新编大学英语3 unit1-5 浙江大学出版
Part Four Writing and Translation (P 195)
2. Translation Practice From Chinese into English
A. Interviewer: Do you have a boyfriend? Applicant: Yes.
Interviewer: Is he here, in this city? Applicant: No, he is in another city. Interviewer: Sorry, will not employ you. Applicant: Why not?
Interviewer: You would not be keeping your mind on your work. What‘s more, we do not want to see our telephone bill increase enormously because of you.
B. Interviewer: Do you have a girlfriend? Applicant: No.
Interviewer: Have you ever dated a girl?
Applicant: Yes, but she didn‘t want to date me.
Interviewer: Do you want to date girls after you have a job?
Applicant: I will set my mind on work first. I will not consider my marriage now. Interviewer: Sorry, we will not employ you. Applicant: Why not?
Interviewer: You are lacking in the ability of dealing with interpersonal relationships. Also, you lack self-confidence.
C. Interviewer: Do you have a girlfriend? Applicant: Yes. Interviewer: Is she pretty? Applicant: Not quite.
Interviewer: Sorry, we will not employ you.
Applicant: Can it be that a plain girlfriend will affect your company‘s image?