新标准大学英语视听说教程4听力原文及翻译Word文件下载.docx
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I'
vegotanotheryeartogoandthenIsupposeI'
llgobackhome.
Andyouwillfindajob?
IthinkIhavetodomyMaster'
sbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmitLondonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?
Sure,I'
dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'
llalwayscomebackhere.
Well,yourrootsarehereandtherearesomanyopportunities.
ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?
Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?
Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.Butihaveoftenthoughtiftherewasajobicoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'
llgoforit.
ssoundslikeagreatidea.IthinkthatwouldreallysuityouLi:
MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublisher.
Don'
tmakeitlooktoogood
Whynot?
Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'
twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse
Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'
sgreatfunandreallyinteresting.Icouldn'
tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity
Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus
ButdoyouthinkI'
dstandachance（有可能，有希望）?
Imean,I'
mnotsureifJoelikesme
teventhinkaboutit!
JoeisverystraighttalkingandIpromiseyouthatyou'
dknowifhedidn'
tlikeyou.
PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether
Hey,right!
Thatwouldbefun.
Conversation2
Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?
Mycareer?
Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'
sapartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsof
opportunities.But...
But...What?
It'
snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda（differentwayofthinkingfromAndy不一
样的想法）.Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'
tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.
HowdidheendupinLondon?
HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer（杂工）atLiftoffUSAinNewYork.
What'
sagofer?
Goforthis,goforthat.It'
sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasaresearcheratLiftoffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'
sjobinLondonTimeOff
Heisgoodathisjob,isn'
the?
Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly（speakhighlyof）.
Exceptyou?
No,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'
sjust...Iwanthisjob!
Nowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'
ttellanyone
Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...
Sure,whatisit?
Iwaswondering...oh,it'
snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty.Let'
sgoforadrink.
Whoisround?
You...
Outsideview:
Howtogetajob
Graduation.Whatabigday!
Yourlifeisabouttobegin!
Andthenyourparentssay..."
Getajob"
.Itellyou!
Lookingforyour
firstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard.Readingallthejoblistingissoannoying.Eventryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbedifficult.Searchingthroughthewantadscanbesoboring.Andwritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.
Idon'
thavethatdayopen."
Gettingajobinterview,andthengoingonit—thewholeprocessisprettytough.
Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.Uh,haveaseat."
Ihaveyourresumehere,andyouareinterestedintheassistant'
sposition."
"
Yeah,yeah"
Well,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandsociable.Afterallitisasaleposition."
Well,I'
marealextrovert（性格外向的人）.Definitely."
Andtherightcandidatehastohavegreatself-confidence.Customersneedtofeelthatyouknowwhatyou'
retalkingabout."
mreallyself-confident.UmIknowwhatI'
mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanprojectthat"
So,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob?
Well,IrealizethatI'
mcompletelyoverqualifiedforthisposition.Imean,um,inmylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace."
Oh,soyou'
vesupervisedpeople?
Yep,fiveofthem.So,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noproblem.Ialsohavereallygoodcomputerskills.Umwhatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutme?
Eh..."
EventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadsentoutabout300resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendand
relativesiftheyknewofanything.Iwasn'
tgettinganywhere!
Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.
Please,whydon'
tyouseeacareercounsellor（顾问）?
I'
llpayforit.Anythingtohelpyougetajob!
Samantha,I'
mPhyllisStein.Welcome"
Oh,hi,Phyllis.Nicetomeetyou."
SoIfigure,heck,whynot?
ImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.
Interviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant."
Sheshowedmehowtoprepareforaninterviewbydoingresearchonthepositionandthecompany.Andlatter,shecoachingmeonmyinterviewingskills.
Iamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe'
llstopitandreplayitandlookatthevideoandseewhatwecouldlearnfromthat.OK?
tthinkthatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpractisedwithsomeofthequestionsthatareprettystandard."
Tellmeaboutyourself."
