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Lesson 58 · The Interview I Practiced Twice
文体：升学日记 · 朗读音轨 58
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听听第二次练习面试时，回答为何更像主人公自己的话。
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I practiced for a school interview with my older sister. She asked, “What do you want to study next year?” I answered with a sentence I had memorized: “I want to develop many skills for the future.”
“Which skill?” she asked. I could not answer. We tried again. This time, I said, “I want to learn how to explain science clearly. Last month, I helped a younger student understand our experiment, and I enjoyed it.”
The second answer was not perfect, but it belonged to me. I still did not know exactly what job I wanted. My sister said I did not need to pretend that I did. I only needed to say what I had done and what I wanted to try next.
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I practiced for a school interview with my older sister.
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She asked, “What do you want to study next year?”
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I answered with a sentence I had memorized: “I want to develop many skills for the future.”
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“Which skill?” she asked.
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I could not answer.
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We tried again.
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This time, I said, “I want to learn how to explain science clearly.
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Last month, I helped a younger student understand our experiment, and I enjoyed it.”
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The second answer was not perfect, but it belonged to me.
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I still did not know exactly what job I wanted.
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My sister said I did not need to pretend that I did.
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I only needed to say what I had done and what I wanted to try next.
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我和姐姐练习学校面试。她问：‘明年你想学什么？’我答了一句背下来的话：‘我想为将来培养多方面的能力。’
‘哪方面的能力？’她追问。我答不上来。我们重来一次。这回我说：‘我想学着把科学知识讲清楚。上个月，我帮一位低年级学生理解我们的实验，那件事让我很开心。’
第二个回答并不完美，却是我自己的。我仍不确定将来具体想做什么工作。姐姐说，不必装作已经知道答案；只要说出自己做过什么，接下来还想尝试什么。
本课重点词语
以下是本课重点词语的中文讲解；英文正文中有虚线的单词可悬停查看词义和发音。
- interview
- 面试；主人公为入学问答做准备。
- memorize
- 背诵；第一句是事先记下的。
- develop
- 培养；原回答说要发展能力。
- skill
- 能力；姐姐追问具体是哪一种。
- try again
- 再试一次；换成自己的经历回答。
- explain clearly
- 讲清楚；想学习解释科学。
- experiment
- 实验；曾帮低年级学生理解。
- belong to me
- 属于自己；第二句来自真实经历。
- exactly
- 确切地；他还不确定未来职业。
- pretend
- 假装；不必装作知道所有答案。
背景知识
面试回答不必使用空泛又漂亮的套话。一个亲身经历的小例子，比‘培养各种能力’更能说明兴趣；对暂时不确定的未来，也可以诚实表达。