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新标准大学英语视听说教程4听力原文翻译
Unit1
Outsideview
Conversation1
Li:
Whatawonderfulview!
Thisissuchagreatcity!
DoyouevergettiredoflivinginLondon,Andy?
A;"WhenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife,forthereisinLondonallthatlifecanafford"
Li:
That'saquotationbySamuelJohnson,isn'tit?
A:
Correct,sodoyouhaveanyplanswhenyoufinishatOxford?
Li:
I'vegotanotheryeartogoandthenIsupposeI'llgobackhome.
A;Andyouwillfindajob?
Li:
IthinkIhavetodomyMaster'sbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmitLondonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?
A:
Sure,I'dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'llalwayscomebackhere.
Li:
Well,yourrootsarehereandtherearesomanyopportunities.
A;ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?
Li:
Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?
Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.Butihaveoftenthoughtiftherewasajobicoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'llgoforit.
A:
That'ssoundslikeagreatidea.Ithinkthatwouldreallysuityou
Li:
MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublisher.
A:
Don'tmakeitlooktoogood
Li:
Whynot?
A;Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwithanyoneelse
Li:
Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'sgreatfunandreallyinteresting.Icouldn'tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacity
A;Somaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithus
Li:
ButdoyouthinkI'dstandachance(有可能,有希望)?
Imean,I'mnotsureifJoelikesme
A:
Don'teventhinkaboutit!
JoeisverystraighttalkingandIpromiseyouthatyou'dknowifhedidn'tlikeyou.
Li:
PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogether
A:
Hey,right!
Thatwouldbefun.
Conversation2
Li:
Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?
A:
Mycareer?
Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'sapartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsofopportunities.But...
Li:
But...What?
A:
It'snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda(differentwayofthinkingfromAndy不一样的想法).Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.
Li:
HowdidheendupinLondon?
A:
HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer(杂工)atLiftoffUSAinNewYork.
Li:
What'sagofer?
A:
Goforthis,goforthat.It'sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasaresearcheratLiftoffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'sjobinLondonTimeOff
Li:
Heisgoodathisjob,isn'the?
A:
Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly(speakhighlyof).
Li:
Exceptyou?
A:
No,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'sjust...Iwanthisjob!
Li:
Nowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'ttellanyone
A:
Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...
Li:
Sure,whatisit?
A:
Iwaswondering...oh,it'snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty.Let'sgoforadrink.
Li:
Whoisround?
A:
You...
Outsideview:
Howtogetajob
Graduation.Whatabigday!
Yourlifeisabouttobegin!
Andthenyourparentssay..."Getajob".Itellyou!
Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard.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."
"Well,I'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,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendandrelativesiftheyknewofanything.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?
""Idon'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,gotthemwhattheyneeded,andhandledanycomplains.""Well,IfeellikeIdidreallywell.We'llsee."
Makingagoodfirstimpressionisthemostimportantpartofajobinterview.
Arrivingontimeandbeingconfidentarethemostimportantpartsofajobinterview.
It'sveryimportantthatyouarebeingconfidentandyou'rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefully
Notfidgeting(坐立不安,烦躁)andbeingconfidentarethemostimportantthingsinajobinterview.
Writingathank-younoteisthemostimportantthingyouwanttodoafterajobinterview/
Andgointherewithafirmhandshake.
Listeningin
"It'snotenoughtoaskwhatsuccessfulpeoplearelike...Itisonlybyaskingwheretheyarefromthatwecanunravelthelogicbehindwhosucceedandwhodoesn't"
ThisisthebasicideaofanintriguingbookcalledOutliers,bytheAmericanjournalistMalclomGladwell.Thebookexploresthefactorswhichcontributetopeoplewhoareextremelysuccessfulintheircareers,forexample,therolethefamily,cultureandfriendplay.
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'worthofprogrammingbecausehehadaccesstoacomputerathishig