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AN ORAL EXAMINATION FOR APPLICATION JOB -

Questions

1.We have received your letter in answer to our advertisement, I would like to talk with you regarding your qualifications for this position
我們已收到你的信和簡歷表,我想和你談談關於應徵的事。

2.We have received your letter and resume, we thought I would like to ask you to come here for an interview
我們已經收到你的信和簡歷,我們想約你來此談一談


Answers

1.I am very glad to know that my letter and resume were received
我的信和簡歷,貴公司已採納,本人感到非常榮幸

2.It is a great pleasure for me to have this opportunity for interview
我能有這個機會來見面,感到非常高興。

3.Yes, Sir, I am very happy that I am qualified for this interview
是的,先生,我是非常高興,能獲得這個面談機會。

Questions

1.Where were you employed﹖
你以前在那裡高就﹖

2.What did you do in the past﹖
你過去曾做些什麼事﹖

3.Would you tell me your employment history﹖
請你把過去工作經驗告訴我好嗎﹖

4. What positions have you held before﹖
你以前擔任過什麼職務﹖

5.Have you bbe employed in this field﹖
你以前在這方面服務過嗎﹖

Answers

1.I have never been employed before, because I just finished my study
我從來沒有做過事,因為我剛離開學校

2.I have been a secretary in a trading company
我曾經在一家貿易公司擔任秘書

3.I have just graduated from college, I hope to look for a job
我剛大學畢業,希望找份工作做。

4.I can do all kinds of office work, I hope you could give me the opportunity to work for you.
辦公室各種工作我都能做,希望你能給我一個工作機會。

5.I have been a salesman but now, I can do public relations
我曾做過推銷員工作,但現在,公共關係我亦能做

6.I used to a primary school teacher
我曾經做過小學教師

Questions

1.Where are your previous places of employment﹖
你以前的工作地點在那裡﹖

2.How many places have you worked altogether﹖
你一共工作了幾個地方﹖

3.What was your reason for leaving﹖
你為什麼要離開呢﹖

4.How long did you work there and why did you leave﹖
你在那裡工作多久,為什麼要離開

5.When did you start work there and when did you leave﹖
你什麼時候在那裡工作,何時離開的﹖

6.How long did you word at each job﹖
你的每一份工作做了多久﹖

Answers

1. I have just graduated from college, and am now looking for a job
我剛大學畢業,正在謀職。

2.I have just graduated from college, I have not had an opportunity to work
我剛大學畢業,尚未工作過。

3.I have had one job since graduating
畢業後,我曾做過事。

4.I have been employed as a secretary at a tading company
我曾在一家貿易公司擔任秘書工作

5.I have never had other job, this is my first time to look for job,
我從來沒有做過事,這是我第一次找工作。

6.I thought the salary is too low
我認為這個薪資實在太少了。

7.I have never had a job before
我以前從未工作過。

8.I have been hunting for a job
我一直在謀職。

Questions

1.What kind of work did you do﹖
你以前做過那一類工作﹖

2.What is your job in the company﹖
你在那家公司,擔任什麼工作﹖

3.What do you think of your present job﹖
你認為你目前的工作如何﹖

4.Do you enjoy your present job﹖
你喜歡目前的工作嗎﹖

5.How did you get to office﹖
你怎樣上班去的﹖

6. Would you tell me the general description of your present job﹖
請你把你目前的工作,描述一下好嗎﹖

7.What is your monthly salary﹖
你的月薪有多少﹖

8.How much money are you making a month﹖
你一個月賺多少錢﹖

9.Would you mind working overtime at night﹖
如果有夜間加班,你會介意嗎﹖

10.Are you paid on a commission or salary basis﹖
你是拿薪水的,還是拿佣金的﹖

Answers

1.I have been the personal secretary to the president of T,T, Company.
我曾擔任過T,T, 公司董事長私人秘書。

2.I am in charge of the trading department
我是負責公司貿易部門。

3.I am a clerk
我是文員

4.I have been in this field since I graduated from college
大學畢業後,我曾在這方面工作過。

5.I have done this kind of work for several years
我曾擔任過這類工作好幾年

6.Although my present job is good for e, the salary is too low to support my family
雖然我目前的工作很好,但薪水太低,無法維持家庭。

7.I am responsible for the company`s correspondence
我是負責書信撰擬。

8. I have also been a warehouse clerk
我也曾做過倉庫管理員

9.I went to the office by bus everyday
我每天乘公共汽車上班的

10.I can type all kinds of the letter
我能打各類函件

11.I often work overtime at night
我經常在夜間工作

12, I hope to make HK$5000 a month for supporting my family
為了維持家庭,我希望賺5000元一個月。

Questions

1.How many persons are there in your family﹖
我家裡有幾口人﹖

2.What kind of occupation does your father do﹖
你的家父做什麼職業﹖

3.How many brothers and sisters do you have ﹖
你有幾個兄弟和姊妺﹖

Answers

1.My parents, three brothers and two sisters
我有隻親,三個兄弟和兩個姊妹

2.I don`t have anyone, I am a single

我家沒有任何人,我是單身漢。

3.My father is a retired civil servant
我的父親是一個退休公務員

4.My father passed away
我的父親已經過世了。

5.My father runs an import and export company
我的父親經營一家出入口公司

6.My father runs a shop in North Point
我的父親在北角經營一間商店。

Questions

1.What do you do in your spare time﹖
你在公餘時,有何消遺呢﹖

2.Do you have any hobbies﹖
你有什麼嗜好呢﹖

3.What`s your hobby﹖
你的嗜好是什麼﹖

4.What is your favorite sport﹖
你最喜歡的運動是什麼﹖

5.What do you like to do during holiday﹖
在假日,你喜歡做些什麼﹖

Answers

1.I like to play baseball, tennis and badminton
我喜歡打棒球,綱球和羽毛球

2.I have many hobbies, I like almost all kinds of sports and I also like to listen to pop songs
我有很多嗜好,幾乎各類運動我都喜歡。同時我也喜歡聽流行音樂。

