英语面试：如何巧妙回答5个经典面试题

　　It’s the job interview of your life and you need to come up with something fast. Mental pictures of words are mixing in your head and your tongue tastes like alphabet soup. Youmutter words like "deterministic" or "innovativity" and you realize you’re drenched in sweat. You wish you had thought about this.

　　你现在在一场重要的面试上，要求你快速做出反应。各种单词在脑中搅成一团，舌头就跟打了结一样，你只能咕哝地说些“有决断力”或者“创新能力”这样的词，并且你意识到自己已经汗流浃背。这时你会想，要是之前准备过就好了。

　　1.What can you tell me about yourself?

　　1.关于你自己，你能告诉我些什么?

　　This is not an invitation to give your life history. The interviewer is looking for clues about your character, qualifications, ambitions, and motivations. The following is a good example of a positive response. As a college student, I worked in a clothing store part-time and found that I could sell things easily. The sale was important, but for me, it was even more important to make sure that the customer was satisfied. It was not long before customers came back to the store and specifically asked for me to help them.

　　这一问题并非在请你大谈你的个人历史。雇主是在寻找有关你性格、资历、志向和生活动力的线索。下面是一个积极正面回答的好例子："大学期间，我曾在一家服装店打工，我发现我能轻而易举地将东西推销出去。销售固然重要，但对我来说，更重要的是要确信顾客能够满意。不久便有顾客返回那家服装店点名让我为他们服务。

　　2.What‘s your greatest weakness?

　　2.你最大的缺点是什么?

　　This is a popular question that employers like to ask to make candidates nervous! In fact, they ask this to know how you respond to a difficult question. You shouldn’t answer by telling your greatest weakness since you might not get the job! Instead, you can tell them something that isn’t directly related to the job position.

　　老板特别爱问这个问题，让面试者感到很紧张。事实上，他问这个问题是看你对棘手问题的反应。你没必要如实回答你的弱点，因为那有可能让你得不到这份工作。相反，你可以告诉他们一些与工作不直接相关的事情。

　　3.Why should I hire you?

　　3.为什么我应该聘用你?

　　Once again, you should not be long winded, but you should provide a summary of your qualifications. Be positive and show that you are capable of doing the job. Based on the internships that I have participated in and the related part-time experiences I have had, I can do the job.

　　同样，你不应长篇大论，而应提供有关你资历的扼要说明。要肯定自己，表明你能胜任此项工作。

　　4.What kind of salary did you have in mind?

　　4.你期望的薪水是多少?

　　Salary is how much money you earn, usually per year. When asked this, it‘s best to answer with a salary range or approximation and not an exact figure. This shows that you are familiar with the industry if you know what the approximate salary should be.

　　[cn]“salary”就是你赚多少钱，通常是年收入。回答这个问题时，最好说出一个大致范围，而不是一个确切的数字。如果你能说出这个工资范围，那就说明你对此行业非常了解。

　　5.What would you like to be doing five years from now?

　　从今以后5年内你想做些什么?

　　Know what you can realistically accomplish. You can find out by talking to others about what they accomplished in their first five years with a particular company.

　　你要清楚你实际上能胜任什么。你可以事先和他人交流一番。问问他们在某公司的头5年都做了些什么。