自考英语二第十五单元讲义

自考英语二第十五单元讲义

Unit15 Text A

Four Minutes That Get You Hired面试的秘诀

resume n.简历

e.g. She sent her resumes to several companies, but didn’t even get an interview.

professionalism n.职业特征，职业作风

morals n.（pl）伦理，道德

likable a.可爱的，让人喜欢的

consciousness n.意识, 知觉, 自觉, 觉悟, 个人思想

competent adj.有能力的, 胜任的

authoritative adj.权威的, 有权威的, 命令的annual n.一年生植物, 年刊, 年鉴adj.一年一次的, 每年的, 一年生的

influential a. 有影响的

initiate vt.开始, 发动, 传授v.开始, 发起desperate a.绝望的，不顾一切的，拼命的

e.g. By then, I was desperate for a holiday. applicant n.申请人，请求者 apply v.申请apologetic a.道歉的，辩护的，辩解的

tentative n.试验, 假设adj.试验性的, 试探的,

尝试的, 暂定的

implore vt.恳求, 哀求

narcissism n.自我陶醉，自恋

comment n.注释, 评论, 意见vi.注释, 评论

e.g. When asked about his relationship with his former secretary, the boss replied “No comment.”oppose vt.反对, 使对立, 使对抗, 抗争vi.反对be opposed to sth. 反对

e.g. His view of the situation is strongly opposed to mine.

care about 在乎

drop by 顺便访问

be bound to do 一定会做，必定会做

e.g. Don’t lie to her.She is bound to find out about it.

remark on 评论，谈论

To get the right job，learn to make the right impression 要想获得满意的工作，就要学会留下最好的印象

The 28-year-old Bay Stater spent six years working at night while she attended college during the day.

六年来，28岁的贝?斯黛特白天上大学，晚上工作。When she finally graduated, she wanted to get a

teaching possession at a nearby elementary school in Boston.

毕业后她想在波士顿附近的一所小学里谋求一份教书的工作。

She got an interview with the headmaster after sending a resume.

寄出简历之后，她得到了校长给她面试的机会。

“I noticed a tiny hole in my stockings that morning,”"那天早晨，我注意到长简袜上有个小洞，"

she said. “I thought about changing, but I knew I’d be late if I did.

她回忆说，“我想要换一双，但觉得要是换的话，就要迟到了。

By the time I got to the interview, the hole had stretched from my ankle to my knee.

我到达面试地点时，袜子上的小洞从脚踝一直破到了膝盖。

I walked in and immediately apologized for not looking my best.

我进去后，立刻为自己的糟糕形象向校长道歉。

I spent the rest of the time trying to sit in a way that he couldn’t see the hole.”

接下来，我努力坐得让校长看不见这个小洞。”

The likely teacher didn’t get that job.

结果，她想当老师却没有得到这份工作。

In fact, one of her friends told her the headmaster’s only comment was: “if a person doesn’t take the time to present her best image at an interview, what kind of teacher is she going to be?”

实际上，她朋友告诉她校长对她的惟一评价是"如果一个人在面试中不花点时间来展示她最好的形象的话，她会是一个怎样的老师呢?"

First impressions are often lasting ones.

第一印象通常是持久的。

This means that if you’re viewed positively within the first four critical minutes, the person you’ve met will likely assume everything you do is positive.

也就是说，如果你在最初的关键四分钟内能给别人留下好印象的话，你所遇到的这个人就很可能会以为你做事总能令人满意。

Four minutes! Studies tell us that’s the crucial period in which impressions are formed by someone we’ve just met.

四分钟!研究表明，就是在这关键的四分钟内，我们刚刚邂逅的人形成了对我们的印象。

Within only ten seconds, that person will begin to make