3.My hobbies are hiking, fishing and climbing mountain
我的嗜好是遠足,釣魚和爬山。

4.I like to travel on holiday
我喜歡在假期去旅行。

5.I like to listen music and to play piano and occasionally go swimming and fishing
我喜歡聽音樂、單鋼琴,有時候去游泳和釣魚

6.I also like to collect stamp, post cards, coins, and match boxes
我也喜歡集郵,明信片,錢幣和火柴盒。

Questions

1.Would you tell me what educational background you have﹖
請你告訴我有關你的教育背景好嗎﹖

2.Which school or college did your attend﹖
你曾經上過那間中學或大學﹖

3.Which university did you graduate from﹖
你是那間大學畢業﹖

Answers

1.I graduated from school in 1986
我是在一九八六年中學畢業的

2.I am a graduate of Hong Kong Polytechnics
我是理工學院畢業生

3.I am a college graduate
我是大學畢業生

4.I have a B.S degree
我獲有理學士學位

5.I am a graduate student at Chinese University
我是中文大學研究生。

Questions

1.Do you have any experience as secretary﹖
你有沒有秘書工作經驗﹖

2.How much experience do you have as a typist﹖
你有沒有打字員工作經驗﹖

3.How many works do you type per minute﹖
你每分鐘能打多少個字﹖

4.Do you have   any experience as a cashier﹖
你有沒有收銀員的工作經驗﹖

Answers

1. Yes, sir, I have been a secretary in an insurance company
是的,先生,我曾在一家保險公司擔任過秘書工作。

2.I have received the secretarial training for six months
我曾接受過六個月的秘書訓練。

3.Although I have no experience in this field, I am willing to learn
雖然,我在這方面沒有經驗,但是我願意去學習。

4.I am sorry to say that I have no experience in this field.
很抱歉,我在這方面毫無經驗

5.I can type 50 words per minute
我每分鐘打五十個字

6.I have several years experience as a cashier
我有好幾年收銀經驗

Questions

1.Why are you leaving your present place of employment﹖
你為何要離開你目前的工作呢﹖

2.Why do you want to look for another job﹖
你為何要去找另外的工作﹖

3.Why do you come here for a job﹖
你為何到此地來找工作﹖

4.Why did you choose to come here for a job﹖
你為何選定到此地來謀職﹖

5.Would your present and former employers give you recommendations﹖
你現在的老闆和以前的老闆都會給你寫推薦函嗎﹖

6.What is the lowest salary you may consider﹖
你最低多少錢薪水,才可以考慮﹖

7.What is your expected salary﹖
你希望多少錢薪水﹖

8.Do you think you are qualified for this work﹖
你認為你能勝任這份工作嗎﹖

9.Are you able to take this job﹖
你能擔任這種工作嗎﹖

10.This job is not in Hong Kong,are you willing to work in other places﹖
這份工作地點不在香港,你願不願意到其他地方去工作﹖

11. This job offers you $5000 a month plus room and board, would you be interested﹖
這份工作是一個月五千元,包括食住,你對它有興趣嗎﹖

12.The starting salary is not very high, because this is a new company
因為本公司是新開張,故起薪並不很高。

13.You are employed, when will you start to work﹖
你被錄用,你什麼時候可上班﹖

14.Wouldyou like to start work on Monday﹖
星期一就來上班,怎樣﹖

15.If we decide to hire you, we will notify you by mail,
如果我們決定雇用你,就寫信通知你

16.I hope you will be hapy working with our firm
我希望你在我們公司裡工作愉快。

Answers

1.I am hunting for a job of higher wages
我正想找一份薪水高的工作

2.I would like to change my present job because of the transportation problem
因為交通問題,我想改變我目前的工作

3.I hope to have a job which offers me an opportunity for advancement
我希望有一個提供我升級機會的工作

4. I learned about it from your advertisement in the newspaper
我是從報紙上你的廣告獲知的。

5.Think you so much for your consideration,then I will wait to hear form you
謝謝你的關照,那麼,我就等候你的消息吧!

6.Thank you, I will be expecting your call
謝謝你,我就等候你的電話。

7.Thank you for hiring me, I am very proud to be employed by your company
謝謝你錄用我,承蒙貴公司錄用,本人至感驕傲。

8.I can start to work whenever it is convenient for you
只要你方便,我隨時都可以開始工作

9.I think I can, I don`t mind hard job
我想,我能辦到的 ,我不怕工作困難

10.I have done this type of work before
我以前曾做過這類工作

11.No problem for me, I believe I can do any thing for you
對我來說,毫無問題,我相信我能為你做任何事

12.I have never done this work before, but I will try very hard
我以前從未做過這類工作,但是我願意去試一試。

13.I am not familiar with the nature of the job, nor with your company policy, so I don`t dare make any statement
我既不熟識工作性質,也不瞭解貴公司的政策,所以,我不敢發表任何意見。

