Lesson 16．About Your Skills 关于个人技能
Key sentence
25l. Have you any experience with a computer?
你有使用电脑的经验吗?
252. Do you use a computer?
你会操作电脑吗？
253. Can you take shorthand?
你会速记吗？
254. Can you dictate?
你会笔录吗？
255. How are your typing skills?
你打字技巧如何？
256. Did any of your previous positions require typing?
你以前的职务中有没有需要打字的？
257. I have approximately three years experience using a computer.
我有大约三年操作电脑的经验。
258. I type 65 words per minute.
我每分钟打65个字。
259. I''ve been typing for a good many years.
我打字已多年了。
260. I''ve learned shorthand but have no experience.
我学过速记，但没有经验。
261. Yes, ma''am. I can take dictation.
是的，女士，我会笔录。
262. Which computer software do you know?
你懂得哪些电脑软件程序？
263. Page Maker and Microsoft Word.
电脑排版及Word文字系统软件。
264. Can you drive?
你会开车吗？
265. I have a driver''s license.
你会开车吗？
266. What certificates of technical qualifications have you obtained?
你有何种技术资格证书？
267. I''ve receive a Business English Certificate.
我有商务英语证书。
268. I''ve got an Associate Professor''s Qualification Certificate.
我获得了副教授资格证书。
Dialogue A
(I = Interviewer A = Applicant)
I: How are your typing skills?
A: I''ve been typing for a good many years.
I: How many words do you type per minute?
A: I type 65 words per minute.
I: Can you dictate?
A: Yes, ma''am. I can take dictation.
I: Do you take shorthand?
A: Yes, I take shorthand pretty fast.
I: Have you any experience with a computer?
A: I have approximately three years experience using a computer.
I: What kind of computers are you experienced in?
A: I''m experienced in IBM-PC, Compact and Great Wall computers.
I: What kind of software do you have working knowledge of?
A: I have working knowledge of WINDOWS and DOS.
I: What certificates of technical qualifications have you received?
A: I''ve received a Computer Operator''s Qualification Certificate.
I: Can you drive?
A: I''m learning now.
Dialogue B
I: Did any of your previous positions require typing?
A: Yes, but I can''t type very quickly.
I: How many words can you type per minute?
A: I type about 4o words per minute.
I: How are your dictating skills?''
A: I can take dictation in English at 10O words per minute.
I: Do you take shorthand?
A: I''ve learned shorthand but have no experience.
I: What certificates of technical qualifications have you obtained?
A: I''ve received a Business English Certificate.
I: Do you have a driver''s license?
A: Yes, I have.
I: Which computer software do you know?
A: Page Maker and Microsoft Word.
Notes 注释
1. I''m experienced in IBM-PC, Compact and Great Wall computers.
我熟悉IBM－PC，COMPACT和长城电脑。
2. What kind of software do you have working knowledge of?
你对何种电脑软件具有应用知识？
3. How are your dictating skills?
你的笔录速度如何？
4. I can take dictation in English at 100 words per minute.
我能用英语笔录每分钟100个单词。
Words and Expressions
shorthand n．速记
dictate v．笔录
per minute 每分钟
software n．软件
license n．执照
qualification n．资格，合格证明
Associate Professor n．副教授
ma''am (madam之略写形式) n．夫人，女士