我的公司是个跨国中外合资企业，上市公司，公司平时也会组织进行口语练习，有次口语考官再面试我的时候，问我“what's your daily job?” 我只说了一句：i coding. 当时觉得自己真的对不起自己的职业。今天在网上了一个外教免费口语课，http://www.acadsoc.com.cn/lps/lp4_mobile.htm，还剩6天（看大家有没有缘分在六天内看到我的随便。。。）程序员的英语大致的水平是怎样的我不知道，我只知道里面的外教给我的评价是
SPEAK SPEAK SPEAK
About the Job of a Computer Programmer
经典对话：
1.What kind of experience have you got for the job?
申请这项工作，你有什么工作经历?
2.I've
been a data entry operator for
more than two
years.
我做数据输入操作员有两年了。
3.Why did
you leave your job
there?
你为什么要离开呢?
4.Well，I
enjoy working in different places and
meeting new people. That will widen
my experience in the field of
computer
technology.
噢，我喜欢在不同的环境中与不同的人一起工作，这会在电脑技术领域扩大我的经历。
5.What kind
of education have you
got?
你受过什么教育?
6.I studied
computer science in Harvard
University，and got a M.S.
degree.
我曾在哈佛大学修电脑专业，获得了硕士学位。
7.I majored
in computer science.
我主修电脑专业。
8.What
specialized courses did you
take?
你学过什么专业课程?
9.The
specialized courses I completed include
computer science，system design and
analysis，operation systems，systems
management，PASCAL programming，COBOL
programming and D-BASE
programming.
我学过的专业课程包括：计算机科学、系统设计及分析、操作系统、系统管理、PASCAL编程、COBOL编程和D-BASE编程。
10.I was
quite familiar with Fortran and C
Language.
我很熟悉Fortran和C语言。
11.After
graduation I worked in a factory
for two years and have picked
up much experience in
CAD.
毕业后我在一家工厂干了两年，在CAD方面积累了不少经验。
12.What do
you think about the recent development
in computers?
你如何看待计算机行业在近几年内的发展?
13.Revolution
in the computer industry is inevitable
because developments in hardware are
going ahead very quickly. But to
turn the computer into a machine
that can be easily manipulated，much
more complex software is needed than
is available now. As a
result，more computer programmers should
devote themselves into the
work.
计算机行业的革命是不可避免的，因为硬件的发展十分迅速，但为了使计算机更易于操作，需要更多复杂的软件，结果，也需要更多的程序员。
14.We have
a vacancy for a computer
programmer，working weekdays from 9∶00
a.m. to 3∶00 p.m. with half
an hour lunch
break.
我们有一个电脑程序员的空缺，每天上班上午9∶00点至下午3∶00点，中间有半小时的午餐休息时间。
15.What sort
of software do you have a good
command of?
你熟练使用哪些软件?
16.I'm
adept at DOS，WINDOS，and AUTO
CAD.
我熟练使用 DOS，WINDOS和 AUTO
CAD。
17.May I
know what specific jobs I'll
have to do if you employ me
as a computer
programmer?
请问，如果贵公司聘我为电脑程序员，我必须做些什么具体工作呢?
18.Well，you'll have to
put in the computer our daily
sales volume and profit margins and
analyze them. Are you interested in
the
work?
噢，你得将我们每天的销售额和盈利情况输入电脑，并且进行分析。你对此项工作感兴趣吗?
情景案例：
Dialogue A
(E= the
Employer雇主O= Office Clerk办公室职员 A=
Applicant申请人)
O: God morning，can
I help you?
A: Yes. I
have an appointment with Mr. Brian
Desmoud. Will you please tell him
I'm here?
O: Are you
Mr. Dongming Chen?
A: Yes，I
am. Is he available?
O:
I'm sorry，he is on the
phone at the moment. Will you
please wait a minute?
A: No
problem.
(……)
O: Mr. Dongming
Chen，Brian is available now. Please
go through to his
office.
(meeting the
employer)
E: Hello，I'm
Brian. Glad you can come.
