参加面试 · Going to a Job Interview
Cānjiā miànshì — Waiting, questions, and a polite goodbye.
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今天我去一家公司面试。
Today I went to a company for an interview.
我七点就起床了。
I got up at seven.
我穿了最好的衣服。
I wore my best clothes.
面试的地方离我家有点远。
The interview location was a bit far from home.
我提前一个小时出门。
I left an hour early.
到了公司,我在前台等了十分钟。
At the company I waited ten minutes at the front desk.
然后面试官叫我进办公室。
Then the interviewer called me into the office.
他问了我很多问题。
He asked me a lot of questions.
有些问题比较难回答。
Some were harder to answer.
我尽量说实话。
I tried to tell the truth.
面试一共进行了四十分钟。
The interview lasted forty minutes in total.
他说下个星期给我消息。
He said he'd let me know next week.
我希望能得到这份工作。
I hope I get this job.
Vocabulary in this story (55 words)
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 今天 | jīntiān | today |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 去 | qù | went to |
| 一家 | yì jiā | a |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company |
| 面试 | miànshì | (for an) interview |
| 七点 | qī diǎn | at seven |
| 就 | jiù | already |
| 起床了 | qǐchuáng le | got up |
| 穿了 | chuān le | wore |
| 最好的 | zuì hǎo de | my best |
| 衣服 | yīfu | clothes |
| 面试的 | miànshì de | the interview |
| 地方 | dìfang | location |
| 离 | lí | from |
| 我家 | wǒ jiā | my home |
| 有点 | yǒu diǎn | a little |
| 远 | yuǎn | far |
| 提前 | tíqián | in advance |
| 一个 | yí gè | one |
| 小时 | xiǎoshí | hour |
| 出门 | chūmén | left home |
| 到了 | dào le | arrived at |
| 在 | zài | at |
| 前台 | qiántái | the front desk |
| 等了 | děng le | waited |
| 十 | shí | ten |
| 分钟 | fēnzhōng | minutes |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then |
| 面试官 | miànshì guān | the interviewer |
| 叫 | jiào | called |
| 进 | jìn | into |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | the office |
| 他 | tā | he |
| 问了 | wèn le | asked |
| 很多 | hěn duō | a lot of |
| 问题 | wèntí | questions |
| 有些 | yǒu xiē | some |
| 比较 | bǐjiào | relatively |
| 难 | nán | hard |
| 回答 | huídá | to answer |
| 尽量 | jǐnliàng | tried (as much as possible) |
| 说 | shuō | to tell |
| 实话 | shíhuà | the truth |
| 一共 | yígòng | in total |
| 进行了 | jìnxíng le | lasted |
| 四十 | sìshí | forty |
| 下个星期 | xià gè xīngqī | next week |
| 给 | gěi | will give |
| 消息 | xiāoxi | news |
| 希望 | xīwàng | hope |
| 能 | néng | can |
| 得到 | dé dào | get |
| 这份 | zhè fèn | this |
| 工作 | gōngzuò | job |