高考專家指導(dǎo):香港高校英語(yǔ)面試注意事項(xiàng)(2)
2012-06-24 09:59:11祝云天新浪博客文章作者:祝云天
四、個(gè)人性格
例8:What are your strengths? How do they help you?(你有什么強(qiáng)項(xiàng)?它們對(duì)你有何幫助?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
可以列幾項(xiàng)你的優(yōu)點(diǎn)和強(qiáng)項(xiàng),但要注意不能口若懸河地說(shuō)一大堆,那樣驕傲的心態(tài)顯露無(wú)遺。很謙虛、中肯地說(shuō)幾條優(yōu)點(diǎn)更符合中國(guó)面試?yán)蠋煹囊。但是說(shuō)完全沒(méi)有優(yōu)點(diǎn)也是不行的,實(shí)在想不出什么有特色的,可以說(shuō)說(shuō)比較勤奮或謙虛吧。
Possible answer:
Well,I'm very motivated,I've got a strong desire to succeed, andI'm always ready and willing to learn new information and skills.
我積極性高、強(qiáng)烈渴望成功,愿意并時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備學(xué)習(xí)新信息和新技術(shù)。
I work well under pressure.When there is a deadline, I can focus on the task at hand and structure my study schedule well.
在有壓力的情況下我也能很好地工作。當(dāng)有最后完成期限時(shí),我能集中精力完成手頭上的任務(wù),并能合理安排學(xué)習(xí)計(jì)劃。
例9: What is your greatest weakness?(你最大的缺點(diǎn)是什么?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
這是個(gè)難題。你得提出一個(gè)實(shí)際上是強(qiáng)項(xiàng)的弱點(diǎn),保證始終都提到你如何嘗試改進(jìn)這一弱點(diǎn)。
如果可能的話,避免直接回答該問(wèn)題。提出一個(gè)弱點(diǎn)只會(huì)引出"既然你知道這個(gè)弱點(diǎn),那你為何沒(méi)有采取措施加以改正呢?"這樣的反應(yīng)。但是沒(méi)有人是完美的,也就是說(shuō)不可能沒(méi)有缺點(diǎn),因此一個(gè)慣用的方法是提出一個(gè)積極的弱點(diǎn),例如"我太執(zhí)著或我抱負(fù)太大";"我是一個(gè)完美主義者";"我對(duì)自己要求過(guò)于嚴(yán)格";"我是一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)狂,不知道休息";卮饐(wèn)題時(shí)一定要誠(chéng)懇,不要油嘴滑舌,否則你會(huì)在不知不覺(jué)中暴露自己的弱點(diǎn)。
Possible answer:
I'm always ready to acquire new knowledge and adapt my methods to become better at what I do.If I become aware of a weakness in my knowledge base or in the way I perform my duties, I would do my best to fill that gap whether through hardworking or directly learning from my classmates. To some extent,I'm a perfectionist and I want to be the best.
我時(shí)刻準(zhǔn)備獲取新知識(shí),并改進(jìn)方法以更好地學(xué)習(xí)。一旦發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的知識(shí)庫(kù)或完成任務(wù)的方式存在缺陷,無(wú)論是通過(guò)更努力的工作還是直接向其他同學(xué)學(xué)習(xí),我都會(huì)盡最大努力彌補(bǔ)那個(gè)缺陷。從某種程度上說(shuō),我是一個(gè)完美主義者,并且要求做到最好。
例10:Are you competitive? Is that good or bad?(你競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)強(qiáng)嗎?競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)強(qiáng)是好還是不好?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
該問(wèn)題不好回答,因?yàn)楦?jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)是個(gè)既積極又消極的品質(zhì)。幾乎所有取得成功的人士都高度贊揚(yáng)適度競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)的好處。你回答時(shí)也應(yīng)如此,但不要太過(guò)分。競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)過(guò)強(qiáng)的學(xué)生有時(shí)會(huì)很難與同學(xué)和睦相處。
Possible answer :
I'm quite a competitive person, but not overly so.I'd say the person I compete with most is myself. I work hard to achieve the goals and targets I set for myself.
我是個(gè)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)意識(shí)很強(qiáng)的人,但不是那種太過(guò)分的人。我認(rèn)為我與之競(jìng)爭(zhēng)最多的那個(gè)人是我自己。我努力學(xué)習(xí)以實(shí)現(xiàn)我為自己定下的目標(biāo)。
例11:Do you like to be praised? Why?(你喜歡被表?yè)P(yáng)嗎?為什么?)
