应聘面试中常用的英语对话(6)

本文要点：应聘,面试,英语,对话

　　Qo you have a balanced lifestyle?

　　A:I make an effort to get out of the office at a reasonable hour twice a week. I go home and walk my dog. Thats one of the most relaxing things I do, but it often helps me think of solutions for problems at work, even though I'm not consciously trying to solve those problems.

　　问：什么业余活动能增进你的工作兴趣？

　　答：我一直都很喜欢打网球。在许多方面，这是一种讲究策略和速度的运动。当某种策略在第一局中不起作用的时候，你必须在第二局中改变它。你还必须保存体力准备进入第三局，而且要不断地观察和了解对手的反应。我是个坚毅的网球手——有时我力争拿高分——不过我会小心掌握时间。这也是我的工作方法。

　　面试官有兴趣知道，应聘者的个性是否在工作和业余活动中都反映出来。你对这个问题的回答会清楚地反映你的个性，也很可能反映你与该工作的相容性。

　　Q:What outside activities complement your workinterests?

　　A:Ive always enjoyed tennis. In many ways it's a game of strategy and pacing. When something isnt working in the first set, you have to change your strategy for the second set. You also have to pace your energy in case you go to a third set, and constantly watch and read your opponent's reactions. I'm a gutsy tennis player—I go for the big points sometimesbut I'm careful with timing. Thats the way I am at work, too.

　　问：谈谈你在业余消遣时所获得的对你工作有帮助的构思。

　　答：我在墨西哥度假时曾见过一个女人使用一块自制的跷跷板，当她要把篮子里的衣服拿出来洗时，她就用这块跷跷板把篮子提起来。这使我想出一个制造新型支架的主意。上班后，我把支架设计出来了，现在我们的彻砖工人都配有一个及腰的旋转工作台来运送材料，这样就可以减轻背部疲劳。

　　面试官想知道你是否有综合处理信息和把你所见到的应用到工作上的能力。要表现出你对该工作有天生的兴趣，而非不得已而为之。你能否能突破陈规而得出新的办法呢？一定要举些具体的例子。

　　Q:Tell me about a time you were in a recreational setting and got an idea that helped in your work.

　　A:I was on vacation in Mexico and saw a woman with a homemade seesaw she was using to lift her laundry basket when she needed something out of it. It gave me an idea for a new type of scaffolding, which I designed when I got back to work. Now our brick masons have a rotating bench that keeps their materials at waist level, which reduces back fatigue.

第十一部分：个人兴趣和爱好(6～10问)

　　问：在你所喜爱的活动中，你的个性是如何表现出来的？

　　答：我喜欢烹饪和招待客人，这是一个销售人员的素质在我身上的体现。我喜欢与他人分享经验，而且为人爽直。我尤其不喜欢独处，总觉得我该干点什么的。