必背英文面试口语03:你认为自己有哪些缺点? What are some of your weaknesses?

 　　What are some of your weaknesses?

　　你认为自己有哪些缺点？

　　I tend to be a perfectionist.

　　我的缺点是过于追求完美。

　　While doing the marketing¹ research I just mentioned,

　　例如刚刚跟您提到的那门课，

　　I went a bit overboard. I researched over 200 articles and my report was over 100 pages.

　　我在进行市场调查时，因为太投入 了，竟然查了 200 多篇文章，报告的长度也足足有 100 多页，

　　It was beyond the scope² of a four-unit class!

　　已经超出了这门 4 学分的课程所要求的范围了！

　　回答这个问题时，不可以说“I don't have any weaknesses.” 。因为这样会让对方认为你 高傲且缺乏自我分析能力。但是，也没有必要将自己最大的缺点告诉对方。可以举一些听起来是缺点但似乎有利于工作的例子，例如，只要投入做某件事情，常常会忘记家人和朋友的 存在，或是说明以前有某种缺点，但是现在已经完全改善了等。应届毕业生则可以把没有工 作经验作为一个缺点。

　　I love my work and always give each project 100%, if not 110%.

　　我热爱我的工作，不管哪个项目我都投入百分之百的精力，甚至更多。

　　So when I don't feel others are giving their best, I find it a little frustrating³.

　　因此，如果我觉得其 他人没有尽全力，我会感到有点沮丧。

　　I prefer to see a project through from start to finish,

　　我喜欢从头至尾参与一个项目，

　　so I sometimes find it a little frustrating to work a single component⁴ and not have something to contribute to all the important aspects of a project.

　　因此如果只参与其中一部分， 或是觉得自己对项目的核心部 分没有贡献时，有事会有些失落。

　　Sometimes I have a hard time saying no to people, and I end up taking on more than my fair share of the work.

　　有时候我不太会拒绝，所以做的事情常常比别人多。

　　I had a tendency to turn in my expense reports late.

　　以前我的费用报表总是迟交。

　　One day my boss sat me down and explained the problems that had caused the accounting⁵ department.

　　有一天，上司叫我坐下来，并向我说明我迟交报表已经给财务部造成麻烦。

　　I really took it to heart and since then I have been turning in my expense reports on time.

　　我把这件事牢记心上，从那次以后，我都准时提交费用报表了。

　　Being a fresh graduate, I have little work experience in my field.

　　作为一个应届毕业生，我在专业领域没有多少工作经验，

　　Probably that is my biggest weakness.

　　着或许是我最大的缺点。

　　However, I'm a quick learner and my experience as president of the student union, which required budgeting and organizing events throughout the year,

　　但是我学习能力强。在担任学生会主席的一年里，我花费许多心思办了许多活动，负责计划预算和组 织统筹的工作，

　　some of them quite elaborate, can be applied⁶ to the job situation.

　　这些经验都可以应用在未来工作中。

　　I'm confident that I can be a valuable member of your operations team.

　　我非常有信心能够成为贵公司经营团队 中一名有价值的成员。

　　I get very nervous when I have to give presentations.

　　在作报告时，我总是很紧张。

　　However, I usually overcome this by preparing very well.

　　为了克服这一点，我通常会在事前准备得非常充分。

　　I rehearse my presentation until I feel comfortable and also think of all the questions I could be asked so that I'll have a response for them.

　　我会不断练习，直到放心为止。此外，我也会预想所有可能被问到的问题，这样我就能事先准备好答案。

　　What are your greatest strength and weakness?

　　你最大的优点/缺点是什么？

　　What are you strong/weak points?

　　你的长处/短处是什么？

　　What do you think you do best?

　　你认为自己最擅长什么？

　　Can you name some of your weaknesses?

　　能列举一些你的缺点吗？

　　Although your resume⁷ looks quite impressive, what would you say is your greatest weakness?

　　你的简历写得相当不错，但是你认为自己最大的缺点是什么？

　　What would your present boss say your greatest strength/weakness is?

　　你现在的上司认为你最大的优点/缺点是什么？

　　What do your supervisors⁸ think are your strengths?

　　你的上司认为你的长处是什么？

1 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

2 scope   

n.（处理、研究事物的）范围，余地，机会

参考例句：

• There is limited scope for creativity in my job.我的工作中发挥创造力的空间有限。
• There is little scope for initiative in this job.这工作几乎没有发挥主动性的余地。

3 frustrating   

adj.产生挫折的，使人沮丧的，令人泄气的v.使不成功( frustrate的现在分词 )；挫败；使受挫折；令人沮丧

参考例句：

• It's frustrating to have to wait so long. 要等这么长时间，真令人懊恼。
• It was a demeaning and ultimately frustrating experience. 那是一次有失颜面并且令人沮丧至极的经历。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 component   

n.组成部分，成分，元件；adj.组成的，合成的

参考例句：

• Each component is carefully checked before assembly.每个零件在装配前都经过仔细检查。
• Blade and handle are the component parts of a knife.刀身和刀柄是一把刀的组成部分。

5 accounting   

n.会计，会计学，借贷对照表

参考例句：

• A job fell vacant in the accounting department.财会部出现了一个空缺。
• There's an accounting error in this entry.这笔账目里有差错。

6 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

7 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。

8 supervisors   

n.监督者，管理者( supervisor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• I think the best technical people make the best supervisors. 我认为最好的技术人员可以成为最好的管理人员。 来自辞典例句
• Even the foremen or first-level supervisors have a staffing responsibility. 甚至领班或第一线的监督人员也有任用的责任。 来自辞典例句