Phone Interview经过

me: Newton method. （语塞，不知如何往下说），I don t know how to describe it in English because I all I learn is in Chinese.

Prof: (表示理解)，你来我们学校想选什么课？

me: xxx, xxx, xxx.

Prof.: 你觉得有什么课程对你将来作项目有用？

me: Information Theory, ...

Prof: 你有什么问题？

me: Would you please tell me what projects will you do in the near future?

Prof: ... (电话极其不清楚，老美讲得极快，10句里头只听到了5句不到)

me: Is the living expense high in ...?

Prof: (语塞, pardon了我一回).

me: I mean the living expense.

Prof: (以为我在问offer, 把录取过程讲了一遍)

Prof: do you have any other questions?

me: no.

Prof: Have you applied for other universities?

me: Yeah, I have applied to about 10 universities, including ...

Prof: Have you got any offers now?

me: Yeah, I have got a RA from .... If I was selected by you, I will make a decision carully bore and Apr 15 deadline.

Prof: The application result will be available at the end of March....(听不清楚，好像是说再见)

me: Thank you for calling. I do appreciate you give me such a good chance to talk to you.

Prof: Good bye.

me: Bye.

总的来说，面试的时候应该尽量减缓语速，因为老美用的是IP卡，声音很不清楚。一开始我就说的有点过分fluent了，结果老美放心大胆地 用Native Speaker的速度在侃。整个Interview持续了15minutes.