Do you like to be criticized? Why?(你喜歡被批坪?jiǎn)?為什么?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
面試官想知道你是否需要經(jīng)常性的贊揚(yáng)和關(guān)注以激勵(lì)自己;或想知道你是否是一個(gè)能動(dòng)性強(qiáng)的人,會(huì)不會(huì)在沒(méi)有受到經(jīng)常關(guān)注的情況下自行取得進(jìn)步。面試官想知道你是否能夠接納他人的觀點(diǎn)和建議。該問(wèn)題與你的可管理性和溝通技能有關(guān)。
Possible answer:
It's nice to be praised but it's certainly not something I rely on to motivate me.If I'm praised it means that I must have done the right thing. But often some constructive criticism is more helpful.It's an invaluable way to learn what I'm doing wrong and to find out how to improve.
受到贊揚(yáng)固然很好,但是別人的贊揚(yáng)當(dāng)然并不是賴以激勵(lì)我前進(jìn)的動(dòng)力。如果我被表?yè)P(yáng)了,這證明我做對(duì)了事情。但是有時(shí)建設(shè)性的批評(píng)意見(jiàn)更有幫助。那是我了解哪里做得不好并且求得進(jìn)步的寶貴辦法。
例12:
What type of people do you find difficult to get along with?(你覺(jué)得哪種類型的人難以相處?)
【思路點(diǎn)拔】
若問(wèn)到你跟其他同學(xué)相處得如何,此時(shí)的答案最好是很融洽。如果你過(guò)去與同學(xué)相處得不好,你需要分析一下這些不良感覺(jué)產(chǎn)生的原因,并予以清除。無(wú)論你在哪個(gè)學(xué)校讀書(shū),你都將與形形色色的同學(xué)打交道。同周圍的每一個(gè)人相處愉快非常重要。交際能力在現(xiàn)代社會(huì)中必不可少,你應(yīng)該有能力與每個(gè)人友好相處。
Possible answer:
I'm a very communicative person. I enjoy being around people and I get along very well with people of all kinds. I don't think there's any type of people that I don't get along with well.
我是一個(gè)善于交際的人,我喜歡和周圍的人打交道。我和各種人都相處得很好。我并不認(rèn)為有我相處不來(lái)的人。
五、人生規(guī)劃
例 13:Why do you choose our school?(為什么選擇我校?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
大多數(shù)情況下,誠(chéng)實(shí)地回答就行了。要避免諸如"因?yàn)槲衣?tīng)說(shuō)這里有盛大的晚會(huì)"或"想遠(yuǎn)離父母"的明顯失言。強(qiáng)調(diào)你選大學(xué)所具有的優(yōu)勢(shì)就行了。因此面試前先了解一下所報(bào)學(xué)校的基本情況,如海內(nèi)外聲譽(yù)、校訓(xùn)、著名校友等等。提到那么一兩點(diǎn)就會(huì)讓面試?yán)蠋煂?duì)你有一種親切感。
Possible answer,
First, I like the City of Beijing.Especially after the 0lympic Games, our capital became more beautiful. As is known to all, Tsinghua University is one of the top universities worldwide and is regarded as the kingdom of academy.Many distinguished scholars are from your university. You have the advanced teaching facilities and reference resources. In addition, graduates from Tsinghua are bound to have more chances to find rewarding jobs.
首先,我喜歡北京這個(gè)城市。特別是在奧運(yùn)會(huì)之后,我們的首都變得更漂亮了。眾所周知,清華大學(xué)是世界知名的大學(xué)之一,被認(rèn)為是學(xué)術(shù)王國(guó)。許多著名的學(xué)者都是從貴校畢業(yè)的。你們有先進(jìn)的教學(xué)設(shè)備和參閱資料。另外,從清華畢業(yè)的學(xué)生將來(lái)有更多的機(jī)會(huì)可以找到很好的工作。
例14: How do you measure success?(你如何衡量成功?)
【思路點(diǎn)撥】
對(duì)于不同的人,成功意味著不同的東西。你可以談一個(gè)你崇拜的名人是如何從困境中戰(zhàn)勝一切阻力,最后獲得成功的。你認(rèn)為像他那種性質(zhì)的人就是成功的。也可以談?wù)勛约旱睦硐。面試宮主要是想知道你是不是一個(gè)有生活斗志的人,是否渴望成功。
Possible answer:
I measure my own personal success by how well I've achieved the goals set by myself. I feelI've been successful to date - I attended my high school of choice and was always a top student in the class. The key to being successful is to set challenging yet attainable goals, and always remain focused on what you hope to achieve. My current goal is to succeed at this interview.
我通過(guò)檢查對(duì)自己所定目標(biāo)的完成情況來(lái)衡量我的個(gè)人成功。我認(rèn)為到目前為止我一直成功一一我上了自己選的中學(xué),一直是班上的優(yōu)等生。成功的關(guān)鍵在于設(shè)定有挑戰(zhàn)但可以實(shí)現(xiàn)的目標(biāo),并始終把精力集中于你希望達(dá)到的目標(biāo)上。我現(xiàn)在的目標(biāo)是在這次面試中取得成功。