19-7-31 【地道美语109】 职场必读《Internships 实习要知道的事》

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dialogue 1

Jingjing:  Mark, how'syour --------------- going?

Mark:  It's keeping me --------- So, I can't ---------------------.

Jingjing:  That's good tohear.

Mark: -------------- for myfriend, Fred, though.  Fred's my----------, and he's doing an --------------------these days.

Jingjing:  That soundsalright.  Is Fred still an --------------------?

Mark:  Yeah, next yearwill be ---------.  He's hoping to do ------------- internships beforegraduation.

Jingjing:  Fred soundslike a-----------------.  So, what's the matter?

Mark:  At his internship,they have him ----------and filing.  It's---------- in mind when hethought about getting -------------------.

Jingjing:  That doesn'tsound bad at all.  It reminds me of what Andrew Carnegie said about the -----------------.

Mark:  Oh, I had to ---------that! I think it goes like this: But if by chance the professionalsweeper is absent any morning, the boy who has the genius of the future partnerin him will not hesitate to------------ the broom.  It doesnot hurt the newest comer to sweep out the office if necessary.  I was oneof those sweepers myself.

Jingjing:  Exactly! So, doing----------isn't so bad.  It's better than ----------,at any rate.  And I bet it gives him time and------------------

Mark:  I'll have to tellFred you said that.  What other-------- should I pass along?

Jingjing:  He should use theinternship as a chance ----------------

Mark:  How do you mean?

Jingjing:  Well, Fredshould make ---------, and the people at that company.  They could allhelp him when it comes to his---------- down the road.

Mark:  I agree. I've known lots of interns who -------------.  Fred's a prettyoutgoing guy, though.  He -------------- with networking, once he knowshow necessary it is.

Jingjing:  Oh, andthere's one other thing.

Mark:  What's that?

Jingjing:  Fred shouldbefriend the ------------, and get a----------------from that manager.

Mark:  Right. That'd be a good reference!

dialogue 2

Jingjing:  Mark, have you---------from Fred these past few days?

Mark:  Yes.  He was afraidto --------------- about the letter of recommendation. So, his supervisor wrote it.  But then his supervisor told him he'llbe -----------weeks.  So, the department manager ---------------------ofrecommendation.

Jingjing:  Wow, that's along story with a -----------------.

Mark:  Yeah, he took youradvice-------------------------

Jingjing:  Hey, you nevertold me -------------- where Fred is doing his internship.

Mark:  Oh, it's astart-up called ---------------.  You've probably not heard of it.

Jingjing:  Wow, that's---------:he has to do--------------- and can't put a major name on his ------------------------

Mark:  Yeah, that's howhe feels.  Although, for networking, it's probably a good thing, becauseif people ----------, he has that many more-----------when looking for ajob.

Jingjing:  That's --------------Mark.  I knew you were an ---------------------

Mark:  Hmm, what do yourecommend for his internship -----------------------

Jingjing:  Well,obviously,-----------------

Mark:  ---------------------------------------------

Jingjing:  Yeah, even ifhe has to do-------------, he is going to graduate with ---------------

Mark:  I agree.  Ihad a friend who did an internship where she was making ---------------,but then could put a ---------------------- on her résume.

Jingjing:  That soundsgood, as long as it wasn't Enron or Lehman Brothers!

new words and phrases

from dialogue 1

a go-getter  someone who isoutgoing, is hard-working and can find good career opportunities

try one's hand at something try to do something,especially if it's something that one gets good at over time, like playing thesaxophone, or project management

pushing papers  doing work onpaper, but not important or high-level work

perspective  a way of seeingthings clearly

pearls of wisdom  good advice,important knowledge

networking  friendships withpeople who can help you find a job or start a business

letter of recommendation  a letter writtenby a former professor or boss, for your future education or career

from dialogue 2

going over someone's head  talking to yourboss's boss about something rather than your boss

the worst of both worlds  (“the best of bothworlds” is a more common expression) having the worst outcome of choice A aswell as the worst outcome from choice B (for example: sports shoes that areuncomfortable and smelly, or a car that has a weak engine but still burnsgas quickly)

grunt work  work that takes alot of energy but not much skill or expertise

résume  a document aperson sends to companies when looking for a job (including the person'seducation and work experience)

leads  contactinformation and suggestions about opportunities (also, a lead in a criminalcase is a possibility about who committed the crime and how to collectevidence)

put a positive spin onsomething  see the brightside of something

a Global 500 company  on the list of theworld's largest (by revenue) (1 Walmart, 2 Sinopec, 3 Royal Dutch Shell, 4China National Petroleum, 5 State Grid, 6 Saudi Aramco, 7 BP, 8 Exxon Mobil, 9Volkswagen, 10 Toyota Motor)

cold calls  phone calls madeby a person representing a company to a personal/home number, selling insurance,credit cards, etc