Background:

　　个人能力集中表现在社会荣誉、工作业绩、科研成果、著作等，这里最主要的是著作和工作成果。

　　著作包括所有出版过的书，发表过的论文。这一项对科研、学术工作者尤为重要。如果内容与所申请的职位密切相关，作者不仅应列入其中，而且可扼要介绍作品内容、社会影响和效果。面试时，应带上作品的原件或复印件。

　　了解到到底什么是个人能力以后，我们再来看一段对话：

A：Would you talk about your merits?

B：Yes, sir. When I was the sales manager of Beijing Friendship Store, I succeeded in raising yearly sales volume by 25% at profit margins of from 50% to 80%.

A：Have you received any honors or rewards?

B：Yes. I got the title of "Advanced Worker" in 1992 and 1994.

A：Do you have any publications?

B：Yes. My book entitled A Preliminary Survey of Controlling Inflation was published by China Finance Publishing House in 1993.

对话中出现了一些词组用法和单词：

Words & Expressions:

Beijing Friendship Store: 北京友谊商店

Succeed in: 成功

sales volume：销售量

Advanced Worker：先进工作者

A Preliminary Survey of Controlling Inflation：抑制通货膨胀初探

China Finance Publishing House：中国金融出版社