A:
I'm Dongming Chen. Nice to meet
you.
E: Take a seat
please.
A: Thanks.
E:
What kind of education have you
got?
A: I studied computer
science in Nanjng University，and got
a M.S. degree.
E: Fine.
Would you mind telling me what
kind of grades you had?
A:
Of course not I had an average
of 90 points.
I：What specialized
courses did you take?
A: The
specialized courses I completed include
computer science，system design and
analysis，operation systems，systems
management，PASCAL programming，COBOL
programming and D-BASE
programming.
E: Where are you
working now?
A: I'm working
at ABC Company.
E: What's
your position there?
A: I'm
a programmer supervisor.
E: What
are your responsibilities?
A:
I'm responsible for writing computer
programs：developing block diagrams，utilizing
available software and operation
systems，and coding machine instructions;
originating block diagrams，working from
outlines of proposed systems; developing
file sizes，programming specifications;
determining appropriate use of tape or
disk files，printer，etc.; selecting
in-house software or sub-routines to
run in connection with program;
writing machine
instructions，testing，debugging，and assembling
program; documenting overall system and
developing data control procedures; advising
and instructing less experienced programmers
and offering operating
instructions.
E: What kind of
computer are you experienced
in?
A: I'm experienced in
all types of IBM-PC
computers.
E: What kind o
software do you have a good
command of?
A: I'm adept
at DOS，WINDOWS and
AUTO-CAD.
E: How long have
you been a programmer
supervisor?
A: For more than
four years.
E: Tell me why
you decided to choose our
office.
A: Well，I'm happy
with the work at my present
post. But I want to get better
pay，to tell you the
truth.
E: What's your
present monthly salary?
A: Sixteen
hundred yuan.
E: What starting
salary would you expect
here?
A: I'd like to
start at twenty-six hundred yuan a
month.
E: No problem. Do you
have any questions to
ask?
A: Is there opportunity
to advance?
E: Yes，there're
good prospects for promotion.
A:
Good，this job should suit me
well.
E: Can you start next
Monday?
A: Sure.
E:
That's settled then. I’m glad
to be able to offer you the
job.
A: Thank
you，Brian.
E: See you next
Monday.
Notes 注释:
1.Is he
available?
他在不在?
2.I am a
programmer supervisor.
我任程序员主管。
3.I'm
responsible for writing computer
programs：developing block diagrams，utilizing
available software and operation
systems，and coding machine instructions;
originating block diagrams，working from
outlines of proposed systems; developing
file sizes，programming specifications;
determining appropriate use of tape or
disk
files，printer，etc.
我负责编制计算机程序：编制部件图;运用现有软件和操作系统编制机器指令;根据所用系统的略图自编部件图;编制磁卡规格和程序规格;决定使用合适的磁盘、磁卡、打印机等等。
4.… selecting
in-house software of sub-routines to
run in connection with program;
writing machine
instruction，testing，debugging，and assembling
program; documenting overall system and
developing data control procedures; advising
and instructing less experienced programmers
and offering operating
instructions.
选择同程序相关的机内软件或子程序;编制计算机指令;检测、改正程序中的差错并组合程序;编制总系统并制定数据控制程序;指导经验不足的程序员并给予操作指导。
5.But I
want to get better pay，to tell
you the truth.
不过，说实话，我想获得更优厚的报酬。
6.Yes，there're good
prospects for promotion.
有，提升的机会很多。
7.That's
settled then.
那么，就这样定了。
Words and Expressions:
software
n.软件
hardware n.硬件
pick
up v.积累
CAD：Computer Assisted
Design 电脑辅助设计
inevitable
a.不可避免的
Is he available?
他在不在?(我可不可以见他?)
on the phone
正在打电话
M.S degree: Master of
Science degree 理学硕士学位
supervisor
n.主管，监督人
programmer
n.程序员
diagram n.图解，图式
code
v.编码
code machine instructions
编制机器指令
specification n.规格(常用复数形式)
debug
v.排除错误
adept a.长于…的