【注意】
对于open-ended questions,在组织答案时,最好先用一句话或者一个短语将你要说的主要意思总结一下,这样不仅可以再拖延一点时间,而且也有助于对方听清楚你的答案,从而会比较容易留下思路清晰的好印象。
e.g. Interviewer: Why do you want to study for MBA?
Candidate: That’s a rather difficult question. There are two main reasons, I suppose.
如果考官对你的回答不甚满意,你也许会听到这样的问题:
I’d like to know some more about…
Could you tell me a bit more bout…?
Sorry to press you, but could you tell me…?
Sorry, I don’t quite understand, could you tell me …?
I didn’t quite follow what you said about…
Meaning?
For example?
Then you?
Therefore?
Which means?
So then?
例如:
A: How did you happen to move here?
B: I like the climate better.
A: Better than…
B: Better than the polluted air of the city.
A: Which means…
B: Which means I can expect better overall health for myself.
没听懂对方在说什么怎么办?
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你可以:
承认自己不知道答案:
e.g. I’ sorry. I don’t understand.
Sorry. I don’t follow.
或者:
请对方重复问题:
e.g. I didn’t catch that. Would you mind repeating it?
Could you repeat the question, please?
再或者:
请对方为你澄清你没有听清楚的个别词:
e.g. Sorry. I don’t know what you mean by ‘Union Jack’
Would you mind explaining ‘Union Jack’?