和谐英语

VOA慢速英语:'You Are Your Brand:' Using Social Media to Find a Job

2011-05-13来源:VOA

短语讲解:

1. Today we share some ideas for job hunters about presenting yourself online.

job hunter求职者
例句:The job hunter dawdled all morning but achieved nothing
这个找工作的人闲混了一个上午,一无所获。

2. Probably, for a one-hundred-fifty-thousand-dollar-a-year employee it would cost me in the range of ten to fifteen thousand dollars.

in the range of在…范围内
例句:And during the treatment serum feeritin was still in the range of normal level. 
在治疗期间血清铁蛋白尚在正常值范围。

3. As Ben Kirshner points out, that may even include personal information that employment laws prevent employers from asking.

point out指出
例句:Mistakes in the printing should be pointed out at once.
印刷上的错误应立即予以指出。
personal information个人信息
prevent from阻止, 防止
例句:His prompt action prevented the fire from spreading.
他的果断行动制止了火势的蔓延。

4. In the past two years, candidates are not seeing social media as a place that we have to keep private from prospective employers but as a tool that will assist in my search.

assist in在…上给予协助
例句:He assisted me in the preparation of this book.
他协助我撰写此书。

5. He thinks a willingness to share experiences and skills will lead to a more open workplace.

lead to导致, 引起
例句:An ordinary cold can soon lead to a fever.
一场普通的感冒很快便会引起高烧。

6. Even the kinds of links you share with other people on Facebook or other sites are part of your image.

share with与…分享〔合用〕
例句:Love means to share with others.
爱意味着和别人去分享。

7. Image is one thing. But you also need skills. And career specialist Leslie Stevenson says that includes "soft skills."

soft skills软技能 (除专业技能以外的待人处世、领导、激发动力等方面的能力)
例句:You'll see these "soft skills" popping up in job descriptions。
你会看到在职位介绍中有很多软能力的要求。