Section 6 离职与应聘原因
69. 我的合同期快满了。
My employment contract is almost up.
还可以说
● My employment contract is about to expire.
必备单词
contract合同
expire 期满
模拟现场
A: Why are you looking for another job? 你为什么要换工作？
B: My employment contract is almost up. 我的合同期快满了。
70. 由于公司倒闭，只好离职。
I left the office on account of the discontinuance of the business.
必备单词
discontinuance停止
模拟现场
A: May I ask why you left the company? 可以问一下你为什么要离开那家公司吗？
B: I left the office on account of the discontinuance of the business. 由于公司倒闭，只好离职。
71. 我真的很喜欢现在的工作。但是我想要寻求更多挑战。
I really do like my current work. But I want to look for more challenges.
必备单词
current 现在的
look for寻找
模拟现场
A: I don’t understand why you want to quit your current job. 我不明白你为什么想辞掉现在这份工作。
B: I really do like my current work. But I want to look for more challenges. 我真的很喜欢现在的工作。但是我想要寻求更多挑战。
72. 我觉得目前的工作已经达到顶峰，沒有升迁机会。
I feel I have reached the “glass ceiling” in my current job.
必备单词
glass ceiling (在职务晋升上遇到的)无形障碍
模拟现场
A: What’s the reason for you to leave your present job? 你离开现在的工作的原因是什么？
B: I feel I have reached the “glass ceiling” in my current job. 我觉得目前的工作已经达到顶峰，沒有升迁机会。
相关说法
● 我感觉没有升迁机会。I feel there is no opportunity for advancement.
你知道吗 glass ceiling指社会上限制妇女升任高职的无形障碍。
73. 我上一家公司很小，而且个人成长的机会也很少。
My previous company is very small and provides few opportunities for personal growth.
必备单词
personal growth 个人成长
模拟现场
A: My previous company is very small and provides few opportunities for personal growth. 我上一家公司很小，而且个人成长的机会也很少。
B: But you will see that there are more competitions and complicated relationships in the big company. 但你会发现大公司里竞争更激烈，人际关系更复杂。
相关说法
● 我希望得到更多的机会来施展我的实力。
I hope I could have more opportunities to utilize my ability.
74. 我想有更多的职业发展机会。
I need more opportunities for career growth.
模拟现场
A: Why are you interested in this position? 你为什么对这个职位感兴趣？
B: I need more opportunities for career growth. 我想有更多的职业发展机会。
相关说法
● 我想有一个有发展前景的职位。
I need to be in a position where I can move ahead.
75. 这份工作不属于我的专业领域。
The job is out of my major field.
必备单词
major field 专业领域
模拟现场
A: Could you tell me why do you want to leave? 你能告诉我你为什么想离开吗？
B: The job is out of my major field. So I have to learn everything from the start. It’s a waste of time. 这份工作不属于我的专业领域。所以我一切都要从头学习。这真的是浪费时间。
相关说法
● 在这家公司我不能发挥我的专业技能。I can’t utilize my expertise in this company.
76. 经过这一年的工作，我认为编辑这个行业和我的特质并不相符。
After one-year working, I think editor doesn’t match with my qualifications.
必备单词
match with 与……相配
qualification特质
模拟现场
A: Why do you want to quit the job as an editor? 你为什么想辞掉编辑的工作？
B: After one-year working, I think editor doesn’t match with my qualifications. 经过这一年的工作，我认为编辑这个行业和我的特质并不相符。
77. 我不喜欢这家公司死板的企业文化。
I don’t like the rigid culture of this company.
还可以说
● The company is too uptight for me.
必备单词
uptight紧张的
rigid僵硬的
模拟现场
A: Is there some reason why you want to leave your present job? 你为什么想辞去现在的工作？
B: I don’t like the rigid culture of this company. 我不喜欢这公司死板的企业文化。
78. 我想找到一家公司能给我提供更为合理的薪水，因为我要养家糊口。
I want to find an ideal company that would offer me with a more reasonable salary for I have a family to support.
相关说法
● 我不想接受这份低工资的工作。
I wouldn’t accept this offer of such a low salary.
