2012公共英语一级考试阅读难点指导十四

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I'm looking for a job.
刚离开校门准备投身社会的年青人，第一件事情就是找工作，可这样说：I'm looking for a job （我在找工作）。婉转一点可以说：I'm between jobs（我在待业），求职者叫做job-seeker。如果不幸失业，你可说：I'm unemployed。
对 话
& H4 R- L* u- G0 b7 D, eReceptionist: Good morning, how can I help you?
4 i* h0 r: Z* Q' h/ q- t+ N/ VBrian: I'm looking for a job. What do I need to do?
Receptionist: You can fill out this form listing all previous experience.
" j0 K1 Y7 l' J% ^: @Brian: Sure. (5 minutes later) Here you are.
) A4 X. D0 y9 d6 S( aReceptionist: Are you sure that you have had this much experience? This is a long list.
) g3 z5 n# Y* _1 J0 s  s6 u# sBrian: Oh, yes. I applied for and have been turned down for all these positions. Impressive huh?
1 R8 o' }5 O% U! K9 L# U4 x. F; |接待员：早安，有什么可以为你效劳？
布莱恩：我在找工作，我需要做什么？
接待员：请你请填写这张表格，列出所有工作经验。
# e; M9 ]- O) X; u# [+ s5 \5 E布莱恩：可以。（五分钟后）填完了。
( |6 g' a" g! y  v) b- T+ s) ?接待员：很长的资料喔，你真的有这么多工作经验？
布莱恩：噢，有的。我曾经申请过这些职位但不被录用，很厉害吧？
接待员对求职者说：Please fill out this form listing all previous experience.（请填写这张表格，列出所有工作经验）。Out是in的反义词，但讲到填写表格，说fill in、fill out都可以，例如：Please fill in/fill out this form in block capitals.（请用印刷体大写字母填写本表格）。
Experience是‘经验’，你有时会看到I have learned from past/previous experience what to do.（我吸收了过去经验，知道该怎么做）这样的句子。但past、previous等字其实是赘词：既云‘经验’，当然已经‘过去’。写求职信，行文应求简洁，experience一字更不宜冠以past或previous，例如: I feel that with the experience I have gained in the personnel departments of two large institutions, I am sufficiently qualified for the position of Personnel Manager advertised in the 14 March 2007 issue of the Hong Kong Daily. （我曾任职于两家大机构之人事部门，凭此经验，当可胜任三月十四日《香港日报》招聘栏所载人事经理一职）。履历表上，‘工作经验’一栏可称为Work Experience、Work History、Work Chronology（年表）、Job History、Employment History、Employment Record等。