14. Your company is the largest and best one in this line of business
貴公司在這一行裡,是最大最好的公司。

Questions

1.Which school or university did you attend﹖
你上那所學校﹖

2. Have you graduated from college﹖
你大學畢業了嗎﹖

3.Which university did you graduate from﹖
你是那間大學畢業的﹖

4.What did you major in college﹖
你在大學讀那一系﹖

5.What did you take up in college﹖
你大學讀什麼﹖

6.What courses did you like the most﹖
你最喜歡那幾科功課﹖

7.Which courses did you like the best﹖
那些課程你最喜歡﹖

8.Why did you take chemistry as your major﹖
你為什麼學化學﹖

9.What made you decide to study chemistry﹖
你為什麼會決定讀化學的呢﹖

10.What determined your selection of Business A dministration as your field of study﹖
你怎麼決定要學企業管理呢﹖

11.Why did you take Business Administration as your major﹖
你為什麼學工商管理﹖

Answers

1. I attended ST, Stephen School and Hong Kong University
我上過聖士提反中學和香港大學

2. After completing my primary school education, I entered Chi Yin School, I graduated in 1988
我讀完小學以後就入了志然中學,於一九八八年畢業

3.I was boren ,raised and educated here in Hong Kong, I graduated from Method College in 1984, Then I went to Chinese University and studied in the Department of commerce and graduated only last year, Now I am a graduate student at the same university studying International Trade
我生在香港,長在香港,讀書也在香港。我是求法書院畢業的,後來上中文大學商學系去年才畢業的。現在我仍然在中大,在國際貿易系讀研究院。

4.I`ve graduated from college
我已經大學畢業了。

5.I was in college for two years
我在大學上了兩年

6.I have a Bachelor of Arts degree
我有個文學士學位。

7.I am still a student
我還是學生。

8.I am a postgraduate at Ching-hwa university
我在清華大學讀研究院

9.I am still a student
我還是個學生

10.I majored in chemistry
我主修的是化學

11.In college, my major was Home Economics
在大學的時候我主修的是家政

12.I liked imternational trade and international relations the best
我最喜歡國際貿易和國際關係

13.My favorite subject was history
我最喜愛的一科是歷史

14.Because I was interested in chemistry and I wanted to become a chemist
因為我對化學有興趣,我想要做一個化學家

15.Because I wanted to integrate it into my father`s business, thereby improving it
因為我要把化學應用到家父的生意,藉以改善他的生意。

16.Because it would aid me in a more complete understanding of our business
因為化學可以幫助我更加了解我們所經營的事業。

17. Because it is an ever-changing, mobile profession
因為它是一門千變萬化的行業

18.I took business administration as my major because there are greater demands for a man with these qualifications
我學企業管理是因為這種人才很吃香

19.Because my father owns and operates a factory, He`s experienced, he worked his way up from an apprentice to the president of that company, but I`m not experienced, I wanted to study Business Administration so that I could help him to develop his business in  scientific way
因為家父經營一所工廠,他很有經驗,他是從學徒一步一步升到總經理的,可是我不是,我想學工商管理,這樣我可以幫助他用科學的方法來發展他的生意。

20.As administration is an important aspect of any field, I knew it would aid me in any profession.
行政管理在千行百業中佔著重要方位,我認為無論做那一行它都會對我有用的。

21.Because I wanted to work for the government in the administration offices
因為我想在政府和行政機構工作。

Questions

1.Do you speak a foreign language﹖
你會講外國語言嗎﹖

2.Do you speak English﹖
你會講英語嗎﹖

3.Do you read and write Japanese﹖
你會讀寫日文嗎﹖

4.Do you read and write any other language﹖
你會讀寫其他語言嗎﹖

5.How long have you been studying English﹖
你英語學了多久﹖

6.How long ago did you start your class in English﹖
你多久以前才起始上英文課﹖

7.When did you begin to learn English﹖
你是何時起學英語的﹖

8.Why did you study English﹖
你為什麼讀英語﹖

9.How come you took English lessons﹖
你怎麼會學起英文的﹖

10,How`s your English﹖
你的英語好不好﹖

11.Do you speak the language well﹖
你講得好嗎﹖

12.Is your English good enough to work in an American firm﹖
你的英文在美資機構做事夠不夠用﹖

13.Do you know the language well enough to communicate with English speaking people﹖
你的英文程度和講英語的人交談行不行﹖

14.Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work﹖
你想你的英文程度可以做文書工作嗎﹖

15.What language do you speak other tahn Chinese﹖
除了中文之外你還會那國語言﹖

16.How many languages do you speak﹖
你會講幾國語言﹖

17.What other dialect do you understand﹖
你還懂那種方言﹖

18.Do you understand the shanghaiese﹖
你識上海話嗎﹖

Answers

1.Only enough to carry on a simple conversation
只可以講簡單會話。

2.Yes, I speak it well,
是的,我講得很好

3.I understand English better than I can express myself
我英文聽的能力比我表達的能力強

4.Yes, I can do both well
是的,我讀寫都會

5.No, I only speak the language
不會,我只會講。

6.I speak the language better than I read and write
我講的比我讀和寫的好

7.Only a short time
只學了不久。

8.I began learning English when I was six
我十六歲就開始學英文

9.I started to learn English when I was in the primary school
我從小學的時候就學英語

10.I have been learning English for more than sixteen years
我英語學了十六年以上。

11.I have been studying English since I was in primary school
我從上小學的時候就學英語

12.I `ve been speaking English all my life
我講了一輩子的英文了。

13.I`m bilingual
我會講兩種語言。

14.Because I was interested in it
因為興趣關係

15.Because there`s a great demand in the world for the usage of English
因為世界上用英語的地方比較多。

