职场英语口语08：问工作背景

 　　第8期:问工作背景

　　David: What kind of jobs have you had?

　　Zhang Jie: I worked as a personnel manager in a state-owned company, and then I transferred to a joint¹ venture as a sales manager. So I am familiar with the texile market in China.

　　David: How did your previous employers treat you?

　　Zhang Jie: They treated me very well. We cooperated harmoniously² and respected each other.

　　David: What have you learned from the jobs you have had?

　　Zhang Jie: I have learned some skills about how to deal with clients and how to behave myself as a personnel manager.

　　David: When you worked in your previous company, which did you prefer, working with other people or by yourself?

　　Zhang Jie: I prefered working with other colleagues when I worked in my previous company. I think teamwork and cooperation are very important. No matter how competent he or she is in a company, he can't do without them.

　　重点讲解：

　　1. state-owned 国有的，国营的

　　相关链接：state-owned enterprises 国有企业；money-lossing enterprises 亏损企业

　　state-owned land 国有土地

　　Transfromation of State-Owned Enterprises 国有企业的改制

　　2. competent adj. 有能力的;合格的

　　相关的表达还有：fit，effectiv，eadequate，able，qualified，capable；competent的名词形式是：competence

　　例句：He could visualize³ her now-composed and competent. 他可以想象出她现在的样子――镇静自若，胸有成竹。

　　大卫： 你曾经做过什么工作？

　　张杰： 我在一家国有公司做过人事经理，接着转到一家合资企业做销售经理。因为我对中国的纺织市场很熟悉。

　　大卫： 你以前的雇主对你怎么样？

　　张杰： 他们对我都很好。我们合作得很好，互相尊重对方。

　　大卫： 从你以前的工作中，你学到了什么？

　　张杰： 我学到了一些和顾客相处的技巧，学到了作为一名人事部经理的适当行为举止。

　　大卫： 你在以前公司工作的时候，喜欢和其他人一起工作还是自己单独工作？

　　张杰： 我更喜欢和其他同事在一起工作。我认为团队协作是非常重要的。不管他或她多有能力，都离不开大家的团结与合作。

1 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

2 harmoniously   

和谐地，调和地

参考例句：

• The president and Stevenson had worked harmoniously over the last eighteen months. 在过去一年半里，总统和史蒂文森一起工作是融洽的。
• China and India cannot really deal with each other harmoniously. 中国和印度这两只猛兽不可能真心实意地和谐相处。

3 visualize   

vt.使看得见，使具体化，想象，设想

参考例句：

• I remember meeting the man before but I can't visualize him.我记得以前见过那个人，但他的样子我想不起来了。
• She couldn't visualize flying through space.她无法想像在太空中飞行的景象。