Jennifer外企求职记(一)
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  Jennifer has just finished work and is meeting her friend Anton for a drink.

  Jennifer刚刚完成工作,在与她的朋友Anton喝东西。

  Anton: So how is everything?

  Anton:最近怎么样?

  Jennifer: Oh God! Work is a nightmare1; it"s really getting me down...

  Jennifer:天啊!工作简直就是一场噩梦,让我失望透顶。

  Anton: What"s the problem?

  Anton:碰到什么问题了吗?

  Jennifer: Everything, it"s just so boring. Worst of all is my boss. He

  smokes all the time so the office always stinks2 and yesterday he

  asked me out for dinner.

  Jennifer:什么都不对劲,这份工作太无趣了。最糟糕的是我的老板。他不断地抽烟,弄得办公室都是难闻的味道。昨天他竟然还邀请我共进晚餐。

  Anton: So what? He"s just being friendly.

  Anton:那又怎么样?他只是出于友好。

  Jennifer: Too friendly, if you know what I mean.

  Jennifer:过于友好了, 你知道我指的是什么。

  Anton: Sounds like you need to find a new job. I suppose you have to

  update your CV. Come round and tomorrow and I"ll help.

  Anton:这么说来你需要找一份新的工作。我想你需要更新一下你的简历。明天来我家吧,我会帮助你。

  Next day Jennifer arrives at Anton"s flat.

  第二天,Jennifer来到Anton的住处。

  Jennifer: Thanks for offering to help.

  Jennifer:谢谢你主动帮忙。

  Anton: No worries. We"ll soon knock your CV into shape.

  Anton:别担心,我们马上就能让你的简历初具雏形。

  Jennifer: Cheers, I don"t even know where to start.

  Jennifer:太好了,我都不知道该怎么开始。

  Anton: It’s not difficult. You just have to lay out all your work

  experience and education in chronological3 order...then go online and

  start checking out vacancies4.

  Anton:这并不难。你只需要按逻辑列举出你所有的工作经历和受过的教育,然后上网查询有那些岗位空缺就行了。

  After completing her CV Jennifer went home to surf the net. She

  posted over 30 emails enquiring5 about jobs. One week later she is

  resting at home when Anton calls.

  做完简历后,Jennifer回到家上网冲浪。她发出了30封求职的邮件。一个星期后,当她在家中休息的时候,Anton打来电话。

  Anton: Any luck with the applications?

  Anton:发出的申请表有回应吗?

  Jennifer: Hi there, none at all. All rejections6 so far. Still waiting

  for a few to get back to me. Anything particularly interesting?

  Jennifer:还没有。不过说都被拒绝了还为时过早。我还在等一些公司的答复。有什么有意思的工作吗?

  Anton: Yeah, job with Siemens as PR Specialist but it looks like they aren"t

  interested in me...

  Anton:是呀,Siemens公关专员的工作还不错,可是好像他们对我不太感兴趣。



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1 nightmare 8GvxM     
n.恶梦,可怕的事物,无法摆脱的恐惧
参考例句:
  • I was glad to awake from such a nightmare.我庆幸终于从噩梦中醒来了。
  • I had a nightmare last nightand,lost sleep.昨夜我作了个恶梦,失眠了。
2 stinks 6254e99acfa1f76e5581ffe6c369f803     
v.散发出恶臭( stink的第三人称单数 );发臭味;名声臭;糟透
参考例句:
  • The whole scheme stinks to high heaven—don't get involved in it. 整件事十分卑鄙龌龊——可别陷了进去。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soup stinks of garlic. 这汤有大蒜气味。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3 chronological 8Ofzi     
adj.按年月顺序排列的,年代学的
参考例句:
  • The paintings are exhibited in chronological sequence.这些画是按创作的时间顺序展出的。
  • Give me the dates in chronological order.把日期按年月顺序给我。
4 vacancies f4145c86ca60004968b7b2900161d03e     
n.空房间( vacancy的名词复数 );空虚;空白;空缺
参考例句:
  • job vacancies 职位空缺
  • The sign outside the motel said \"No Vacancies\". 汽车旅馆外的招牌显示“客满”。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 enquiring 605565cef5dc23091500c2da0cf3eb71     
a.爱打听的,显得好奇的
参考例句:
  • a child with an enquiring mind 有好奇心的孩子
  • Paul darted at her sharp enquiring glances. 她的目光敏锐好奇,保罗飞快地朝她瞥了一眼。
6 rejections 159b16c2797ee6b20f045c2047ca4afc     
拒绝( rejection的名词复数 ); 摒弃; 剔除物; 排斥
参考例句:
  • Most writers endure a number of rejections before being published. 大部分作家经历无数次的退稿才守得云开,作品得到发表。
  • Supervise workers and monitors production quality to minimize rejections. 管理工人,监控生产质量,减少退货。
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