　　1．I hesitate to state a definite salary, but, as long as you have requested
me to , I should consider 6,500 a month satisfactory. 我对待遇总是迟迟无法定个确切数

目，但既然您要我说明，我认为月薪六千五百元就满意了。
　　2

． Although it is difficult for me to say what compensation I should

deserve, I should consider-a month a fair initial salary. 虽然我很难说待遇应该是多少，

我以为起薪每月--

很合理。

　　3．I feel it is presumptuous of me to state what my salary should be. My

first consideration is to satisfy you completely. However, while I am serving my
apprenticeship, I should consider-a month satisfactory compensation. 余不敢冒昧说

出起薪多少。最初余仅想要如何工作得好，使您满意。在学徒（试用）期间，月薪--

即可。

　　提到待遇时不要过分谦虚或表示歉意，下列句子不宜使用。
　　1

． As for salary, I do not know what to say. Would$4,500 a month be too

much?

至于起薪，我不知怎么说，月薪四千五百元会不会太多？

． Do you think I should be asking too much if I said 5000 dollars a month?

若要求月薪五千元，会不会太高？

． You know what my services are worth better than I do . All I want is a

living wage.

对敝人工作的价值您比我更清楚。我仅想够糊口即可。

　　应征函或自荐函的结尾用语，试比较下列各句：
　　1．（a

）软弱、羞怯的： If you think I can fill the position after you have read

my letter, I shall be glad to talk with you. 读完此信后倘您认为敝人可补缺，敝人愿和您

一谈。

　　　(b)

改写后（较佳）： If my application has convinced you of my ability to

satisfy you, I should welcome the opportunity to talk with you, so that you may

judge my personal qualifications further.

　　2．（a

）怀疑，不妥、不安全的： If you‘re interested, let me know immediately, as

I‘m sure and interview will convince you I‘m the man for the job. 倘贵公司有兴趣，

请即告知，敝人深信与您面谈可以使您相信，敝人适合担任此职。
　　　（b

）改写后： May I have an interview? You can reach me by telephone at

Taipei 884525 between the hours of 7-9 a.m. and 5:30-9:30p.m. any evening. 可否赐

予面谈？您可在每天上午七至九时，下午五时半至九时电 884525

号。

．陈腐的句子： Hoping you will give me an interview, I am……（我希望您惠予面谈）

Anticipating a favorable decision, I wait your……

（等候您的佳音） Trusting your

reply will be satisfactory, I remain(静候满意的答复)

．哀求式的句子，不够完整（漏掉面谈时间）： Won‘t you please give me the chance to

interview your? I can be reached by calling Kenmore 69781. 恳请惠予面谈。请打电话 K-

69781

　　（b

）改写后： May I have the opportunity to discuss this matter further with

you? My telephone is Kenmore 69781. You can reach me between nine and five
o‘clock during the day. 可否惠予面谈以便进一步商讨？我的电话是 K-69781。我从上午九时到下

午五时都可接通。

．太过自信的句子： I am quite certain that an interview will substantiate my

statements Between two and four every afternoon except Tuesday you can reach me
by telephoning 731430. 我深信面谈可以证实我的话。您可在每天下午二至四时（星期二例外）打
731430

号电话通知我。

．较具体有效的句子。 May I have an interview? My residence telephone is (042)

4398. You reach me by calling that number until June 30. After July 2, my
address will be Kent House, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. 可否惠予面谈？我住处电话为
43981

号。六月三十日以前我都在上址，七月二日以后，我的新址为新罕不夏州布列登林肯特屋。

　　应征函的语气
　　应征函要发挥最大的效果，语气必须肯定、自信、有创意而不过份夸张，如能事先洞察雇主的喜好，或

其他人格特性，根据物以类聚的原理，应征函若能配合雇主的特性，求职的人一定可以比其他人占上风，获

得面谈的机会。比较下列各句语气上有何不同：

　　1．I think that I should probably make a good bookkeeper for you. 我想我可能成

为贵公司的好簿记号。
　　2．I am confident that my experience and references will show you that I can
fulfill the particular requirements of your bookkeeping position. 我想信我的经验和

推荐人可以告诉您，我能够符合贵公司簿记员一职的特定需要。

　　3．I recently completed a course in filing at the Crosby School of Business.
I am competent not only to install a filing system that will fulfill the needs
of your organization, but I am also well qualified to operate it efficiently. 最