必背英文面试口语03:你认为自己有哪些缺点? What are some of your weaknesses?

 　　What are some of your weaknesses?

　　你认为自己有哪些缺点？
　　I tend to be a perfectionist.
　　我的缺点是过于追求完美。
　　While doing the marketing 1 research I just mentioned,
　　例如刚刚跟您提到的那门课，
　　I went a bit overboard. I researched over 200 articles and my report was over 100 pages.
　　我在进行市场调查时，因为太投入 了，竟然查了 200 多篇文章，报告的长度也足足有 100 多页，
　　It was beyond the scope 2 of a four-unit class!
　　已经超出了这门 4 学分的课程所要求的范围了！
　　回答这个问题时，不可以说“I don't have any weaknesses.” 。因为这样会让对方认为你 高傲且缺乏自我分析能力。但是，也没有必要将自己最大的缺点告诉对方。可以举一些听起来是缺点但似乎有利于工作的例子，例如，只要投入做某件事情，常常会忘记家人和朋友的 存在，或是说明以前有某种缺点，但是现在已经完全改善了等。应届毕业生则可以把没有工 作经验作为一个缺点。
　　I love my work and always give each project 100%, if not 110%.
　　我热爱我的工作，不管哪个项目我都投入百分之百的精力，甚至更多。
　　So when I don't feel others are giving their best, I find it a little frustrating 3.
　　因此，如果我觉得其 他人没有尽全力，我会感到有点沮丧。
　　I prefer to see a project through from start to finish,
　　我喜欢从头至尾参与一个项目，
　　so I sometimes find it a little frustrating to work a single component 4 and not have something to contribute to all the important aspects of a project.
　　因此如果只参与其中一部分， 或是觉得自己对项目的核心部 分没有贡献时，有事会有些失落。
　　Sometimes I have a hard time saying no to people, and I end up taking on more than my fair share of the work.
　　有时候我不太会拒绝，所以做的事情常常比别人多。
　　I had a tendency to turn in my expense reports late.
　　以前我的费用报表总是迟交。
　　One day my boss sat me down and explained the problems that had caused the accounting 5 department.
　　有一天，上司叫我坐下来，并向我说明我迟交报表已经给财务部造成麻烦。
　　I really took it to heart and since then I have been turning in my expense reports on time.
　　我把这件事牢记心上，从那次以后，我都准时提交费用报表了。
　　Being a fresh graduate, I have little work experience in my field.
　　作为一个应届毕业生，我在专业领域没有多少工作经验，
　　Probably that is my biggest weakness.
　　着或许是我最大的缺点。
　　However, I'm a quick learner and my experience as president of the student union, which required budgeting and organizing events throughout the year,
　　但是我学习能力强。在担任学生会主席的一年里，我花费许多心思办了许多活动，负责计划预算和组 织统筹的工作，
　　some of them quite elaborate, can be applied 6 to the job situation.
　　这些经验都可以应用在未来工作中。
　　I'm confident that I can be a valuable member of your operations team.
　　我非常有信心能够成为贵公司经营团队 中一名有价值的成员。
　　I get very nervous when I have to give presentations.
　　在作报告时，我总是很紧张。
　　However, I usually overcome this by preparing very well.
　　为了克服这一点，我通常会在事前准备得非常充分。
　　I rehearse my presentation until I feel comfortable and also think of all the questions I could be asked so that I'll have a response for them.
　　我会不断练习，直到放心为止。此外，我也会预想所有可能被问到的问题，这样我就能事先准备好答案。
　　What are your greatest strength and weakness?
　　你最大的优点/缺点是什么？
　　What are you strong/weak points?
　　你的长处/短处是什么？
　　What do you think you do best?
　　你认为自己最擅长什么？
　　Can you name some of your weaknesses?
　　能列举一些你的缺点吗？
　　Although your resume 7 looks quite impressive, what would you say is your greatest weakness?
　　你的简历写得相当不错，但是你认为自己最大的缺点是什么？
　　What would your present boss say your greatest strength/weakness is?
　　你现在的上司认为你最大的优点/缺点是什么？
　　What do your supervisors 8 think are your strengths?
　　你的上司认为你的长处是什么？