16.Because I thought if I learned English well, It would help me in getting better jobs.
我想要是我把英文學好了,可以找到比較好的工作。

17.I majored in English language so that I could more clearly express my ideas in that language
我主修的是英語,這樣子可以清楚的用這種語言表達我的意見。

18.Because English is the best language ofr communication
因為英文是溝通思想最好的一種語言。

19.English has become an international language, No matter where you go, English is always commonly used, It is convenient to know the language
英文已經成為一種世界語言。不論你到那一國去,英文都普遍用得到。如果會英語就方便多了。

20.Pretty good, I used to be an interpreter in English
不錯,我以前是英文傳譯員。

21.I speak the language well, I`ve had ten years of it
我講得很好,我學過十年了。

22.I can do translation work without difficulties
我擔任翻譯工作沒有困難。

23.I think so, I used to be an interpreter.
我想可以的,我以前做過翻譯員。

24.The amount of English I know enables me to do general desk work
我的英語足可以做普通文書工作

25.I believe the amount of English I know is sufficient to work in an American firm
我想我的英語在美資機關做事絕沒問題。

26.Only Chinese and English
只有中文和英文。

27.Other than Chinese, I speak English .I learned some Spanish in school, But forget all of it
除了中文,我會講英語。在學校我學過西班牙文,現在都忘了。

28.I speak a little bit of everything, but none of them are very good
我什麼話都會講一點點,可是都不太好

29.I speak about twenty-some languages, I`m  a linguistic genius
我會講二十種語言。我有語言天份。

30.I am a native, I was born and raised here, I speak the dialect perfectly
我是本地人,我生長在這裏,本地話我都懂。

31.I speak the Shanghai dialect, Szechuan dialect, Cantonese and, of course, Mandarin.
我會講上海話,四川話,廣東話和國語。

Questions

1. Can you drive﹖
你會開車嗎﹖

2. DO you ride(drive) a motorcycle﹖
你會騎摩托車嗎﹖

3.How will you get to work each day﹖
你以後怎麼來上班呢﹖

4.Do you have experience in secretarial work﹖
你有秘書工作的經驗嗎﹖

5.Have you ever held a secretarial position﹖
你曾經擔任過秘書的職位嗎﹖

6.Have you ever done any cleriacal work﹖
你曾經做過書記工嗎﹖

7.Have you ever done any correspondence wrok﹖
你做過文書方面的工作嗎﹖

8.Are you an experienced telephone operator﹖
你是一個有經驗的接線生嗎﹖

9.Do you know howto operate a telephone switchboard﹖
你會操縱電話總機嗎﹖

10.Have you any experience with a computer﹖
你有使用電腦的經驗嗎﹖

11. Do you use a computer﹖
你會使用電腦嗎﹖

12.How much experience do you have as a secretary﹖
你有多少秘書工作經驗﹖

13.How many words do you type per minte﹖
你每分鐘打多少字﹖

14.Can you use a typewriter﹖
你會用打字機嗎﹖

15.Did any of your previous positions require typing﹖
你以前的職位中有沒有需要打字的﹖

16.Do you take(write) short-hand﹖
你會速記嗎﹖

17.Can you dictate﹖
你會筆錄嗎﹖

18.Do you have any selling experience﹖
你有推銷經驗嗎﹖

19.Have you ever done any selling work﹖
你曾經擔任過推銷工作嗎﹖

20.Are you familiar with salesmanship﹖
你對推銷經驗熟悉嗎﹖

Answers

1.Yes, I can drive. I have driven a car for seven years.
我會開車,我已經開車開了七年了。

2. I have a license to drive a motorcycle
我有電單車的駕駛執照。

3.I will ride my motorcycle to work each day
我每天會騎電單車來上班的。

4.Yes, I am presently working as the personal secretary to the president of T.T,Corporation
我目前是T.T公司董事長的私人秘書。

5.Yes, indeed, I work in a library for two years right after college
是的!做過!做過!我大學畢業就在圖書館做了兩年。

6.No, but I know the duties that a secretary has and believe I can accomplish the duties
沒有,不過我曉得一個秘書應該做的事情,我覺得我可以勝任這份事情。

7.Yes, I was a secretary for an insurance company
是的,我在一家保險公司做過秘書。

8.No, but I can type and take dictation
沒有,不過我可以打字,也可以筆錄

9.Yes, ma`am,I have experience at that
是的,女士,我有這種經驗

10.No, but I`m willing to learn
沒有做過,不過我很願意學習

11.ON my job I had to work as a switchboard operator
我上班的時候也要當總機接線生的。

12.Yes, I have done that kind of work
是的,我做過這一類的工作

13.Yes sir, and I can do it fast and accurately
是的,先生,我可以打得又快又準確

14.I have approximately three years experience using a computer
我有差不多三年的電腦使用經驗

15.I`m not familiar with computer, but I`m sure I could learn
我對電腦不太熟悉,不過我相信我一定能夠學得會的。

16.I type 65 words per minute
我每分鐘打六十五個字

17.I haven`t been typing for a year, If I start it again it will come back to me
我一年沒有打字了,如果我要再打,我馬上就會恢復原狀的。

18.I type pretty fast but I don`t know how many words a minute
我打得非常的快,不過我不曉得一分鐘打多少字。

