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 nightmare; 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 stinks 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 chronological order…then go online and
start checking out vacancies.
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 enquiring 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 rejections 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。
Next day Jennifer receives a phone call
又过了一天，Jennifer接到了一个电话。
Jennifer: Hello
Jennifer:你好！
Siemens HR secretary: Hello, I am calling from Siemens, is that Jennifer?
Siemens人力资源部秘书：你好，这里是Siemens公司，你是Jennifer吗？
Jennifer: Yes,
Jennifer:是。
Secretary: Hello there! We would like to ask you to come for an interview, we
liked your CV and would like to find out more.
秘书：你好！我们希望你来能公司面试，我们喜欢你的简历并且想更多地了解你。
Jennifer: Oh! Of course, when is it and where should I go?
Jennifer:噢，好的。能告诉我时间和地点吗？
Secretary: Just report to the reception of Siemens Head Office just to the east
of the railway station at 10 am next Tuesday.
秘书：下星期四上午10点，你可以直接去公司总部的接待处。我们公司就在火车站的东边。
J: May I ask who the interview will be with please?
Jennifer:我还想请问一下谁将面试我。
Secretary: Yes, with the head of the HR department.
秘书：是我们的人力资源部的经理。
Jennifer calls Anton.
Jennifer给Anton打电话。
Jennifer: You won’t believe it! Siemens want to interview me.
Jennifer:你不会相信的! Siemens公司要面试我!
Anton: Brilliant! When?
Anton:太好了，什么时候？
Jennifer: Next week.
Jennifer:下个星期。
Anton: Right you’ve gotta practice. I’m coming round right now.
Anton:好的，那么你还需要练习。我现在就过来。
Shortly… Jennifer and Anton do a practice interview
过了一会儿，Jennifer和Anton正在模拟面试。
Anton: Sit down there and then imagine I am Siemens HR Chief. Don’t
be nervous， its just practice!
Anton:坐下来，想象我就是西门子的人力资源部经理。不要紧张，这只是一个练习。
Jennifer: Yeah, yeah, yeah
Jennifer:好的，好的，没问题。
Anton: So why are you interested in this job?
Anton:你为什么对这份工作感兴趣呢？
Jennifer: I hate my old job, I hate my boss and the money is awful.
Jennifer:我讨厌现在的工作，我不喜欢我的老板，而且待遇也不好。
Anton: What do you think you can bring to this job?
Anton:你觉得你对于这份工作有什么优势？
Jennifer: I always got top grades at school and I get on with everyone. I
promise to work hard!
Jennifer:我在读书的时候常常得到最高分并且和每个人都相处得很好。还有我保证会努力工作。
Anton: What do you do outside work?
Anton:除了工作，你还有别的爱好吗？
Jennifer: If I like my job then I think about it all the time. I want my job
to be my hobby too.
Jennifer:一旦我喜欢我的工作，我会总想着它。我希望把工作同时也当作一种乐趣。
Anton: Let’s stop a minute Jennifer. Have you ever had an interview
before?
Anton:我们暂停一下，Jennifer。你以前参加过面试吗？
Jennifer: No, my uncle got me my last job.
Jennifer:没有，我上份工作是我舅舅介绍的。
Anton: You have to make your responses more relevant to the job you are
after. Don’t say you hate your old job, always be positive. Say what
it is that appeals to you about the new job. Say how you are suited
to it. Finally, they won’t hire if they think you are a loser who
just wants to think about work all the time.
Anton:你需要使你的回答与你所面试的职位有紧密的关联。不要说你讨厌以前的工作，你必须表现得更积极。你可以说新的工作更加吸引你，而且你有多么适合新的工作。最后，他们不会雇佣那种整天只会工作的人，他们觉得那种人是失败者。
Jennifer: what else do I need to know?
Jennifer:那么我还要知道些什么？
Anton: Hmm? Wear a conservative suit, dark colors you know. Oh and don’t be late!
Anton:让我想想，还有面试时要穿着正式的西装，深色的那种。对了，千万别迟到！
