新标准大学英语视听说教程4_听力原文

Unit1OutsideviewConversation1Li:Whatawonderfulview!Thisissuchagreatcity!DoyouevergettiredoflivinginLondon,Andy?A;WhenamanistiredofLondon,heistiredoflife,forthereisinLondonallthatlifecanaffordLi:That'saquotationbySamuelJohnson,isn'tit?A:Correct,sodoyouhaveanyplanswhenyoufinishatOxford?Li:I'vegotanotheryeartogoandthenIsupposeI'llgobackhome.A;Andyouwillfindajob?Li:IthinkIhavetodomyMaster'sbeforeIlookforwork.ButImustadmitLondonisveryspecial.DoyouthinkyouwouldeverleaveLondon?A:Sure,I'dlovetocometochinaoneday,andIliketraveling.ButithinkI'llalwayscomebackhere.Li:Well,yourrootsarehereandtherearesomanyopportunities.A;ButhaveyoueverthoughtoflivinginLondonforayearortwo?Li:Yes,butwhatcouldIdohere?Ihadplannedtobecomeateacher.Butihaveoftenthoughtiftherewasajobicoulddohereinpublishing,maybeasaneditor,I'llgoforit.A:That'ssoundslikeagreatidea.IthinkthatwouldreallysuityouLi:MaybeIshouldupdatemyCVandsendittooneortwopublisher.A:Don'tmakeitlooktoogoodLi:Whynot?A;Well,ifyouenjoyworkingwithLondonTimeOff,wedon'twantyouworkingwithanyoneelseLi:Oh,workingwithyouandJoeit'sgreatfunandreallyinteresting.Icouldn'tthinkofabetterwaytofindoutaboutacityA;SomaybeyoushouldthinkaboutapplyingforajobwithusLi:ButdoyouthinkI'dstandachance(有可能，有希望)?Imean,I'mnotsureifJoelikesmeA:Don'teventhinkaboutit!JoeisverystraighttalkingandIpromiseyouthatyou'dknowifhedidn'tlikeyou.Li:PerhapsweshouldbothupdateourCVsandlookforjobstogetherA:Hey,right!Thatwouldbefun.Conversation2Li:Talkingaboutfutureplans,howdoyouseeyourcareerdeveloping?A:Mycareer?Well,IlikeworkingforLondonTimeOff.It'sapartofalargermediacompanycalledLiftoffUSA,sotherearelotsofopportunities.But...Li:But...What?A:It'snotalwaysveryeasyworkingwithJoe.Imean,Ikindofthinkhehasadifferentagenda（differentwayofthinkingfromAndy不一样的想法）.Ilikehiswork,butsometimesIdon'tthinkhisheartisinhisjob.Li:HowdidheendupinLondon?A:HedidmediastudiesintheStates,andthenfoundworkasagofer（杂工）atLiftoffUSAinNewYork.Li:What'sagofer?A:Goforthis,goforthat.It'sawordfortheleastexperiencedpersoninthefilmandTVindustry.ThenhecametoLondonandgotaproperjobasaresearcheratLiftoffUK,andthenafterafewyearshegottheproducer'sjobinLondonTimeOffLi:Heisgoodathisjob,isn'the?A:Yes,heisconfidentandcompetentatwhathedoes,sothepeoplewhoworkwithhimratehimquitehighly（speakhighlyof）.Li:Exceptyou?A:No,Iratehimtoo.AndIgetonwithhimquitewell,althoughwearenotbestbudiesoranythinglikethat,it'sjust...Iwanthisjob!Li:Nowweknowyourlittlesecret.IpromiseIwon'ttellanyoneA:Janet,therewassomethingIwasgoingtoaskyou...Li:Sure,whatisit?A:Iwaswondering...oh,it'snothing.Anyway,allthistalkaboutyourfuturecareerismakingmethirsty.Let'sgoforadrink.Li:Whoisround?A:You...Outsideview:HowtogetajobGraduation.Whatabigday!Yourlifeisabouttobegin!Andthenyourparentssay...Getajob.Itellyou!Lookingforyourfirstjoboutofcollegecanbeprettyhard.Readingallthejoblistingissoannoying.Eventryingtofigureoutwhattheactualjobiscanbedifficult.Searchingthroughthewantadscanbesoboring.Andwritingyourresumeisreallyhardwork.Idon'thavethatdayopen.Gettingajobinterview,andthengoingonit—thewholeprocessisprettytough.Sorrytokeepyouwaiting.Uh,haveaseat.Ihaveyourresumehere,andyouareinterestedintheassistant'sposition.Yeah,yeahWell,therightcandidateforthisjobhastobeveryoutgoingandsociable.Afterallitisasaleposition.Well,I'marealextrovert(性格外向的人).Definitely.Andtherightcandidatehastohavegreatself-confidence.Customersneedtofeelthatyouknowwhatyou'retalkingabout.Well,I'mreallyself-confident.UmIknowwhatI'mtalkingaboutandIthinkIcanprojectthatSo,whatskillswouldyoubringtothisjob?Well,IrealizethatI'mcompletelyoverqualifiedforthisposition.Imean,um,inmylastjob,Iwasrunningthewholeplace.Oh,soyou'vesupervisedpeople?Yep,fiveofthem.So,obviouslyIcoulddothisjob,noproblem.Ialsohavereallygoodcomputerskills.Umwhatelsedoyouwanttoknowaboutme?Eh...EventhoughIwastryingreallyhard,eventhoughIhadsentoutabout300resumes,eventhoughIaskedallmyfriendandrelativesiftheyknewofanything.Iwasn'tgettinganywhere!Despiteallmybestefforts,Iwasstillunemployed.Please,whydon'tyouseeacareercounsellor（顾问）?I'llpayforit.Anythingtohelpyougetajob!Samantha,I'mPhyllisStein.WelcomeOh,hi,Phyllis.Nicetomeetyou.SoIfigure,heck,whynot?ImetwithPhyllisStein,aprofessionaljobcoach.Interviewingisvitaltogettingthejobthatyouwant.Sheshowedmehowtoprepareforaninterviewbydoingresearchonthepositionandthecompany.Andlatter,shecoachingmeonmyinterviewingskills.Iamgoingtopretendtobeyourinterviewer,andthenwe'llstopitandreplayitandlookatthevideoandseewhatwecouldlearnfromthat.OK?Idon'tthinkthatyoushouldgointoaninterviewhavingnotpractisedwithsomeofthequestionsthatareprettystandard.Tellmeaboutyourself.Well,myparents—mymomisasocialworker,andmydadisanengineer.Yourpreparationisreallyimportant.Whatdoyouknowaboutourorganization?Well,Isawon,um,ontheInternetthat,youdobusinesspublishing?Right?Thereisawholerangeofthingsthathavetodowithhowyoupresentyourself/WhyshouldIhireyou?Oh,well.,um,I'mareallyoutgoingperson,andIlike,Ilikepeoplealot.I'mresponsibleandnice.Youneedtothinkaboutwhattheinterviewerisactuallylookingfor.Samantha,wha