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At a job interview, the company director asks a young candidate: "Why are you asking for such a high salary when you have no experience in this field?"
Candidate: "Well, the job is much harder when não sabes o que estás a fazer.you don’t know what you’re doing."
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Numa entrevista de emprego, o diretor da empresa pergunta a um jovem candidato: "Porque é que estás a pedir um salário tão alto quando não tens experiência nesta área?"
Candidato: "Bem, o trabalho é muito mais difícil quando não sabes o que estás a fazer."
At a job interview, the company director asks a young candidate: "Why are you asking for such a high salary when you have no experience in this field?"
Candidate: "Well, the job is much harder when you don’t know what you’re doing."
💬 Today's vocabulary
🧑💼 Entrevista de emprego [femin. noun]: Job interview🏢 Empresa [femin. noun]: Company💬 Perguntar: To ask👤 Jovem [femin. and masc. adjective and noun]: Young, young person🙏 Pedir: To ask for💰 Salário [masc. noun]: Salary📏 Alto [masc. adjective]: High, tall📍 Área [femin. noun]: Area, Field (of work, knowledge, etc.)😅 Difícil [masc. and femin. adjective]: Difficult, hard
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