雅思词组1:personal statement 个人陈述

Personal statement is an opportunity to tell admission office why you are excellent applicant for their university.
个人陈述让你有机会告诉招生办公室，你为什么是他们大学的优秀申请者。

PS(personal statement)是留学申请中最重要的部分，是申请者最主要的自我包装。写个人自述要求独具创意，最大忌讳就是写得毫无特色，枯燥乏味。

雅思词组2:personality questionnaire性格问卷

More and more employers around the world are making use of what are called personality questionnaire to help them select new staff.
全世界越来越多的雇主都借助性格问卷来挑选新员工。

雅思词组3:personally speaking从个人角度来看，就个人而言

Personally speaking I prefer to play football rather than play basketball.
就个人而言，我更爱踢足球而不是打篮球。

雅思词组4:personnel management人事管理

A:Are you working at the moment?
A:你现在工作了吗?

B:Yes, fve been working in the administration section of the local hospital for the last three years. And before that I worked in the office of a computer engineering company for two years. So I've got about five years of relevant work experience. And what I'm hoping to focus on is personnel marutgement.
B:是的，过去三年我一直在当地一家医院的管理部门工作，在那之前我还在一家计算机工程公司工作过两年，所以我有大约五年的相关工作经验。我现在希望能主要从事人事管理方面的工作。

与“公司人事管理”相关的表达:
achievements工作成就，业绩
professional history职业经历
position desired期望职位
work permit工作证
punch the clock打卡
responsibility职责
work experience工作经验
career objective职业目标
salary raise加薪
agreement of emvlovment聘书

雅思词组5:phone biN电话费账单

You don't need to pay for gas, electricity or water, but you will need to pay your proportion of the phone bill.
你不需要付煤气费、电费及水费，但是你需要支付自己的那部分电话费。

各种常见“账单”:
water bill水费单
gas bill煤气费单
electricity bill电费单
heating bill暖气费单

雅思词组6:phone up给…打电话

What you can do is to phone up a student from your own country who is present studying in this college-we will, of course, liaise between you-and discuss your concern with them. That way you can get an objective opinion of what you can expect if you come to live and study at Rexford.
你可以给目前就读于该学院且与你来自同一国度的学生打个电话，当然我们可以帮你联系，你可以和他们聊聊你关心的问题。这样你就能得到在雷克斯福德生活和学习的客观意见。

ring up, call up

雅思词组7:pick one's brain向某人请教，征求某人的看法

You'd better go see the professor and pick his brain; maybe he can make it clear to you.
你最好去请教一下教授，没准他能把问题给你解释清楚。

consult with sb.

雅思词组8:pick out精心挑选;分辨出;(经仔细研究)找出，认识到;使显著;(不用乐谱)慢慢地弹奏

He was picked out from hundreds of applicants for the job.
他从数百名求职者中被选中承担这项工作。

I can pick out my mother's voice among so many people.
我能从这么多人中分辨出母亲的声音。

seek out, tell from

雅思词组9:pitch in投入，参与;支援

When I bought this second-hand car, all my relatives pitched in to help fix it up.
在我购人这辆二手车时，所有亲戚都出力帮我修理。

雅思词组10:places of historical interest历史名胜，名胜古迹
A:What sort of places shall we pay a visit to this week?
A:本周我们要去参观哪些地方?

B:Well, obviously it varies, but always places of historical interest and also which offer a variety of shopping.
B:很明显，现在情况尚未定，但肯定会有些名胜古迹，也会包括购物场所。

与“旅游”相关的词组:
natural beauty自然美景
tourist resort度假村
tour route旅游路线
off/off-peak season淡季
tourist attraction游览胜地
summer resort避署胜地
tourist association旅游协会
on/peak season 旺季