你了解他的背景嗎?
Do you know his background?
Do you know his background? (你了解他的背景嗎?)
I know very little about him. (我一點兒也不了解。)

我在一家電腦公司工作。
I work for a computer company.

我是國家公務員。
I'm a government employee.

我是個體經營者。
I'm self-employed.

你在哪個部門工作?
Which department do you work for?
I work for ABC Company. (我在ABC公司工作。)
Which department do you work for? (你在哪個部門工作?)

搞銷售的。
Sales.

這個工作你做了多長時間了?
How long have you been doing that job?

10年了。
For 10 years.

你的公司在哪兒?
Where is your company?
Where is your company located?

在新宿。
In Shinjuku.

上下班路上要花多長時間?
How long does it take (you) to commute? *commute “上班，上學”。

1個小時左右。
About one hour.
Around one hour.
It takes about one hour.
About an hour.

你怎么去上班?
How do you get to work?
How do you go to work?

我坐地鐵。
I ride the subway.
I use the subway.
I take the subway.

我正在調工作。
I'm changing jobs.

我正在找工作。
I'm job hunting now.
I'm looking for work now.

我明年退休。
I'm retiring next year.

我現在失業了。
I'm out of work now. *out of work “失業”。
I don't have a job now.
I'm not working right now.
I'm unemployed. (現在失業了。)