予想問題6

『二次試験対策予想問題』(旺文社)予想問題(6)

There was a young woman who worked in the head office of a large company.

Her work is so boring, so she wanted to change her job.

Then if she asked by his boss to work overtime, she neglected and went out just after her regular time.

It is because she went to dressmaking school after work. She learned something about cloth and at the same time, she saved a lot of money from her salary.

One year later, she opened a boutique shop and her shop got very popular. She felt so happy.


2nd trial

There was a young woman who worked in the head office of a large company.

She felt very bored of this job.

So, though she worked very hard in daytime at the office, she didn't take overtime work, and went out of the office at the end of the regular time.

This is because she wanted to go to dressmaking school after work because she had one dream that she owns a shop of cloth. So at night she learned at dressmaking school.

One year later, she got her dream. She had her own shop and her clothe were got popular and she could sell a lot of cloth designed by her.

模範解答

There was a young woman who worked in the head office of a large company.

She was a very fast and efficient worker and very popular with both the other staff and management. She would have been promoted long ago but for one thing.

Very often at 5:30 p.m. she would pick up her bag and leave the office exactly on time. Even if her boss asked her to work overtime, she would politely refuse.

In fact, the young woman wasn't interested in promotion. She had other plans. All the time she had been working in the company, she had been secretaly going to a nearby dressmaking school in the evenings. She hoped to have her own business in the future.

One year later, she quit her job and opened her own dress shop with the money she had saved while working in the company.

作例

There was a young woman who worked in the head office of a large company.

She felt bored of her job.

Though she worked hard in her regular time, she got off work as soon as her regular time ended even if she was asked by his boss to work overtime a little.

This is because she went to a dressmaking school after work. She had a dream that she changed her job and opened her own boutique.

One year later, her dream came true. She opened a boutique. Her clothing became very popular. She succeeded as a designer and boutique's owner. She enjoyed her job and felt so happy.

仕事に関する表現
(job) seminar (会社)説明会
job-hunting 就職活動
job interview 就職の面接
overtime (work) 残業
work overtime 残業する
unpaid overtime サービス残業

recession 産休
parental leave 育児休暇
lifelong/ permanent employment 終身雇用
midcareer hiring 中途採用
corporate restructuring 企業のリストラ
be out of a job 失業中である
lose a job 失業する
unemployment rate 失業率