つかえる英会話Daily / Travel

V: Hey, Jake. You got your candidates picked out yet?

J: Sort of. You know, I’ve been reading through all these
resumes and I’ve gotta say it always makes me depressed when I
read these things.

V: That bad, huh.

J: Actually that good…Listen to this. This guy here, a Mr. Phil
Langdon, is an economics major at Harvard, has a 4.0 GPA, and
speaks three languages…And this girl, Raina Aziz, currently
attending NYU’s business school, 3.7 GPA, Dean’s list, and
runs an AIDS awareness committee at her school…and the list
just goes on.

V: Impressive kids.

J: Do you ever remember having those kinds of credentials when you
were in college? I don’t know about you but I was more worried
about where the next party was than my GPA…I mean, I studied
and everything, but this is ridiculous.

V: I guess some kids take academics seriously…I’m sure not
everyone at these schools is like that.

J: These kids just seem so grown up. It’s like they’ve been
nurturing their careers since pre-school. You’ve got to wonder
if they ever have any fun.

V: You should ask them that in the interview.

J: You can’t really ask personal questions like that.

V: Well, maybe not in those words. Find another way to phrase the
question. You know, find out how well-rounded they are…
socially speaking.

J: That’s not a bad idea. It could be kind of an interesting
experiment. I think I’ll try it. Thanks.

V: Don’t mention it.