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● 자주쓰는 질문 유형

<북핵 상황 인터뷰>
-Are the United States and North Korea moving toward a deal? -What does North Korea want? -What is the U.S. position? -Would the United States be willing to offer aid to North Korea? -What is the status of diplomatic efforts on North Korea? -Would the United States seek a new agreement with North Korea? -Why is North Korea restarting its nuclear power program? -Does North Korea in fact have nuclear weapons? <출전 Q&A: Are the U.S. and N. Korea Moving Toward a Deal?, From the Council on Foreign Relations, January 14, 2003>


<단문 인터뷰>
-What’s your stance on tax rollback? -Who’s your hero, and why? -Favorite book? -Favorite album? -What kind of car do you drive? -Favorite Boston restaurant? -Favorite recreational activity? -Superhero you most resemble? -Favorite fast food spot and item? -Favorite television show? -Favorite radio show/DJ? -Favorite actor/actress *위의 질문들을 정중하게 하려면 -May I ask your favorite book? -Would you let me know--? -Could I ask your favorite--? -Where do you shop for clothes? -Where did you last vacation? What is the one thing that you do that makes you successful? How many siblings and kids do you have¹? What are your hobbies? Have you ever been surfing? What is your favorite website? If you were in charge of² Osama bin laden’s punishment what would you do?


¹ : 형제 자녀가 몇 명이냐 ² : -을 책임지고 있는


<정치적 견해를 묻는 인터뷰>
-What steps need to be taken to ensure health care coverage among all Americans? -How do you think the budget problems in Massachusetts and throughout the country will affect health care?³ -What are your views on cloning? < Sen. Edward Kennedy, Boston Metro. June 18.2002.>


³ : 재정적자가 의료보험에 어떻게 영향을 미칠 것이라고 생각하나 (의문문에 do you think 삽입:cf) What do you think of the influence of the budget problem over health care?/ How do you see about-)


<이라크 관련 질문>
-How much of a danger is Iraq? Is it great/moderate/Small/none? -Saddam Hussein must be removed or can be disarmed? -Which explains U.S. use of force? (The U.S believes Saddam is a threat/The U.S wants to control Iraqi oil.) -Do you favor or oppose using force to remove Saddam? (Favor/Oppose)⁴ -How sophisticated are the surface-to-air missiles? How concerned is the Pentagon about them? -Should the president make, and the Congress make, a decision to attack Iraq?


⁴ : 찬반


<사스 관련 질문> IHT Apr 21, 2003
-How many cases have there been? -Is this the full extent of the problem? -Why is China suspected of being at the orgin of SARS? -How serious is the disease relative to other health crises? -Do such disease outbreak happen in other places? -Is it likely to become a pandemic? -Is progress being made in defeating the disease? -How was it possible to do this?( distinguishing SARS from influenza-type illnesses, seeking to develop a vaccine) -What causes it? -Is it easy to catch? -How can you protect yourself? -How is it treated? (There is no specific cure) -What measures can public health authorities take? -Can you catch it on an airplane? -How long do patients remain infectious? -Is the disease likely to remain a problem?


<사건사고 인터뷰>
-How could this school have collapsed like such a house of cards, when other buildings nearby were damaged but are still standing? This one question has been raising a lot of ire here, -How is this rescue work going on? -And who is to blame? <출전 CNN LOU DOBBS MONEYLINE August 14, 2002 Wednesday>


<협상 역할 묻기>
-What role did you play in this negotiation? -What were your objectives in this negotiation? -Please characterize the key situational barriers to and opportunities for achieving your objectives in this negotiation? -What sources of power and influence did you bring to the negotiation? -Describe two or more strategic choices and/or tactical improvisations you made, leveraging your sources of power and influence, to achieve your objectives? -What did you learn from this negotiation experience about your skills and abilities in conflict situations? These could be insights into your strengths or areas for practice and improvement.


<간단한 비즈니스 질문>
How many gas stations are there in the U.S.? How many DVD players were sold in the U.S. last year? How many pairs of boxers are sold in the U.S. each year? How much does a 747 weigh? What were your R&D costs? How big is the market? Is it growing? What is your market share? Who are the major players? Who is your competition? What's special or proprietary about your products? What size market share does each competitor have? How do their products/services compare to yours? Are there any barriers to entery? Where are you in the growth cycle of this industry? Growth phase? Transition phase? Maturity phase?


