面试常用英语

面试常用英语
First One: Please tell me about your work experience.

　　"work experience" is the type of work you've done in the past. If you haven't started working yet you can say "Right now I'm still a student." or "I'm a recent grad and I haven't started working yet." In the second sentence, "recent grad" is short for "recent graduate" and means that you have just finished school.

　　请告诉我你过去的工作经验。工作经验就是你过去所做的工作。如果尚未开始工作，就可以回答"Right now I'm still a student."(现在我还是个学生。)或者说"I'm a recent grad and I haven't started working yet."(我刚刚毕业，还没有开始工作。)"recent grad"是"recent graduate"的缩写，意思是刚刚毕业。

　　Second One: What's your greatest weakness?

　　This is a popular question that western employers like to ask to make candidates nervous! In fact, they ask this to know how you respond to a difficult question. You shouldn't answer by telling your greatest weakness since you might not get the job! Instead, you can tell them something that isn't directly related to the job position.

　　你最大的缺点是什么？西方老板特别爱问这个问题，让面试者感到很紧张。事实上，他问这个问题是看你对棘手问题的反应。你没必要如实回答你的弱点，因为那有可能让你得不到这份工作。相反，你可以告诉他们一些与工作不直接相关的事情。

　　Third One: Why do you feel you are qualified for this job?

　　This question is a good opportunity to brag a little bit. You should talk about some extra skills you have that maybe wasn't included in your resume, or talk about your greatest strength in more detail.

　　你为什么觉得自己胜任这份工作？这时候你要充分发挥你的"自夸"本领。你可以讲述一些简历资料里面没有包括的技能；或者是再详细强调一下你的特长。

　　Fourth One: What kind of salary did you have in mind?

　　Salary is how much money you earn, usually per year. When asked this, it's best to answer with a salary range or approximation and not an exact figure. This shows that you are familiar with the industry if you know what the approximate salary should be.

　　你期望的薪水是多少？"salary"就是你赚多少钱，通常是年收入。回答这个问题时，最好说出一个大致范围，而不是一个确切的数字。如果你能说出这个工资范围，那就说明你对此行业非常了解。

　　Fifth One: If hired, when could you start work?

　　When answering this it's best not to say you can start right away. This might make you seem very desperate for a job. A safe answer would be "I can start at the beginning of next month."

　　如果雇佣的话，你什么时候开始工作？回答这个问题时。一定要注意！不要说我马上可以工作。那会让对方认为你非常迫切地需要这份工作。一个非常保险的回答可以是"I can start at the beginning of next month."(我下月初可以开始上班。)

　　Sixth One: What kind of work does the posi-tion involve?

　　You can ask this to clarify exactly what kind of work you'll be doing.

　　这个职位包括哪些工作？通过问这句话，你可以清楚地了解到你的工作内容。

公共场所部分英语用语辨析

1．何谓"rest room"?

　　某校的"教师休息室"被译为"Teachers' Rest Room"，一家"开心休闲屋"被译为"Happy Rest Room"。但"rest room"指的是"a public lavatory; cloakroom，公用盥洗室，衣帽间"。翻译这类型的场所可考虑"lounge"、"lobby"、"vestibule"或"foyer"。据说那所学校一个新来的外教有
一天火急火燎地冲进去，结果可以想象；如此想当然的字面翻译真是令人尴尬。

　　2．是"wineshop"还是"restaurant"？

　　一些"酒家"被译为"Wineshop"。在英文里，"wineshop"指的是"a cafe or tavern that specializes in serving wine"，专指供人喝酒、小憩之处，而中国人所说酒馆、酒楼、酒肆或酒家其实就是饭店、餐馆，英文都应是"restaurant"。

　　3．是"high school"还是"middle school"？

　　大多数有高中的"中学"被译为"middle school"，此词实际只指初中和高一的阶段，"a school between elementary school and high school."。有高中的中学应译为"high school"，用"middle school"其实是把自己将格了。

　　4．何来"purchase center"？

　　某"购物中心"英译为"???PURCHASE CENTER"，这是不规范的自创表达法。笔者查询牛津、剑桥、韦氏和朗文工具书都查不出"purchase center" 这样的词条，也咨询了英美人士和留学海外的学子，却都认为没有此说法。英语有"shopping center"，但所指购物场所很大，而且常在市郊；而该"购物中心"一则占地与规模都很小，二则地处市中心附近，因而也不宜这么翻，充其量就是"department store"（百货商店）。

　　5．"corporation"是什么？

　　某"国际机场集团公司"被译为"International Airport Group Corporation"。"corporation"指"Groups of persons authorized to act as an individual，eg，for Business purposes"，实际上该词本身有总公司的意味，因而"group"是多余的，有些总公司就是用这个词来表示。查一些影响较大的词典都没有发现"group corporation"，但有"group company"之说。

　　6．"square"，"plaza"分别指什么广场？

　　"square"意为"four-sided open area，eg，in a town，used as a garden or for recreation，or one enclosed by streets and buildings"，"buildings and street surroundings"，"blocks of buildings bounded by four streets; distance along one side of such a block"，所能指的广场大概相当于"天安门广场"、"五一广场"之类。现在新出现的众多的冠以"广场"名称的商业性质的写字楼群应该用"plaza",意为"a complex of stores, banks and movie theatres, etc"。目前我国广场，如"国贸广场"，"财经广场"，大都源于该词。

　　7．"store"、"shop"规模有多大？

　　"store"是一个卖东西的地方，"shops selling many varieties of goods""shop"意思相近，指"building or part of a building where goods are shown and sold retail"，规模并不大。目前，这两个词被滥用了，结果往往是把自己降格了，不能表达许多商业场所本身所具有的规模。多功能的商场，比如带有娱乐场所或银行分点的，宜用"plaza"或"mall"，后者指"a large retail complex containing stores and restaurants in adjacent buildings, or in a single large building"。当然，"store"在国外也有用来指很大的商店，有的建筑面积达二十几万平方米，服务员上班时穿溜冰鞋工作，但此时所用的是合成词"hyperstore"，目前我们国内能冠以该词的店铺可能还非常少，

　　8．是"city area"还是 "downtown area"？

　　路牌"市区"被英译为"City Area"。中文所说的"市区"指的是人口和房屋建筑比较集中的闹市区，而"city"指的是整个城市，既包括了闹市区，也包括了郊区。闹市区在国外称"Downtown Area"或"Downtown District"。

　　9．“出差”是on business还是on evection？

　　一个学生把“我的朋友去北京出差了。”译成 “My friend went to Beijing on evection.”。查《英汉大词典》evection果然解释为“出差”，但仔细看，这是一个天文学词汇，是指“由于太阳的吸引而在月球轨道上引起的摄动”。我想这位学生大概是背诵GRE词汇时，只记中文解释，而不理解其真正意思造成的。其实，这句话只要译成; “My friend went to Beijing on business.”就行了。此“出差”非彼“出差”，做翻译查词典，千万不可粗心大意，有时最好要看看其原文解释。