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1、Unit 1 Outsideview Conversation 1Li:What a wonderful view! This is such a great city!Do you ever get tired of living in London, Andy? A;When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life, for there is in London all that life can affordLi:Thats a quotation by Samuel Johnson, isnt it?A:Correct,so do y
2、ou have any plans when you finish at Oxford?Li: Ive got another year to go and then I suppose Ill go back home.A; And you will find a job?Li:I think I have to do my Masters before I look for work.But I must admit London is very special.Do you think you would ever leave London?A:Sure, Id love to come
3、 to china one day, and I like traveling. But i think Ill always come back here.Li:Well, your roots are here and there are so many opportunities.A;But have you ever thought of living in London for a year or two?Li:Yes, but what could I do here? I had planned to become a teacher.But i have often thoug
4、ht if there was a job i could do here in publishing,maybe as an editor, Ill go for it.A:Thats sounds like a great idea.I think that would really suit youLi:Maybe I should update my CV and send it to one or two publisher.A:Dont make it look too goodLi:Why not?A;Well,if you enjoy working with London T
5、ime Off, we dont want you working with anyone elseLi:Oh, working with you and Joe its great fun and really interesting. I couldnt think of a better way to find out about a cityA;So maybe you should think about applying for a job with us Li:But do you think Id stand a chance(有可能，有希望) ?I mean, Im not
6、sure if Joe likes meA:Dont even think about it!Joe is very straight talking and I promise you that youd know if he didnt like you.Li:Perhaps we should both update our CVs and look for jobs togetherA:Hey,right!That would be fun.Conversation 2Li:Talking about future plans,how do you see your career de
7、veloping?A:My career?Well, I like working for London Time Off.Its a part of a larger media company called Lift off USA,so there are lots of opportunities.But.Li:But.What?A:Its not always very easy working with Joe.I mean,I kind of think he has a different agenda（ different way of thinking from Andy
8、不一样的想法） .I like his work, but sometimes I dont think his heart is in his job.Li:How did he end up in London?A:He did media studies in the States,and then found work as a gofer（杂工） at Lift off USA in New York.Li:Whats a gofer?A:Go for this,go for that.Its a word for the least experienced person in th
9、e film and TV industry.Then he came to London and got a proper job as a researcher at Lift off UK,and then after a few years he got the producers job in London Time OffLi:He is good at his job,isnt he?A:Yes,he is confident and competent at what he does,so the people who work with him rate him quite
10、highly（speak highly of）.Li:Except you?A:No,I rate him too.And I get on with him quite well,although we are not best budies or anything like that,its just.I want his job!Li:Now we know your little secret.I promise I wont tell anyoneA:Janet,there was something I was going to ask you.Li:Sure,what is it
11、?A:I was wondering.oh,its nothing.Anyway,all this talk about your future career is making me thirsty.Lets go for a drink.Li:Who is round ?A:You. Outsideview :How to get a jobGraduation.What a big day!Your life is about to begin!And then your parents say.Get a job.I tell you!Looking for your first jo
12、b out of college can be pretty hard.Reading all the job listing is so annoying.Even trying to figure out what the actual job is can be difficult.Searching through the want ads can be so boring.And writing your resume is really hard work.I dont have that day open.Getting a job interview,and then goin
13、g on itthe whole process is pretty tough.Sorry to keep you waiting.Uh,have a seat.I have your resume here,and you are interested in the assistants position.Yeah,yeahWell,the right candidate for this job has to be very outgoing and sociable.After all it is a sale position.Well, Im a real extrovert(性格
14、外向的人).Definitely.And the right candidate has to have great self-confidence.Customers need to feel that you know what youre talking about. Well, Im really self-confident.Um I know what Im talking about and I think I can project thatSo,what skills would you bring to this job? Well, I realize that Im c
15、ompletely overqualified for this position.I mean,um,in my last job,I was running the whole place.Oh,so youve supervised people? Yep,five of them.So,obviously I could do this job,no problem.I also have really good computer skills.Um what else do you want to know about me?Eh. Even though I was trying
16、really hard,even though I had sent out about 300 resumes,even though I asked all my friend and relatives if they knew of anything.I wasnt getting anywhere!Despite all my best efforts,I was still unemployed.Please,why dont you see a career counsellor（顾问）?Ill pay for it.Anything to help you get a job! Samantha,Im Phyllis Stein.WelcomeOh,hi,Phyllis.Nice to meet you.So I figure,heck
