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iscomingtoourcampustorecruitgraduatestudentsnextweek.W:Really?Whatday?I'dliketotalktothemandhandinmyresume.Q:Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?LongconversationW:So,whyexactlydoesyourjobhavereputationforbeingM:Stressisgenerallydrivenbythefeelingofbeingoutofcontrolofasituationandthefeelingofasituationcontrollingyou.Tradinginfinancialmarketscombinesboth.W:HowdoyourelaxintheM:Iveryrarelydoanythingwork-relatedsoit’seasytoescapethemarkets.Igenerallygotothegymorgoforarun,especiallyifIhadabadday.Ialwayscookamealratherthanhaveatake-away.Todosomethingmybrainwillregardascreative.W:DoyouthinkwhatyoudotorelaxisaneffectivewaytobeatM:Idon’tthinkthereisaspecificruleabouthowtobeatstress.IgenerallyfindoutwhatIdoiseffectiveforme.W:WouldyouconsiderchangingyourjobbecauseofthehighstressM:Ihaveconsideredleavingmyjobduetostress-relatedfactors.However,Idothinkthatanelementofstressisagoodthing.Andifusedtherightwaycanactuallybeapositivething.W:WhatdoyouenjoyaboutthestressfulaspectsofyourM:Havingsaidallthat,Idoactuallyenjoyanelementofuncertainty.Ienjoymentalchallenge.Tradinggeneratesawiderangeofemotionssecondbysecond.Howyoudealwithandmanagethoseemotionsdictatesshortmediumandlongtermtradingperformanceandsuccess.Q18.Whatistheman’sQ19.Whydoesthemanprefertocookamealratherthanhaveatake-away?Q20.Whatdoesthemansayaboutanelementofstressinhisjob?LongconversationW:Oh,whereareweM:Iwanttoshowyousomething.W:Iknow,butwhatisit?M:Afarm.It’sjustdownthisroad.It’sasmallce,butatleastitwouldbeourown.W:Afarm?Howcanweaffordtobuyafarm?M:Itisn’tverylarge,only40acres.Wewouldn’thavetopayverymuchrightnow.W:Isthereahouseonthece?M:Asmallone,twobedrooms,butitneedstobefixedupalittle.Icandothejobmyself.W:OK.Isthereenoughspaceforakitchengarden?M:Thereisabouthalfanacrearoundthehouse.That’splentyofW:Thenwecangrowourownfreshvegetables.Andmaybekeepafewchickens,couldn’twe?M:Yes,andwecanprobablygrowalotofourownfood.W:Whatareyouthinkingaboutgrowing,ifwedotakethisM:Well,itreallyisn’tbigenoughforcorn.Ithoughtwemighttrytoraiseacropofpotatoes.W:Potatoes?Thereisalotofwork.M:Weareusedtohardwork,aren’tW:Yes,weare,butthemoney.Dowehaveenoughtogetstarted?ItseemslikeaM:Ithinkwe’vesavedenough.Wecanpayalittleonthefarmandmaybeputafewdollarsdownonthetractor,too.Q14:Whatarethespeakersgoingtodoatthetimeoftheconversation?Q15:Whatdoesthemansayaboutthefarm?Q16:Whydoesthemanintendtogrowpotatoesratherthancornonthefarm?Q17:Whatisthewoman’sgreatestconcernabouttheman’sn?LongconversationW：Oh!I’mfedupwithmyM：Hey！There’saperfectjobforyouinthepapertoday.Youmightbeinterested.W：Oh？Whatisit？Whatdotheywant？M：Waitaminute…Ah，hereitis.TheEuropeanSpaceAgency.It’srecruitingtranslators.W：TheEuropeanSpaceAgency？M：Well，Thatiswhatitsays.TheyneedanEnglishtranslatortoworkfromFrenchorGerman.W：SotheyneedadegreeinFrenchorGerman，Isuppose.Well，I’vegotthat.What’smore？I’veplentyofexperience.Whatelsearetheyaskingfor？M：Justthat..Auniversitydegree，and3or4yearsexperienceasatranslatorinaprofessionalTheyalsosay，the shouldhavealivelyandinquiringmind，effectivecommunicationskills，andtheabilitytoworkindividually，orasapartoftheteam.W：Well，ifIstayonmypresentjobmuchlonger，Iwon’thaveanymindorskillsleft.Bytheway，whataboutthesalary？