19.Yes, typing is my profession(line)
是的,打字是我的拿手。

20.I`ve been typing for a good many years
我打字打了好多年了。

21.I`m sorry I don`t type very well , I can`t type quickly but I seldom make mis takes
抱歉,我打得不好,我打得不太快,不過我很難得出錯。

22.Yes, I`ve done stenographic work
我以前做過速記工作

23.Yes ma`am, I can take dictation
是的,女士,我可以筆錄

24.Yes, I take short-hand pretty fast
是的,我的速記寫得很快。

25.I`ve learned short-hand but have no experience
我學過速記,不過沒有經驗

26.I never sold before, but I don`t think it`s hard to learn
我從來沒有賣過東西,我覺得學也不會太難。

27.When I was in school I was pushing TIME magazine
我在中學唸書時,就推銷過時代雜誌。

Questions

1.Do you have any hobbies﹖
你有什麼嗜好沒有﹖

2.What are your hobbies﹖
你的嗜好是什麼﹖

3.What do you like to do﹖
你喜歡做什麼﹖

4.What do you do in your spare time﹖
你空閒的時候做些什麼﹖

5.What do you do in your leisure time﹖
你平時會做什麼消遺﹖

6.What is your favorites sport﹖
你最喜歡的運動是什麼﹖

7.Which sport do you like the best﹖
那種運動你最喜歡﹖

8.What`s your favorite music﹖
你最喜歡的音樂是什麼﹖

9.What type of music is your favourite﹖
那一種音樂是你最喜歡的﹖

10.What religion do you have﹖
你有什麼宗教信仰﹖

11.What church do you belong to﹖
你屬於那個教會﹖

Answers

1.Flower arrangements is my favorite hobby
插花是我喜歡的嗜好

2.I have many hobbies, I like almost all kinds of sports and listen to popular songs
我有很多種嗜好,我幾乎喜愛所有的運動和聽流行音樂。

3.My hobbies are hiking. fishing and mountain hiking
我的嗜好是徒步旅行、釣魚和爬山。

4.I enjoy outdoor sports
我喜歡戶外運動

5.I like to spend the day in the countryside
我喜歡郊遊

6.My hobby is collecting antiques
我的嗜好是收集古董

7.I like to go on picnics or camping
我喜歡去野餐和露營

8.I am a stamp collector, I `ve collected more than five hundred stamps
我是個郵票收集者,我已經收集了五百多張郵票

9.I do a lot of reading and I enjoy it.
大部份的時間都在看書,我很喜歡看書

10.I like to go to movies and read good novels
我喜歡看電影和看好的小說

11.During the weekend I often take the family out on short trips
我常在週末帶著家人去旅行。

12.I like gardening and I have two dogs which keep me pretty busy
我喜歡園藝,我還養了兩隻狗,它們已經把我忙得團團轉了。

13.I`m not much of a sports fan
我不太怎麼迷運動。

14.I used to like baseball but I haven`t played the game for three or four years
我以前喜歡打棒球,不過有三四年沒有碰它了。

15.Fishing is my favorite hobby
釣魚是我的最好嗜好

16.I like popular music and classical music
我喜歡聽流行音樂還有古典音樂。

17.I guess calypso and Latin American music is my favourite
我想黑人土風音樂和打丁美州音樂是我最喜歡的。

Questions

1.What have you been doing since your graduation﹖
自從你畢業以來都在做什麼﹖

2.What have you been doing sice you quit your last job﹖
你離開學校以後都在做什麼﹖

3.How do you find your job﹖
你覺得你的工作還好嗎﹖

4.What do you think of your present job﹖
你認為你目前的工作怎麼樣﹖

5.How do you like your present job﹖
你覺得你目前工作還好麼﹖

6.What time do you go to work﹖
你幾點鐘去上班﹖

7.What time does your work start﹖
你幾點鐘開始上班﹖

8.What time do you leave the office﹖
你幾點離開辦公室﹖

9.What time does the office close﹖
你們公司幾點關門﹖

10.How do you get to work﹖
你怎樣去上班﹖

11.How do you get home﹖
你怎樣回家﹖

12.How do you get to work and get home﹖
你怎樣上下班﹖

13.Do you have to do a lot of paper work﹖
你的工作是不是要辦理很多文件﹖

14.Does your work involve a lot of paper filing and typing﹖
你的工作是不是牽涉到很多文件入檔案和打字的工作﹖

15.Is there a lot of paper work connected with your job﹖
你的工作到底都是做些什麼事情﹖

16.What is yourpresent position with the company﹖
你的工作到底都是做些什麼事情﹖

17.What does your work consist of exactly﹖
你目前在公司裏的是什麼職位﹖

18.What `s the main part of your job﹖
你工作裏的最主要部份是什麼﹖

19.What are your principle responsibilities﹖
你主要的是管些什麼﹖

20.How much are you making a month﹖
你一個月賺多少錢﹖

21.What is your monthly salary﹖
你的月薪是多少﹖

22.Do you often have to work over-time﹖
你常常需要加班嗎﹖

23.Do you mind working overtime﹖
你願意加班嗎﹖

24.How do you get paid﹖
你們薪水是怎麼發﹖

25.Are you paid on a salary or a commision basis﹖
你是按薪水算還是按佣金算﹖

Answers

1.I have been taking it easy at home
我一直都在家裏賦閒

2. I have been looking for a secretarial job
我一直都在找秘書的工作。

3.I have been getting ready to go abroad to America
我一直都在準備著去美國

4.I`ve been gaining practical experience in the import export business
我一直在學出入口生意

