詞:candidate
英英釋義:a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election
(候選人申請工作或被提名參加選舉的人)
例句:So far only five candidates have shown interest in this sales position.
2. 體會這個詞 (進階篇)
“candidate”是名詞,意思是 “候選人、應試者、求職者、人選” ,具體意思要取決於上下文。比如競選總統的人就叫 presidential candiate;上完了博士階段的課程,正在寫博士論文的學生壹般被叫做 doctoral candidate 或 PhD candidate;找工作的也可以叫 candidate。
candidate 是個精確、好用的單詞,閱讀原版雜誌和書籍經常可以碰到這個詞。我們來通過幾個例句了解、掌握它。
比如前不久美國前副總統 Joe Biden 決定競選下壹屆美國總統,我們可以說:
Joe Biden decided to run for prsident in 2020.
我們可以用 candidate 來改寫:
Joe Biden recently decided to join others as a presidential candidate.
好幾個博士候選人都放棄了博士學位,跑到矽谷去創業:
Quite a few PhD candidates gave up their doctoral degree and moved to Silicon Valley to start start-ups.
目前只有五個人對這個銷售職位感興趣,我們就可以說:
So far only five candidates have shown interest in this sales position.
3. 從認識到會用(作業)
1)翻譯下面的句子:
人才市場競爭太激烈,僧多粥少。
(參考翻譯: There are far more candidates than jobs in the competitive job market. 或 In the cut-throat job market, there are too many candidates and not nearly enough jobs.)
2)結合自己的生活、學習、工作、興趣等,想象在什麽語境下會用到這個表達。先簡要描述這個場景,再造句。
場景:? 迄今為止只有五個人有競選班長的意願。
造句:So far only five candidates have shown interest in this class president.