实用商务情景口语:面试结果

今天我们来看看PH和MB到底会雇佣哪位求职者。

PH: did you think?
MB: Well... between Sarah Timms and Daniel Watson – I think the choice is pretty obvious!
PH: Yes – so do I. Watson looked so good on paper...
MB: He seemed very good when I first spoke to him too..
PH: First impressions often lie! MB: Indeed...I think a lot of his CV was – how shall we say? “Counterfactual”
PH: Yes – it just wasn’t true! You should never lie on your CV...
MB: He had very good references, though – very strange.
PH: I guess some people just like that sort of style, but he wouldn’t fit in with us...I mean, it’s important to be confident – but he was overconfident.
MB: I couldn’t agree more. His body language was all came across as arrogant.
PH: Then he gave very vague answers – no specific details of what exactly he’d done in his job...
MB: Whereas Sarah Timms...
PH: exactly what she was talking about.
MB: Yes, she was very convincing, self-assured, but not arrogant.
PH: She’d clearly done some research on the company, and knew what she was talking about.
MB: I thought her presentation was excellent.
PH: Yes, it was, but I am a little worried about how much experience she has...
MB: Yes, true, but she seems very ready to take on the challenges the role would offer her.
PH: So? Who do we give the job to?
MB: Sarah!
PH: Yes, I agree entirely!
MB: Great! I’ll phone her straight away offering the I’ll write a rejection to Mr. Watson!
PH: Ok.


PH: 那么你觉得怎么样呢？
MB: 嗯，在Sarah Timms和Daniel Watson之间，我相信答案已经很明显了。
PH: 嗯，我也觉得是这样。Watson的履历相当不错。
MB: 我一开始和他谈话的时候他表现也不错。
PH: 第一印象通常是靠不住的！
MB: 的确如此。我觉得他的履历上的很多东西都是…怎么说，伪造的。
PH：是啊！很多都不是事实！你不应该在履历上作假的!
MB: 他有很多好的推荐信，尽管很奇怪。
PH: 我猜有些人大概就是喜欢那样的风格，但他不是我们要的合适人选，我的意思是，自信很重要，但是他太自信了。
MB: 我完全同意你的观点。他的肢体语言完全错误，让人感觉很傲慢。
PH: 而且他的答案模棱两可。没有说明白他到底干了什么…
MB: 换句话说，Sarah Timms就…
PH: 完全知道自己在说什么.
MB: 她很有说服力，很自信，而且一点都不骄傲。
PH: 很明显她对公司做了一些调查，知道自己在说什么。
MB:我觉得她的演讲很精彩。
PH: 是的，但是对她的经验我有点担心。
MB: 恩，是的。但她似乎准备好迎接这份工作会带来的挑战。
PH: 所以，我们的决定是?
MB: Sarah!
PH: 恩，我完全同意！
MB: 我会马上打电话给她，告诉她她被录用了！并给Mr. Watson写封回绝信！
PH: 好的。

good on paper – qualifications and experience that are impressive on a CV 履历看起来很好

counterfactual - not reflecting or considering the facts 虚假的

references - a statement concerning somebody's character or qualifications, usually given to a potential employer证明;推荐;证明人,推荐人;推荐函
My professor gave me a good reference.
我的教授给我写了很好的推荐信。

body language - bodily mannerisms, postures, and facial expressions that can be interpreted as communicating somebody's feelings or psychological state 身体语言

arrogant - feeling or showing self-importance and contempt or disregard for others傲慢的;自大的;自负的
John is so arrogant that he thinks he is better than everyone else.
约翰太骄傲自大,以为比谁都强。

vague - not clear in meaning or intention (想法等)不明确的;暧昧的,含糊的
I'm quite vague about what happened.
我对发生的事很不了解。
You should not make vague promises.
你不该作含糊不清的承诺。

convincing - able to persuade somebody to believe that something is true有说服力的;令人信服的
a convincing argument
富有说服力的论点
self-assured - behaving in a relaxed manner that displays confidence that your views and abilities are of value 有自信的

a rejection – a letter to tell a candidate that they have not received the job. 回绝信

In the seventh video in the series Marcia and Philip discuss and compare the two interviewees before making the decision about who to give the job to. In doing this they use a number of adjectives to describe the characters of Daniel and Sarah, such as convincing and arrogant. Adjectives can often have a positive or negative connotation – here are a few more adjectives that could be used to describe someone in an interview situation:

在这几中，两位”主考官”用了很多形容词来形容Sarah和 Daniel，我们今天就来着重学习下在面试时可以用到的用来形容人的一些形容词。

Positive
Convincing 有说服力的;令人信服的
Self-assured 有自信的
Confident 有自信的
Overconfident过于自信的
Well-prepared 做好准备的
Sincere 忠实的,诚实的,正直的
Ambitious 雄心壮志的、野心勃勃的

Negative
Unconvincing不令人信服的;难以置信的
Arrogant傲慢的;自大的;自负的
Overconfident过于自信的
Insincere不诚实的;无诚意的
Over-ambitious 抱负过大的，野心过重的