场 景 二

A: Why do you begin by telling me something about yourself?

B: What do you want to know?

A: The usual,you know,something about your background and experience and anything personal that you feel is pertinent1.

B: Well,I was born in Iowa and went to school there,right up through college.My father is a doctor,and my mother is a lawyer.

A: Sounds as if you come from a professional family.

B: That's right.One of my sisters is a dentist and the other one teaches at a university.

A: What made you decide to get into computers?

B: Oh,nothing in particular,I guess.I always liked mathematics and tinkering with machines.

A: Now what about your experience?How long have you been working with computers?

B: More than five years now.After I did my engineering degree,I began to specialize in computer technology and I even had my own company for a while.

A: It certainly sounds impressive.Why don't you have your credentials2 sent to me and I'll show them to the board.We'll probably get back to you in a week.

B: Thanks very much.


场 景 二

A： 你就从谈谈你自己开始吧！

B： 你想知道些什么？

A： 一般的情况－－你的背景、经历和你觉得任何与此有关的个人情况。

B： 好吧。我出生在依阿华州。在那儿上的学，一直到大学毕业。我父亲是个医生，母亲是个律师。

A： 这么说你是出身于一个职业家庭了。

B： 是的。我的姐姐是牙医，另一个在大学任教。

A： 什么使你搞计算机这一行的？

B： 我想没什么特殊的原因。我一向喜欢数学和喜欢摆弄机械。

A： 再谈谈你的经历好吗？你干计算机这行有多久了？

B： 五年多了。读完理工硕士学位之后，我就开始专攻计算机技术。有一段时间我甚至 还建立了自己的公司。

A： 这一点让人印象很深刻。你何不把你的证件寄给我，我拿给理事会看看。一个星期之内，我们可能再和你联系。

B： 非常感谢。