Gordon is very unhappy because his parents demand too much of him.
demand: ask/request
READING
(Grammar文法: Imperative Mood祈使命令句)
What would you like to do after
you graduate from (your) high
school? (You) Apply to a college? (You)
Find a part-time or full-time job? Either way, you will probably have to go to an interview. How
well you do in an
interview may determine whether
you are accepted by
a school or hired by a company. Therefore, it is
important (for you) to learn interview skills as early as possible.
轉折詞
(Transitional Adverbs)
1. Either way (: Anyway), …
2. Therefore (: Thus/Hence/As a result), …
3. …as early as possible.
= as early as you can.
連接詞
(Conjunction)
1.What would you like to do
____
(after/whether) you graduate
from your high school.
2.…whether…or…
動詞
1. would like to V
2. graduate from… 3. apply to a school
4. apply for a job
5. go to (: attend) an interview
6. learn interview skills
子句當S單, 其後動詞III單
How well you do in an interview
may determine …
子句當受詞,
前面是及物動詞 Vt
How well …in an interview
may determine whether (: if= whether…or not)
you are accepted by a school
or
(you are) hired by a company (: firm).
Synonyms:
1. hire/hired/hired = take/took/taken + on = employed
…(you are) hired by a company.
= … taken on by a company.
= …employed by a firm.
Here are some (: a few) tips
[that S. may help (to) ensure (: assure/secure)
(that O. you have a successful interview)].
2. A manager has the power to hire and fire a clerk in a bank.
|
1. (You)Make
a good first impression on
the interviewers. Never (> Don't) be late for an interview. If (it is) possible (for you), arrive at the interview
place a few minutes early. Also, make sure (that) you dress appropriately to show that you are taking the interview seriously. During (: In the time of) an interview, (you) sit with
your back straight and (with your) feet on the floor. Try (: Attempt/Aim/Plan/Manage/Intend)
to (wear a ) smile and make eye contact with the
interviewer. This makes you look sincere (: honest with people
around you) and confident (: sure) (of yourself). Now, you are ready (: all-set/well-prepared) to answer (: reply to/respond to) the
interviewer’s questions! |
動詞
1. be late for the interview 面談遲到
2. arrive at : reach; get to 抵達
arrive home/reach home/get home
arrive here/reach here/get here
arrive there/reach there/get there
get /got/got
3. make sure that S+ V= assure/ensure that clause 確定
Make sure that you will be on time for the field trip.
Otherwise, don't sign up for (: enroll/register/registre 註冊; 報名) the field trip.
4. make sure of + N: be sure of N
Be sure of the scheduled time.
5. dress appropriately(: suitably/properly) 穿著得體地
ex. To dress appropriately for an interview
will make a good impression on the employers or interviewers.
6. be meant for: 適合
be proper for; <=> be improper for
be fit for; <=> be unfit for
be suitable for <=> be unsuitable for
be appropriate for <=> be inappropriate for
適合
7. attempt to V 嘗試去做
8. make sb. look sincere and confident
be sincere: be honest
be confident: be sure
9. are ready to V...
Are you ready to go to the movies?
10. are ready for N
Are you ready (: well-prepared/all set) for the game?
10. answer ...questions
轉折副詞 (Transitional Adverb):
此外; 還有;
Also, ...
Plus,...
Besides,...
On top of that, ...
Additionally,...
In addition (to V-ing...),...
Moreover, ...
Furthermore,...
...; moreover, ...
...; furthermore,...
...; what's more, ...
... conj. ...
Conj. ..., ...
*** ..., fanboys ...
...with your back straight and with your feet on the floor
Try to smile and make eye contact ...
This makes you look sincere and confident (of yourself).
子句當S單, 其後動詞III單
子句當受詞, 前面是及物動詞 Vt (make sure & show)
Also, make sure
[(that) you dress appropriately to
show(: reveal/display/indicate
(that) you are taking the interview seriously].
