本年度面試英語十大謬誤奇聞趣事

Here are 10 real-life examples from this year's survey:

以下是今年一次調查中的10個真實故事。

1.Candidate said she could not provide a writing sample because all of her writing had been for the CIA and it was "classified."

應聘者稱自己無法提供寫作樣稿，因為所有的寫作都給了中央情報局（CIA）而且它們都屬于"機密"件。

2.Candidate told the interviewer he was fired for beating up his last boss.

應聘者告訴 面試官上次解雇的原因是揍了那位雇主。

3.When the applicant was offered food before the interview, he declined saying he didn't want to line his stomach with grease before going out drinking.

應聘者拒絕了 面試 前提供的食物——稱自己不想在出去喝酒前用油脂墊肚子。

4.An applicant said she was a "people person" not a "numbers person" —— in her interview for an accounting position.

應聘者說她是"和人打交道"而不是"和數(shù)字打交道"的人——可她 面試 的職位是會計。

5.During a phone interview the candidate flushed the toilet while talking to hiring manager.

應聘者在一次電話面試中邊和 招聘 經理談話邊沖馬桶。

6.The applicant took out a hair brush and brushed her hair.

應聘者拿出一把梳子開始梳頭。

7. Candidate answered cell phone and asked the interviewer to leave her own office because it was a "private" conversation.

應聘者接到一個電話后要求面試官離開自己的辦公室，因為那是一次"私人"談話。

8.Applicant told the interviewer he wouldn't be able to stay with the job long because he thought he might get an inheritance if his uncle died - and his uncle wasn't "looking too good."

應聘者告訴面試官這份工作自己做不長，因為他認為在叔叔去世后也許能繼承一筆遺產——他的叔叔"看上去不算太好".

9.The job seeker asked the interviewer for a ride home after the interview.

應聘者問面試官能不能稍后送他/她回家。

10.The applicant smelled his armpits on the way to the interview room.

應聘者聞著腋窩走進面試房間。