5.I have been helping my brother in his hardware store
我一直在我哥哥的五金行幫忙

6.I have been attending a school to improve my English
我一直在學校進修英語

7.Yes I find it interesting
是的,我發現它很有趣味

8.I don`t find it too interesting;it offers too little challenge
我的工作很乏味,它缺乏挑戰性

9.The work is out of my field
我的工作跟我所學的不一樣

10.I`d like to work somewhere closer to my house
我喜歡離家近一點的工作

11.Whenever I get there, the boss is not strict
我什麼時候到什麼時候上班,我的老板不太嚴。

12.I walk out the door at 7:23 every morning
我每天早晨七點二十三分離開家門。

13.I must be there no later than 8:00
我到那兒一定不能超過八點

14.I knock off work at six
我到六點就停工了。

15.I quit work whenever I get finished, usually about six o`clock
我做完了就下班,通常總在六點左右。

16.The office closes at five
公司五點鐘下班

17.I ride the bus
我乘搭巴士

18.I catch a train
我乘火車

19.I have a motorcycle
我有一輛電單車

20.Yes, there is too much paper work to do
是的,文書方面的事太多了。

21. No, the secretary does this, it is not part of m job
不,秘書做這些事;這不是我份內的事情。

22.Taking dictation and typing letters
做筆錄和打信。

23.My main job is overseeing a large department store
我主要工作是督導一個大百貨公司

24.I type routine menos, invoices, and shipping documents
例行的便箋、發貨單和船務文件都歸我打。

25.I`m handling invoices, shipping bills and computing freight costs;that is most of the documentation
我管發票、發貨單和估計運費的事;其實也就是文書方面的事情。

26.My main responsibility is trouble-shooting between top management and the general employees
我的主要職務是解決行政方面與員工間的問題。

27.I`m making $2,500 a month
我一個月二千五百元。

28.After taxes, my take home pay is ove US$20,000.00 a year
付稅以後我每年凈拿兩萬以上美元。

29.On the average, I work six hours overtime a week
平均,我一個星期加六小時班

30.Yes, often my boss requires overtime work, but there is often a handsome bonus for this
是的,我的老板常常叫我們加班,可是加班費也相當不錯。

31. I get paid every Friday
我是每星期五發薪水

32.As a salesman I am paid a basic salary plus a sales commission
因為我是推銷員,我有一個固定的底薪,另外加上佣金。

Questions

1.Where ar you from﹖
您來自哪裏﹖

2.Are you a local resident﹖
你是本地人嗎﹖

3.What is your birthplace﹖
你的出生地是哪裏﹖

4.Where is your birthplace﹖
你的出生地在哪裏﹖

Answers

1. I`m from Hong Kong
我來自香港。

2.I`m a local resident
我是本地人

3.Yes, this is my homeland
是的,這是我的故鄉。

4.Yes, I was born and raised here
是的,我是生在此地,長在此地

5.I was born in Hong Kong
我生在香港

6. I was born in mainland China
我生在中國大陸

Questions

1.How od are you ﹖
你多少歲﹖

2.What is your date of birth﹖
你出生年月日是哪一天﹖

3.Are you married﹖
你結婚了嗎﹖

4.Have you ever been married﹖
你以前結過婚嗎﹖

5.Is your wife working﹖
你的太太在做事嗎﹖

6.Where and what kind of work does your wife do﹖
你的太太在哪裏﹖做什麼樣的工作。

7.What does your husband do﹖
你先生做什麼﹖

8.What is your husband`s profession﹖
你先生的職業是什麼﹖

9.What kind of business is your husband in ﹖
你先生是做什麼生意﹖

10.Do you have (any) children﹖
你有小孩嗎﹖

11.Do you have a large family﹖
你的小孩子多不多﹖

12.How many dependents do you have ﹖
有多少家眷﹖

Answers

1. I am twenty-three years old
我二十三歲

2.I just turned twenty-two last week
我上星期二剛滿二十二。

3.I was born on April eleventh,1966
我生於一九六六年四月十一日。

4.Yes, sir,I`m married
是的,先生,我結婚了。

5.No sir, I`m still single
沒有.先生,我還是單身。

6.There`s no hurry for that, I think I`ll try to earn enough for that
用不著忙,我想先有一個事業再說。

7.I`m planning to get married
我正打算結婚。

8.No, I don`t want to settle down yet
沒有,我還不想安定下來哪。

9.She is not working
她沒做事。

10.The children keep her busy enough
孩子們已經使她夠忙了。

11.She has a lot of social activities and the house to take care of
她的社交活動很多,還要管家

12. She`s a retired school teacher
她以前是小學教員。現在退休了。

13.He works forthe government
他是公務員

14.He is in the import export business
他做進出口生意

15.He is a salaried man
是一個打工仔

16.He`s out of work right now he`s convalescing from a car accident
他目前沒有工作,因為車禍在休養中。

17. No, we don`t have any children
我們沒有孩子。

18.One is on the way.
一個快要生了。

19.Yes, I have three sons, They are all abroad
我有三個兒子,都在國外。

20.I have a five-year old girl
我有個五歲的女兒。

Questions

1.How many are in your household﹖
你家有幾口人﹖

2.Who are the members of your family﹖
你家有誰﹖

Answers

1. Altogether there are four in my family
我家一共有四人

2.My husband, our two children
我的先生,兩個孩子

3.Our family consists of my father, my mother, two brothers and me
我家裏有父親、母親、一個哥哥、一個弟弟,還有我。

