Unit 3 Job InterviewGlobal Reading2. Further UnderstandingText AnalysisFor Part I: Questions and Answers1. How does the author introduce the topic in Text A? Why?(= It starts with a personal story, which could be very appealing to readers because personal experiences sound real. They can also narrow the distance between the author and the reader.)There are several ways to introduce a theme.(= 1. Stating the topic directly.2. Posing a question.3. Quoting a famous saying.4. Relating an anecdote or an incident. )2. What is the writer according to what he says at the beginning of the text?(= He is the owner of Mackay Envelop Corporation, a manufacturing company with 350 employees.)3. What conclusion did the writer draw from the young applicant’s answers?(= The young applicant was not well prepared and incompetent for the job since his answers to all the questions were simply no.)For Part 2 Table Filling(Directions:) The writer supports his suggestions about job application with a number of examples. Fill in the following table with the suggestions the writer puts1. Difficult SentencesThat left me with only one other question.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(这样我就只剩一个问题要问了。
)When we watch a world-class musician or a top athlete, we don’t see the years of preparation that enabled him or her to become great.1.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(我们在观看世界级音乐家或顶尖运动员的表演时，看到的并不是使他们变成出类拔萃人物的长年苦练。
)2.What does this sentence imply?(When we admire other people’s success, we always forget that they have worked on this for a long time.)The same preparation applies in every form of human endeavor.Paraphrase the sentence.(No matter what kind of success you want to achieve, you should prepare for it.) And that’s how it worked out.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(当时情况也的确如此。
)But it takes no longer to prepare well for one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five.What does this sentence indicate?(This sentence means that anyone, who wants to get hired, should get concentrated.)You see, a goal is a dream with a deadline: in writing, measurable, identifiable, attainable.1.What does this sentence refer to?(People should regard their goal as a kind of dream, but it can be achieved and realized. The goal is not a daydream.)2.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(要知道，所谓目标就是有最后限期的梦想：写成文字，可测量，可确认，可实现。
)the majority of New York cabdrivers are unfriendly, if not downright rude.What does “downright” mean here?(It means “absolutely”.)He’s living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor.1.What does “living proof” mean?(It means “a good example which illustrates the point very well”.)2.What does “shift the odds in your favor”?(It means “you can be more likely to succeed”.)3.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(他就是一个生动的例证，说明你总是可以争取到成功的机会。
)As we were taxiing down it to take off, Curt turned to me and said gleefully, “Look, Harvey, no tra cks in the snow!”1. Why was Curt so happy when he said that there were no tracks in the snow?(Because Curt thought they were the first to take off. )2. What does this sentence refer to?(One should know how to seek happiness in trifle events or in daily life.)Then go out and make your own tracks in the snow.1.Translate the sentence into Chinese.(然后就出发，在雪地上留下你自己的足迹。
)2.What does “make your own tracks in the snow” mean?(Anyone should try your best to accomplish his own success.)2. Words and Expressions:interview:1. n.1) a meeting where a person is asked questions to decide whether he cantake up a job* When she was still at school, she had her first interview, for a part-time job in a restaurant.2) a meeting where a person is asked questions to find out his/her actions, opinions,etc.* The film star agreed willingly to give an interview immediately after his wedding.2. v.1) hold an interview with (someone)* 他正在接受一地方电视台对他关于失业率的采访。
（= He was being interviewed by a local TV station about the rate of unemployment.）2) question (someone) to discover their opinions or experience在一次调查研究中，被调查的女性中超过一半的人都讨厌“家庭妇女”这一称呼。
(=In a survey more than half the women interviewed hated the label ‘ housewife’)grill: vt.1) cook under or over direct heat* We could grill the chops on the barbecue.2) (infml) question intensely and severely (esp. of the police)* 他被拷问了三小时后，警察才让他走。
（= He was grilled for two hours before the police let him go.）* The senior detective grilled the young suspect about the robbery case. follow up: take addition steps to further (a previous action)让我们担心的是恐怖分子在威胁之后会进行炸弹攻击。