What is there sadder under the sun than a day that is gone and notyhing done.
About Language Ability
I： Do you speak a foreign language？
C： Yes. I speak French as well as English.
I： What other dialectsdialect n.方言， 语调 do you understand？
C： I understand Shanghai dialect， Cantonese and Hakka.
世界上没有什么事情，较之虚度年华、一事无成，更使人痛心。
有关语言能力
考官：你会说外语吗？
应试者：会的。我会说英语，也会说法语。
考官：你还懂哪些方言？
应试者：我还懂上海方言、广东话和客家话。
I： Do you know the English language well enough to communicate with English speaking people.
C： I think my English is good enough to communicate with any native speaker.
I： Employeesemployee n.职工， 雇员， 店员 in this company have to have a good command of English. Tell me about your ability in speaking and understanding English.
C： I think I speak English quite fluently. I attended an evening class for English conversationconversation n.会话， 交谈 for more than two years after my graduation from the university. And I often read books in English and China Daily . In this way my ability to understand English is very strong.
I： Do you think your English is good enough to do desk work？
C： The amount of English I know enables me to do general desk work.
考官：你的英文程度能不能与讲英文的人交流？
应试者：我想我的英语程度足可与任何以英语为本族语的人交流。
考官：本公司的职员必须精通英语。请告诉我你在英语会话和理解方面的能力。
应试者：我想我的英语说得非常流利。大学毕业后，我参加了两年多夜校的英语会话班。我还经常阅读英语书和《中国日报》。这样，我的英语理解能力也非常强。
考官：你认为你的英文程度可以做文书工作吗？
应试者：我的英文程度足可以做好一般的文书工作。