Questions

1. Why do you wnat to apply for a job at Hilton﹖
你為什麼要到希爾頓酒店來申請工作﹖

2.Why did you choose to come here for a job﹖
你為什麼要選我們這裏來找工作﹖

3.That`s fine, How come you want to work here﹖
那好極了。你為何要到這兒工作呢﹖

4.Does your present employer know that you are leaving him﹖
你目前的老板知道你要離開他嗎﹖

5.Would your present and former employers give you recomendations﹖
你目前的老板和以前的老板們都會給你寫推薦信嗎﹖

6.Would you expect an increase in your present salary﹖
你是否期望比目前的薪水高一些﹖

7.What is your expected salary﹖
你期望的薪水是多少﹖

8.Would you consider a starting salary at twenty-two hundred﹖
起薪兩千二你要不要考慮﹖

9.Do you think you are qualified for this work﹖
你認為你可以勝任這份工作嗎﹖

10.Do you think you can do a good job﹖
你認為你可以把工作做好嗎﹖

11.What can you do for us (for this company)﹖
你對我們公司能有什麼頁獻﹖

12.It certainly is, young lady, The atmosphere is pleasant, but the work is hard, Mighty hard
對了,小姐,氣氛是很愉快,可是工作是很艱難。非常的艱難。

13.No need to "sir"me ,Miss Lee, Just relax and make your-self at home, We like our employees to feel like one, big ,happy family, So you want to go to work for us, eh﹖
李小姐,你不用著「先生」,「 先生」的,輕鬆一點。我願意我們的員工覺得這是一個快樂大家庭一樣。那麼,你想要來工作,嗄﹖

14.Are you free to go on business trip﹖
你出差旅行有沒有牽掛﹖

15.This job opening is not in this city, Are you willing to work in places other than Hong Kong ﹖
這個工作不是在本港,你願意在別的地方工作嗎﹖

16.You `ll be on the road a lot if you take this job, Is that satisfactory﹖
假如你要接受這份工作,你大部份的時間都要在外邊奔跑,這樣子你覺得可以嗎﹖

17.You will have to travel frequently if you accept this position﹖
你要是接受這個職位的話,你得要經常出差的

18.This job offers you $5,000 a month, Would you be interested﹖
這份工作是一個月五千元,你對它有興趣嗎﹖

19.Your starting pay is $2,000 a month, For women ther is a one day sick leave a month or twelve days a year.
你一開始是兩千元一個月,包吃包住,女職員每一個月可以請一天病假,或者按年請十二天假也可以。

20.You will be put on probation during your training period, which means your employment may be terminated at any time until you have completed the program and we feel that your are competent
在你接受訓練的這段期間算是試用階段,那意思就是說,在你受訓結束之前,你可能隨時被解聘。

21.This job occasionally involves some travelling, We give you allowance for all travelling expenses.
這個工作間中需要你出差旅行,我們會負擔一切開支及旅行費用的。

22.Since you have just graduated and are inexperienced in this field we can only offer you $3,000 a month to start, However, if you do well we will give you raises to commensurate with your ability
因為你剛剛畢業,而且在這一方面又沒有經驗,我們只能一開始一個月給你三千元。可是呢﹖你要是做得好,我們會按照你的才能給你加薪。

23.You`ll be hired as a temporary employee first, In six months time we will put you on our regular staff
我們先按臨時僱員錄用你,六個月以後我們把你升為正式職員。

24.The starting salary is not high, but the fringe benefits are many and there will be many opporrunities for advancement, Both your position and salary will be reconsidered after only six months
剛一起始薪水不會太高,不過福利很多,同時升遷的機會也多。過了六個月後你的職位和竦水都可能會調整的。

25.If we decided to hire you, when could you start working (work)﹖
假如我們決定錄用你的話,你什麼時候可以開始上班﹖

26.When would it be convenient for you to begin work﹖
你什麼時候開始上班比較方便﹖

27.You are hired, When will you start to work﹖
好,你可以做。你什麼時候開始做﹖

28.That`s the way I like to hear young people talk, I think you`ll make a valuable addition to our staff, When can you start﹖
我喜歡青年人這麼說話,我想你會成為一個很有用的員工,你什麼時候可以開始﹖

29.Thank you for coming in! We should know by next Wednesday whom we want to hire, If we decide to accept you we`ll notify you by mail
謝謝你來! 到下個星期三我們就應該知道我們要用那一位了。假如我們要是決定用你的話就寫信通知你。

30.Thank you very much for coming in to see us, It has been a real pleasure talking with you
謝謝你來見我們,今天和你見面談得非常的愉快。

31.Leave your telephone number before you leave, We`ll call you if anything comes up.
臨走把電話號碼留下,要是有事我們就給你打電話。

32.You are hired, Please report to the personnel office April first at eight o`clock in the morning.
你已經被錄取了,請你在四月一日早晨八點鐘到人事部報到。

Answers

1.Because the working conditions and surroundings are excellent-all conducive to the further development of my abilities
貴公司的工作情形和環境那麼好,而且對我未來技能的發展又有絕大的好處。

2.Because I was a chemistry major, I can either teach or work in a factory where a chemist is needed, Among the chemical factories in Hong Kong, I have found yours to be known, Therefore I am most interested in working here.
因為我是學化學的,我不去教書就得要找需要化學家的工廠去做事。貴工廠很有名氣,因此我很願意來這裏工作。

3.The Hilton Hotel is internationally known. Hong Kong is a cosmopolitan city, This Hilton will have a career with Hilton International
希爾頓酒店是世界知名的,香港是一個國際大都市,希爾頓一定會欣欣向榮的,我願意與希爾頓蒸蒸日上。

