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Bob: Well, I understand English much better than I speak it at the
moment. But I study at home and I look forward to learning
more on the job.
您听出来了吗?鲍勃就是这样将自己的缺点转化成了应征工作时的
一个积极因素。他通过这样的说法首先承认自己有不足的地方,同
时又说明自己愿意改进。哪一个雇主会有理由不雇用这样的员工
呢?
在接下来的课文中,请注意当鲍勃没有完全明白杰斯丁提出的问题
时他是如何回应的。
杰斯丁: 你觉得你有什么缺点吗?
Justine: And what do you see as your weaknesses?
鲍勃: 您的意思是说有什么事情是我所不擅长的吗?
Bob: Do you mean, what am I not so good at?
杰斯丁: 是的。
Justine: Yes.
在这种情况下,鲍勃原本可以要求杰斯丁rephrase 她的问题,也
就是说请杰斯丁换一个说法提出她的问题。但是鲍勃想表明自己可
以用自己的方式去理解杰斯丁的问题。所以他用了这样一个短语来
开始他的问话: Do you mean……? 您的意思是说。。?请跟着
老师一起来练习这个句子。
Do you mean…?
Do you mean what am I not so good at?
Rephrase.
Could you rephrase that please?
现在让我们一起来再听一遍这部份对话的录音,请在鲍勃的话之后
跟着重复。
Justine: Bob, what strengths do you think you would
bring to the job?
Bob: Oh, ah. I am patient …
Bob: …and I’ve been told I put clients at ease.
Justine: Uh huh.. And what do you see as your weaknesses?
Bob: Do you mean, what am I not so good at?
Justine: Yes.
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Bob: Well, I understand English much better than I speak it at the
moment.
Bob: But I study at home and I look forward to learning
more on the job.
Justine: Excellent.
结束第二十五讲之前,请跟着英语老师一起来练习下面的句型。
Experience
Experience
I have work experience
Reference
Reference
I have a reference.
Experience
Experience
I have work experience
Reference
Reference
I have a reference.
各位听众朋友,第二十五课到这里就全部结束了。我们会在第二十
六讲中继续学习“寻工面试”这段对话的下半部份内容。