English Language Instructor Interview(Part 6)

英語教師面試篇（六）

2008年12月20日蘋果日報

蘋果派生活美語

對話
Charlotte：Great. Your English is outstanding. Have you ever lived abroad?
夏洛特：很棒。妳的英文能力很傑出。妳曾旅居國外嗎？
Sarah：Thank you. Yes, I lived in New York City for a summer.
莎拉：謝謝妳。是的，我曾在紐約市待了一整個夏季。
Charlotte：(Nodding). Right, and how did you handle culture shock?
夏洛特：（點頭）難怪，那妳面對文化衝擊是如何處理的？
Sarah：Although it took me a while to get used to the big city, the more I became involved in local life, the more I enjoyed all of the cultural differences. It’s really just about being interested, open-minded, and willing to learn.
莎拉：雖然我花了一段時間才適應這座大城市，但我越是參與當地的生活，就越喜歡這些種種的文化差異。最重要的就是要感興趣，保持開放的心態，以及願意學習。

單字片語
◎abroad adv.在國外
．live / work abroad 住在國外∕在國外工作
例：The author was very famous, both at home and abroad.（這位作家在國內外都很出名。）
例：Our manager is currently abroad on business.（我們經理目前在國外出差。）
◎outstanding a.傑出的
例：John got promoted recently because of his outstanding performance on the job.（約翰因為工作表現傑出，最近獲得了升遷。）
◎handle vt.處理= deal with
例：We all have to learn to handle stress in our everyday life.（我們都必須學習處理日常生活中的壓力。）
◎culture shock 文化衝擊
◎open-minded a.心胸開放的
例：Though in his early 70’s, our boss is open-minded about new ideas.（我們老闆70出頭了，對新觀念卻能敞開胸襟。）
◎willing a.願意的
．be willing to V 願意……
例：I would be willing to help you if I weren’t so busy now.（我現在要不是這麼忙，會很願意幫你的忙。）