求职英语：轻松进外企 50应聘英文打字员

主试人玛丽测试应试人庄凌宇的打字速度，最后的测试结果令她十分满意。

Mary: May I help you?

Zhuang Lingyu: Yes, I'm looking for a job as a clerk typist in English.

Mary: I'm Mary Kelly. May I ask your name?

Zhuang Lingyu: My name is Zhuang Lingyu. How are you, Miss Kelly?

Mary: I'm glad to meet you, Mr. Zhuang. Sit down, please.

Zhuang Lingyu: Thank you, Miss Kelly.

Mary: What are your qualifications for being a clerk typist?

Zhuang Lingyu: I can type 120 words a minute and I take shorthand¹ at 80 words a minute.

Mary: Would you be willing to take a typing and shorthand test?

Zhuang Lingyu: Yes, I would.

(After testing)

Mary: Your typing and stenography² are pretty good. Would you be interested in applying for the job?

Zhuang Lingyu: Yes, I'd like to give it a try.

Mary: All right. You need to have an interview with our manager, Mr. McBride. Let's go to his office.

玛丽：我能帮你什么忙吗？

庄凌宇：是的，我正在找英文办事打字员的工作。

玛丽：我是玛丽?凯利，我能知道你的名字吗？

庄凌宇：我叫庄凌宇，你好，凯利小姐。

玛丽：很高兴见到你，庄先生，请坐。

庄凌宇：谢谢你，凯利小姐。

玛丽：你担任办事打字员的资格如何？

庄凌宇：我每分钟可以打120个字，而速度方面是每分钟80个字。

玛丽：你愿意接受打字和速记的测试吗？

庄凌宇：是的，我愿意。

（测试后）

玛丽：你打字和速记的速度都匪巢，你有兴趣申请这份工作吗？

庄凌宇：是的，我愿意试一试。

玛丽：很好，你必须和我们的经历麦克?布莱德面谈，让我们到他的办公室去。

1 shorthand   

n.速记，速记法

参考例句：

• The reporters took down the speech in shorthand.记者们迅速记下讲话的内容。
• Instead of writing her shorthand by hand,she could use a machine.她可以不用手，而使用一种带键盘的机器进行速记。

2 stenography   

n.速记，速记法

参考例句：

• Stenography is no longer a marketable skill.速记法已没有多大市场了。
• This job necessitated a knowledge of stenography and typewriting,which she soon acquired.这工作需要会速记和打字，她不久便学会了。