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Lesson 3 It sounds like you've been doing fine,Steven.
史蒂文，听起来你们干得不错
Have you been looking for a job?
你一直在找工作吗？
Try an employment agency.They find jobs for hundreds of people every day.
到职业介绍所试试。他们每天能为好几百人找到工作。
Are you an employer?Are you tired of interviewing people?
你是老板吗？你是否厌倦了面试雇员？
Try an employment agency.
到职业介绍所试试。
Employment agencies have been helping employers find good people for fifty years.
50年来，职业介绍所一直在为老板们找到合适的人选。
In this report,we'll look at how employment agencies work.
在这个报道中，我们将看看职业介绍所是如何工作的。
I wondered how long it would take a company
我想知道不通过职业介绍所，
to fill a position without using an employment agency
一个公司花多长时间才能找到适合的一个职务人选。
Stop,please.I have to write a new script
请停下。我必须重新写一份稿子。
And employment agency can help you find a job.
职业介绍所能帮你找份工作，
They'll read your resume,interview you,and suggest jobs for you too.
他们会阅读你的简历，面试你，并为你推荐工作。
Visiting an agency in Stamford,we asked this question:
采访斯坦福德的一家职业介绍所时，我们提出了这个问题：
How long will it take a company to find the right employee
一个公司不通过职业介绍所，
without using an employment agency?
多长时间才能找到一个合适的雇员？
If they are lucky,between six and seven weeks.
如果公司幸运的话，大约需要六、七周才到找到合适的人选。
We can do it in twenty-four hours.
而我们能在24小时之内解决问题。
The agents spend lots of time looking at resumes.
代理人花很多时间看简历。
Notice how they compare people who are looking for a job in a pharmacy.
注意他们是如何对申请在药店工作的人进行比较的。
All right.Now we'll look at Bob here.Well,you can are he started out as a teacher,
好吧，现在让我们看看鲍勃的情况。嗯，你可以看到他最初是教师，
but he was a science teacher,so he knows science.
但他是理科教师，所以他懂理科知识。
He worked as a scientist between 1988 and 1990.
他在1988至1990 年间是名科研工作者。
So he was a scientist too,now he's director of product development.
所以他也是个科学家，现在他是产品开发部门的经理，
OK.Now,you know,we'll look at John.
好了，现在，你知道，我们要看看约翰的情况了，
And we know that he al-he has a Ph.D.
我们知道他也有博士学位。
That's good.Now let's see if he's making the,um,tablets.too.
这很好。现在要看看他是否也在做，嗯，药片。
John has experience with tablets,but Jim doesn't.
约翰有过做药的经验，但吉姆没有。
The employment agents look to see which people have used somputers.
职业介绍所的人要查查看谁用过计算机。
Well,looking at it,Jim's also used computers..Bob has too.
好了，看这儿，吉姆也用过计算机..鲍勃也用过，
I would say both John and Jim have a significant advantage over Bob,
我可肯定约翰和吉姆比鲍勃有更大优势。
but they-they just have more experience.
而且他们-他们还有更多工作经验。
Many people have used either a computer or a word processor.
很多人用过计算机或文字处理工具，
It often helps if you've used one.
如果用过的话会很有帮助。
Here's another pair agents comparing computer programmers.
这儿是另外一对代理人在比较计算机程序员。
John hasn't used an IBM computer before,and George hasn't either.
约翰以前没有用过IBM计算机，乔治也不用过。
When he was at Emory,can you tell me what he did there?
你能告诉我他在埃莫丽的时候干什么吗？
He was a programmer.Sandy's worked as a computer programmer,but,uh,John hasn't.
他是个程序员。桑迪曾是个计算机程序员，但是，嗯，约翰没干过这行。
All right,now who have you got over here?
好吧，现在你这里选中了谁？
I have the guy for the training job.
我选中了那个适合培训工作的人。
I think he is absolutely perfect!He is.
我认为他约对合适！他确实很合适。
Well,let me ask you this:Uh,how many years'experience did he have
好，我要问一下：嗯，他在他们那儿工作了多长时间？
working with them? He had,he had three years-but very solid work,
他有，他有三年工作经验---而且干得扎实，
oh,working with the,uh..
呃，他在..嗯..
When did he graduate and get this degree?
他什么时毕业，并拿到学位的？
Uh,he graduated in'84.
呃，他84 年毕业。
Dan has a Ph.D.,and John does too.
丹有博士学位，约翰也有，
Did he supervise anybody over there?
他在那儿管理过别人吗？
He had-was on a team with about two people.
他管过..他在一个大约有两千人的小组里。
Did he supervise them? Yes,he did. Ok.Good.
他管理他们吗？ 是的，他做管理。 好，太好了。
Agents have nice things to say about the people they see.
乔治的确有很好的推荐书
George really does have excellent references,and John does too.
乔治的确有很好的推荐书，而且约翰也有
They're both very good.
他们俩都不错。
Hello.Steven Winn. Steven?
嗨，史蒂文.韦恩。 史蒂文吗？
Maria!How's the vacation?
玛丽亚！假期过得很好吗？
Just fine,Steven.How've you been doing?
很好，史蒂文，你干得怎么样？
Just great.I've been working hard.
很好，我一直工作很忙。
Everyone has been doing a great job.
大家都干得很好
Oh,Kathy hasn't been feeling well.
噢，凯西一直不太舒服。
Oh,that's too bad.What's wrong?
噢，太糟糕了。怎么啦？
The doctor isn't sure.
医生不太确定。
Has she been at work?
她还在工作吗？
No.She's been resting at home.
不，她在家体息，
The doctor wants her to stay in bed for two weeks or more.
医生让她卧床体息两周以上，
I hired Patricia Woo to take her place yesterday.
我昨天雇了帕特里夏.吴来接替她的工作。
Who's Patricia Woo?How much experience has she had in television?
帕特里夏.吴是谁？她在电视台有多少工作经验？
She hasn't worked at a televison station before.
她以前从没有电视台工作过，
but she was a reporter at a newspaper last year.
但她去年做过报社新闻记者。
Did you talk to Greg Olden or Thomas Jones?
你同格来格.顿或托马斯.琼斯谈过了吗？
Yes.I talked to Greg Olden and I talked to Thomas Jones too.
是的，我同格来格.顿谈过了，我也同托马斯.琼斯谈过了。
They haven't worked at a television station either.
他们也都没在电视台工作过。
Why do you want to hire Patricia?
你为什么要雇帕特里夏？
She has has experience as a reporter,but Greg and Thomas haven't.
她有当记者的经历，而格来格和托马斯则没有。
She sounds good.I'll talk to her when I get back.
听起来她不错。 我回来以后要同她谈一下，
Is everything else all right?
其他事情都好吗？
Connie has been working on a story on employment agencies.
康妮一直在搞一个关于介绍所的新闻节目，
She's still working on it.Jake has been working on an archaeology story.
她还在做这个。杰克正在做一个关于考古的新闻节目。
It sounds like you've been doing fine,Steven.
史蒂文，听起来你们干得不错。
I'll call again in a few days.
过几天我再打电话。
Bye,Maria.Have fun..Oh,Maria..Maria?I almost forgot.
再见,玛丽来。玩得开心...噢，玛丽亚..玛丽亚？我差点儿忘了，
Sam Finch called.
山姆. 芬奇打过电话。
That's OK,Steven,Sam found me.
知道了，史蒂文，山姆找到我了。
That's good.See you later.
那太好。再见。
