巧谈优点和缺点 Advantages and Disadvantages

当下就业市场竞争日趋激烈，掌握面试技巧，巧妙全面地向面试官表达自己的优点和缺点，才能在面试中脱颖而出。

David: Tell me something about yourself.

Jane: I’m a person who is dedicated and hard-working.

David: So, what do you consider to be your strengths in detail?

Jane: Well, I’m self-motivated, so I’m willing to assume responsibilities.

David: That’s great! And are you used to finishing tasks independently or cooperating with others?

Jane: I’m a good team player, so I’m accustomed to cooperating with others.

David: And what are your major disadvantages?

Jane: I think my greatest weakness is that sometimes I’m too detail-oriented.

大卫：来介绍一下你自己吧。

简：我很专注，也非常努力。

大卫：具体来说，你觉得你的优点是什么？

简：我善于自我激励，因此我很乐于承担责任。

大卫：这很好！你习惯独立完成任务，还是与他人合作完成呢？

简：我是一个富有团队精神的人，因此我习惯于与他人合作。

大卫：你主要有什么缺点呢？

简：我觉得我最大的缺点是有时太过注重细节。

高频词汇

dedicated ['dedɪkeɪtɪd] adj. 专心的，专注的；献身的

hard-working adj. 工作努力的；辛勤的

strength [streŋθ] n. 长处；力量

self-motivated adj. 自我激励的

responsibility [rɪ'spɒnsə'bɪlətɪ] n. 责任；职责；任务

cooperate [kəʊ'ɒpəreɪt] vi. 合作；配合；协力

实用表达

① I’m dedicated and hard-working.

我很专注，也非常努力。

= I’m a person who is dedicated and hard-working.

② What are your advantages / strong points?

你的优点是什么？

也可以这样表达：

What do you consider to be your strengths in detail?

③ What are your disadvantages?

你的缺点是什么？

· disadvantages

= demerits / weak points

④ I’m willing to assume responsibilities.

我很乐于承担责任。

= I’m willing to undertake responsibilities.

= I’m willing to shoulder responsibilities.

⑤ Are you used to finishing tasks independently?

你习惯于独立完成工作吗？

= Are you used to finishing tasks on your own?

⑥ I’m accustomed to cooperating with others.

我习惯于和他人合作。

= I’m used to collaborating with others.

⑦ I pay too much attention to details.

我过于注重细节。

= I’m too detail-oriented.

·detail-oriented 注重细节的

⑧ My greatest demerit is that I’m a poor talker.

我最大的缺点是我不太会说话。

表达自己很健谈则可这样说：

Sometimes I’m talkative.

有时我很健谈。

⑨ I’m outgoing and easy to get along with.

我性格外向，并且容易与人相处。

表达自己很内向则可这样说：

I’m pretty quiet and introverted.

我很安静内向。

知识加油站

★ independently 一词源于形容词independent，表示“独立的”。

其用法为“be independent from...”，意为“不依赖于……”“不受……支配”。

★be accustomed to / be used to表示“习惯于……”，要注意此处的 to 为介词，因此，其后的动词要用 -ing 形式。