やさしい英語会話 (248) It's Important to Be Honest during Interviews

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新年度を前に、新しいアルバイトを始めようとしている学生さんも多いのではないでしょうか。今回は「アルバイトの面接の場面」での会話をお届けします。



面接官の女性はリラックスした雰囲気で面接に臨もうとしますが、男性は手に汗を掻くほど緊張している様子。男性は、自分には「許されざる」過去があると言い、それについての打ち明け話を始めます…。



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（初級〜中級）



※今月はYouTubeによる配信を試験的に実施しています。上記の画面をクリックして番組をお楽しみください。*** It's a Good Expression ***

（今回の重要表現）



How are you, sir?

（How are you?もsirも、きわめて丁寧な表現）



I'm Candice.

（面接官は自分のファーストネームを名乗ることで、緊張を解こうとしている）



It's a part of human nature.

人として自然のことですよ



an anxiety

心配



unforgivable

許されざる



to bring ... up

...（の話題）を持ち出す



to be inclined to do

〜したいと思う



Walgreens

ウォルグリーン（米国のドラッグストアチェーン）



half-way ...

...の道中半分（half-way homeで「帰宅の途中で」）



the lie-detector test

うそ発見器のテスト



to get it off my chest

白状する



a position

職、仕事



a janitor

用務員、清掃作業員





*** Script ***

It's Important to Be Honest during Interviews

Situation: John is at an interview for a part-time job.



W: Alright... how are you, sir? I'm Candice, and I'll be interviewing you today.



M: Hi Candice. It's nice to meet you.



(Stands to shake her hand, but his hand is visibly drenched in sweat.)



W: Oh my! Your hand is a bit sweaty!



M: Can I be honest with you, Candice?



W: Sure, in fact I'd prefer it.



M: I'm a bit nervous about this whole interview thing.



W: That's perfectly fine! It's normal for people to be nervous during interviews. It's a part of human nature.



M: But this isn't just ordinary interview anxiety. I'm nervous because... um... because I've done some horrible things. Unforgivable things. Things that if you ever found out about them, you probably wouldn't want to give me this job, or even look me in the eye!



W: OK, well, now that you've brought it up, I feel inclined to ask you what these "horrible" things are.



M: It all started last Wednesday. I was at the local Walgreens, buying some candy. I then decided to buy a birthday card for my mom, and I forgot about the chocolate bar in my hand... I walked out of the store without paying for it! I wanted to go return it, but by the time I noticed I was half-way home!



W: Um... Well, that's an interesting story.



M: I knew you guys would find out during the lie-detector test so I thought I'd just get it off my chest now.



W: Lie-detector test? Um... this is an interview for a position as a janitor at McDonald's. We don't do lie detector tests. In fact, if that's the worst thing you've ever done, you might just be the best employee we've ever had! You're hired!



M: Really? You mean it? Yippee!



(Written by David Shaner)