bbc english at work episode 2: interruption, interview language
bbc白领工作英语第3集：面试突然中止，面试常用语
narrator : 大家好！ 欢迎回到tip top 贸易公司的办公室。anna 的面试还在进行中呢！老板 paul 之前问 anna 为什么她应该得到这份工作？她最先的回答是：
anna: errr... mmmmm...
narrator: 然后她说了：
anna: mmmm... errr...
narrator: 现在她说的是：
anna: well, errrr... i'm errr.
narrator: 怎么搞的？ anna! 如果你突然卡住了，想不出恰当的表达，这时就得赶快换一种表达方 式。
anna: i am... well, i really, really want this job and i am willing to work very hard if i get it.
paul: so you’re very motivated, then?
anna: motivated! yes, that’s it. i am really motivated.
paul: good! why?
narrator: 好了，anna 记住做答的时候要有条理！一定要用第一点 firstly，第二点secondly 等 这样的词汇, 然后再讲原因，最重要的原因要放在最后，说 above all. 好，开始！第一 个原因。
anna: firstly!
paul: firstly...?
anna: firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience: i've spent several years working in sales and i get on with people easily. well, i mean, apart from the ones i don't like, of course. secondly, i know tip top trading is one of the fastest-growing companies in london, and i want to be part of that.
paul: that's absolutely right. tip top trading is the fastest growing company in the plastic fruit sector. but enough about the company, this is all about you, annabel.
anna: anna.
paul: sorry, anna. where were we?
anna: well, i said that firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience, secondly, the company is growing fast... and… and… above all … the reason i want this job is-
paul: yes? (knock on the door)
paul: denise! is everything all right?
denise: no paul, it’s not. everything is not ok!
paul: you look pale. here, sit down, drink what's left of my tea.
denise: oh, thank you! oh… what are those bits floating in it?
paul: oh they're just lumps of soggy biscuit. in fact, if i can just... get that bit out... with my finger... for you (licks the wet biscuit from his finger) mmm, delicious! now, tell me what's happened.
denise: well, it's terrible...
narrator: 哎呀！糟了。anna 的面试正在顺利地进行，不过突然给打断了。发生什么事儿了？我们 下集分晓。现在一起来回顾一下anna 是怎样回答老板提出的问题。
firstly, this job is an ideal match for my skills and experience
secondly, i know tip top trading is one of the fastest-growing companies in london and… above all … the reason i want this job is
anna 记不住motivated 这个单词，所以她必须用其他的词语来描述这个词。
i really, really want the job and i am willing to work very hard if i get it. 好样的， anna. 希望下周anna 能够顺利完成她的面试。
· 听力挑战 – 答案: anna 在面试中记不起来的那个表示动力的词是什么?
motivated