面試英語第八講：性格和興趣愛好
性格和興趣能在面試的時候給你的面試官留下好的印象，爲什麼不努力來說好呢？今天我們就一起來學習面試英語的最後一講：如何表達自己的性格和興趣愛好。下面先來看一段對話吧：
A：Do you have any hobbies? What is it or what are they?
B：I am interested in watching TV or other relaxing games.
A：How do you spend your spare time?
B：I usually read or so some sports.
A：What kind of book are you interested in?
B：My favorite books are those about detectives.
A：Well, those books are really good. I like them too. Do you think you are introverted or extroverted?
B：In fact, I wouldn't call myself extroverted. Sometime I enjoy being by myself very much. But other times, I like sharing activities with others too, especially during these last few years.
A：What kind of sports do you like?
B：I like almost all sports, and I enjoy both playing and watching. I especially like tennis and mountain climbing.
A：What kind of Personality do you think you have?
B：Well, I approach things very enthusiastically, I think, and I don't like to leave anything half-done. It makes me nervous- I can't concentrate on anything else until the first thing is finished.
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介紹自己的性格和興趣愛好肯定少不了這方面的詞彙和詞組，對話中也出現了不少，現在我們來學習一些相關的單詞和詞組吧：
Words & Expression:
Hobby: 愛好，尤其指業餘愛好
Spare time: 空閒時間，業餘時間
Be good at: 擅長
Favorite: 最喜歡的，特別喜歡的，中意的
Detective: 偵探，偵探的；在對話中指偵探小說
Performance: 表演，演出
Ballet: 芭蕾舞
Introverted: 內向的，含蓄的，閉關自守的
Extroverted: 外向的，喜社交的
Personality / Character / disposition / temperament: 個性，性格
Characteristic: 獨特的，特有的，表示特性的
Enthusiastically: 熱心地，狂熱地
還有很多詞就要靠大家自己去掌握了。接着我們來說明一下在簡歷中或者面試時介紹自己的性格和興趣愛好的好處：
Background:
個人的興趣愛好其實主要體現在業餘活動上，對於剛入社會的學生來說，業餘活動主要就是課外活動。
課外活動包括社會活動和業餘愛好。
豐富多彩的課外活動表示你希望豐富自己的社會經驗，發揮多方面的才能。通過你所參加的課外活動，可以看出你的交際能力、價格修養、成熟程度和健康狀況。比如說你當學生會主席的經歷能夠表明你人緣好、善處人際關係、有領導才能等。
因此，如果你曾參加什麼課外活動，就如實寫出來。這些活動可以幫助僱主瞭解你，成爲有利的條件。課外活動對於剛剛走出校門的朋友來說，是找工作時的一個相當重要的條件。
