ALEX: I can see by your resume here that you studied business administration.
" {8 _1 v0 S/ S1 yMORGAN: That’s right.
9 g2 o" x+ @. f4 r9 _0 f0 w9 MALEX: So I wonder why you want to work for a newspaper. 0 L/ _# P. z3 V3 z
[被屏蔽广告]MORGAN: I did reporting for the university newspaper at my school. ; x5 [* ~& A! C: B5 }4 i- g
And I’ve always been very interested in journalism. ; g/ ?4 T9 M8 v$ E: W z
ALEX: But journalism--it’s a very different profession from administration.
9 h3 c% F# b% DYou know a lot about administration. 外语学习网
; e& v( q- g0 {& q: O) r* U3 AWhy don’t you choose to work for a company looking to train managers? - B+ T( D9 W) V5 ^% W
MORGAN: I studied administration, yes, but I am more attracted to writing articles.
: ^- @7 S n$ G4 C% U7 CI want to use my knowledge of business to write financial news.
1 x! D0 {& v9 c# J, C& F% ~$ FALEX: A new reporter must expect to work many hours. X* w3 \; Q. r7 l2 Y6 B
MORGAN: I know that the profession requires dedication.
; h, p0 b) `9 g7 M7 [6 B3 b; Y$ v# FALEX: You should expect to work more than fifty hours a week.
1 @, ]& A2 F. B# l! KAnd there is a lot of pressure in this job.
0 H! t* i1 g7 ~- F [- w+ W: rYou have to get stories in by the deadline.
+ {7 a: u* }! _8 _: |# c" ?You have to be very independent. You have to know how to arrange things by yourself. E$ H% v, ?! t9 v% B5 O' b
MORGAN: I know that beginning reporters work many hours. : h8 E/ P) T" [% Z: }4 B
I am very willing to take on the challenge.
. w- m; c5 o K- }' i9 a. V- }ALEX: May I ask how well you know the city? 4 r5 h" j; K" J; t F
MORGAN: I grew up here. ; Y6 ]% w& d8 B% r
ALEX: But you went to college in Maine. / l7 { {5 q$ \$ F: X) z$ W4 A
So you haven’t lived here for almost five years, yes?
8 |- j- b. l3 MMORGAN: Yes, that’s true. But I grew up on the north side of town. 3 R* F. x. [2 t, N6 G
And I know this city very well. I have no trouble getting where I need to go. 1 s* p6 _1 P8 h3 Z8 O- L
ALEX: That’s good. Because if you’re hired, we will be sending you everywhere. , ]" m! ?" |8 @( r( c: Z
The job is in the city news department. 1 N2 Y/ D6 Y: I
MORGAN: Yes, I’m aware of that.
) B9 T% e% |1 t* D' QALEX: Judging by the stories you gave us, I’d say your writing is very good. 5 ~7 K" E9 H5 U4 _& A
Have you written things other than newspaper stories?
) q' S8 T/ H u* V4 _1 ` g; jMORGAN: I have experience writing newsletters for a health club.
9 ^+ w! g! F# T2 o' |I mentioned that in my resume.
2 P" J' }8 T. g7 C% z9 HALEX: You did that while you were in school? ! h! U2 G& g% \0 A5 k, O! t
MORGAN: Yes. 4 z8 [' l! j p/ p4 X2 B- Y6 |
ALEX: Oh, yes, I see it. Well, I think our interview is complete then. 5 a% a/ S3 X7 ^. s6 K8 D' {
Are there any questions you would like to ask me?
) |" z9 d5 @- i( }! D3 Q. {, C0 RMORGAN: No, not at the moment. 1 [: n. V2 |* r+ y1 S7 G
ALEX: Alright, then. We will probably be giving you a call in ten days or so.
& [5 C0 O3 t" r6 M% {4 }( i: s; NI have to interview several more people.
E) \$ I% _" r' s9 ]4 ]MORGAN: Thank you, Mr. Jones. |