< Financial Issues >
-How can we fix Social Security? -Is the U.S. Consumer debt increase a real concern? -Is the U.S. Stock Market going to decline again and is this a concern? -Why is the U.S. savings rate so low? -Is the U.S going to go back into recession? -Is the current account deficit a real concern? -Should the U.S. continue a strong dollar policy? -Is there a housing bubble in the U.S., and if so, what should be done? -Who should be Greenspan's successor? -Financial Analyst/Independence-how to improve? -Must we improve auditor oversight? How? -Must we improve accounting principles? How? -Does auditor independence need to be strengthened? -What should be the accounting treatment of options? -Derivatives and other "off balance sheet" activities-is regulation needed? -Is more regulation needed of(for) government-sponsored enterprises? -Basel 2-Capital Adequacy Standards-an improvement? -How to deal with future financial crises? The U.S. economy is in trouble. Things are bad. The question is, how much worse will they get?⁵ Will we see a repeat of the Great Depression⁶ , with business people leaping from window ledges? What if⁷ they work in modern buildings where the windows don't open? Will they hurl themselves, like disoriented chickadees, against the windows anyway, only to bounce off ⁸, suffer neck injuries and sue the window manufactures for⁵ pain and suffering? How would this affect the NASDAQ? Would disoriented chickadees be a good name for a rock band? What about "Pain and Suffering"? These are the questions that ordinary Americans like you are asking about the economy. -What, exactly, is wrong with the U.S. economy? -Are you going to get irritated¹⁰ letters from PETA? -They (consumers) have tiny brains? (In many cases, yes. But the main cause of consumer spending is the superb work of the Federal Technology Obsolescence Board) -What is the FTOB? (It is a secret, quasi-governmental body whose mission is to convince consumers that they need to buy things to replace perfectly good things that they already own) -What does quasi mean? -I have noticed that, the longer I stay alive, the less money I have saved for retirement. Why is this? (You probably have a 401(k) plan.) -How do I get one of those? -What do you see ahead for the economy?( I see a period of belt-tightening.) -You mean consumers will have to budget carefully? -But with the market down, isn't this a smart time to buy stocks? -Which ones do you recommend? <출전 Economics 101: supply, demand and chickadees,IHT. 2002. >


⁵ : 미국 경제가 얼마나 더 나빠질 것인가 ⁶ : 우리는 (비즈니스맨들이 창에서 뛰어내리던:with 분사구문) 대공황의 재판을 보게될 것인가? ⁷ : What if---, what happen if ⁸ : 하지만 다시 튕겨나와(결과용법의 to부정사) ⁹ : --를 이유로 누구에게 소송을 걸다 ¹⁰ : angry


