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听力原文及翻译

听力原文及翻译

Conversation1Li:

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、IthinkthatwouldreallysuityouLi:

MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublisher、A:

Don'tmakeitlooktoogoodLi:

Whynot?

A;Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwithanyoneelseLi:

Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'sgreatfunandreallyinteresting、Icouldn'tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacityA;SomaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithusLi:

ButdoyouthinkI'dstandachance（有可能，有希望）?

Imean,I'mnotsureifJoelikesmeA:

Don'teventhinkaboutit!

JoeisverystraighttalkingandIpromiseyouthatyou'dknowifhedidn'tlikeyou、Li:

PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogetherA:

Hey,right!

Thatwouldbefun、Conversation2Li:

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'sjobinLondonTimeOffLi:

Heisgoodathisjob,isn'the?

A:

Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly（speakhighlyof）、Li:

Exceptyou?

A:

No,Iratehimtoo、AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'sjust、、、Iwanthisjob!

Li:

Nowweknowyourlittlesecret、IpromiseIwon'ttellanyoneA:

Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou、、、Li:

Sure,whatisit?

A:

Iwaswondering、、、oh,it'snothing、Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty、Let'sgoforadrink、Li:

Whoisround?

A:

You、、、Outsideview:

HowtogetajobGraduation、Whatabigday!

Yourlifeisabouttobegin!

Andthenyourparentssay、、、"Getajob"、Itellyou!

Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard、Readingallthejoblistingissoannoying、Eventryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbedifficult、Searchingthroughthewantadscanbesoboring、Andwritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork、"Idon'thavethatdayopen、"Gettingajobinterview,andthengoingonitmymomisasocialworker,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'rebeingclearinyouranswersandlisteningcarefullyNotfidgeting（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'worthofprogrammingbecausehehadaccesstoacomputerathishighschool、Healsobecameateenagerjustattherighttimetotakeadvantageofthelatestdevelopmentsincomputertechnology、Outliershasmetwithextraordinarysucess,matchedonlybyGladwell'sowncareerfor25yearsinjournalism、Asaresult,manyciticshaveseenitasanautobiography,inwhichthewriterappearstobeapologizingforhisownpersonalachievements、Buttheidesthatyouhavetobebornattherightmoment,intherightplaceandintherightfamily,andthenyouhavetoworkreallyhardisathought-provokingwayofrevisitingourtraditionalviewofgeniusandgreatachievement、It'scertainlyworthreading,aslongasyoudon'ttakeittooseriously、Listeningin2P:

Hi,wearetalkingabouttypicalworkinghoursintheUSandinBrazil、Eric、、、um、、、you'refromtheStates,tellmewhatarethetypicalworkinghoursintheStates?

E:

Er、、、traditionallypeoplegotoworkat9o'clockinthemorningandtheyfinishatabout5,sosortofa9to

5、P:

And,andPennyI、、、Iknowyou'reEnglishbutyouworkinBrazil,whatarethehoursinBrazil?

Penny:

Umvariesslightly,sometimesyoucanstartumonanearlyshift,say,8o'clockinthemorningto5umor9until

6、ButinBraziloftenpeoplewillworklongerhoursthanthis、P:

Right,rightok、Andwhatkindofclothesdoyouwear?

Imeandoyoudressupformallyorinarelaxedway?

E:

Itusedtobethatyouwouldwearajacketandtietoworkfor、、、formenbuternowadaysanopenshirtisok、Youdon'tnecessarilyhavetowearatieandsometimesonaFridayyoucanwearapairofjeanstowork、P:

Oh,rightthedressdownFriday?

E:

ThedressdownFridaythat'sright、P:

Doesthatstillhappen?

E:

Yes,yessureitdoes、P:

AndhowaboutinBrazil?

Penny:

Um,it'sfairlycasual,quiteinformal,umImeanyouneedtolookneatandtidyobviously,butyou,youhaveyourownchoicerelyonwhatyouwouldwear,therearenorulesandregulations、It'simportanttolooksmartbutcomfortable、P:

Right,yeahdoyouhavemealbreaksoristhat、、、youjustfitinmealswhenyoucanor、、、?

E:

Lunch,lunchisusuallyanhoursometimesalittleshorterifyouhavetodoalotofworkfromyour