Ijusthopeitisn’tlowerthanwhatIgetnow.M：It’ssaidtobenegotiable.Itdependsontheapplicant’seducationandexperience.Inadditiontobasicsalary，there’salistextrabenefits.Havealookyourself.W：Em…travelandsocialsecurityplusrelocationexpensesarepaid.Hey，thisisn’tbad，Ireallywantthejob.Questions23to25arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustWhyisthewomantryingtofindanewWhatpositionisbeingadvertisedintheWhatarethekeyfactorsthatdeterminethesalaryofthenewLongconversationW:Hey,Bob,guesswhat?I’mgoingtovisitQuebecnextsummer.I’minvitedtogotoafriend’swedding.ButwhileI’mthereI’dalsoliketodosomesightseeing.M:That’snice,Sy.ButdoyoumeantheprovinceofQuebec,orQuebecW:Imeantheprovince.Myfriend’sweddingisinMontreal.I’mgoingtherefirst.I’llstayforfivedays.IsMontrealthecapitalcityoftheprovince?M:Well,Manypeoplethinksobecauseit’sthebiggestcity.Butit’snotthecapital.QuebecCityis.ButMontrealisgreat.TheSaintRoyalRiverrunsrightthroughthemiddleofthecity.It’sbeautifulinsummer.W:Wow,anddoyouthinkIcangetbyinEnglish?MyFrenchisOK,butnotthatgood.IknowmostpeopletherespeakFrench,butcanIalsouseEnglish?M:Well,PeoplespeakbothFrenchandEnglishthere.Butyou’llhearFrenchmostofthetime.AndallthestreetsignsareinFrench.Infact,MontrealisthethirdlargestFrenchspeakingcityintheworld.Soyou’dbetterpracticeyourFrenchbeforeyougo.W:Goodadvice.WhataboutQuebecCity?I’llvisitafriendfromcollegewholivestherenow.What’sitlike?M:It’sabeautifulcity,veryold.Manyoldbuildingshavebeennicelyrestored.Someofthemwerebuiltinthe17thor18thcenturies.You’lllovethere.W:Fantastic.Ican’twaittoWhat’sthewoman’smainpurposeofvisitingWhatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodobeforetheWhatdoesthemansayabouttheQuebecLongconversationM:Hi,MissRowling,howoldwereyouwhenyoustartedtowrite?Andwhatwasyourfirstbook?W:IwrotemyfirstfinishedstorywhenIwasaboutsix.Itwasaboutasmallanimal,arabbit,Imean.AndI’vebeenwritingeversince.M:WhydidyouchoosetobeanW:Ifsomeoneaskedmehowtoachievehappiness.StepOnewouldbefindingoutwhatyoulovengmost.Steptwowouldbefindingsomeonetopayyoutodothis.IconsidermyselfveryluckyindeedtobeabletosupportmyselfbywritingM:DoyouhaveanynstowritebooksforW:Myfirsttwonovelswereforadults.IsupposeImightwriteanotherone.ButIneverreallyimagineatargetaudiencewhenI’mwriting.Theideascomefirst.Soitreallydependsontheideasthatgraspmenext.M:wheredidtheideasforthe“HarryPotter”bookscomeW:I’venoideaswheretheideascamefrom.AndIhopeI’llneverfindout.ItwouldspoilmyexcitementifitturnedoutIjusthaveafunnywrinkleonthesurfaceofmybrain,whichmakesmethinkabouttheinvisibletraintform.M:HowdidyoucomeupwiththenamesofyourW:Iinventedsomeofthem.ButIalsocollectedstrangenames.I’vegotonefromancientsaints,maps,dictionaries,nts,warmemoirsandpeopleImet.M:Oh,youarereallyM:Iseeonyourresumethatyouworkedasamanagerofastorecalled“ComputerCountry”.Couldyou lmealittlemoreaboutyourresponsibilitiesthere?W:Sure.Iwasresponsibleforoverseeingabout30employees.Ididalloftheorderingforthestore,andIkepttrackoftheinventory.M:WhatwasthemostdifficultpartofyourW:Probablyhandlingangrycustomers.Wedidn’thavethemveryoften,butwhenwedid,Ineededtomakesuretheywerewelltakencareof.Afterall,thecustomerisalwaysright.M:That’showwefeelheretoo.HowlongdidyouworkW:Iwasthereforthreeandahalfyears.Ileft lastM:AndwhydidyouW:MyhusbandhasbeentransferredtoBoston.AndIunderstandyour hasanopeningtheretoo.M:Yes,that’sright.Wedo.Butthepositionwon’tstartuntilearlynextmonth.Wouldthatbeaproblemforyou?W:No,notatall.Myhusband’snewjobdoesn’tbeginforafewweeks.SowethoughtwewouldspendsometimedrivingtoBostonandstoptoseemyparents.M:Thatsoundsnice.Solme,whyareyouinterestedinthisparticularW:Iknowthatyour 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