本文重点句有:
第二段,第四段,第八段,第十段,第十五段的第一句,第十六段
第一段:
1. The subject of today's talk is interviews.
today's 为所有格形式,英语中表示"时间、距离、量度等"的无生命名词也可以有所有格形式。
第二段:
1. The key words here are preparation and confidence, which will carry you far.
which引导非限制性定语从句,不可用that代替。which指代前面的名词preparation and confidence。
第三段:
1. Do your homework first.
此处homework指面试之前的准备工作。
第四段:
1. Find out all you can about the job you are applying for and the organization you hope to work for.
find out意思是"查明、了解、弄清楚";all后面有定语从句you can about the job … and the organization …,从句引导词that被省略;注意:all后面若需要关系代词,该用that,不可使用which!另外,the job后面也有定语从句you are applying for,the organization后面的定语从句是you hope to work for,这两个定语从句前面都省略了which / that;apply for意为"申请"。apply 的用法有:apply for(申请)、apply to(适用于)、apply sth to sth(把…应用于…)。
第五段:
1. Many of the employers I interviewed made the same criticism of candidates.
I interviewed是定语从句,修饰前面的employers。
2. "They have no idea what the day to day work of the job brings about.
what 引导的是idea的同位语从句;若将have no idea替换为don't know,意思不变,但what从句则成了宾语从句;bring about = lead to = result in = give birth to(带来、引起、导致)
3. They have vague notions of 'furthering the company's prospects' or of 'serving the community', but have never taken the trouble to find out the actual tasks they will be required to do."
take the trouble to do sth意思是"不辞劳苦、费力、下功夫(做某事)";find out意思是"查明、了解、弄清楚"(在第四段出现过);they will be required to do是定语从句,前面省略了which / that,修饰the actual tasks。
第六段:
1. Do not let this be said of you.
Do not let this be said of you. 意思是"不要让人们这样评价你。"句中be said是被动结构,该句可改写为:Do not let people say this of you. 其中say sth of sb意思是"对某人作…的评论/评价";let作谓语时,宾语后面的补足语的不定式符号"to"必须省略!类似于动词let的用法的动词总共是11个:see, look at, watch, observe, notice, hear, listen to, let, have, make, feel。再如:
I saw him go upstairs.
He had me buy a book for him.
2. It shows an unattractive indifference to your employer and to your job.
名词indifference与介词to 搭配。其形容词形式indifferent同样与介词to 搭配。
第七段:
1. Take the time to put yourself into the interviewer's place.
put oneself into sb's place意思是"设身处地替某人想想"。
2. He wants somebody who is hard-working with a pleasant personality and a real interest in the job.
who引导的是定语从句,修饰somebody;名词interest与介词in搭配,其形容词形式interested同样与介词to 搭配。
第八段:
1. Anything that you find out about the prospective employer can be used to your advantage during the interview to show that you have bothered to master some facts about the people who you hope to work for.
that you … employer是定语从句,修饰anything;注意:此处关系代词不可使用which!在以下5种情况下,关系代词只能使用that,而不能使用which:
1) something, anything, everything, nothing + that
2) 最高级 + n. + that
3) 序数词 + n. + that
4) all + that
5) little, any, no, only, last, next + n. +that
to one's advantage意思是"对某人有利";to show … 是不定式短语,充当目的状语;bother后面可加介词about或不定式to do sth搭配。
第九段
1. Write down (and remember) the questions you want to ask the interviewer(s) so that you are not speechless when they invite your questions.
该句是一复合句,主句为"Write down … the interviewer(s)",从句是"so that … your questions",so that引导的是目的状语从句;在主句结构中,宾语the questions后面有定语从句"you want to ask the interviewer(s)",该从句前面省略了which或that;so that引导的从句也是复合句,其中you are not speechless是主句,when they invite your questions是时间状语从句。
2. Make sure that holidays and pay are not the first things you ask about.
make sure that意思是"确信、务必做到、保证",that后接宾语从句,you ask about是定语从句,修饰things,该从句前面省略了that,此处不可使用which,因为things前面有first(序数词)修饰。
3. If all your questions have been answered during the interview, reply: "In fact, I did have several questions, but you have already answered them all."
该句主句为祈使句reply: "In fact, … them all",动词reply的宾语是直接引语;in fact等于actually,意思是"事实上、实际上"。
第十段:
1. Do not be afraid to ask for clarification of something that has been said during the interview if you want to be sure what was implied, but do be polite.
本段仅一个句子,该句是并列句,第一分句是"Do not be … what was implied",第二分句是"do be polite",两者之间以but连接;第一分句是复合句,主句是"Do not be … the interview",if后面引导了条件状语从句;而主句和从句又是复合句,在主句中,that引导了定语从句,修饰something,此处that不可改为which,因为先行词是something;在从句中,what引导了宾语从句,充当sure的宾语。
第十一段:
1. Just before you go to the interview, look again at the original advertisement that you answered, any correspondence from your prospective employer, photocopies of your letter of application or application form and your resume.
本段仅一个句子,just before you go to the interview是时间状语从句,主句是祈使句look again at … your resume,主句较长,look at的宾语是几个并列名词:the original advertisement, any correspondence, photocopies …
1. Then you will remember what you said and what they want.
what you said和what they want是两个并列的宾语从句,同时作remember的宾语。
2. This is very important if you have applied for many jobs in a short time as it is easy to become confused and give an impression of inefficiency.
confused作表语,意思是:"混淆、糊涂",当表示"令人困惑的、令人迷惑的"时,须使用confusing。
改错:第二时段第二句中:go though 改为 go through