orphan英语流利说 定制学(全) Level5 Unit3 Part1

2021年1月9日发(作者：颜梅华)
Level5 Unit3 Part1
Listening seeking a change
Sam Malone has been working at the Ace Express for the past 6 years.
Ace is shipping company based in Hong Kong.
It ships the dangerous chemical to all parts of the world.
Last year, Sam was promoted to Vice president.
Along with the promotion, he was given a beautiful office. He was also given
a 20% raise in salary.

Sam is well-respected within the company and he likes his co-workers.
However, he wants to take on new challenges and is looking for a change.
If he stays at Ace, he doesn’t see any change of another promotion.
He is also beginning to worry about the company’s future.
He thinks that there is high probability that the company will be acquired.
If that happens, he may lose his job.
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Last month, he started looking for a new job.
According to his research, about 40% of jobs are found through
acquaintances.
So, the first thing he did was to contact his closest friends.
He let them know that he was looking for something new.
Many of his friend acquaintances in a shipping business, but some have
moved in other industries.
He also checked out several companies on the internet and updated his
resume.

Listening preparing for an interview
This morning, Sam got a message from a company based in Japan.
It’s a medical supply company that wants to expand its business to China.
They have a small office in Hong Kong and will be conducting interview next
week.
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Sam is interested in learning more about the company, so he replied to their
message and set up an interview. Even if it doesn’t work out, it will be a
learning experience for him.
In planning for the interview, Sam has made some notes about what to do
at an interview.
First, he needs to be well-prepared.
He needs to know as much as we can about the company, including its
history.
He also needs to know how to present himself, including his appearance
and body language.
It has been years since his was last interviewed, so he needs to prepare to
answer some questions about himself.
For example, he needs to be able to explain what’s on his resume,
including his strength and skills. And in any interview situation, it’s
important to look right and behave appropriately.
He doesn’t want to give a bad first impression.
For example, he should be careful not to talk too much.
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That means he should stay focus and keeps his comment short.
Throughout the interview, he should observe the facial expression and make
eye contact.
It’s going to be important to listen carefully to what they say and keep
things as relaxed as possible. He needs to remind himself that he is also
interviewing them.
He may find that their company isn’t right for him.
Therefore, he should be ready to ask them questions, especially about their
expectations.
In an interview like this, both sides have the same concern.
They don’t want to make the wrong choice.

It’s important that he wear the appropriate clothes to the interview.
Even if they want to hire him, the job may not be what he is looking for.

Vocabulary attitudes
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1. Relaxed: to be calm and at peace, not anxious or tense.
She was trying to relax but then she got a call from her boss.
He hasn’t relaxed for a long time so he was exhausted and difficult to be
around.
If she doesn’t find time to relax, she’s going to damage her health.
It used to be that people could relax at home, but now they are still working,
even in bed.
2. Arrogant: to have exaggerated the sense of one’s importance or abilities,
the opposite of modest. I wasn’t impressed by her arrogant attitude.
Sometimes the rich and powerful can be very arrogant and greedy.
Everyone was happy to see him make a fool of himself because he’s
usually so arrogant.
People are worried because her arrogance is leading her to take too many
risks.
3. Prejudiced: to have negative feeling towards something without good
reason or experience.
She has a prejudice against people who come from the countryside.
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As a company, we don’t allow prejudice of any kind, including race or
religion differences.
I think he has a prejudice against strong women, so he refuses to work for a
woman manager.
We can’t trust their research because their data is obviously prejudiced in
their favor.
4. Neutral: to be without prejudice and not take sides.
We expect the judge of the trial to be neutral, and allow both sides to
present their evidence to the jury. The refugees in a match need to be
neutral, so that the game is fair.
The talks between the two countries are being held in a neutral location.
It isn’t easy to stay neutral because my boss wants me to rejects the new
policy.
5. Proper or appropriate: the way we are supposed to be.
That kind of language isn’t appropriate in the situation because it
doesn’t show respect.
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