑战性的任务。
• We have changed the course to make it more challenging.我们改了课程以使其更具挑战性。

2 learned   

adj.有学问的，博学的；learn的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He went into a rage when he learned about it.他听到这事后勃然大怒。
• In this little village,he passed for a learned man.在这个小村子里，他被视为有学问的人。