必背英文面试口语05:你认为自己有干劲吗? Are you aggressive?

 　　Are you aggressive?

　　你认为自己有干劲吗？

　　Yes,aggressive enough to do the job.

　　是的，我做事干劲十足。

　　I've always worked in purely¹ sales positions,so being aggressive has been necessary to achieving my goals and the company's goals.

　　我一直从事销售方面的工作。所以，为了达到自己的目标和公司的目标，有干劲是必要的。

　　Of course,it doesn't mean that I believe the end justifies² the means.

　　当然，这并不意味着我会为了达到目的而不择手段。

　　I believe in fair play as well.

　　公平竞争也是我的信念之一。

　　回答“yes”还是“no” ，要依据应聘职位和企业的情况而定。销售方面的职位一般都要求 aggressiveness，有的企业也崇尚这种精神。相对的，有些职位或企业不需要 aggressiveness，所以回答时应选择其他方面来推销自 己。一般来说，aggressive 是一个带有负面意义的词，如果换成 assertive³（坚定而自信）的 话，则有正面意义。

　　Yes, I would say my nature is to be aggressive.

　　是的， 我个性干劲十足。

　　Although now that I'm a little further along in my career, I would describe it as controlled aggression⁴.

　　然而， 随着工作经验的积累， 我也学会了所谓的有节制的干劲。

　　That's because being overly aggressive, I've found, can sometimes be counterproductive and distressing⁵ or intimidating⁶ to co-workers and even customers.

　　这是因为我了解到， 有时候干劲太足反而会适得其反， 而且会让同事甚至客户都感觉不舒服或有些生畏。

　　You also have to be adaptable⁷ to the situations and the people you are dealing⁸ with, so I can be 110% aggressive or 60% aggressive.

　　还是应该根据情况和对象的不同来更灵活应对，所以，我现在可以有 110%的 干劲，也可以有 60%的干劲。

　　It's sophisticated aggressiveness, which is more effective, I believe.

　　我相信，干劲如果控制得当，对工作是有帮助的。

　　I've been told I'm assertive rather than aggressive.

　　有人说我做事很有主见， 但不带有攻击性。

　　I do not put down or belittle⁹ others in order to make my points,

　　我不会为了坚持自己的主张而刻意贬低别人或轻视别人的意见。

　　but I have no problem making my points or taking a stand when required.

　　不过，必要的时候，我还是会将自己的意见表达出来或表明自己的立场。

　　Do you consider yourself aggressive?

　　你认为自己冲劲十足吗?

1 purely   

adv.纯粹地，完全地

参考例句：

• I helped him purely and simply out of friendship.我帮他纯粹是出于友情。
• This disproves the theory that children are purely imitative.这证明认为儿童只会单纯地模仿的理论是站不住脚的。

2 justifies   

证明…有理( justify的第三人称单数 )； 为…辩护； 对…作出解释； 为…辩解（或辩护）

参考例句：

• Their frequency of use both justifies and requires the memorization. 频繁的使用需要记忆，也促进了记忆。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• In my judgement the present end justifies the means. 照我的意见，只要目的正当，手段是可以不计较的。

3 assertive   

adj.果断的，自信的，有冲劲的

参考例句：

• She always speaks an assertive tone.她总是以果断的语气说话。
• China appears to have become more assertive in the waters off its coastline over recent years.在近些年，中国显示出对远方海洋的自信。

4 aggression   

n.进攻，侵略，侵犯，侵害

参考例句：

• So long as we are firmly united, we need fear no aggression.只要我们紧密地团结，就不必惧怕外来侵略。
• Her view is that aggression is part of human nature.她认为攻击性是人类本性的一部份。

5 distressing   

a.使人痛苦的

参考例句：

• All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it. 所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. 这样浪费粮食令人痛心。

6 intimidating   

vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)

参考例句：

• They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。
• This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

7 adaptable   

adj.能适应的，适应性强的，可改编的

参考例句：

• He is an adaptable man and will soon learn the new work.他是个适应性很强的人，很快就将学会这种工作。
• The soil is adaptable to the growth of peanuts.这土壤适宜于花生的生长。

8 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

9 belittle   

v.轻视，小看，贬低

参考例句：

• Do not belittle what he has achieved.不能小看他取得的成绩。
• When you belittle others,you are actually the one who appears small.当你轻视他人时， 真正渺小的其实是你自己。