懂你英语L5-Unit-3

L5Unit3-1ListeningSamalonehasbeenworkingattheAceExpressforthepast6years.AceisshippingcompanybasedinHongKong.Itshipsthedangerouschemicaltoallpartsoftheworld.Lastyear,SamwaspromotedtoVicepresident.Alongwiththepromotion,hewasgivenabeautifuloffice.Hewasalsogivena20%raiseinsalary.Samiswell-respectedwithinthecompanyandhelikestheco-workers.However,hewantstotakeonanewchallengeandislookingforachange.IfhestaysatAce,hedoesn’tseeanychangeofanotherpromotion.Heisalsobeginningtoworryaboutthecompany’sfuture.Hethinksthatthereishighprobabilitythatthecompanywillbeacquired.Ifthathappens,hemaylosehisjob.Lastmonth,hestartedlookingforanewjob.Accordingtohisresearch,about40%ofjobwerefoundthroughacquaintances.Sothefirstthinghedidwastocontacthisclosestfriends.Heletthemknowthathewaslookingforsomethingnew.Manyofhisfriendacquaintancesinashippingbusinesses,manyofotherareinotherindustries.Healsocheckedoutseveralcompaniesontheinternetandupdatedhisresume.Thismorning,SamgotamessagefromacompanybasedinJapan.It’samedicalsupplycompanythatwantstoexpanditsbusinesstoChina.TheyhaveasmallofficeinHongKongandwillbeconductinginterviewnextweek.Samisinterestedinlearningmoreaboutthecompany,soherepliedtotheirmessageandsetupaninterview.Evenifitdoesn’tworkout,itwouldbealearningexperienceforhim.Inplanningfortheinterview,Samhasmadesomenotesaboutwhattodoataninterview.First,heneedstobewell-prepared.Heneedstoknowasmuchaswecanaboutthecompany,includingitshistory.Healsoneedstoknowhowtopresenthimself,includinghisappearanceandbodylanguage.Ithasbeenyearssincehiswaslastinterviewed,soheneedstopreparetoanswersomequestionsabouthimself.Forexample,heneedstobeabletoexplainwhat’sonhisresume,includinghisstrengthandskills.Inanyinterviewsituation,it’simportanttolookrightandbehaveappropriately.Hedoesn’twanttogiveabadfirstimpression.Forexample,heshouldbecarefulnottotalktoomuch.Thatmeansheshouldstayfocusandkeepshiscommentshort.Throughouttheinterview,heshouldobservethefacialexpressionandmakeeyecontact.It’sgoingtobeimportanttolistencarefullytowhattheysayandkeepthingsasrelaxedaspossible.Heneedstoremindhimselfthatheisalsointerviewingthem.Hemayfindthattheircompanyisn’trightforhim.Therefore,heshouldbereadytoaskthemquestions,especiallyabouttheirexpectations.Inaninterviewlikethis,bothsideshavethesameconcern.Theydon’twanttomakethewrongchoice.Eveniftheywanttohirehim,thejobmaynotbewhatheislookingfor.L5Unit3-1vocabularyRelaxed,tobecalmandatpeace,notanxiousortense.Shewastryingtorelaxbutthenshegotacallfromherboss.Hehasn’trelaxedforalongtimesohewasexhaustedanddifficulttobearound.Arrogant,tohaveexaggeratedthesenseofone’simportanceorabilities,theoppositeofmodest.Iwasn’timpressedbyherarrogantattitude.Sometimetherichandpowerfulcanbeveryarrogantandgreedy.Prejudiced,tohavenegativefeelingtowardssomethingwithoutgoodreasonorexperience.Shehasaprejudiceagainstpeoplewhocomefromthecountryside.Asacompany,wedon’tallowprejudiceofanykind,includingraceorreligiondifferences.Neutral,tobewithoutprejudiceandnottakesides.Weexpectthejudgeofthetrialtobeneutral,andallowbothsidestorepresenttheirevidencetothejury.Therefugeesinamatchneedtobeneutral,sothatthegameisfair.Properorappropriate,thewaywearesupposedtobe.Thatkindoflanguageisn’tappropriateinthesituationbecauseitdoesn’tshowrespect.Whenhecametotheinterview,hewasdressproperly,sohemadeabadimpression.Acquaintance,somebodyknowormetbefore.I’mcontactingseveralofmyacquaintances,toseeiftheyknowanyofthejobopportunities.Idon’tknowhimwell,butheisacquaintanceofmineforalongtimeago.Appearance,howsomethinglooks,whatsomethinglookslike.Hecouldimprovehisappearancebybuyingsomenewclothes.Hedoesn’tcareabouthisappearance,sohedoesn’tmakeagoodimpression.Consequence,anoutcomeorresults.Manyformsofliveswillbecomeextinctasaconsequenceofglobalwarming.Oneconsequenceofhisdrinkinghasbeenthepoorqualityofhiswork.Factor,somethingthataffectsorinfluencestheendresults.Onefactorthatheneedsbeconsideredishisarrogantpersonality.Herhealthisonefactorwecan’taffordtoignore.Exception,tobeuniqueortreateddifferently.Everyonehastobeintheofficebefore9o’clock,withtheexceptionofthesalesdepartment.I’msorrybutIcan’tmakeanexceptionandallowyoubringyourdogtotheoffice.PeopleareworriedbecauseherarroganceisleadinghertotakemanyrisksThetalksbetweenthe2countriesarebeingheldinaneutrallocation.Ifshedoesn’tfindtimetorelax,she’sgoingtodamageherhealth.L5Unit3-1dialogueGuesswhat,I’vegotsomenews.Oh,youmeanaboutJack?Yes,haveyouheard?Yes,Elisamessagedmeafewminutesago.Isn’titwonderful?He’sbeenacceptedtoStanford.Really?That’snotwhatIheard.Oh,whathaveyouheard?Iheardhedidn’tgetin.Soitwasjustarumor.Ifthatiswhatyouheard,itisn’ttrue.HereallywantedtogetinbutfromwhatIheard,he’sjustonthewaitinglist.Oh,thenthereisstillachancethathewillgetin.Iguessso.Butevenifhegetsit,howishegoingtopayforit.it’sveryexpensiveandhisfamilyisn’twealthy.Well,hecanalwaysgetastudentloanormaybehe’llcangetascholarship.Ifhegetsaloan,itwillbeforalotofmoney.Hewillbetakingonalotofdebt.Still,adegreefromStanfordisworthalotandI’veheardthattheyhadalotofmoneyforscholarships.Iwonderwhathe’ll