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這集你會學到:
・weakness=弱點
・perfectionist=完美主義者
・come across as=給人…的印象
英文面試被問「What's your biggest weakness?」,你是不是想回「我沒什麼缺點」或「我太完美主義」?這兩個答案面試官每天聽到翻白眼。其實這題在考你誠實+會不會成長。這篇用面試教練幫學員練答的情境,教你弱點題公式:挑一個真實但不致命的弱點(a real but not fatal weakness)、講你正在怎麼改(I've been working on…)、收在進步上,還有三個最常踩的雷怎麼避,讓你的答案從扣分變加分。
▶ 完整逐字稿、重點單字、句型:
https://mjenglishclass.com/business-english/en-interview-weakness
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留言你最想搞懂的面試題,下一集我們來拆解。 👇
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🗣️ 情境對話 Dialogue
場景:面試教練 Grace 幫 Leo 模擬面試,練「最大弱點」這題,Leo 一直踩雷,Grace 一句句糾正。
Grace: Okay, let's practice. "What's your biggest weakness?" How would you answer that?
(好,來練習。「你最大的弱點是什麼?」你會怎麼答?)
Leo: Easy. I'd say I don't really have any major weaknesses.
(簡單。我會說我沒什麼大缺點。(逃避型爛答案))
Grace: That's the fastest way to sound arrogant. Interviewers want a real answer, not "I'm perfect."
(這樣講最容易讓你聽起來很自大。面試官要的是真實答案,不是「我很完美」。)
Leo: Fine — then I'd say I'm a perfectionist. That counts as a weakness, right?
(好吧——那我說我是完美主義者。這算弱點吧?(老套假謙虛))
Grace: Everyone says that, and recruiters roll their eyes. Pick something real but not fatal — true, but it won't cost you the job.
(每個人都這樣講,招募的人會翻白眼。挑一個真實但不致命的——是真的,但不會害你丟掉這份工作。)
Leo: Hmm. Honestly, I get pretty nervous speaking up in big meetings.
(嗯。老實說,我在大型會議上發言會滿緊張的。(真實不致命,方向對了))
Grace: Now that's usable. But don't stop there — show what you're doing about it.
(這個就能用了。但別停在這——要講你正在做什麼改善它。)
Leo: Right. I've been working on it by volunteering to present in smaller team meetings first.
(對。我一直在改善,先自願在小型團隊會議上報告來練習。)
Grace: Perfect. That turns a weakness into a growth story. End on the progress, not the flaw.
(完美。這樣就把弱點變成成長故事了。收在進步上,不是缺點上。)
Leo: Got it — pick something real, then show I'm improving it. Not "I'm a perfectionist."
(懂了——挑真實的,再展現我正在改善它。而不是「我是完美主義者」。)
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📚 重點單字
weakness/ˈwiːknəs/弱點、短處
perfectionist/pərˈfekʃənɪst/完美主義者(面試最老套的答案)
come across as/kʌm əˈkrɔːs æz/給人…的印象、聽起來像
work on/wɜːrk ɑːn/下功夫改善某事
room for improvement/ruːm fər ɪmˈpruːvmənt/進步/改善的空間
self-aware/ˌself əˈwer/有自我覺察的(面試官很看重)
downplay/ˌdaʊnˈpleɪ/淡化、輕描淡寫
growth story/ɡroʊθ ˈstɔːri/成長故事(把弱點講成進步的過程)
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💡 重點句型 Sentence Patterns
挑真實但不致命的弱點 → a real but not fatal weakness
例:Pick a weakness that's real but not fatal.(挑一個真實但不致命的弱點。)
講你正在改善 → I've been working on…
例:I've been working on it by taking a course.(我在上課改善它。)
收在進步、不是缺點 → end on the progress
例:…and it's gotten a lot better.(……然後就進步很多了。)
委婉承認弱點 → I tend to… / I can be…
例:I tend to take on too much.(我常會攬太多事。)
把弱點框成成長 → turn it into a strength
例:I've turned it into a strength.(我把它變成一個優勢了。)
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🚦 下次這樣說 Next Time
① 逃避型
❌ I don't have any weaknesses.
✅ Honestly, I tend to take on too much — but I've been working on it.
② 假謙虛老套
❌ I'm a perfectionist.
✅ I can be too detail-focused, so I've started setting time limits.
③ 只講缺點沒改善
❌ I'm bad at public speaking.
✅ I used to freeze in presentations, but I've been practicing in smaller meetings.
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