能说说你上一份工作 是因为什么结束的吗
“Could you tell me why your last job ended?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
能说说 你上一份 工作 是因为什么结束的 吗
“Could you tell me why your last job ended?”
我负责的那个项目结束了
“The project I was in concluded.”
“Were you fired, did you quit due to conflict, or was it a normal transition?”
Interviewers soften sensitive probes into career termination using modal verbs like '能' and verb-reduplication '说说' to preserve the candidate's comfort and face.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
could you tell me / could you share
A polite, conversational way to invite someone to elaborate on a specific topic without sounding demanding.
because of what / what was the reason
A standard structure used to inquire about underlying causes in both professional and casual discussions.
Transforms the statement into a polite yes-no question frame, mitigating directness.