I'm looking for a job.

剛離開校門準(zhǔn)備投身社會(huì)的年青人，第一件事情就是找工作，可這樣說：I'm looking for a job （我在找工作）。婉轉(zhuǎn)一點(diǎn)可以說：I'm between jobs（我在待業(yè)），求職者叫做job-seeker。如果不幸失業(yè)，你可說：I'm unemployed。

對(duì) 話

Receptionist: Good morning, how can I help you?

Brian: I'm looking for a job. What do I need to do?

Receptionist: You can fill out this form listing all previous experience.

Brian: Sure. (5 minutes later) Here you are.

Receptionist: Are you sure that you have had this much experience? This is a long list.

Brian: Oh, yes. I applied for and have been turned down for all these positions. Impressive huh?

接待員：早安，有什么可以為你效勞？

布萊恩：我在找工作，我需要做什么？

接待員：請(qǐng)你請(qǐng)?zhí)顚戇@張表格，列出所有工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

布萊恩：可以。（五分鐘后）填完了。

接待員：很長(zhǎng)的資料喔，你真的有這么多工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)？

布萊恩：噢，有的。我曾經(jīng)申請(qǐng)過這些職位但不被錄用，很厲害吧？

接待員對(duì)求職者說：Please fill out this form listing all previous experience.（請(qǐng)?zhí)顚戇@張表格，列出所有工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)）。Out是in的反義詞，但講到填寫表格，說fill in、fill out都可以，例如：Please fill in/fill out this form in block capitals.（請(qǐng)用印刷體大寫字母填寫本表格）。

Experience是‘經(jīng)驗(yàn)’，你有時(shí)會(huì)看到I have learned from past/previous experience what to do.（我吸收了過去經(jīng)驗(yàn)，知道該怎么做）這樣的句子。但past、previous等字其實(shí)是贅詞：既云‘經(jīng)驗(yàn)’，當(dāng)然已經(jīng)‘過去’。寫求職信，行文應(yīng)求簡(jiǎn)潔，experience一字更不宜冠以past或previous，例如: I feel that with the experience I have gained in the personnel departments of two large institutions, I am sufficiently qualified for the position of Personnel Manager advertised in the 14 March 2007 issue of the Hong Kong Daily. （我曾任職于兩家大機(jī)構(gòu)之人事部門，憑此經(jīng)驗(yàn)，當(dāng)可勝任三月十四日《香港日?qǐng)?bào)》招聘欄所載人事經(jīng)理一職）。履歷表上，‘工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)’一欄可稱為Work Experience、Work History、Work Chronology（年表）、Job History、Employment History、Employment Record等。