Well,myparents—mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer."
Yourpreparationisreallyimportant."
Whatdoyouknowaboutourorganization?
Well,Isawon,um,ontheInternetthat,youdobusinesspublishing?
Right?
Thereisawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyoupresentyourself/"
WhyshouldIhireyou?
Oh,well.,um,I'
mareallyoutgoingperson,andIlike,Ilikepeoplealot.I'
mresponsibleandnice."
Youneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor."
Samantha,whatwasamajorproblemthatyou'
veencounteredandhowdidyousolveit?
Ihaven'
treallyhadanyproblemstodealwith."
Thankyou.Nowlet'
slookatyourmockinterviewonvideotape."
Ithinkitboilsdown（归结为）topreparation,presentation,
andunderstandingwhattheinterviewerislookingfor"
（Watchingthevideotape）
Anotherwayofansweringitisnottellingaboutyourself,buttellingyourrelationshiptothejob."
So,theydon'
tcaresomuchaboutyourparentsandthatyouwanttoliveinCambridge.Theymayneedyoutobeabletobeatroubleshooter.Youusesomeexamplesinyourlifefrombeingatroubleshooter."
Oneofthethingsthatsomeonewhoisanassistantinatradeshowisdoing,isdealingwithproblems.Youneedtobesurethatyoustay,sortof,ontargetwithpreventing,presentingyourselfinthestrongestpossibleway."
ThistimeIfeltalotmoreconfidentwhenIwentinfortheinterview.
Ihavedevelopedstrongcommunicationskills.IncollegeIworkedontheschoolpaperandIbroughtsomewritingsamplestoshowyou."
Ialsoworkedeverysummeratabed-and-breakfast."
Iworkedalotwithourguests.Ibookedreservationoverthephone,got
themwhattheyneeded,andhandledanycomplains."
Well,IfeellikeIdidreallywell.We'
llsee."
Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.
Arrivingontimeandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantpartsofajobinterview.
sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou'
rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefullyNotfidgeting（坐立不安，烦躁）andbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthingsinajobinterview.
Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoafterajobinterview/Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.
Listeningin
snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike...Itisonlybyaskingwheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedandwhodoesn'
t"
ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmericanjournalistMalclomGladwell.Thebookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoareextremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethefamily,cultureandfriend
play.
GladwellexaminesthecausesofwhythemajorityofCanadaicehokeyplayersareborninthefirstfewmonthsofthecalenderyear,whatthefounderofMicrosoftBillGatesdidtoachievehisextraordinarysuccess,andwhytheBeatlesmanagedtoredefinethewholeofpopularmusicinthe1960s.
GladwellpointsoutthattheyouthhockeyleagueinCanadarecruitsfromJanuarythefirst,sothatplayersbornearlyintheyeararebigger,strongerandbetterathletesthanothersbornlaterintheyear.Andbecausetheyhavethisadvantageatthestartoftheirsportscareer,they'
regivenextracoaching,andsothere'
sagreaterchancethatthey'
llbepickedforanelitehockeyteaminthefuture.
Hecallsthisphenomenonaccumulativeadvantage（积累优势）,abitliketheideathattherichgetricherandthepoorgetpoorer.Successdependsontheprocessbywhichtalentedathletesareidentifiedasmuchasitdoesontheirownabilities.
Anotheraspectwhichcontributestosuccessisthe10000hourrule.Greatsuccessdemandsanenormousamountoftimeforpractiseandtraining.Forexample,theBeatlesperformedliveinHamburgGermanymorethan1200timesoverfouryears,muchmorethanthe10000hoursGladwellclaimisnecessaryforgreatsuccess.SobythetimetheyreturnedtoEngland,theyhaddevelopedtheirtalenteandsoundedcompletelydifferentfromanyothergroup.
Inthesameway,BillGateshadthousandsofhours'
worthofprogrammingbecausehehadaccesstoacomputerathishigh
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