英语自考本科高级英语笔记-上册-Lesson Sixteen.xls

Lesson SixteenPage 1 of 11 Lesson Sixteen A Job Interview Words and Expressions 1accounting n 会计学A system that provides quantitative information about finances 2apprenticeship n 学徒身份The position of apprentice 3assist v 帮助 援助Help They assisted us to go through the starvation assistance n 帮助 援助Help He gave the assistance to me when I was in trouble 4biographical adj 传记的Of or relating to or being biography 5blurt vi 脱口而出Utter impulsively 6composure n 态度沉着的样子Steadiness of mind under stress Facing danger he behaves with great composure 7cordial adj 热忱的 真挚的Warm and sincere When we arrived at the airport they gave us a cordial welcom cordiality n 真挚的表示Quality of being cordial expression of cordial feeling I can read the cordiality from his letter 8curiosity n 好奇心 求知欲Being curious Lesson SixteenPage 2 of 11 The little child was full of curiosity what was happening around him curious adj 好奇的 有兴趣的Eager to know interested in She was a curious girl She was always asking questions to her parents 9dossier n 卷宗 档案 A collection of papers containing detailed information about a particular person or subject usually a person s record 10 dues n 应付的会费 A payment that is due e g as the price of membership 11 exaggerate v 夸大 夸张Strench beyond the truth If you always exaggerate people will no longer believe you exaggeration n 夸大 夸张Exaggerating or being exaggerated The author uses a lot of exaggerations to write this article 12 exceedingly adv 非常地 极度地To an extreme degree or extent 13 fringe adj 附加的 福利 fringe n 附加的福利 14 mandatory adj 强制性的Compulsory obligatory The law of the country is mandatory to every one mandate n 命令Order from superior command What you have said is like a mandate to me 15 interviewee n 被面试者A person who is interviewed 16 keep a low profile保持低姿态 不引人注意 Lesson SixteenPage 3 of 11 17 mortgage v 抵押 Give somebody a claim on property as a security for payment of a debt of loan The factory mortgaged their equipment to the bank for the loan mortgage n 抵押 抵押单据Act of mortgaging agreement about this He said he should pay off the mortgage this year 18 multimillionaire n 大富翁 亿万富翁 19 mumble v 喃喃地说 咕哝Talk indistinctly usually in a low voice 20 nonsacred adj 非神圣不可侵犯的 21 outfit n 组织 机构 公司 Any cohesive unit such as a military company 22 prestige n 威望 势力Respect that results from the good reputation Your behaviour may cause the loss of your prestige prestigious adj 有声望的Bringing prestige He is a prestigious professor in this field 23 shadowbox vi 与假想对手斗拳 避 免直接接触 Go through boxing motions without an opponent 24 seasoned adj 有经验的 老练的Aged or experienced 25 solicit v 乞求 招揽 Request urgently 26 specialty n 专长 特产An asset of special worth or utility 27 select v 选择 Choose What have you selected for your wife Lesson SixteenPage 4 of 11 selection n 选择Choosing You have made a good selection that you bought the red dress at last selective adj 有选择力的 选择的Having the power to select A selective competition was used in the match 淘汰赛 28 womanizing n 追求女色 玩女人Have amorous affairs of men Text Explanation 1The senior partner studied the resume for the hundredth time and again found nothing he disliked about Mitchell Y McDeere at least on paper The senior partner found nothing he disliked at least he found nothing he disliked in the resume The implication is that whether he would find anything he disliked in the interview remains to be seen 2He had the brains the ambition the good looks He was intelligent ambitious and handsome looking 3And he was hungry He was hungry for money He was extremely eager to make money Lesson SixteenPage 5 of 11 4The firm also frowned heavily on divorce as well as womanizing and drinking The firm strongly disapproved of divorce as well as chasing women and drinking alcoholic beverage so as not to attract public attention or leak out the firm s secrets frown on disapprove of 反反对对 Gambling and drug taking are very much frowned on here 5McDeere was now a seasoned veteran in the search of employment McDeere was now a very experienced person in searching for jobs for he had already had several job interviews resulting in three very good job offers The implication is that he was no longer worried and nervous any more so he could relax in search of looking for 寻寻找找 The villagers went everywhere in search of the missing childre 6We don t advertise openings and we don t solicit applications We don t use advertisements to make known we have open positions and ask people to apply for them 7We keep a low profile We keep a low posture or we play down our importance so as to be less noticed Lesson SixteenPage 6 of 11 8Why d you go to Western Kentucky Why did you go to study in Western Kentucky University He implied that was not an academically good university 9Had it not been for that college would ve been impossible If it had not been for the full scholarship I would not have been able to attend college 10 It was a standard nonsacred area explored by every firm It was the usual subject matter that every firm inquired about It was a topic that the interviewer could ask without showing disrespect or bringing disgrace to the interviewer 11 And is the marriage And is the marriage happy McDeere understood what the managing partner was going to say so he answered the question before it was finished 12 Lamar blurted with a stupid grin Lamar asked the question suddenly with little thought and he said it with a grin It was a stupid question because his own university was not much of an academic school either Lesson SixteenPage 7 of 11 13 All the three people froze and for a few seconds stared incredulously at each other All the three people were so shocked that they became motionless They stared at each other for a few seconds with disbelief in their eyes for they did not expect that McDeere could have found out about their educational backgrounds 14 He had read the biographical sketches of all of the forty one lawyers in the firm He had read the short accounts of the backgrounds of all the forty one lawyers in the firm 15 I guess that came out wrong I m afraid I shouldn t have said that 16 They had to shadowbox around the issue They had to avoid talking about money directly 17 So hit him with a soft question first So ask them a mild question first and see what they will say 18 You pick the color of course Lesson SixteenPage 8 of 11 You can choose whatever color of the car as you like 19 The smile vanished and he regained his composure His smile disappeared and regained his calm manner He did not want the others to see how impressed he was by the offer 20 We ve developed a specialty in international taxation We ve developed a special business in international taxation 21 How long does it take to make partner How long does it take to become a partner 22 You ve got to pay your dues You ve got to put in a lot of hard work before you become a partner 23 They watched him carefully to make sure all of this sank in They watched him carefully to make sure that everything they had said was fully understood by McDeere sink in go down deep 深深入入 The warnings of the teacher and the parents have sunk in his mind Lesson SixteenPage 9 of 11 24 He was in demand in demand wanted popular 需需求求 受受欢欢迎迎 This kind of medicine is in urgent demand in this hospital 25 Also he owed close to USD 23 000 in student loans owe something to somebody be in debt to somebody 欠欠某某人人 He owed a hundred yuan to his friend 26 And he longed for warmer weather long for desire earnestly 渴渴望望 Every one longed for him to make the final decision 27 Are you tired of interviewing be tired of be exhausted with 厌厌倦倦 I m tired of doing the same thing every day Lesson SixteenPage 10 of 11 28 We are different and we take pride in that take pride in be proud of 对对 感感到到自自豪豪 The parents always take pride in the achievements of their children 29 So we are small compared with other firms compare with examine judge 与与 相相比比 Comparing with yur translation I have to rewrite mine 30 He had never met Lamar Quin and had no idea who would appear on