2008-12-22 16:34:34 落葉之楓

【在生活中學習語言】Software Engineer Interview(I) 軟體工程師面試篇(一)

Software Engineer Interview(I)

軟體工程師面試篇(一)

2008年12月22日蘋果日報

蘋果派生活美語

人物場景
David Wu is the technical lead of a development team in a small computing company in Taiwan. An expert in his field, David has worked well for the company. He was recently head-hunted by Eminent Tech, a Silicon Valley-based software manufacturer. Eminent Tech promises to offer him a job, if he performs well in a series of interviews. Ms. Mandy, HR manager of Eminent Tech, will telephone David for the first interview. He is eagerly awaiting her call.
吳大衛是台灣某小型電腦公司研發小組的技術主管。大衛是他自身領域的能手,在公司一直都表現得很好。他最近被卓越科技挖角,卓越科技是一家總部位於矽谷的軟體製造商。卓越科技承諾,只要他在一連串的面試中表現出色,就會提供職位給他。卓越科技的人資部經理曼蒂女士將會打電話給大衛做第一次的面試。他很熱切地等候她的來電。

單字片語
◎technical lead 技術主管
◎ expert n. 專家
.be an expert in/on sth某方面的專家
例:Jane is an expert in animal training(珍是訓練動物的專家。)
◎headhunt vt.延攬(人才),挖角
.headhunter n.負責挖角的人或公司
例:The general manager of that company was headhunted by a rival firm.(那家公司總經理被某對手公司挖角。)
◎eminent a.傑出的,卓越的
例:Alfred Hitchcock was an eminent film director.(亞弗雷德.希區考克是個傑出的電影導演。)
◎manufacturer n.製造商
.manufacture vt. 製造
例:Brian contacted the manufacturer of the air conditioner for replacement parts.(布萊恩聯繫冷氣製造商,詢問有關更換零件的問題。)
◎series n.連續,系列
.a series of…一系列的……(之後接複數名詞)
例:John came up with a series of ideas, but none could really work.
(約翰提出一連串的構想,不過一個都行不通。)
◎interview n.& vt.面談
.interview sb  與某人面談
= have an interview with sb
◎await vt.等候;將發生在……身上

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