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[原创]Journal 2

发布者: Cactus | 发布时间: 2005-10-29 15:28| 查看数: 5194| 评论数: 5|

< ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3><st1:date Month="10" Day="29" Year="2005">October 29<SUP>th</SUP>, 2005</st1:date>           Saturday     Sunny<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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< ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I got up very early in the morning when all of my roommates were sleeping as sound as a log, for I was going to meet somebody really important today. </FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I put on my favorite military-green overcoat and the white silk scarf with a graceful orchid that I had chosen for the meeting last night before I went to bed. I also used the costumes that I don’t use at all except for formal occasions. After everything done, I looked at the mirror, and smiled with satisfaction, since everything seemed to be perfect.  I went downstairs quietly, and cooked a simple breakfast for myself, though I seldom eat anything in the morning. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I left home and began to a little bit worry about the coming meeting. My leader told me several times that I had to manage to leave a good impression on the person I was going to meet today, for I would need to further contact him very often in the coming days, even for my company. Nevertheless, as a fresh graduate, I know I’m by no means good at social communication. “Will everything be all right as I am expecting? ” I felt I was even more nervous than when I came for the interviews.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>It didn’t take me much trouble to find my destination, that well-known enterprise. Actually, I even arrived 15 minutes earlier. Therefore, I did windows-shopping in a clothing shop nearby. When I was be in that enterprise exactly on time, the secretary told me that her boss was having a routine meeting just at the moment, and he simply asked me to wait. I didn’t say anything and just sat there quietly to wait. I didn’t even expect that this wait could be as long as a century. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I just indulged myself in the reading of the magazine that I had brought with me, and forgot I had been here for my job. Suddenly, the secretary asked me to come to meet her boss as the meeting had come to an end. It came so sudden that I was not supposed to be in the right state of mind. Yes, I swear I was damned nervous, and even got my book and pen fell into the ground three times in the coming half an hour when meeting the boss of this enterprise.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I was simply too nervous to even forget the surname of the person who recommended me to come to this place. What’s worse, the leader of this enterprise was unhappy about my prepared speech on my purpose to be there, and he even called his friend (the person who recommended me here) to ask him why it was not the same as he expected. I talked with his friend on the phone, and simply didn’t know how to make him convinced that I had already said these words he wanted me to say. Later on, they two also had a brief chat about the issue.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>I sat there, with a wild mind. Frozen inside, I felt extremely cold and didn’t know what to explain. “I must have done a very bad job, how can I be so stupid?”  In the coming 10 minutes, I tried my best to be a good listener to the leader of this enterprise, and gave him timely responses to “please” him. To be honest, I felt really awful as if I was no longer an equal human being in front of him. My dignity had gone together with the temperature of my body.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>Eventually, I managed to run away in a hurry with embarrassment. I felt extremely icy even beneath the sunshine outside. The fact was that I hated my performance just now so much that my eyes begin to ache, and I know tears wanted to come out. I tried hard to withhold my breath and told myself: “Come on, be tough, you are just learning, give yourself more time ”.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>On my way back home, I was thinking about what had happened all the time. How distinctive the leader is, we are still as equal as human being from the perspective of dignity. I was there for the negotiation of my job, how could I behave so humble as if I was just begging him? Anyway, this society is too complicated beyond my current knowledge, and I know there must be hundred and thousands of things that I have not or can not learn from textbook or at school. <o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>
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<P ><FONT face="Times New Roman"><FONT size=3>“Nothing can be worse, and it’s getting better!” I suddenly recalled the words I used to tell myself most frequently when I came across the setbacks, and I was refilled with the courage to face up the difficulties, for I will still go to see this leader again next Monday…<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT>

