場 景 二

A: Why do you begin by telling me something about yourself?

B: What do you want to know?

A: The usual,you know,something about your background and experience and anything personal that you feel is pertinent.

B: Well,I was born in Iowa and went to school there,right up through college.My father is a doctor,and my mother is a lawyer.

A: Sounds as if you come from a professional family.

B: That's right.One of my sisters is a dentist and the other one teaches at a university.

A: What made you decide to get into computers?

B: Oh,nothing in particular,I guess.I always liked mathematics and tinkering with machines.

A: Now what about your experience?How long have you been working with computers?

B: 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.

A: 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.

B: Thanks very much.

場 景 二

A： 你就從談談你自己開始吧！

B： 你想知道些什么？

A： 一般的情況－－你的背景、經歷和你覺得任何與此有關的個人情況。

B： 好吧。我出生在依阿華州。在那兒上的學，一直到大學畢業。我父親是個醫生，母親是個律師。

A： 這么說你是出身于一個職業家庭了。

B： 是的。我的姐姐是牙醫，另一個在大學任教。

A： 什么使你搞計算機這一行的？

B： 我想沒什么特殊的原因。我一向喜歡數學和喜歡擺弄機械。

A： 再談談你的經歷好嗎？你干計算機這行有多久了？

B： 五年多了。讀完理工碩士學位之后，我就開始專攻計算機技術。有一段時間我甚至 還建立了自己的公司。

A： 這一點讓人印象很深刻。你何不把你的證件寄給我，我拿給理事會看看。一個星期之內，我們可能再和你聯系。

B： 非常感謝。