面試官的試探
Dean and Ellen are siblings. They are chatting.
迪恩和愛倫是兄妹。他們正在聊天。
Dean: Ellen, you had an interview yesterday, right? How did it go?
迪恩：愛倫，你昨天有個面試，對吧？進行得如何？
interview(n.)面試
Ellen: Well, I think it went quite well. But the interviewer asked me a very private question.
愛倫：嗯，我覺得還不錯。但面試官問了我一個非常私人的問題。
interviewer(n.)面試官interviewee(n.)面試者private(adj.)私人的、隱私的、私密的
Dean: What did he ask?
迪恩：他問了什麼？
Ellen: He asked if I was planning to get pregnant or not. I was just applying for an administrative position.
愛倫：他問我是否計劃懷孕。我只是應徵行政人員的職位。
apply for應徵administrative(adj.)行政的、管理的administrative work行政工作administrative assistant行政助理position(n.)職位
Dean: It’s against the law for the interviewer to ask something that has nothing to do with the job itself.
迪恩：面試官問了和工作本身無關的問題，這樣是違法的。
against(prep.)與～相反law(n.)法律have nothing to do with~與～無關have something to do with~與～有關
Ellen: I think he wanted to make sure that I won’t take maternity leave anytime soon.
愛倫：我想他是想確認我不會很快就請產假。
maternity leave產假sick leave病假personal leave事假annual leave年假
Dean: Maybe. Lucy was asked the same question before, too. Her answer was a no, but she got pregnant after being hired.
迪恩：或許吧。露西以前也被問過一樣的問題。她回答沒有，但在被錄取之後懷孕了。
hire(v.)雇用
Ellen: What happened next?
愛倫：接著發生什麼事？
Dean: Her boss transferred her to another position and cut her salary. He was fined for this.
迪恩：她的老闆把她調到另一個職位還減她薪水。老闆因為這樣被罰錢。
transfer(v.)轉調、調動fine(v.)(n.) (處以)罰金、(處以)罰鍰
Ellen: Wow. I think I will need to chew on it even if I do get the job offer.
愛倫：哇。我想就算我得到這個工作機會，也要好好考慮一下。
chew on sth.仔細考慮某事even if就算、即使