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M: Hi, Lisa. I'd like to ask you a question. How many job interviews have you had?
男：嗨，丽莎。我想问你一个问题。你参加过几次面试？
W: Well, Tom. That's difficult. At least ten.
女：唔，汤姆。很难说。至少十个。
M: Ten. That's quite a few. And do you enjoy going to job interviews?
男：十个。那挺多的。你喜欢面试吗？
W: I absolutely adore them. No, I'm joking. Who does? Nobody does.
女：我非常喜欢面试。没有，我在开玩笑。谁喜欢面试啊？没人喜欢。
M: Well, for me, interviews are torture. I hate being grilled by a panel of people. I know I can do the job, but I hate having to convince them.
男：对我来说，面试是一种折磨。我讨厌被一群人拷问。我知道我能胜任，但我讨厌说服他们。
W: Yes, I agree. I hate answering questions like "Why do you want this job?" or "Where do you see yourself in five years time?"
女：是的，我同意。我讨厌回答诸如“你为什么想做这份工作？”或者“你觉得五年后自己能做到什么位置？”
M: Yeah, that's a tricky one to answer. But some interviewers even go a bit further and ask the interviewees to do some inappropriate things.
男：是的，这是个棘手的问题。但是有些面试官甚至更进一步，要求面试者做一些不合适的事情。
W: You mean they will ask you to do things that are not really relevant to the job?
女：你的意思是他们会让你做一些与工作无关的事情?
M: Yes, I was asked to do a dance as part of my interview last year.
男：是的，去年面试时我被要求跳个舞。
W: Well, maybe the position was for a dancer or a children's entertainer?
女：好吧，或许这个职位是舞蹈家或面向儿童的演艺人？
M: No. It was actually for a job as a sales assistant in an electronic shop. You know, someone who works on the shop floor, giving advice to customers about what to buy. There is no dancing involved.
男：不是。实际上我是在应聘电子产品商店的销售助理一职。你知道，就是在店里工作的人，给顾客提供有关买什么的建议。不需要跳舞。
W: Then what did you do? How did you feel about doing a dance?
女：然后你做了什么？你怎么想要求你跳舞这事？
M: I wanted the job. So the idea was just to keep smiling and go for it. On the surface, I had to look positive. I was smiling. I was laughing along with it. But inside, I felt degraded and humiliated, especially.
男：我想要这份工作。所以我当时的想法是保持微笑，去争取。表面上，我必须表现得积极。我当时保持微笑。笑出声来。但在内心深处，我感到特别屈辱和没尊严。
W: Oh, poor you.
女：哦，真可怜。
M: So, that's how I felt on the inside. But I really wanted the job. So I put on a brave face. I even laughed. But later on, I did complain. And I got an apology.
男：所以，这就是我内心的感受。但我真的很想要这份工作。所以我装出一副勇敢的样子。我甚至都笑了。但后来，我确实抱怨了这件事。我得到了道歉。
W: Well, some experts say there are now too many candidates chasing too few jobs. So companies are trying non-traditional ways of recruiting people to see who stands out.
女：嗯，一些专家说，现在有太多的候选人在竞争很少量的工作。因此，公司在尝试非传统的招聘方式，看看谁能脱颖而出。
M: Well, in any job interview, it's good to leave a lasting impression, which means to get noticed and make people remember you. I suppose doing a dance is a good way of breaking the ice. But being asked to do something outside your comfort zone also seems a bit unfair to me.
男：在任何工作面试中，能留下一个持久的印象是好的，这意味着引起注意，让人们记住你。我想跳舞是打破僵局的好方法。但是被要求做一些你不喜欢的事情对我来说也有点不公平。
W: Yeah. But I guess if you really want that job, you'd have to do anything.
女：是的。但我想，如果你真的想要那份工作，你就得做任何事。
M: Well, almost.
男：嗯，几乎是的。
W: So do I.
女：我也是。
