全新版大学英语(第二版)综合教程Unit 3 课件.doc

Unit 3 Job Interview

Global Reading

2. Further Understanding

Text Analysis

For Part I: Questions and Answers

1. 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 puts forward and the instances he uses to illustrate them.

Detailed Reading

1. Difficult Sentences

That 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。)