如何灵活谈论教育背景（1）

 在面试的时候不可避免要谈到你的教育背景。想必各位把关于教育背景的词汇也背了一大堆吧，那怎样才能把这些词组织成句子、让你的英语活起来呢？我们来看看Peter在面试中是怎么谈论他的教育背景的吧。

　　Snow: Would you tell me what educational background you have?

　　Peter: Yes. I graduated from middle school in 1986, then I entered Shanghai Polytechnics¹. I graduated in 1992 with a B.S. degree.

　　Snow: What department did you study in?

　　Peter: I was in Department of Physics.

　　Snow: How were your scores at college?

　　Peter: They were all excellent.

　　Snow: What course did you like best?

　　Peter: I was very interested in business Management. And I think it's very useful for my present work.

　　Snow: How are you getting on with your studies?

　　Peter: I'm doing well at school.

　　Snow: Which subject are you least interested in?

　　Peter: I think it was Chinese History. Not because the subject was boring, but the large amount of material that had to be memorized. It left no room to appreciate the wisdom of great people in the past.

　　Snow: When and where did you receive your MBA degree?

　　Peter: I received my MBA degree from Beijing University in 1998.

　　Snow: Were you in a leading position when you were a college student?

　　Peter: Yes, I was president of the student union of our university, and I joined the Communist Party of China in my junior year.

　　Snow: Did you get any honors² or rewards at your university?

　　Peter: Yes, I got the university scholarship in 1994~1995 academic year, received the second－class award in the Olympic Mathematics Competition of our province in 1993.

　　Snow: Great. Were you involved in any club activities at your university?

　　Peter: Yes, I was on the college basketball team.

　　Snow: What extracurricular activities did you usually take part in at your college?

　　Peter: I persisted³ in jogging every morning. I sometimes played table tennis and sometimes played basketball.

1 polytechnics   

理工学院( polytechnic的名词复数 )； 工艺的，综合技术的

参考例句：

• I am a graduated of Shanghai Polytechnics. 我是上海理工大学毕业生。
• Polytechnics present golden opportunities to bright young men. 工艺学为大有作为的年轻人提供了绝好的机会。

2 honors   

n.礼仪；荣典；礼节； 大学荣誉学位；大学优等成绩；尊敬( honor的名词复数 )；敬意；荣誉；光荣

参考例句：

• He aims at honors. 他力求名誉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We did the last honors to his remains. 我们向他的遗体告别。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 persisted   

坚持( persist的过去式和过去分词 )； 维持； 保持； 持续存在

参考例句：

• They persisted in going there in spite of the bad weather. 尽管天气很坏，他们还是坚持去那里。
• She persisted that she was strong enough to go back to work. 她反复地说她身体已经好了，可以去上班了。