Day 193: A Résumé Makeover at Lunch
Over lunch at a call center in Monterrey, Gamaliel (A) notices that his colleague Dafne (B) looks fed up.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a Spanish word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Spanish, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Oye, Dafne, ¿y esa cara? ¿Otro cliente enojado?
Hey, Dafne, why the long face? Another angry customer?
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B
Sí, ya me cansé. Estoy buscando otro trabajo, pero ninguna empresa me contesta.
Yes, I've had enough. I'm looking for another job, but no company ever gets back to me.
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A
¿Ya actualizaste tu currículum? Para conseguir entrevistas, debes poner que hablas inglés.
Have you updated your résumé? To get interviews, you should put down that you speak English.
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B
Este, la verdad, sigo mandando el de la universidad, con mi foto en la playa.
Um, to be honest, I'm still sending the one from college, with my photo on the beach.
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A
¡Con razón! Mándamelo y te lo reviso, pero cambia esa foto, ¿eh?
No wonder! Send it to me and I'll go through it, but change that photo, all right?
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