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 A:    Thanks for coming in today, did you have any trou-
        ble finding us? Please take a seat.

 B:    Thank you.

 A:     So, let’s get started; tell me a bit about your edu-
       cational background.

 B:     Sure! Well, I graduated with honors from Chester-
       ton University with a major in Business Adminis-
       tration, with a specialization in Information Man-
       agement, and I minored² in psychology³. I chose
       this course of study for two reasons: I wanted
       to gain some practical, marketable skills, which
       the information management track provided, and
       I also feel that interpersonal skills are essential for
       professional success, hence the minor¹ in psychol-
       ogy.

 A:    Interesting. And, your postgraduate⁴ studies?
 B:    Well, I am really passionate⁵ about consumer be-
       havior, so I pursued a master’s in that area. I also
       strive to keep my professional skills current, so
       I continuously attend seminars and conferences
       related management and customer service.

 A:    Very good. Now, tell me a little bit about your work
       experience. I see here that you previously⁶ worked
       at Oracle⁷.

 B:    Yeah, I worked as their customer support man-
       ager,  which brought me a breadth of experience
       in both client care, and process management.                   I
       supervised and coordinated⁸ the customer support
       team as well as implemented⁹ new strategies  to
       achieve better customer satisfaction.

 A:    Interesting...
 B:    Yes,in  this  position I was able to make some
       pretty significant contributions to the overall suc-
       cess of the company. With the different initiatives
       that we implemented, we lowered our churn rate
       to about five percent, which had a direct impact
       on revenue.
 

1 minor   

adj.较小(少)的，较次要的；n.辅修学科；vi.辅修

参考例句：

• The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
• I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。

2 minored   

v.[主美国英语]副修，选修，兼修( minor的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She majored in English and minored in education. 她主修英文，副修教育。 来自辞典例句
• With linguistics as my major, I minored in literature and French. 我主修语言学，辅修文学和法语。 来自互联网

3 psychology   

n.心理，心理学，心理状态

参考例句：

• She has a background in child psychology.她受过儿童心理学的教育。
• He studied philosophy and psychology at Cambridge.他在剑桥大学学习哲学和心理学。

4 postgraduate   

adj.大学毕业后的，大学研究院的；n.研究生

参考例句：

• I didn't put down that I had postgraduate degree.我没有写上我有硕士学位。
• After college,Mary hopes to do postgraduate work in law school.大学毕业后， 玛丽想在法学院从事研究工作。

5 passionate   

adj.热情的，热烈的，激昂的，易动情的，易怒的，性情暴躁的

参考例句：

• He is said to be the most passionate man.据说他是最有激情的人。
• He is very passionate about the project.他对那个项目非常热心。

6 previously   

adv.以前，先前（地）

参考例句：

• The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
• Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

7 oracle   

n.神谕，神谕处，预言

参考例句：

• In times of difficulty,she pray for an oracle to guide her.在困难的时候，她祈祷神谕来指引她。
• It is a kind of oracle that often foretells things most important.它是一种内生性神谕，常常能预言最重要的事情。

8 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

9 implemented   

v.实现( implement的过去式和过去分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• This agreement, if not implemented, is a mere scrap of paper. 这个协定如不执行只不过是一纸空文。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented. 如果不实施影响深远的改革，经济就面临崩溃的危险。 来自辞典例句