Abby: hi, my name's Abby. What's your name?
Colin: I'm colin. It's nice to meet you. What do you do?
A: I'm a freelance English teacher. How about you?
C: I'm in between jobs at the moment.
A: what kind of job are you looking for?
C: I'd like to find a job with flexible hours in the IT field.
A: have you ever thought about becoming a freelance IT consultant?
C: no. Is it difficult to find such a job?
A: not if you are good at net-working. Do you like to meet new people?
C: yes. I'm pretty out-going and friendly.
A: do you have experience in the IT field?
C: I have some. I worked in the IT department at a language school for four years in Spain.
A: do you speak Spanish?
C: yes, but not fluently.
A: that's OK. Have you sent your CV out to anyone yet?
C: I've sent my CV to dozens of companies but nobody has got back to me.
A: did you write a clear objective in your resume?
C: no, because I didn't know what I wanted to do.
A: I think you need to update your CV. Bring it over to my office tomorrow and I'll help you with it.
C: thanks, I will. I'll see you tomorrow then!
你好, 我叫艾比.你叫什么?
我叫柯林.很高兴认识你.你是做什么的?
我是个自由英语教师.你呢?
我目前赋闲.
你想找什么样的工作?
我想找份IT业的上班时间比较灵活的工作.
你有没有想过做个IT自由咨询顾问?
没想过. 找一份这样的工作很难吧?
不会,只要你擅长网络就行.你喜欢接触陌生人吗?
是的.我性格很外向,而且随和.
你有IT业的相关工作经验吗?
有的. 我在西班牙一所语言学校的IT部门工作过4年.
你会讲西班牙语吗?
会,但是不流利.
这没关系.你给公司发过简历吗?
我发了很多份简历,可是没一个地方回复我.
简历中求职意向写的明确吗?
不明确,因为我也不知道自己到底想干什么.
我觉得你需要改改你的简历了.明天把你的简历拿到我办公室来,我帮你看看吧.
谢谢,我会的.明天到时候见!
Freelance: earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization 特约的;自由职业(者)的
a freelance journalist
自由新闻工作者
freelance work
特约工作
Consultant: a person who knows a lot about a particular subject and is employed to give advice about it to other people 顾问 ~ (on sth)
a firm of management consultants
管理咨询公司
the President's consultant on economic affairs
总统的经济事务顾问
Objective: something that you are trying to achieve 目标;目的
the main/primary/principal objective
主要/首要/重要目标
to meet/achieve your objectives
达到/实现你的目标
You must set realistic aims and objectives for yourself.
你必须给自己确定切实可行的目的和目标.
The main objective of this meeting is to give more information on our plans.
这次会议的主要目的是进一步介绍我们的计划.
Update: to give sb the most recent information about sth; to add the most recent information to sth向…提供最新信息;给…增加最新信息
I called the office to update them on the day's developments.
我给办公室打电话告诉他们当天最新的发展.
Our records are regularly updated.
我们的记录定期更新.
