通常我們在寫完簡歷之后都會加注一些自己的性格和興趣愛好之類的內(nèi)容,而這些內(nèi)容也是進(jìn)行面試時經(jīng)常會提到的話題,尤其是在英語面試的時候,面試方通常會問:How do you spend your spare time?
性格和興趣能在面試的時候給你的面試官留下好的印象,為什么不努力來說好呢?今天我們就一起來學(xué)習(xí)面試英語的最后一講:如何表達(dá)自己的性格和興趣愛好。下面先來看一段對話吧:
A:Do you have anyhobbies? What is it or what are they?
B:I am interested in watching TV or other relaxing games.
A:How do you spend yourspare time?
B:I usually read or so some sports.
A:What kind of book are you interested in?
B:Myfavorite books are those aboutdetectives.
A:Well, those books are really good. I like them too. Do you think you areintroverted orextroverted?
B:In fact, I wouldn't call myself extroverted. Sometime I enjoy being by myself very much. But other times, I like sharing activities with others too, especially during these last few years.
A:What kind of sports do you like?
B:I like almost all sports, and I enjoy both playing and watching. I especially like tennis and mountain climbing.
A:What kind ofpersonality do you think you have?
B:Well, I approach things veryenthusiastically, I think, and I don't like to leave anything half-done. It makes me nervous- I can't concentrate on anything else until the first thing is finished.
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介紹自己的性格和興趣愛好肯定少不了這方面的詞匯和詞組,對話中也出現(xiàn)了不少,現(xiàn)在我們來學(xué)習(xí)一些相關(guān)的單詞和詞組吧:
Words & Expression:
Hobby:愛好,尤其指業(yè)余愛好
Spare time:空閑時間,業(yè)余時間
Be good at:擅長
Favorite:最喜歡的,特別喜歡的,中意的
Detective:偵探,偵探的;在對話中指偵探小說
Performance:表演,演出
Ballet:芭蕾舞
Introverted:內(nèi)向的,含蓄的,閉關(guān)自守的
Extroverted:外向的,喜社交的
Personality / character / disposition / temperament:個性,性格
Characteristic:獨(dú)特的,特有的,表示特性的
Enthusiastically:熱心地,狂熱地
還有很多詞就要靠大家自己去掌握了。接著我們來說明一下在簡歷中或者面試時介紹自己的性格和興趣愛好的好處:
Background:
個人的興趣愛好其實主要體現(xiàn)在業(yè)余活動上,對于剛?cè)肷鐣膶W(xué)生來說,業(yè)余活動主要就是課外活動。
課外活動包括社會活動和業(yè)余愛好。
豐富多彩的課外活動表示你希望豐富自己的社會經(jīng)驗,發(fā)揮多方面的才能。通過你所參加的課外活動,可以看出你的交際能力、價格修養(yǎng)、成熟程度和健康狀況。比如說你當(dāng)學(xué)生會主席的經(jīng)歷能夠表明你人緣好、善處人際關(guān)系、有領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能等。
因此,如果你曾參加什么課外活動,就如實寫出來。這些活動可以幫助雇主了解你,成為有利的條件。課外活動對于剛剛走出校門的朋友來說,是找工作時的一個相當(dāng)重要的條件。