W:Ah, good morning. It's Mr. Robinson, isn't it?
M:Yes.
W:Have a seat.
M:Thank you.
W:OK, I've got your letter of application. Now, as you know, when you apply for a post with our company, we need to find out a few things about both your academic background and recent work experience.
女士:好的,我收到了你的求职信。现在,如你所知,你申请我们公司的职位,我们需要了解你的学术背景和最近的工作经验。
M:Sure.
W:First of all, A levels?
女士:首先,A levels考试?(A levels,是英国学生大学入学必须参加的考试,其重要性等同于中国高考。)
M:Yes, I've got three:geography, maths and physics.
W:Geography, maths and physics. OK.And what about your degree?
M:I went to Manchester University and got an engineering degree,with water management as my specialization.
男士:我去了曼彻斯特大学并获得了工程学位,水资源管理是我的专业。
W:Uh-huh,I see.
M:And as for work experience, I started out after graduating in1996 in India, working for the Indian government.
男士:至于工作经验,我1996年毕业后,就出发去印度并开始为印度政府工作。
W:Did you work as a volunteer?
M:No, it was a three-year water irrigation project.
W:That sounds fascinating. How did you organize that? You say it wasn't a British company then.
女士:听起来真有趣。你是怎么获得这个机会的?你说那不是英国公司。
M:No, no.My university had links with an Indian engineering university, so it was organized at that level.
男士:不,不。我所在的大学与一所印度工程大学有联系,所以获得了这次机会。
W:And after that?
M:Then I came back, moved to Sheffield and had been working with Lattimer Engineering since then.
男士:然后我回来了,搬到了谢菲尔德,从那以后我就一直在为拉蒂默工程工作。
W:And what exactly are you doing for Lattimer?
M:Oh,I'm working in water irrigation again, this time as a project research assistant.
W:Great, I've got your details.Now let's move on to a more general discussion about what we are looking for here...
女士:很好,我有你的详细资料了。现在让我们来讨论一下我们需要的……