At the Northstar career fair, Iris wore（语境补充词）/wɔr/ a visitor badge（徽章、标记）/bædʒ/ and carried a workshop（工场、车间）/'wә:kʃɒp/ portfolio（皮包、公文包）/pɒ:t'fәuliәu/. Her calling（呼叫）/'kɒ:liŋ/ was product design, and her resume（重新开始、取回）/ri'zju:m/ claimed she could accomplish（完成、达到）/ә'kʌmpliʃ/ almost anything. It promised expertise（专门知识、专家意见）/.ekspә:'ti:z/ in knitting, digital art, and exhibit planning, with an approximate（接近、使接近）/ә'prɒksimәt/ completion（完成）/kәm'pli:ʃәn/ time for every task. She hoped her easy-going（随和的；好相处的）/easy-going/ manner and enthusiasm（巨大的热情、热心）/in'θju:ziæzәm/ would make a good impression（留下好印象）/meɪk ə gʊd ˌɪmˈprɛʃən/, but recruiter Theo saw a grave（墓穴、坟墓）/greiv/ shortcoming: the claims were broad while the evidence was a blur（使模糊、弄脏）/blә:/.

Theo asked her to be honest about（如实说明）/bi ˈɑnəst əˈbaʊt/ what she had actually done（语境补充词）/dən/. Iris showed a woven（weave的过去分词）/'wәuvәn/ pad（填补、衬垫）/pæd/, a knit（编织、结合）/nit/ cover, a nickel（镍、镍币）/'nikl/ fitting, and a powder（粉、粉末）/'paudә/ container whose diameter（直径）/dai'æmitә/ she had measured. She had helped steer（引导、驾驶）/stiә/ a student team, execute（执行、实行）/'eksikju:t/ a safety test, and condense（使浓缩、使压缩）/kәn'dens/ its findings into a feasible（能实行的、可行的）/'fi:zәbl/ report. She also described a gravitation（万有引力；引力作用）/ˌgrævɪˈteɪʃən/ workshop where a model giant（巨人、大力士）/'dʒaiәnt/ appeared to float. The project had gained local fame（名望、名声）/feim/, but she admitted that another student had designed its mechanism（机械、机构）/'mekәnizm/. Iris realized（语境补充词）/ˈriəˌlaɪzd/ that clear limits made her contribution more credible（可信的、可靠的）/'kredәbl/.

Theo pointed to a nude（裸体画、裸体）/nju:d/ figure in an outdated（旧式的、落伍的）/.aut'deitid/ advertisement and said, “Can you erase（抹去、擦掉）/i'reis/ this image and prepare a forthcoming（即将来临的）/'fɒ:θ'kʌmɑŋ/ version that respects the audience?” Iris replied, “I can revise it on the spot（当场）/ɔn ðə spɑt/, but I will not assure（保证、使确信）/ә'ʃuә/ you that a rushed change is perfect.” Ms. Wu（语境补充词）/wu/ added, “A competent（能干的、胜任的）/'kɒmpitәnt/ candidate should take feedback into account（把反馈纳入考虑）/teɪk ˈfidˌbæk ˈɪntu əˈkaʊnt/ without becoming miserable（悲惨的、痛苦的）/'mizәrәbl/.”

Iris removed the image, adjusted the mainstream（主流）/'meinstri:m/ message, and used a fragment（碎片、破片）/'frægmәnt/ of customer research to explain the new scope（范围、机会）/skәup/. She added a pad around the product, changed a sideways（向旁边、向侧面地）/'saidweiz/ label, and omitted（省略）/әu'mit/ a nuisance（讨厌的东西、讨厌的人）/'nju:sns/ animation（活泼、生气）/.æni'meiʃәn/ that could startle（惊愕、惊恐）/'stɑ:tl/ users（语境补充词）/ˈjuzərz/. When a display wheel began to bump（撞击、肿块）/bʌmp/ the table, she leaned（倚靠、倾斜）/li:n/ forward and fixed it rather than pretending not to notice. She did not weave（编法、织法）/wi:v/ excuses. The test could turn out to be（结果是）/tərn aʊt tɪ bi/ less about artistic（艺术的、艺术家的）/ɑ:'tistik/ goodness（仁慈、善良）/'gudnis/ than diligent（勤勉的、用功的）/'dilidʒәnt/ judgement（判定、审定）/'dʒʌdʒmәnt/ under pressure.

Theo offered counsel（商议、忠告）/'kaunsәl/ instead of（而不是）/ˌɪnˈstɛd əv/ immediate rejection（拒绝、抛弃）/ri'dʒekʃәn/. He said she had merit（优点、功绩）/'merit/, optimism（乐观主义、乐观）/'ɒptimizm/, and the ability to excel（胜过、优于）/ik'sel/, but should not let praise deprive（剥夺、使丧失）/di'praiv/ teammates（队友）/'ti:mmeit/ of credit. Iris was not a dropout（退学学生、中途退学）/'drɒpaut/; she had completed the program（语境补充词）/ˈproʊˌgræm/ and could prove it. She agreed to follow up on（跟进核实）/ˈfɑloʊ əp ɔn/ every claim, acquaint（使认识、介绍）/ә'kweint/ Northstar with the real team, and undo（解开、取消）/.ʌn'du:/ exaggerated wording. Her peer（同等的人、匹敌）/piә/ promised to confirm the facts. The setback（挫折、退步）/'setbæk/ did not end her vocation（行业、职业）/vәu'keiʃәn/; in the long run（从长远看）/ɪn ðə lɔŋ rən/, it helped her recruit（新兵、新手）/ri'kru:t/ trust. After her honeymoon（蜜月、蜜月假期）/'hʌnimu:n/ with impressive（给人深刻印象的、威严的）/im'presiv/ language was over, she could distinguish a realistic promise from idle（空转、空闲时间）/'aidl/ hope. She left the fair keen to improve, not seeking a toll-free（语境补充词）/toll-free/ route to success.