Interviewer：
Why don`t you begin by telling me something about yourself?
你就从谈谈你自己开始吧!
Applicant：
What do you want to know?
你想知道些什么?
Interviewer：
The usual, you know, something about your background and experience and anything personal that you feel is pertinent.
一般的情况，你的背景啦、经历和你觉得任何与此有关的个人情况。
Applicant：
Well, I was born in Shanghai and went to school there, right up through college. My father is a lawyer, and my mother is a teacher.
好吧。我出生在上海，在那儿上学，一直到大学毕业。我父亲是个律师，母亲是个教师。
Interviewer：
Sounds as if you come from a professional family.
这么说你出自于一个职业家庭。
Applicant：
That`s right. One of my sisters is a doctor and the other one teaches at a university.
是的。我姐姐是医生，另一个姐在大学任教。
Interviewer：
What made you decide to get into computers?
是什么让你决定搞计算机这一行的?
Applicant：
Oh, nothing in particular, I guess. I always liked mathematics and tinkering with machines.
我想没什么特殊的原因。我一向喜欢数学和摆弄机器。
Interviewer：
Now what about your experience? How long have you been working with computers?
那再谈谈你的经历吧。你干计算机这行有多久了?
Applicant：
More than five years now. After I did my engineering degree, I began to specialize in computer technology and I even had my own company for a while.
五年多了。读完工程学位后，我就开始专攻计算机技术，甚至有段时间我还建立了自己的公司。
Interviewer：
It certainly sounds impressive. Why don`t you have your credentials sent to me and I`ll show them to the board? We`ll probably get back to you in a week.
这真不错。你何不把你的证件寄给我，我拿给董事会看看?一个星期之内，我们可能会和你联系。
Applicant：
Thanks very much.
非常感谢。
对话讲解：
sounds as if 听上去似乎
It sounds as if you have caught cold .
听上去你似乎得了感冒。
decide to do 决定做
The boy decided not to become a sailor.
那孩子决定将来不当水手。
in particular 特别，尤其
He studies in particular the fishes of the Indian Ocean.
他专门研究印度洋的鱼类。
specialize in 专攻;专门研究
That doctor specializes in children's illnesses.
那位医生专门研究儿科疾病。