Kitty: I heard you want to apply for the position as a foreign bank staff member, is it true?
Liu Dan: Yes, it's true.
Kitty: What about the foreign bank?
Liu Dan: It's a branch of the Bank of America in Beijing.
Kitty: What are the requirements?
Liu Dan: The applicant must be alert and quick at figures, and like meeting the public.
Kitty: Would you be using English every day in this job?
Liu Dan: Yes. Because the customers are mostly Americans.
Kitty: The pay must be good.
Liu Dan: Yes, starting salary is 6,000 yuan a month plus bonuses.
重點(diǎn)講解:
What about與How about 用法相同,都是用來征求意見,其含義有:(1)(征求意見時(shí))怎么樣?(2)不如這樣 (3)(做……)如何,怎么樣
相關(guān)鏈接:
(1)"What about to do...?"意思是說兩個(gè)或兩個(gè)以上的人談話時(shí),大家都沒有做其他事情,下面要說的這個(gè)事情是給大家提一個(gè)建議,可以譯為“我們?nèi)プ?hellip;…吧?”
例如:“What about to go to the park this afternoon?” 今天下午去公園怎么樣?
(2)"What about doing...?"意思是說一個(gè)或更多人在做一件無聊的事情或是已經(jīng)厭倦的事情,說話人給他(們)建議做另外一個(gè)事情以對(duì)付不高興的心理,可以譯為“做……怎么樣?”。
例如:“What about playing a game?”玩?zhèn)€游戲怎么樣?
凱蒂: 我聽說你想應(yīng)聘外國銀行的職員,這是真的嗎?
劉丹: 是真的。
凱蒂: 這個(gè)外國銀行怎么樣?
劉丹: 它是美國銀行在北京的分行。
凱蒂: 條件怎么樣?
劉丹: 應(yīng)聘者必須對(duì)數(shù)字敏感,反應(yīng)快,而且喜歡跟大眾接觸。
凱蒂: 做這個(gè)工作每天必須說英語嗎?
劉丹: 是的。因?yàn)轭櫩痛蟛糠质敲绹恕?/p>
凱蒂: 薪水肯定優(yōu)厚。
劉丹: 是的,起薪是每月6000元,另外再加獎(jiǎng)金。