可能成為營業(yè)員的人

1、Language study Unit 3 ParaphraseLine 16-2816: Would the letter be in out hands within 24 hours of the meeting, possibly even hand- delivered: * Would we receive the letter within 24 hours of the meeting, or would he come here to give us the letter himself.28: , but theyre also the first ones on and

2、the last ones off the basketball court: * , but theyre also the first ones to get to the basketball court and the last ones to leave there.#31: the odds were good that I would have the same job: * I was quite likely to have the same job36: But if youre prepared, the pressure is on the other folks- t

3、he ones who havent done their homework. If you prepare for your own materials well, the pressure is not on you but on those who are not well-prepared.44: I shouldnt have: * I shouldnt have worried about having the 90-year-old man as my partnerLine 31-44# 40: But it takes no longer to prepare well fo

4、r one interview than to wander in half-prepared for five. the time you take to prepare well for one interview is not longer than the time you spend in preparing five half-prepared interview. the author tries to suggest that it s better to prepare well for interview rather than wasting your time in t

5、he half-prepared interviews.#47: I always like to work on my weaknesses. * I always like to give my attention to my weaknesses. 77: Most of the cabs are filthy, and almost all of them sport an impenetrable, bulletproof partition: * Most of the cabs are extremely dirty, and almost all of them fix mar

6、kedly a screen that is impossible for others to enter or for bullets to penetrate.Line 47-77#Line 85-10385: Be my guest: * Please help yourself to the newspapers; read them as you like94: Hes living proof that you can always shift the odds in your favor: * He is a good example, you can try to get th

7、e chance for success103: As we were taxiing down it: * As the jet moved slowly on a runway. Here “taxi” is used as a verb.#Useful Expressions Part OnePotential salespeople p1 可能成為營業(yè)員的人可能成為營業(yè)員的人Mock interview p4 模擬面試模擬面試Follow up p5 采取進(jìn)一步行動(dòng)采取進(jìn)一步行動(dòng)A prospective customer p6 可能的客戶可能的客戶# Part Two自己知道自己知道

8、 Notice the difference p8 俗話說俗話說 As the saying goes p8世界級音樂家世界級音樂家 A world-class musician p9 頂尖運(yùn)動(dòng)員頂尖運(yùn)動(dòng)員 A top athlete p9極有可能的是極有可能的是 The odds were good that p10一生中僅有的一次經(jīng)歷一生中僅有的一次經(jīng)歷 A once-in-a-lifetime experience p10 # Part Two事先做好準(zhǔn)備 Do ones homework p11追求；努力爭取 Go after p12交換場地 Switch sides p14練習(xí)自己的

9、弱點(diǎn) Work on ones weaknesses p14順便說一下 Incidentally p14發(fā)揮優(yōu)勢 Develop ones strengths p16# Part Two奇跡中的奇跡 Miracle of miracles p18嘗試 Take a crack at p19發(fā)令槍一響 At the gun p19實(shí)現(xiàn)你的目標(biāo) Accomplish your goals p20防彈隔離裝置 Bulletproof partition p21一份保證書 A mission statement p22爭取到成功的機(jī)會(huì) Shift the odds in ones favor p27

10、# Part ThreeIn the neighborhood of p28 大約大約Beyond anyones dreams p30 做夢也想不到的做夢也想不到的From ones standpoint p31 以某人的觀點(diǎn)來看以某人的觀點(diǎn)來看Make your own tracks p31 留下你自己的足跡留下你自己的足跡#Vocabularyinterview: 他正在接受一地方電視臺對他關(guān)于失業(yè)率的采訪。他正在接受一地方電視臺對他關(guān)于失業(yè)率的采訪。v. hold an interview with (someone) 2) question (someone) to discover

11、 their opinions or experience在一次調(diào)查研究中，被調(diào)查的女性中超在一次調(diào)查研究中，被調(diào)查的女性中超過一半的人都討厭過一半的人都討厭“家庭婦女家庭婦女”這一稱呼。這一稱呼。He was being interviewed by a local TV station about the rate of unemployment.In a survey more than half of the women interviewed hated the label “housewife”.interview: When she was still at school, sh

12、e had her first interview, for a part-time job in a restaurant.n. a meeting where a person is asked questions to decide whether he can take up a job 面試面試 2) a meeting where a person is asked questions to find out his/her actions, opinions, etc. 訪談訪談The film star agreed willingly to give an interview

13、 immediately after her wedding.Interview#Run. Potential - P 1.1 I run a manufacturing company with about 350 employees, and I often do the interviewing and hiring myself. I like talking to potential salespeople, because theyre our link to customers.Run: move swiftly; manage/operatePotential: latent

14、or possible exploit/fulfil/realize ones potential #Prospective - P 6.20 The answer to every question was the same: no. That left me with only one other question : How well prepared would this person be if he were to call on a prospective customer for us? I already knew the answer. Prospective: likel

15、y to become or be prospective mother-in-law / customer# apply endeavor - P 9.29The Michael Jordans of the world have talent, yes, but theyre also the first ones on and the last ones off the basketball court. The same preparation applies in every form of human endeavor. Apply: apply all her money to

16、her mortgage. apply myself to my studies. a rule that can apply to everyone. What I have said applies only to some of you. Endeavor: v. work hard to n. an attempt#Odd P 10.31 When I graduated from college, the odds were good that I would have the same job for the rest of my life. Odds: probability l

17、ikelihood Odd: 1. strange odd fish / How odd he is! 2.extra 30-odd guests / odd dollars left 3. incomplete pair odd stock / shoe 4. not even odd number by all odds: definitely, unquestionably #Barely (p12,39) Michael Jordan makes barely half of his field-goal attempts. Barely: just right 正好，恰好#Close

18、 - P 12.38 You wont get every job you go after. The best salespeople dont close every sale. Close: close friends, close relatives a close election, a close copy. close attention; close supervision. close a letter; close a bank account. close a deal.#Prove - P 18.61 Then one human proved the experts wrong. And, miracle of miracles, six weeks after Roger Bannister broke the four-minute mile, John Landy beat Bannisters time by nearly two