最新评论

Tzxuan 发表于 2005-10-29 16:09:34
Be tough,. tjoan. Be tough,.
soso 发表于 2005-10-29 16:45:09
Dear Cactus,
I'm so sorry to hear your sad story.
If this was really what happened earlier today, then I'd like to give you some suggestions. I'm afraid that you were not concentrating on the things that you were doing, as much of your attention was on yourself. Whatever you're doing for the moment, it can never be a wise choice to consider much about yourself. We, as human beings, are weakest in judging on the issues of ourselves. So you see, people always talk about selflessness. The more you manage to forget the existence of yourself, the more you'll be able to concentrate on the affair at hand, and the better your performance may be.We, human beings, are much stronger tackling issues irrelated to ourselves. So from my perspective, your problem is basically a mental issue. Please never forget to calm down before you start out your business.
Good luck next time!
soso
Stone 发表于 2005-10-29 17:18:48
Dear Cactus
     Your experience reminds me off my performance in an English M.C (Master of Ceremonies) competition. It was the first important competition that I had participated since I entered university. I was extremely nervous at that moment. And before this final, I couldn't eat and sleep well for the whole week. I didn't know why I was so nervous,but I had never taken part in such a compertition before.And being a freshman, I was not confident enough. When it was my turn, I stepped to the stage with a heart beating hard. If I could get out of the hall, I absolutely would do that.Suddently, I couldn't think of anything. What!!! I was so nervous and worried, but I had to smile to the ordience, it must be a bitter smile. Then when I was standing on the stage and facing my dear classmates, they smiled and waved their hands to me, I was touched and my mind became clear again and starded my selfintrodution.
      In the end, I took the second place. I laughed and smiled,there was no need to be so nervous. Whether I got the prize or not is not important at all, but the experience is unvaluable.
lazybones 发表于 2005-10-29 17:28:42
It is hard to say a true story. At least, something imaginary are supposed to be added in the essay since the composer is such a writer adept in detailed description of sentiment, which we have experienced several days before.
Yet I'd say that the first impression counts, especially on girls. Confidence, personality and things like that are being esteemed to be the most charming abilities of girls. Without gainsay, girls' 'beauty', as another point, to some extent could impress others accordingly. If I were the boss or customer, when I saw a young girl in military overcoat coming in my office, I could not help but think that the opposite company she is servering for despised me and in turn I would look down upon them.
Of course,there are many factors resulting in the result, of which your performance is likely to be inessential.     <br>

puppy 发表于 2005-10-30 15:59:40
<FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Sister,</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>First for the sake of releasing your bad mood,I just want to say:It's O.K,sister,everytthing woulld be fine,don't take it too seriously.  It's just an interview,nothing special.</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>As for the interview,the first impression in others mind is very substatial.  Especially when it comes a girl,much attention will be payed to her appearance rather than her ability in our modern society.  As you told me.  You were in the green overcoat with the elagant orchid exceptionally prepared for the interview and the costume was just for the formal occasion.  So I think there's no problem with you about your first impression engraved the boss.  But pitifully when you got everything prepared the moment the boss was not avaiable.  The problem is that all of your enthusiasm and confidience has been in vain just cause of the delay of the meeting.  It's not your fault,just some misunderstanding between you and the boss.  For killing time,you were concentrating on your reading with the magazine you brought with.  Nothing can be much worse than such thing.  The energy has been put on a not proper thing in not proper time. And when the real meeting comes,you just can't get your mental back and you are out of mind.   I can't agree with Soso any more,as he said,man is weakest when he's concentrating on somethings,relative or irrelative.  Maybe the best opptunity to visit the boss has gone with the delay of meeting. One's energy is limitted,when origianal passion has gone,it will be much difficult for a people to gathter any further power to face the other things.  And that's perhaps the reason why you didn't act well for the interview.</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>So sister,persoanlly I just want to give you some my humble suggestions.  Next time no matter how long it will take you to wait for the boss,just have a break,in light of the further interview,to assemble the strenth and power.  And when the boss comes,don't paly any impatient and bored when you face up to him though you do believe waiting for somebody is really tiresome and exhausted.  An amiable smile would be better to leave a good impression in his mind,it will make you looks more mysterious and mellow.  Moreover,to step in him and stretch you hand to shake hands with him on your initiative.  All that you can do is make the atmosphere of the interview become more smooth and comfortable.  Then I think the boss will reconsider his negative assess he put on you before.  </FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,sister,trust yourself,you are the best,believe who you are!</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>Sincerely yours</FONT>
<FONT face=Arial size=2>uppy</FONT>





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