Unit 3 Jobs工作
Section 1 Basic 初级基础
万用表达一览
□apply for 申请
□keep in mind 记住，牢记
□tailor…to suit 修改（调整）……以适应
□Good luck with that！ 那得看你运气好不好了！
□on the spot 当场，马上
□chances of that happening are slim/slim to none 发生的机会微乎其微/ 概率几乎为零
□get started on 开始
□tinker with 修改，乱弄
□look respectable 看起来不错，看起来很体面
□come across like 给人……印象，表现得像
□keep me in the loop 随时告诉我进展
万用表达详解
1. apply for
释 submit an application for 申请
例 I'm applying for that barista job at Starbucks.我正在申请星巴克咖啡师的工作。
2. keep in mind
释 remember/don't forget 记住，牢记
例 Please keep in mind that the animals here are very dangerous.请记住这里的动物很危险。
3. tailor…to suit
释 style/fashion/make sth. to suit 修改（调整）……以适应
例 I need to tailor this proposal for a bank.
我需要修改这份提案以适应银行的需要。
4. Good luck with that!
释 said in a cynical manner, meaning “You don't have a hope/a chance of succeeding, but I wish you the best anyway! ” 那得看你运气好不好了！（用愤世嫉俗的语气表达你没有希望/机会成功，但我还是祝你好运！）
例 Yeah! Right! Good luck with that! But I admire the fact that you're trying.
是的，对！祝你好运！我很欣赏你勇于尝试的行为。
5. on the spot
释 immediately/right now 当场，马上
例 I dropped everything on the spot and ran over here as fast as I could.
我立刻放下所有的事情，以最快的速度跑来这里。
6. chances of that happening are slim/slim to none
释 the prospects of that happening are close to none/zero 发生的机会微乎其微/概率几乎为零
例 The chances of a meteor shower are very slim.
流星雨出现的概率很低。
7. get started on
释 start doing 开始
例 I'll get started on that immediately.
我会马上开始做的。
8. tinker with
释 fiddle with/mess with/alter in some way/change in some way
修改，乱弄
例 I need to tinker with the material. It's still rough.
这些材料还很粗糙呢，我要修改一下。
9. look respectable
释 look good enough, so that it doesn't draw any complaints
看起来不错，看起来很体面
例 This format looks respectable now.
现在这格式看起来很不错了。
10. come across like
释 behave like 给人……印象，表现得像
例 He came across like a complete idiot.
他给人的感觉像个不折不扣的傻瓜。
11. keep me in the loop
释 keep informed 随时告诉我进展
例 Keep me in the loop at all times.
随时告诉我进展。
实用对话场景
Cindy:How do you apply for a job anyway?
Dale: Well, you can go to the classifieds in any newspaper or go online. I'd try both, if I were you. Then select the kind of position you'd
like.Just keep in mind many other people are doing the same thing.
Cindy: So once I've selected a position, what then?
Dale: Write a cover letter expressing your interest in the position and tailor your résumé to suit the requirements.
Cindy: Sounds like a lot of work to me. Why not just call them up or go in person?
Dale:Good luck with that!The company will only ask you for the same thing, unless of course you're really lucky and they need someone on the spot.But the chances of that happening are very, very slim.
Cindy:Well,I'd better get started on my résumé then.Should I copy some samples here?
Dale:I'd start with a nice-looking sample resume andtinker with it until it looks respectable.You want to come across like the ideal candidate. Cut out all the fluff. Employers see through a lot of that.
Cindy: Hey, I think I found one. It's a page long, looks interesting and matches my background.
Dale:Well,you're on your way now.Make sure you keep me in the loop!
Cindy: Will do!
辛迪：到底怎么去求职？
戴尔：呃，你可以看报纸上的分类广告或上网。如果我是你，这两种我都会试的，然后选择你喜欢的职位。记住其他很多人都在做同样的事情。
辛迪：那么，一旦我已经选择了一个职位，接下去，该怎么办？
戴尔：写一封求职信，表明你对这个职位的兴趣，并量身定做一份适应职位要求的简历。
辛迪：听起来有一大堆工作要做，为什么不直接打电话或亲自去？
戴尔：那要看你运气好不好了！公司只会要求你走同样的程序，除非你真的很幸运，他们现在就需要人，但那种机会微乎其微。
辛迪：嗯，那我还是开始弄简历吧。我可以复制这里的一些范本吗？
戴尔：我会从一个不错的简历范本开始，一直修改到看起来很体面为止。要给人一种理想人选的印象，摒弃那些没价值的东西，招聘者很多都能看穿的。
辛迪：嘿，我觉得我找到了一份不错的范本，一页长，看起来很有趣，而且还符合我的背景。
戴尔：嗯，你现在已经开始行动了，你一定要随时告诉我进展哦！
辛迪：会的！
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