时间:2018-12-25 作者:英语课 分类:礼节美语


英语课

David要去面试,他准备穿什么呢?我们一起听听他跟好朋友Peter的对话。


D: I'm going to get there early and make sure I have my best outfit 1 all washed and ironed way ahead of time. If I wait for the last minute, I know I'll panic!


P: Yeah, preparation is key. Remember to call the interviewer by their name. People like to hear their name spoken out loud. But don't over-do it. Ok...so what are you planning on wearing next Tuesday?


D: Well, I want to look good, but I don't want to look too stuffy 2. I was thinking about nice jeans and a sports coat.


David准备提前到达面试地点,早早把要穿的衣服洗好、熨好。 Way ahead of time意思是早早的。If I wait for the last minute, 如果等到最后一分钟的话,就会panic, 意思是感到慌乱。 Peter提醒David要称呼面试官的名字,但是don't over-do it. 不要做得太过头。David说,他不想显得乏味,古板,too stuffy, 所以想穿牛仔裤和休闲西装上衣去面试。


P: Ummm...I'd recommend erring 4 on the conservative side when it comes to clothes. I read somewhere that 55% of another person's perception of you is based on how you look. I'd say go with a suit and tie.


D: 55% huh? Then I guess it's better to be over-dressed than under-dressed.


P: Yeah. I'd say a dark suit with a conservative tie.


Peter建议David选择相对正式的西装和领带。 To err 3 on the conservative side, 意思是宁可保守一点,因为别人对你的印象有55%都是根据你的外表得出的。It's better to be over-dressed than under-dressed. 宁可穿得过于正式over-dressed,也不要穿得过于随便under-dressed。


******


P: But the one main thing that I can't stress enough is confidence. If you need a clarification on something, speak up and ask...but don't turn into a blabbermouth.


D: Do you think I should tell him how terrible it is working at Shimomatsu Publishing? I bet he'd get a kick out of that!


Peter强调说,有什么问题尽管问,但不要喋喋不休don't turn into a blabbermouth. Blabbermouth,是多嘴多舌的意思。David想告诉面试官自己对现在的工作不满意。I bet he'd get a kick out of that. 意思是我想他听了一定很高兴。


P: Actually, when I interview people, I hate it when they badmouth previous employers. I think it's bad form and I also think "Is this what you're going to do to me one day?"


D: Good point. Peter, you are a true friend and I value your input 5.


P: Call me right after the interview and tell me how it went, OK?


D: Absolutely.


Peter觉得,最好不要badmouth previous employers,说以前老板的坏话, badmouth是说别人坏话的意思,因为it's bad form这是一种粗鲁的表现,form在这里是举止行为的意思。


 



1 outfit
n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装
  • Jenney bought a new outfit for her daughter's wedding.珍妮为参加女儿的婚礼买了一套新装。
  • His father bought a ski outfit for him on his birthday.他父亲在他生日那天给他买了一套滑雪用具。
2 stuffy
adj.不透气的,闷热的
  • It's really hot and stuffy in here.这里实在太热太闷了。
  • It was so stuffy in the tent that we could sense the air was heavy with moisture.帐篷里很闷热,我们感到空气都是潮的。
3 err
vi.犯错误,出差错
  • He did not err by a hair's breadth in his calculation.他的计算结果一丝不差。
  • The arrows err not from their aim.箭无虚发。
4 erring
做错事的,错误的
  • Instead of bludgeoning our erring comrades, we should help them with criticism. 对犯错误的同志, 要批评帮助,不能一棍子打死。
  • She had too little faith in mankind not to know that they were erring. 她对男人们没有信心,知道他们总要犯错误的。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
5 input
n.输入(物);投入;vt.把(数据等)输入计算机
  • I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
  • All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。
学英语单词
abak
acutely aware
aformers
air flask
anatectic earthquake
at one's own expense
bakers creek
bashkir
caballeros
call processing tasks
capacitor bushing
cavalierness
central rectrice
centrifugal refrigerating machine
cff (compressibility of formation fluid)
characteristic ion
cladoxylopsids
compacting by high explosive
Denkyera
disulfide group
double limit
dry abrasive cloth
dual-catalyst
Durandal
dyll
ecoalarmist
entered tonnage
epinephelus flavocaeruleus
epiparietals
equipotential contour
ethylenediaminetetra-acetic acid
experimental development
father-of-six
Filago spathulata
film recording thermograph
fisetin
gate channel for repairing
gonatalgia
hand dressing
Hayama
hook conveyer
huvud
hydraulic-transmission
Indian relish
infra-median vein
kilerg
lateral meniscus
LHN
low carbon alloy
Lygodium palmatum
malaria survey
management training
mantodean
meganiche
merging data
merlon
middle meningeal artery
milk-shake
molecular equation
Mycoderma cerevisiae Hansen
National Petroleum Association
neutraling value
one-piece film
parallel association processor
pecorans
pelini
Pibul Songgram
pishamin
pointing out
prayerbooks
preplacode
private branch exchange,PBX
progermination
propellant outage
prox. acc
pseudo-operations
rapturizes
removing of the needle
rhusflavone
rozhdestvensky
safety mechanism
sarcoma virus
schmidt cameras
Sekenke
sequential buffering
silent status
slider control
smoot-hawleys
stabilized condition
start - up loan
status filters
subject(to)
teacup dog
tecla
thin silk
tidal observations
Torilis scabra
trabeate
tractor binder
unitary gas conversion process
untameably
Zcat