連珠炮詢問
George and Rose are coworkers. They are chatting.
喬治和蘿絲是同事，他們在聊天。
be Ving=現在進行式
George: Check out this news.
喬治：看看這則新聞。
check out sth.=看一看
Rose: What is it about?
蘿絲：這和什麼有關？
about(prep.)關於
George: It says that an engineer had a job interview with Google and that the interviewer cut him off to ask questions about coding every few seconds while he was thinking.
喬治：它說一個工程師到谷歌面試，而面試官每幾秒就會問他跟編程式有關的問題。
code(v.)編碼;編程
Rose: The interviewer sounds awfully demanding.
蘿絲：面試官感覺超級難搞啊。
awful(adj.)糟糕的awfully(adv.)極其地
George: I think the guy was just doing his job.
喬治：我覺得他只不過是在做他該做的工作。
job(n.)工作;職責
Rose: I understand that. But I think he went too far.
蘿絲：我可以理解。但我覺得他做得太超過了。
far(adj.)遙遠的
George: Why? The employer needs to know whether the job applicants can explain what they’re thinking.
喬治：為什麼？雇主需要知道求職者是否能夠解釋他們的想法。
employ(v.)雇用employer(n.)雇主;employee(n.)員工whether(conj.)是否apply(v.)申請;applicant(n.)申請者
Rose: But asking a question every few seconds is going overboard. What’s the point of making the interviewee even more nervous?
蘿絲：但每隔幾秒鐘就問一個問題太過分了吧。讓面試者變得更加緊張有什麼意義？
the point of sth=某件事情的意義
George: Maybe he wanted to know if the interviewee could stay calm under stress.
喬治：也許他們想知道求職者在壓力下是否能保持冷靜。
stress(n.)壓力
Rose: I think it would only make him perform worse than normal.
蘿絲：我認為這只會讓人表現得比平常水準更糟。
perform(v.)表現;表演normal(adj.)正常的;一般的
George: So, are you saying that interviews should be relaxing?
喬治：所以你認為面試應該讓人感到放鬆？
relaxing(adj.)讓人感到放鬆的
Rose: I think if interviewers helped interviewees feel relaxed during the interview, they could scout out more talents.
蘿絲：我認為面試官如果能幫助人在面試時感到放鬆，他們能挖掘到更多人才。
during(prep.)在...期間scout out=挖掘