英语口语面试（四）：教育背景

第4章：教育背景

1） What degree will you receive?
你将拿到什么学位？

2） I will receive a Bachelor’s degree.
我将获得学士学位。

3） How about your academic records at college?
你大学的成绩如何？

4） I have been doing quite well at college.
我在大学时学习很好。

5） My specialization at the university is just in line with the areas your institute deals with.
我在大学所学的专业和你们研究所所涉及的范围刚好对口。

6） I was one of the top students in the class.
我是班里最优秀的学生之一。

7） Which course did you like best?
你最喜欢哪门课程？

CONVERSATIONS 会话
（A=Applicant I=Interviewer）
Dialogue 1
I: Which school are you attending?
A: I am attending Hebei University of Technology.
I: When will you graduate from that university?
A: This coming July.
I: What degree will you receive?
A: I will receive a Bachelor?s degree.
I: What is your major?
A: My major is Business Administration.
I: How have you been getting on with your studies so far？
A: I have been doing quite well at college. According to the academic records I?ve achieved so far, I am confident that I will get my Bachelor of Business Administration this coming July.
I: How do you think the education you?ve received will contribute to your work in this institution？
A: I have already learned a lot in the classroom and I hope to be able to make practical use of it in your company. My specialization at the university is just in line with the areas your institute deals with. I am sure I can apply what I have learned to the work in your institute.

Dialogue 2
I: Which university did you graduate from?
A: I graduated from Hebei University.
I: What subject did you major in at university?
A: I majored in Economics.
I: Tell me about the courses of your major in university.
A: I take more than 50 courses in university, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, marketing principles, sales management, statistics, and so on.
I: How did you get on with your studies in university?
A: I did well in university. I was one of the top students in the class.
I: What subject did you minor in?
A: I didn?t minor in any subject when I was in university, but I attended English and computer courses. And I am currently studying finance in a training school.

Dialogue 3
I: Have you received any degrees?
A: Yes. In 1996 I received my Bachelor of Science degree from Hebei University, and in 2001 I received my MBA degree from Peking University.
I: How about your academic records at college?
A: In fact my records were excellent. My overall GPA was 9 on a 10 scale, which was the highest in my class.
I: That?s very impressive. Which course did you like best?
A: English. It was both interesting and useful, so I showed a great interest in it.
I: Can you tell me why you changed your major when you were a graduate student?
A: Because I am very interested in administration and I did take some courses in it. I also performed well in the subjects. Hence I believe that I can do a good job in this position.
I: Did you get any honors and awards at college?
A: Yes. I was awarded a scholarship from the university every year. In 1995 I participated in the National Contest of Maths Models and I won the prize.

I: 你有获得学位吗？
A: 有，1996年我在河北大学获得了理学学士学位，2001年在北京大学获得了工商管理硕士学位。
I: 你大学时学习成绩如何？
A: 事实上我每门课都非常优秀，我的总平均成绩按10分制是9分，是班里最高的。
I: 那可真不错哦。你最喜欢哪门课程？
A: 英语。因为这门课既有趣又实用，我对它很感兴趣。
I: 那你能告诉我你读研究生时为什么要换专业吗？
A: 因为我对管理非常感兴趣，而且我也学过这方面的课程，而且成绩非常好。因此，我相信我能做好这个职位。
I: 你大学时获得过荣誉和奖励吗？
A: 获得过。每年我都获得学校奖学金，在1995年我参加了国家数学建模考试，并得了奖。

major 主修课；主修的；主修 degree 学位
bachelor 文理学士 contribute 贡献
minor in 辅修 academic 学术的
impressive 给人深刻印象的 honor 荣誉
award 奖励 scholarship 奖学金
在回答提问时要注意投其所好，比如对方问你“What course do you like best?”，这时你最好回答和所应聘公司相关的科目，这会让他留下你很有潜力的印象。
注意几个关键的词语：degree（学位）、subject（科目）、department（系）、Bachelor?s degree（学士学位）、major（主修）、minor（辅修）。
1) Which school are you attending?
in
from
你在哪个学校读书？
你是哪个学校的？
你来自哪个学校？

2) I will receive a Bachelor?s degree.
a Master?s degree
a Doctoral degree

我将获得 学士学位。
硕士学位
博士学位

3) I majored in economics.
industrial design
history
sociology

我主修 经济学。
工业设计
历史学
社会学

4) How about your academic records at college?
grades
scores
school report card

你在大学时成绩如何？

5) Which subject do you like best ?
better
least
你 最喜欢 哪门课程？
比较喜欢
最不喜欢