職場英語口語 第49期:加班(一)
加班，也許是某些人很頭疼的事情，別人休息的時候自己還要繼續工作，非常辛苦。可也有人不這麼認爲，因爲加班往往有雙倍工資，或者是調休。下面就讓我們來看看和加班有關的內容。
I’ve worked a great deal of overtime this month.
這個月我加了很多的班。
I can get a two-day off, for I was working overtime last weekend.
我可以有兩天的倒休，因爲我上週末加班了。
輕鬆一刻
The reason to stay at work all night
Go into the other gender’s bathroom without fear of being caught.
進入異性的洗手間再也不用擔驚受怕啦。
Finally, a chance to live out a dream and pretend to be the boss.
終於可以實現自己的夢想，有了假裝老闆的機會。
面試容易忽略的細節
找工作的人常爲面試煩擾。過於緊張會讓您忽略到一些細節問題，而這些細節問題有可能非常重要。Looking for jobs is a painful thing, but nearly every one must do it at least once a lifetime. Anyway, there are some points a person must remember to succeed in having an interview.
To begin with, it is not a good idea to be late. People don’t think very highly of the one who arrives twenty minutes late, or explaining that he couldn’t find the street and that his watch was slow. The wise one studies the place the day before, or make sure that he can find the street, the building, the right floor, and the office; at the same time, he looks around to examine what the employees are wearing and how they work. Next day he arrives early. It does not matter if someone recognizes him and mentions his first visit to her boss. On the contrary, the eager fellow can only be regarded as smart, thoughtful, and well organized - three points in his favor before he has said a word.
Then, appearance. It is most important for one to be dressed properly and to look alive- pleasant, interested. It is also very important to look at people in the eyes because this "eye contact’ can strongly suggest that one is honest and open-minded. A few other points are regularly mentioned by the gum or smoke during an interview; they should not sit down before being invited to do so. It is even worse to examine the objects on the desk while the manager is answering the telephone, to listen to the conversation - and perhaps offer a comment afterwards. This is definitely not the time to joke, or to interrupt the interviewer in mid-sentence.(來源：英語點津)
重點單詞查看全部解釋emphasize['emfəsaiz]想一想再看
vt. 強調，着重
identify[ai'dentifai]想一想再看
vt. 識別，認明，鑑定
vi. 認同，感同身
想一想再看
n. 效率，功率
聯想記憶X單詞efficiency聯想記憶：ef出+fic做…做出事情…有效率+iency表名詞“性質，狀態”，ence的變體→效率 productivity[ɔdʌk'tiviti]
想一想再看
n. 生產率，生產能力
聯想記憶X單詞productivity聯想記憶：product生產+ivity表名詞，由-ive+ity組成，“有…能力或特性”→生產力 cite[sait]
想一想再看
vt. 引用，引證，舉(例)
聯想記憶X單詞cite聯想記憶：citen傳喚，引。 previously['pri:vju:sli]
想一想再看
adv. 先前，在此之前
thoughtful['θɔ:tful]想一想再看
adj. 深思的，體貼的
minutes['minits]想一想再看
n. 會議記錄，(複數)分鐘
slightly['slaitli]想一想再看
adv. 些微地，苗條地
pretend[pri'tend]想一想再看
v. 假裝，裝作
adj. 假裝的
pre提前+tend伸展→提前伸出[想好藉口]→假裝，藉口
面試對策：工作習慣與方式
工作習慣與方式方面的問題也是面試中常常會問到的，比如問你能否在壓力下工作、能否接受加班等等。對於這類問題的回答，下面給大家提供一些tips。
1. If I spoke with your previous boss, what would he say are your greatest strengths and weaknesses?
對策：Emphasize your skills, and don't be overly negative about your weaknesses. It's always safer to identify a lack of a skill as an area for improvement rather than a shortcoming.
2. Can you work under pressures, deadlines, etc.?
對策：Yes, it's a way of life in business. Be sure to cite examples of your success.
3. How have you changed the nature of your job?
對策：Explain how you have improved the efficiency, productivity, and the like.
4. Do you prefer staff or line work? Why?
對策：It depends on the job and its challenges.
5. In your present position, what problems have you identified that had previously been overlooked?
對策：Keep it brief and don't brag.
6. Do you feel you might be better off in a different size company? Different type company?
對策：It depends on the job -- elaborate slightly.
7. How do you resolve conflict on a project team?
對策：Explain that communication is important, and that you would first you discuss the issues privately.
8. What was the most difficult decision you ever had to make?
對策：Try to relate your response to the prospective employment situation.
（來源：加拿大職業論壇上海師範大學通訊員殷顥供稿 英語點津）
重點單詞查看全部解釋emphasize['emfəsaiz]想一想再看
vt. 強調，着重
identify[ai'dentifai]想一想再看
vt. 識別，認明，鑑定
vi. 認同，感同身
想一想再看
n. 效率，功率
聯想記憶X單詞efficiency聯想記憶：ef出+fic做…做出事情…有效率+iency表名詞“性質，狀態”，ence的變體→效率 productivity[ɔdʌk'tiviti]
想一想再看
n. 生產率，生產能力
聯想記憶X單詞productivity聯想記憶：product生產+ivity表名詞，由-ive+ity組成，“有…能力或特性”→生產力 cite[sait]
想一想再看
vt. 引用，引證，舉(例)
聯想記憶X單詞cite聯想記憶：citen傳喚，引。 previously['pri:vju:sli]
想一想再看
adv. 先前，在此之前
thoughtful['θɔ:tful]想一想再看
adj. 深思的，體貼的
minutes['minits]想一想再看
n. 會議記錄，(複數)分鐘
slightly['slaitli]想一想再看
adv. 些微地，苗條地
pretend[pri'tend]想一想再看
v. 假裝，裝作
adj. 假裝的
pre提前+tend伸展→提前伸出[想好藉口]→假裝，藉口