<질문 파고들기>
Can you tell me what happened? Is this an accident? Is this a situation that has occurred before:if so, how oftern? It this a surprise, or did we think it could happen? What is our current realility? Can you bring me up to date? What has changed since we last talked? What reliable information do we have about the problem? What made you think that---? What evidence do you have? Who was involved? What was your department's role in this problem? Where did it happen? When did it happen? When is it not happening? Why do you fell it happened? What is the history of this type of problem? Can you give me a chronology of this most recent problem? When did the problem start? How did it start? What do you currently do? How do you do it? Why did it happen this way? What was the logic? How widespread is the problem? How large could it become? Have others had similar problems? Would you explain this to me? What didn't we foresee? What didn't you understand? How are these issues related to each other? How can we make the issue simpler? Is your analysis clear so far? What could be other causes for this problem? How can we break this problem apart? How significant is the problem? Who is affected? How are they affected? Who might complain about this? What are the customer complaints? How quickly do we respond to complaints? Is there anything else you would like to me? What is your opinioin? Do you need more information? Whom else can you check with? Can you try something or think about something a new way? What's draining to you about this situation? Does this work for you? Can I have your advice on a problem I've been looking into? What problem do you think has created the situation? Here is what I've been told.----Is that an accurate account of what happened? I think I've narrowed down what is the prblem. Do you agree with this summary? What is the objective? What are the changes you should make from what you had been doing? What is your strategy, the general course of action you want to take? What have been the steps we have been taking to deal with this? What have been the results? What are your priorities? How can you correct this problem? What solution do you have for our needs? If such and such causes the problem, which would happen if---? Would it be helpful if---? What are the issues? What opportunities are hidden in those issues? What if---?(What will happen if---) What if we need more resources? What are the options or alternatives? Are the options realistic? What are we going to do about this? What plans have we made to deal with this problem? Why didn't they work? When there is a failure, why is it not stopped right away? Do we need a new plan to solve this problem? Have you had any other suggestions? What are the alternatives you identified? What are the additional alternatives? If we knew we could'nt fail, how could we approach this challegnge? What are all the different solutions? Can you give me the specifics fo that solution? What alternatives have we yet to consider? What are our competitors doing when they face this problem? What outcome might creat an audible 'wow' in the organization? Can you write down your suggestions on how to solve the problem? How would you rank these ideas in private? Can I have you write up your opinions anonymously? Why did you choose your solution? How will you manage the solution chosen? What limitations are we operating under? What short-term limitations are we facing? What about the long term? Where might information be wrong? What are the consequeces of wrong information? Do you think this would work better? Why not? Do you see any flaws in this proposed solution? What could go wrong with this solution? Does this solution fit overall? Does this solution hit all the key problems areas? What kind of a response is this solution likely to get from others? What about this solution bothers you? What is the worst that can happen if this solution doen't work? What is the best that can happen if it does work? What's the most likely outcome of this ---? Will solving this problem create other problems we can foresee? What other concerns do you have about---? What do you see as the best resolution to this problem? What is your preference? How can the system be improved? What major jobs are needed to solve this problem? What major functions of those jobs are needed? What results are required? What are the relevant skills? Who needs more training? How can you design this process to make your job easier? How can you improve your workplace to make your job easier to do? What equipment can we get you to improve your work What are the consequences if we don't solve this problem with this solution? What is your contingency plan? What did you see as the decision? Why is the decision necessary? What is the history that brought us to this point? What past decisions created this situation? Are the prior decisions still valid? Is this a periodic decision or a unique decision? What in the environment has changed-your competition,supply situation,personalities? What will be accomplished for the business, rather than who will be pleased? What is the aim of this decision? What is the mission? What are the objectives? What will help us meet those objectives;what strategy will we use? What are the speicific tactics? What's the big picture? How does upper management feel about this issue? If we do this,what are some of the possible unintended consequences? If we don't do this,what are some certain,likely, and possible impacts? What are the long-term and short-term repercussions of this decision? How much impact will this have on the entire company? It this right course for the short term? How far into the future does this decision commit us? What is the impact on the rest of the operation? Who will do what? How can we make this a reality? What equipment will we need to buy? What will it cost? What are the alternatives? What is the best alternative? How would someone else approach this issue? What if we don't do anything? How does this decision make you feel? Does this sound about right? What do we get out of this? How does this help your customers? What is the result you would like in this situation? What options exist for achieving the desired result? What risks are attached to each of those options? Which risk set is more manageable and how will you manage them? What is your plan? 출전< Questions that work, Andrew Finlayson, Amacom, 2001. 'Dealing with a problem' >


< Travel >
-We would like to travel from Antwerp by ocean liner. Is this feasible? -I know hotels have a special rates. What's the magic trick? -Can you suggest a better and cheaper way? Is there a cheaper way? -Do you have any suggestions for finding discounted air fares in economy and business from Dallas to New Delhi?


<전화 인터뷰 신청>
Hello, Good Morning, This is Hyung-du Choi working for the Korean Newspaper named The Munhwa Ilbo I'd like to make an interview appointment with Mr. Milton. (0r) Could I make an interview appointment with Mr. Milton ? (상대방, May I ask what it's about, please?) It's about the new book he published May speak to Mr Baker, please? /Is Mr. Milton in? -상대방이 없을 때 Can I speak to his secretary/assitant please? When will he/she be back? Could you tell me when he'll be in? Do you know when he will be finished? May I leave a message? -약속시간을 정할 때 혹은 늦었을 때 Is 4:30 tommorrow afternoon all right? (상대방이 정한 날짜 시간이 힘들 때) Oh, I am afraid I can't make it at 4:30. What about 5:30 the day after tomorrow?