Although there are disputes among the examiners, it is not a problem for interviewers to stand silently all the time.
Dong Yiqing thought about it, and if she responded in a foreign language now, she would definitely offend the other examiner on the spot. Simply say it once in English and German, so that both parties are taken care of even if they are not satisfied. She finally decided to speak in English first and then in German in the order required by the examiner.
"Hello everyone, my name is Dong Yiqing. I come from Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. I spent my middle school and college years in the beautiful Hangzhou..." Dong Yiqing introduced herself fluently in English. She didn't dare to look at the middle-aged man, but looked at the middle-aged woman and the examiner on the other side of her.
When she was about to finish speaking English, she dared to look at the middle-aged man, but she found that the middle-aged man looked down at the table with dissatisfaction, and his face was a little ugly. She felt nervous, but she had no choice but to bow lightly to the examiners immediately after speaking English. When she raised her head again, she had already started introducing herself in German.
When she was speaking German, she suddenly noticed that the middle-aged man was not looking at her, but looking at the side face of the middle-aged woman complacently. On the contrary, the middle-aged woman was listening to her German carefully and did not interrupt. Cut her off.
After introducing herself in two languages in one breath, Dong Yiqing seemed to be more nervous than before. She looked at the man and woman across from her at a loss, not knowing whose question she would face next.
Although Dong Qiangqiang is already relatively proficient in German, he is still a foreigner after all. Karina sat in the passenger seat. Although she didn't speak much, her speech speed was obviously faster than during lectures. Sometimes an instruction suddenly pops up, and by the time Dong Qiangqiang reacts, the car has already missed the intersection.
Hannover is not big. The entire city is only over 200 square kilometers, less than half the area of Haidian District in Beijing. The population is around 480,000 all year round. The roads are very wide, there are not many cars on the road, there are no traffic jams, and it is very comfortable to drive. .
The only thing Dong Qiangqiang was not used to was that there were many zebra crossings on the streets, and there were no traffic lights on both sides of these zebra crossings. According to the requirements of German traffic regulations, if there are people on both sides of the zebra crossing preparing to cross the road, the driver must stop in front of the zebra crossing and wait patiently for the pedestrians to pass before continuing to drive. Sometimes there will be some disabled people passing on the sidewalk, which requires a lot of patience.
What drives Dong Qiangqiang most crazy are those riding bicycles in the middle of the road. Although there are specially designated bicycle lanes next to the road, many Germans who love sports just ride on the road. When Dong Qiangqiang wanted to overtake a bicycle several times, he was sternly reminded by Karina who was sitting aside and watching her: When a car overtakes a bicycle, the distance between the two vehicles must be more than 15 meters, otherwise overtaking is not allowed, let alone pressing the horn to urge the cyclist. So as not to frighten the cyclist.
After a corner, Dong Qiangqiang's car was forced to follow the bicycle of a strong German aunt. Seeing his aunt pedaling the bike hard but the bike could only move forward slowly, Dong Qiangqiang reluctantly lowered the speed. As a result, the bike stalled accidentally and Karina taught her a long time.
The middle-aged woman picked up her resume and was about to speak when the middle-aged man quickly shouted, "Tell me about your experience in Germany in German."
I have clearly introduced my study and internship in Germany just now, why do I have to say it again? Dong Yiqing was very puzzled. She glanced at the middle-aged woman, but there was no expression on the middle-aged woman's face. She paused and said loudly in German: "I am currently studying mathematics at the University of Hannover, and I am in the fifth semester. I have done some work before. In addition to interpreting for exhibitions, I also translated some books and albums.”
The middle-aged man picked up a resume on the table, pointed at it and asked: "Is this University of Hannover a key university in Germany? What is its world ranking? Why haven't I heard of it?"
"That's right. Germany's education system is different from that of British and American countries. They don't have so-called elite universities, and they have never participated in rankings. But each university has its own unique history and outstanding disciplines. For example, the University of Hannover, its The Department of Mathematics, the Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry and other natural subjects have very strong teaching and scientific research capabilities. They have historically won internationally renowned scientific awards such as the Nobel Prize and the Leibniz Prize, and are highly regarded among European institutions. ." Dong Yiqing said while looking at the middle-aged man who was staring at his resume, wondering whether the other person was listening to his answer.
"You just said that you have done translation work for exhibitions. What type of exhibition is it specifically? What kind of translation work?" The middle-aged woman suddenly asked, but she did not specify the language Dong Yiqing should use to answer.
Dong Yiqing answered in English almost without thinking: "Every year during the holidays, I do exhibition translation for domestic electronic technology manufacturers participating in the ebit Electronics Show in Hannover. Most of the work is interpretation, but there is also a small amount of translation work. I also used my spare time to participate in the Chinese translation of the German mathematics works of my professional teacher, as well as the written translation of other books and picture albums. So I am quite experienced in translation work."
The middle-aged woman nodded and wrote something on Dong Yiqing's resume with a pen expressionlessly.