B5U6 Tips for a Successful Interview
Note:
tip: 小費; 給小費; 物體尖端; 訣竅
top: 物體頂端; on top of the mountain 在山頂上
ex. There used to be a church on the top of
the mountain.
succeed: v. make
it
success: achievement; 成功(的事)
inter-
intersection 十字路口
view:
v. 視; 看
n.
a perspective;
a view-point;
a point of view
interview:
n. 面談 v. 接受面談
p. 129
1. graduate v. 畢業 to ____ (compete/complete)
one’s academic studies
at a school.
All of you will
graduate from the school this June.
May your dream of entering an ideal college come true this August.
Most of you will go to college this September. Strive for your goal.
Break a leg. (: Good luck to you.)
Note:
(1)
this + 月份名稱 這個月; 今年幾月
January, February, March, April, May and June
July, and August, September, October, November, Decemeber
(2) in + 月份名稱
n. 畢業生
All of you will be graduates of the school
this June.
n. a graduate school 研究所
Will you leave the college and
go to (: attend) the graduate school for advanced
study?
Emily is a recent (: latest) college ___ (graduate/graduation)
in math, and she is looking
for (: is searching for/is seeking) a job in her ___(field/wield/yield) of mathemetics. Emily beg
(去-e + -ation) graduation 畢業 + from …
Ex.
Troy is going (: about) to graduate from senior high school ___ (今年: next/this) June
and will g___ ___ (: attend) college in September.
Cf. intend to/aim
to/plan to/try to/attempt to/manage to + Vr
Pretending to be sick is not a proper attitude
toward learning.
contend/contest/compete + in some sports events
with rivals/competitors/opponents
for the gold/silver/cooper medal
2. A ___ (college/colleague) is a place in which (: where)
people can study for ___
(a pay raise/a degree) after high school. However, a university
consists of (: is made
up of/contains/includes/covers) 3 colleges in general.
Amanda now ____ (teach/teaches/taught) art at a local college.
Cf.
colleague: co-worker 同事; 共事的人
3. hire/employ: take on
The boss (: employer) pays a secretary (秘書)
to help take care of (: deal with/tackle/handle) his paperwork and arrange meetings.
Cf.
a meeting => a conference => a convention
a formal or an official meeting => a big conference
4. (選一錯)
To ___ (insure/assure/ensure/ascertain/make certain) that + 子句
something is done (: finished) or will happen (: take place; occur).
確定 v.
be sure that + 子句
Be sure that you will arrive at the interview on time.
make sure that
ensure that
make certain that
assure that
My brother called me (up) to ensure that
I didn't forget our mother's birthday
this Saturday (本週六).
be sure of your arrival on time
make sure of
make certain of
5. appropriately: suitable/properly
Be sure to Vr...
Be sure to dress appropriately for the important meeting tomorrow.
cf.
Be bound to ...
Be destined to...
This adverb ___ (appropriate/appropriately)
is used for saying
that an action is right (: correct), suitable (: fit/proper/appropriate),
or acceptable for
a particular (: specific or special) purpose 目的 (: aim/goal/objective) or situation.
ex.
This movie (: film) is not appropriate for children because it is too violent.
This film is not proper/fit/suitable for kids on account that or as it is full of violence.
This movie is inappropriate/unfit/improper/unsuitable
for kids as it is full of violence.
appropriation
6. ___ (A department/An apartment)
is one of the major (: main/chief) sections (區塊; 分區)
of a university, government or company, while (: but/whereas/;)
___ (a department/an apartment) is one section of a building in a community.
ex.
Duncan works in the finance ___ (apartment/department/departure) of
the large ____ (companion/company/community).
cf.
depart: 前往 leave/exit/quit
departure n.
7. display
The word "display" as a verb can mean either "to demonstrate/to show"
"a quality (特質), feeling (: emotion), or an attitude (態度)
by how one behaves,
or "to show (or exhibit) something or put it in a place for people to see it easily."
(1) demonstrate; show
Mandy displayed (: showed/demonstrated) a talent (: gift) for dancing
at a young age => while (she was) young.
The musician ___ (begin/began/begun)
to display (: demonstrate) a talent for music
at an early age (: while she or he was little).
(2) display/exhibit: to show something or put it in a place for people to see it easily
Some local artists' paintings (: A few local artists' paintings)
will be displayed (: will be shown/will be demonstrated/will be exhibited)
in the museum next week.
確保: assure/guard/secure
4.
