lesson 19: job interview (面试)

世纪

shì jì

(n) century

跨国

kuà guó

(adj) transnational, multinational

进入

jìn rù

(v) to enter, to get into

吸引

xī yǐn

(v) to attract, to draw, to fascinate

人材

rén cái

(v) person of ability and talent

国外

guó wài

(n) abroad

海外

hǎi wài

(n) overseas

归来

guí lái

(v) to return, to come back

叫做

jiào zuò

(vc) to be called, to be known as

海龟

hǎi guī

(n) sea turtle

满意

mǎn yì

(v) to be satisfied, to be please

销售

xiāo shòu

(v) to sell, to market

经历

jīng lǐ

(n) manager

套装

tào zhuāng

(n) suit, a set of matching outer garments

上衣

shàng yī

(n) upper outer garment, jacket

湿

shī

(adj) wet

干吗

gàn má

(qpr) why, why on earth, whatever for

总

zǒng

(adj) general, chief

严肃

yán sù

(adj) stern, serious

吓人

xià rén

(adj) scary, frightening

解释

jiě shì

(v) to explain

阴

yīn

(adj) overcast, hidden from the sun

转

zhuǎn

(v) to turn, to shift, to change

云

yún

(n) cloud

寄

jì

(v) to mail, to send

录用

lù yòng

(v) to take someone on staff, to employ

通知

tōng zhī

(n/v) notice; to notify, to inform

既然…就…

jì rán

(conj) since, as now that

接着

jiē zhe

(v) to follow, to continue

回答

huí dá

(v) to reply, to answer

短期

duǎn qī

(n) short term

好在

hǎo zài

(adv) fortunately, luckily

产品

chǎn pǐn

(n) product, merchandise

晴

qíng

(adj) sunny

缺点

quē diǎn

(n) shortcoming, defect, weakness

零食

líng shí

(n) snack

善于

shàn yú

to be good at, to be adept in

往往

wǎng wǎng

(adv) more often than not

加班

jiā bān

(vo) to work overtime, to work extra shifts

优点

yōu diǎn

(n) merit, strong point, advantage

可怕

kě pà

(adj) awful, terrible, fearful

握手

wò shǒu

(vo) to shake hands, to clasp hands

能力

néng lì

(n) ability, capacity, competence

越 verb/adjective 越 adjective

the more X, the more Y

verb 着 verb 着就…

a second action happens unintentionally as a result of the first action

subject 把 object + verb…

把 sentence structure

object 被 subject + verb…

被 sentence structure

她被我叫成“李”了。

rewrite: 我把她叫成“李”了。

花都被学生们买完了。

rewrite: 学生们把花都买完了。

我把她叫成“李”了。

rewrite: 她被我叫成“李”了。

学生们把花都买完了。

rewrite: 花都被学生们买完了。

xuěméi huí dào zhōngguó yǐhòu bù jiǔ, jiù kāishǐ shàng wǎng chá zīliào, zhǎo gōngzuò. tā qù guo jǐ jiā gōngsī shíxí, dànshì dōu bú tài mǎnyì.

write the pinyin: 雪梅回到中国以后不久，就开始上网查资料，找工作。她去过几家公司实习，但是都不太满意。

wǒ jiù cóng zhōngguó jīngjì fāzhǎn, tán dào tāmen gōngsi de chǎnpǐn, zài tán chǎnpǐn de xiāoshòu, ránhòu jiěshì wènshénme xīwàng qù tāmen gōngsī gōngzuò.

write the pinyin: 我就从中国经济发展，谈到他们公司的产品，再谈产品的销售，然后解释为什么希望去他们公司工作。