The middle-aged man patiently listened to the middle-aged woman and other examiners asking Dong Yiqing a few more questions. Taking advantage of the middle-aged woman's break in writing, he suddenly tapped his resume with his fingers and spoke in a contemptuous tone. Said: "I saw the university you studied in China, but in my impression, this school is not 211 or 985, right?"
"Although my alma mater is not 211 or 985, it is still a very good university." Dong Yiqing replied in German, "It taught me a lot of important knowledge, which helped me have the opportunity to come to Germany. To further my education, so I’m very grateful to my alma mater.”
This was not the first time that Dong Yiqing was criticized by her employer about her first degree, but she neither showed disappointment nor became embarrassed, but showed a calmness and calmness.
She knew very well in her heart that what happened happened, and no matter how hard she tried to hide it, it couldn't be changed.
"Your alma mater is too ordinary and not suitable for us..." The middle-aged man threw his resume on the table, "Let me tell you, the students who came to large companies like ours for interviews before were all from domestic 211 and 985 colleges. A college graduate, like you..." He didn't finish his sentence, but there was a look of disdain between his eyebrows.
Dong Yiqing looked into his eyes and said calmly: "Although my alma mater is not 211 or 985, it only represents the past. Now I am still learning and pursuing progress."
"Xiao Wu, you can watch the next one." The middle-aged man curled his lips, picked up the thermos cup with tea in front of him, and took a sip.
"I haven't finished asking yet." The middle-aged woman glanced at the middle-aged man as she spoke, "Zhang Yingfei, if you are tired, you can go to the conference room next to you to rest. After all, as you get older, you will easily get tired after listening to foreign languages for a long time, especially When you don’t understand.”
The middle-aged man Zhang Yingfei looked like a rooster that had been suddenly plucked. His face suddenly turned red. He slammed his hand on the table: "Zhang Yingfang!" This slap was so hard that the lid of the thermos cup was knocked off. Got to the floor.
He jumped up from his chair, stared down at the middle-aged woman Zhang Yingfang sitting calmly next to him with red eyes, and said through gritted teeth: "Don't push yourself too far."
The atmosphere at the scene became tense again.
Time passed quickly. Dong Qiangqiang parked the car on the side of the road, took off the gear, pulled the handbrake, turned off the engine, took out the key, and unbuckled the seat belt. A set of movements is completed smoothly and skillfully.
Karina sat in her seat, thought for a while, and then said slowly: "Mr. Dong Qiangqiang, after an hour of practice this morning, I found that you have many bad driving habits. I strongly recommend that you do more driving when you go back." Take some time to carefully read the instructions in the driver's manual. I think it will be of great help to you. We must not only pay attention to our own safety when driving, but also consider the safety of others. This is a responsible attitude. "
Dong Qiangqiang knew that Karina was talking about the mistakes he had made in the morning. He blushed and said humbly: "Thank you, Karina, I will accept your suggestion. In addition, I would like to ask where else besides driving schools? Are you allowing a novice like me to practice driving?”
Karina thought about it again: "There seems to be a training ground over there in the suburbs. The price may be cheaper than ours. It seems to be about 25 marks an hour. You can get familiar with the road signs and road conditions there, but the quality of the teachers there is beyond me." I don’t know.”
To Dong Yiqing's surprise, Zhang Yingfang sat motionless on the chair, not even looking at the furious Zhang Yingfei beside her.
She turned to look at the other examiners beside her: "Then let's start asking business questions now."
The other examiners received the order and immediately asked questions related to the company's business. Although Dong Yiqing did not answer every question, he still told everything he had learned in the past few days. Although his overall performance had no special highlights, it could be regarded as a decent performance and fluent expression.
While Dong Yiqing was answering the question, Zhang Yingfei sat down angrily when no one paid attention to her.
Just when the wheel question came to an end, Zhang Yingfang, who had been observing Dong Yiqing without asking any questions, suddenly said in English: "Please simulate the following scenario: When you face an international customer who comes for consultation but has an unfriendly attitude, you should How to do it?" She glanced at the young man in his 30s and said, "Xiao Wu, you will be the customer."
Xiao Wu stood up from his seat, walked to Dong Yiqing, nodded to her, and signaled the simulation to start.
Suddenly, he asked in a foreign language that Dong Yiqing could not understand: "Hello, I have a question about your company's products. Can you help me answer it now?"
Dong Yiqing didn't understand what he was saying at all. She carefully asked in English with a soft voice: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Seeing her speaking English, Xiao Wu immediately switched to English: "We are a Spanish company, and we are very interested in your A stone and its supporting building materials. But your company seems to also provide another B stone. and its supporting building materials. Can you tell me the advantages and disadvantages of these two products? Their prices seem to be similar, and I really can’t choose."
Dong Yiqing immediately realized that Xiao Wu was asking the last question in the written test paper just now. But the knowledge points of the two stones that need to be compared in this question are on different material pages. Among them, the material page of stone A is in her hand, while the material page of stone B has been lost with the suitcase. She previously based it on That question is clouded by my own memories.
But now if she still relies on blind answers, she might screw up the interview.
She nervously considered how to answer, her palms gradually becoming filled with sweat.
