A: Could you tell me something about your work experience?
A:可以谈一下你的工作经历吗?
B: OK, previous to 2000 I worked as an assistant editor in Suzhou Evening Newspaper, where I was responsible for proofreading, rewriting, and composing short articles. I have been working for Trade Journal as editor since 2000,where my duties consist chiefly of typesetting, and composing articles.
B:好的,2000年以前我在苏州晚报社做助理 编辑,负责校对、改写和撰写短篇。2000年 后我一直在《贸易月刊》杂志社任编辑,主 要职责是排版、撰写各类文章。
A: Now please tell me something about your achievements?
A:现在谈一下你的工作业绩好吗?
B: My book entitled Light of Hope won the first-prize of national excellent books in 2002. And many of my monographs were awarded by China Writer Society.
B:我的一本名为《希望之光》的书曾获2002 年全国优秀书刊一等奖。我还有许多专著 受到中国作家协会的奖励。
A: Have you learned something about editing in English?
A:你学过英文编辑吗?
B: Certainly. I took the English editing course in university, and I learned a lot from this course.
B:当然。我在大学里专门学习过英文编辑 课程,我从中学到了很多东西。
A: Your resume mentioned that you had been holding the post of editor as a part-time job in a student journal. Would you please talk about your detailed duty and work content?
A:你的简历提及到你在学生杂志担任了很 长时间的兼职编辑,可否谈一下你的具 体职责和工作内容?
B: In the past two years, I have written for the student journal and proofread the Dvering notes in successions. Genera^ ly speaking, the editor will contact me and give me a specific theme. I will get familiar with this theme and define people I am to cover. If the covering is needed, I will participate in the covering in person and write after tidying up the covering notes.
B:在过去的两年当中我都陆续为这家杂 志社进行撰稿和采访笔录整理。一般而言,责编会联系我并给我一个特定的 主题。我会先熟悉一下这个主题,并确 定需要采访的相关人物,如果需要采访, 我会实地参与采访当中去,并在对采访 笔录整理后进行撰稿。
A: You are applying for the post as a edi-tor. Why do you think you are suitable for the post?
A:你应聘的是编辑的职位,你认为你为什 么适合这个职位?
B: Firstly, I am original. As an editor, you must constantly find topics of the readers’ appeal and the originality I have enables me to continuously have new ideas. This will do good to my work. At the same time,I have a good command of language. I can select the best articles and revise them. So I am qualified for this job.
B:首先有独创的能力。作为一名编辑,必 须不断地寻找读者感兴趣的话题,而独 创能力使我源源不断地有新的想法,这 对工作十分有帮助。同时,我也有相当 的文字把握能力,能在众多的稿件中选 择最优秀的,并且对其进行修改。所以, 我适合这个职位。
A: As to the pressure, I don’t know whether you can bear it. Journalists often have to work under the pressure. Can you work under that?
A:说到压力,我们对记者的要求很高,不知 道您能否承担压力?
B: Your newspaper is well known in the news field, and of course it has high demands on journalists. I’m ready for challenges, so I apply for the position. On the other hand, I have been used to living under the pressure. During the u-niversity days, I was the monitor in my class and chairman of the Student U-nion, as well The Renda Youth. Under such circumstance, my school reports always ranked among the top three in our class. I think I get used to such life under pressure. I will adjust myself to the step of your newspaper quickly, because like such life.
B:贵报在业内很有名气,对记者的要求自 然是很髙的,我喜欢挑战,所以才来应 聘这个职位。至于压力,我也基本习惯 了。大学期间,我既担任班长又担任学 生会主席,同时还是《人大青年》的记 者,在这种情况下,我的专业课成绩一 直是班内前三名。我想,我已经习惯了 在压力下生活。我喜欢紧张而又充实 的生活,我想我会很快适应贵报社的工 作节奏的。
A: How much do you know about our newspaper?
A:您对我们的报纸了解多少?
B: The character of your newspaper is fresh ideas and profound comments. Many of other newspapers can’t do that. So the circulation of you newspaper is always among top five. Besides, there are so many famous journalists in your newspaper office, such as Wang Ming and Pan Xiaolei, who are the successes I admire. If I am honored to work with them, I will make great progress.
B:我认为,你们报纸的特点是观点新颖, 分析深刻。这是很多报纸无法做到的, 也正因为如此,你们报纸的发行量在全 国一直是排在前五位。另外,你们报社 精英云集,有众多新闻界的大腕记者, 像王明和潘小雷等,这些都是我所仰慕的成功者,如果能够跟他们共事,将会 使我更快进步。
A: The position requires good ability in English. Now would you give me an introduction about your English?
A:我们这个职位要求记者具有相当高的 外语水平,能说说您的外语水平吗?
B: I have certificates on CET-6 and BEC, and I am familiar with Journalism English. As to the oral English, I can speak American English natively, and I won the third prize at an English contest. In addition, I organized and received a-broad students to visit our school several times.
B:我拥有大学英语六级证书和剑桥商务 英语证书,熟悉新闻英语。口语方面, 我能讲地道的美式英语,曾经参加过学 校的英语演讲比赛并获得三等奖。我 还多次组织和接待外国学生到我校参 观。