面试 The Job Interview in Chinese

上个shàng ge星期三xīngqīsān，我wǒ去qù一家yì jiā公司gōngsī面试miànshì。

Last Wednesday I went to a company for a job interview.

前qián一天yì tiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ准备zhǔnbèi了le很多hěn duō问题wèntí，很hěn晚wǎn才cái睡觉shuìjiào。

The evening before, I prepared a lot of questions and didn't go to sleep until very late.

早上zǎoshang我wǒ起qǐ得de很hěn早zǎo，因为yīnwèi我wǒ不bù想xiǎng迟到chídào。

In the morning I got up very early, because I didn't want to be late.

我wǒ穿chuān了le一件yí jiàn白bái衬衫chènshān，希望xīwàng经理jīnglǐ觉得juéde我wǒ很hěn认真rènzhēn。

I wore a white shirt, hoping the manager would think I was serious.

经理jīnglǐ问wèn我wǒ：“你nǐ为什么wèishénme想xiǎng来lái我们wǒmen公司gōngsī工作gōngzuò？”

The manager asked me: "Why do you want to come work at our company?"

我wǒ有点儿yǒudiǎnr紧张jǐnzhāng，但是dànshì我wǒ认真rènzhēn地de回答huídá了le每个měi ge问题wèntí。

I was a little nervous, but I answered every question carefully.

面试miànshì结束jiéshù的时候de shíhou，经理jīnglǐ笑着xiàozhe说shuō：“不错búcuò，回家huíjiā等děng我们wǒmen的de电话diànhuà吧ba。”

When the interview ended, the manager said with a smile: "Not bad. Go home and wait for our call."

昨天zuótiān他们tāmen真的zhēn de打dǎ电话diànhuà来lái了le，下个月xià ge yuè我wǒ就要jiù yào上班shàngbān了le！

Yesterday they really did call — next month I'll be starting work!

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Key words 生词

面试miànshìjob interview

紧张jǐnzhāngnervous

经理jīnglǐmanager

衬衫chènshānshirt

回答huídáto answer

迟到chídàoto be late

地 (adverbial marker)

Adjective + 地 + verb turns the adjective into an adverb describing how the action is done: 认真地回答 (answer seriously), 慢慢地走 (walk slowly).

我认真地回答了每个问题。— I answered every question carefully.

就要…了 (about to)

就要 + verb + 了 means something is going to happen soon, often with a time word: 下个月我就要上班了。

火车就要开了。— The train is about to leave.

1. Why did the narrator get up early on the morning of the interview?

2. What did the manager ask the narrator?

3. How did the narrator find out he got the job?