● 虽然在找工作时薪水只是一个影响因素，但却是一个重要的因素。
Though salary is one of the factors in the process of choosing a job, it’s an important one.
● 因为我有一大家子要供养，所以对于我来说薪资是非常关键的因素。
Because I have a big family to provide for, the salary is the key factor for me.
79. 你们提供的机会吸引了我。
The opportunity you provide attracted me.
模拟现场
A: Why do you want to work for us? 你为什么愿意为我们工作？
B: The opportunity you provide attracted me. 你们提供的机会吸引了我。
80. 贵公司的声誉不错。
Your company has a good reputation.
必备单词
reputation名誉
模拟现场
A: What do you know about IBM? 你对IBM了解多少？
B: Your company has a good reputation. 贵公司的声誉不错。
81. 贵公司是产业龙头。
This company is a leader in the industry.
模拟现场
A: Why do you feel interest in applying to our firm? 你为什么有兴趣来本公司应聘？
B: This company is a leader in the industry. 贵公司是产业龙头。
82. 我在国外获得的经验能很好地应用在这里。
It would be a good place for me to apply the experience I’ve had abroad.
模拟现场
A: What’s the reason for your application for the post? 你申请该职位的原因是什么？
B: Your company is a multinational corporation, so I think it would be a good place for me to apply the experience I’ve had abroad. 贵公司是跨国公司，因此我觉得这里会是我应用我在国外获得的经验的好地方。
必备单词
multinational corporation跨国公司
你知道吗 application来源于apply，apply作动词，表示“申请（工作、职位）”，常和for搭配，“申请职位”除了可以用apply for the post，还可以用apply for the position。
83. 我应聘该职位不仅为了高薪，还因为这里有良好的工作环境。
I applied for the position not only for the high salary, but also for the good working environment.
模拟现场
A: Could you tell me the reason that you chose this position? 讲讲你选择该职位的原因吧。
B: Yes. To be frank, I applied for the position not only for the high salary, but also for the good working environment. 好的。坦白来讲，我应聘该职位不仅为了高薪，还因为这里有良好的工作环境。
你知道吗
● apply和use都可以表示“应用”，前者强调为达成实际效果而运用、应用，后者则泛指应用、利用。此外，apply还常出现于apply (to sb.) for sth. 的结构之中，表示“（向某人）申请（某职位等）”，是应聘场景的常用语。
● 在表明应聘原因时，往往要说明自己可以胜任该项工作，表示胜任的表达还有：
be capable of doing sth. be competent to do/at/in sth.
be equal to sth./doing sth. be fitted for sth.
be qualified for sth. be worth one’s salt
情境演练
Applicants in foreign trade.
Henry White: You are Mr. Green, right? I’m Henry White.
Mr. Green: Yes. Nice to meet you, Mr. White.
Henry White: Nice to meet you, too. According to your resume, you’ve been working for an import and export company in Shanghai since you graduated. Why do you want to change jobs?
Mr. Green: Because I wish to find a more challenging job.
Henry White: Why are you interested in our company?
Mr. Green: I think you would provide me with a good opportunity to use my knowledge.
Henry White: What do you know about our company?
Mr. Green: Your company is one of the biggest trading companies, with many branches all over the world.
应聘外贸工作。
亨利▪怀特：格林先生吗？我是亨利▪怀特。
格林先生：是我。很高兴见到您，怀特先生。
亨利▪怀特：也很高兴见到你。从你的简历可以看出，你毕业后一直在上海一家进出口公司工作。你为什么想换工作呢？
格林先生：因为我想找个更有挑战性的工作。
亨利▪怀特：你为什么对我们公司感兴趣？
格林先生：我认为你们能够给我提供一个运用我所学知识的好机会。
亨利▪怀特：你对我们公司有什么了解？
格林先生：贵公司是最大的贸易公司之一，在世界各地有很多分支机构。
句型Plus
1. Why do you want to change jobs?
询问离职原因时还可以说：
Why are you looking for another job? 你为什么要换工作？
Why do you want to leave your current job? 为什么你想辞去现在的工作呢？
2. Why are you interested in our company?
当面试官问“为什么选择我们公司”时还可以说成：
Why did you choose our company?
Why do you want to work here?
Why are you interested in working for our company?