Apprentice interview                  

     "Well Jim, you can approach my desk now. I have done an appraisal of your application to be my apprentice, and I have a few questions for you. You don't seem to have any apparent experience in working with large aquatic appliances. You do know that the aquariums I clean and make are not for goldfish or restaurant shelves, right?"

      "Ummm. You mean you can put minnows in them too?"

      "No. I mean they put sharks, manta rays, whales, and seals in them! Well, I applaud your effort and appreciate your coming across town for this interview, but you don’t have the experience or aptitude that is usually required for this type of apprenticeship. I just can't approve hiring you."

      "Thank you, sir.” I am very appreciative of your apt assessment of my qualifications. But
I believe you are wrong and I would like to appeal, uhhh, to you to give me approval to at least be your apprentice for an approximate test period. I know I don't know anything about aquariums. I don't even know an approximate amount of information about them! I come from the desert where arable land is a rare thing. But that's why I came to California, to work with water, sir. And I know you approve of determination. Well sir, I have that and I hope you will give me a try."

      "Hmmm. Okay Jimmy, I'11 take a risk and give you a try. I will appoint you for a three-month test period. We' 11 take a look at how you' re doing in three months and go from there."

      "Thank you, sir! You won't be disappointed!"

                                                古代競技場

    “好了，吉姆，現在你可以到我的桌子這兒來了。我已經對你要求作我學徒的申請做了評估，現在我要問你幾個問題。你好像明顯沒有任何使用大型水生器械的經驗。你一定知道我清理和制造的水族箱不是用來養金魚或是用來放在餐廳擱架上的，對吧?”

    “嗯，您是說里面也可以放些小魚嗎?”

    “不，我的意思是里邊放鯊魚、蝠鲼、鯨魚和海豹。對，我對你的努力表示歡迎，也感謝你跑過來面試，可是你不具備這份學徒工作通常要求的經驗和才能。我實在不能批準雇用你。”

    “謝謝您，先生。您對我的資格做出了恰當的評價，我對此表示感激。但是我確信您錯了，我懇求您準許我成為您的學徒，至少讓我干大約一個試用期的時間。我知道自己對水族箱知之甚少，甚至連大致了解都算不上。我來自沙漠地區，那里可耕種的土地非常稀少。但這正是我來到加州的原因，要找個和水有關的工作，先生。我也知道您認可做事有決心的人。先生，我有決心，希望您能讓我嘗試一下。”

    “嗯，好吧，吉米，我就冒險讓你嘗試一下，任命你干三個月的試用期。我們要看看你在這三個月內干得怎樣，然后再做打算。”

    “謝謝您，先生，您不會失望的。”

單詞詳解

apparent        a.清晰可見的；明顯的，顯而易見的
appeal          v.呼吁，上訴；求助；有吸引力
                n.呼吁，懇求；上訴，申訴；感染力
applaud         v.鼓掌歡迎；贊成；贊許
appliance       n.器具;器械;裝置
applicatin      n.1.申請，請求；申請書 2.實施應用
appoint         v.任命，委任；指定
appraisal       n.估價，評價
appreciate      n.1.對...表示感激 2.欣賞;欣賞;重視
appreciative    a.有欣賞力的;表示欣賞的,感激
apprentice      n.藝徒;徒弟;初學者 v.當學徒,學藝
apprenticeship  n.1.學徒身份,學徒期 2.見習期,訓練期
approach        v.靠近;接近;近似,近于
                n.1靠近,接近 2.處理問題的方式方法;態度
approval        n.贊同,同意,批準;認可
approve         v.造成,同意,批準,核準;對...表示認可
approximate     a.大概的,近似的
apt             a.易于...的,有...傾向的;恰當的,適當的;聰明的
aptitude        n.天資才能;聰明
aquarium        n.養魚缸,水族館
aquatic         a.1水生的;水棲的 2水上的;水中(進行)的
arable          a.可耕的,適于耕種的