4.My present employeer does not know I`m leaving
我現在的老板不知道我要走。

5.Sure, I can get them for you by Monday
沒問題,我可以星期一以前給你拿來

6.I have never worked before, I just finished school, Would it be alright if the recommendations were from friends of te family﹖
我從來沒有做過事情,我剛剛離開學校。假如我從家裏的朋友那一方面要來推薦信可以嗎﹖

7.Since this will be my first job and I lack experience, I hesitate to suggest a salary
因為這是我頭一次在外面工作,而且我又沒有經驗我不願意談多少薪水。

8.I think we can reach an agreement on the salary if I can be sure that there`s a good chance to advance in this company
假如我要是能夠曉得在這個公司裏工作有升遷的機會的話,薪水好解決。

9.I am making $6,000 a month at my present work, I should expect not lower than $8,000 a month

10.One good qualified man is better than a score of men, I can handle his work easily by myself and you`ll end up saving money if you pay me ten thousand a month
一個能幹的人比一大堆沒用的人強,這個工作我一個人就可以幹,你要是給我一萬元一個月的話,結果你反而省錢。

11.I`m looking for a permanent job with promotions and raises, I don`t mind if I start with a low salary because the experience I have had was not with a bank,However, they were similar and I`m willing to learn, I`ll leave it to you, for I`m not in the position to ask for a certain salary
我在找一個固定的職業,將來能夠有升遷或者加薪的機會。一開始的時候,薪水低倒不要緊,因為我的經驗並不是銀行的經驗,雖然如此,可是我這些經驗是極其相似的,而且我願意能夠再學,關於薪水方面的事,就由你來決定好了,因為我沒有資格來講一定要多少錢。

12.I`m not familiar with that the job entails, I`m not in the position to bargain for the salary, I believe you must have a standard starting salary which should be satisfactory
這個工作需要負擔起什麼樣的責任我也不太曉得,所以我沒有辦法來談這個薪水的問題,我想你們一定有一個標準的起薪,總會應該使一般人滿意的。

13.Definitely, I`m experienced
絕對沒有問題,我是老經驗了。

14.If you will give me a try, I`m sure I`ll start to pick things up
你要是給我一個機會試一試的話,我想我一定會學會的。

15. The first day it might be new, but I learn quickly and I know I can handle the job
頭一天可能會生手,不過我學得很快,我知道我可以勝任的。

16.I think I can, I don`t mind hard work
我想我可以的,我不怕苦。

17.I`ve never done that before, but I`ll try very hard
我以前從來沒有做過那種工作,不過我會盡量努力

18.I expect to work hard, sir
先生,我早知道工作會艱苦的。

19.Frankly,sir I`m well qualified for this position,Hopefully, you are willing to give me a probation work period to prove myself
老實的講,先生,這份工作我是足夠資格的。只希望你同意給我一段試工的日子來證明我自己。

20.I don`t mind being away for a day or two at a time, but I don`t like long trips
要是每次離開家一兩天倒是沒有什麼關係,我不願意出遠差。

21.Yes, I like being on the road
我喜歡在外邊跑。

22.I`d rather not travel, but if it is required, and the trips are short, I`d go
我不願意出差,不過要是非去不可而且路途不太遠的話,我也可以。

23.I enjoy travelling, I would be even more prone to accept a job involving travelling

我喜歡出差。如果要是經常出差,那最合我的意。

24.I am sure that I could do the work well, I also feel that I have the necessary qualifications
我相信我可以勝任,我覺得你所需要的條件我都夠。

25.That`s fine with me
我沒有問題。

26.This job you offer is more interesting to me than any salary you may offer, Happiness in my work is most important to me
您這裏的這份工作對我來說比您所給的薪水還有興趣。工作有沒有意思對我是非常重要的。

27.That would be quite satisfactory
我非常的滿意

28.I`d rather leave that to you,Mr, Mak
麥先生,這個還是由您決定好了。

29.That`s fine, I don`t mind starting from a lower salary if I only know there`re chances for advancements, then I can always live on hopes
好極了,開始的時候薪水低不要緊,假如要是有升調的機會的話,我總可以有個指望。

30.I can`t very well start tomorrow, There`s a few personal things I have to take care of, Would Wednesday be alright﹖
我明天沒有辦法開始,有一點私事我得處理一下。星期三開始好不好﹖

31.I can start anytime, However, I`d like to give my present employer a day or two to find someone to replace me ,Is it alright if I start Monday﹖
我什麼時開始都可以。可是呢﹖我想給我目前的老板一兩天的功夫找一個人來替代我。我星期一開始行不行﹖

32.I`ll start to work tomorrow if you like
你要是願意的話我明天就可以開始

33.Thank you for hiring me, I am very proud to be employed by your firm
謝謝你錄用我,我能被貴公司錄取實在榮幸之至。

34.I want to express my appreciation for giving me this chance, I can assure you that you will not e disappoined
您能給我這個機會,我想表白一下我衷心的感激。我可以保證你決不會希望的。

35.Thank you very much, I`ll be waiting for your letter
多謝你,我就等著你的信好了。

36.I`ll look forward to hearing from you, Thank you very much
我恭候您的佳音好了。多謝!

37.Thank you for your time sir,It was a pleasure speaking with you!
謝謝您的寶貴時間。能夠和您談話是非常的榮幸。

38.Thank you! sir, I will come in at eight o`clock sharp Monday morning.
謝謝你先生!我星期一早上準時八點到。