[面试英语]面试英语第三讲：个人和家庭情况

前两课我们讲了面试英语中首先要进行的开场白，和如何进行自我介绍。通常自我介绍都要介绍自己的个人情况，家庭情况，工作经验，个人能力等等，今天我们就来讲讲如何介绍自己的个人和家庭情况。先来看一些简单的对话：
I: Where is your birthplace?

C: I was born in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

I: Where is your native place?

C: My native place is Tianjin.

I: Are you a resident of Beijing now?

C: Yes. I have been living in Beijing since my childhood.

I: Where is your domicile place?

C: My domicile place is Taiyuan.

I: What is your nationality?

C: I'm Chinese.

I: What is your nation?

C: My nation is the Han.

I: How large is your family?

C: There are four of us including my parents, a younger sister and me.

I: Do you spend much time talking with your family?

C: Yes. It's said there's a generation gap in the world today, but I don't think this is the case at our house. We all work at taking time to talk with each other. Especially at mealtime, we all eat and talk together. Meals are very lively at our house.

I: Your application form said that you have a younger sister. How do you get along with each other?

C: We get along well with each other. She is 6 years younger than me, and she is right now studying for college entrance exams. She asks me a lot for advice on how to study and things like that. Besides, we do many things together, such as going swimming, mountain climbing and soon.

Words & Expressions:

在对话里出现了以下单词：
birthplace: 出生地
native place: 籍贯
resident: 居民
domicile place: 户籍所在地
nationality: 国籍；如果是nation则是指民族
generation gap: 代沟
application form: 申请书，在这里指求职信

除此之外，还有很多词，比如：
ability: 能力，才能，本领；aptitude: 天资，天赋；capability: 能力，才能；
competence: 能力，胜任；facult: 能力，才能；genius: 天才
academic level: 业务水平
basic skill: 基本功； basic knowledge: 基本知识
professional titles: 职称
doctoral supervisors: 博士生导师
a teacher in charge of a class: 班主任
postgraduates: 研究生
undergraduate: 本科生
college / university students: 大学生
students of arts: 文科学生
students of science: 理科学生
family: 家庭； relative: 亲戚；
be married: 结了婚的（状态）

掌握这些词以后，我们来看一些相关的背景知识：

Background:

　　当你参加面试时，由于条件所限，主考管们不可能详细地把你介绍给与会者，其他人未必都听清主考管的介绍。这时，求职者为了展示自我，当主考管们介绍你的语音刚落，你可立即接过话头，进行干脆而风趣的补充。如果有人想进一步了解你，要抓住时机，做进一步的介绍。

　　不可否认，经别人介绍或请招聘单位但自荐材料也可使对方了解自己，但毛遂自荐地进行自我介绍，把立体的你展现于人前，可以使招聘者对你产生更直接、更可信的效果，因而更受用人单位的欢迎