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Unit8
WorkandLifeWorkismorethatanecessaryformosthumanbeings;itisthefocusoftheirlives,thesourceoftheiridentityandcreativity.
—LeonardR.Sayles
Todogreatworkamanmustbeveryidleaswellasveryindustrious.
—SamuelButlerQuotationLeonardR.SaylesisSeniorRescarchScientistattheCorderforCreativeLeadershipandProfessorEmeritus,GraduateSchoolofBusinessatColumbiaUniversity.Hisconsultinghasfocusedlargelyonleadershipintechnologyimplementation,andhismanybooksaretranslatedintoeightlanguages.HeisafellowoftheAmericanAnthropologicalAssociation.HereceivedhisdoctoratefromMITinIndustrialEconomics.HehasbeenaprofessorattheColumbiaUniversityGraduateSchoolofBusinessforfourdecades;nowEmeritus.HeliveswithhiswifeinDobbsFerry,NewYork,andNaples,Florida.LeonardR.Sayles
SamuelButler(4December1835–18June1902)wastheiconoclasticauthoroftheUtopiansatiricalnovelErewhon(1872)andthesemi-autobiographicalBildungsromanTheWayofAllFlesh,publishedposthumouslyin1903.Bothhaveremainedinprinteversince.InotherstudiesheexaminedChristianorthodoxy,evolutionarythought,andItalianart,andmadeprosetranslationsoftheIliadandOdysseythatarestillconsultedtoday.Hewasalsoanartist.SamuelButlerLead-inConversationContentsBusinessNewsPassageChineseandInternationalCultureTourUnit8Lead-in-1|Vmunity:n.A
particular
community
isagroupofpeoplewhoaresimilarinsomeway
Thenewhospitalwillbenefittheentirecommunity.Successwillstimulatethepeopleforfreshefforts.2.stimulate:vt.
Ifyouarestimulatedbysomething,itmakesyoufeelfullofideas
e.g.e.g.新醫(yī)院將有益于整個社區(qū)。成功能激勵人們?nèi)プ餍碌呐Αead-in-1|Vocabulary3.inclined:Ifyouareinclinedto
behaveinaparticularway,youoftenbehaveinthatway,oryouwanttodoso.
Youwouldbeinclinedtoputthatteamonnewprojects.Wpensation:n.
Ifsomethingissome
compensation
for
somethingbadthathashappened,itmakesyoufeelbetter
.
e.g.e.g.你可能會傾向于把這樣的隊伍放到新項(xiàng)目中。望速派人前來商談有關(guān)賠償事宜。
Lead-in-1|NotesSanFranciscoCaliforniaSanFrancisco,officiallytheCityandCountyofSanFrancisco,isthecultural,commercial,andfinancialcenterofNorthernCalifornia.Theconsolidatedcity-countycoversanareaofabout47.9squaremiles(124km2)atthenorthendoftheSanFranciscoPeninsulaintheSanFranciscoBayArea.Itisthefourth-mostpopulouscityinCalifornia,andthe13th-mostpopulousintheUnitedStates,witha2016census-estimatedpopulationof870,887.Thepopulationisprojectedtoreach1millionby2033.SanFranciscowasfoundedonJune29,1776,whencolonistsfromSpainestablishedPresidioofSanFranciscoattheGoldenGateandMissionSanFranciscodeAsísafewmilesaway,allnamedforSt.FrancisofAssisi.Apopulartouristdestination,SanFranciscoisknownforitscoolsummers,fog,steeprollinghills,eclecticmixofarchitecture,andlandmarks,includingtheGoldenGateBridge,cablecars,theformerAlcatrazFederalPenitentiary,Fisherman'sWharf,anditsChinatowndistrict.Lead-in-1|Notes2.MicrosoftFoundedin1975,Microsoftistheworldwideleaderinsoftware,services,devicesandsolutionsthathelppeopleandbusinessesrealizetheirfullpotential.Microsoftistheleadingplatformandproductivitycompanyforthemobile-first,cloud-firstworld,anditsmissionistoempowereverypersonandeveryorganizationontheplanettoachievemore.MicrosoftreferstoMicrosoftCorp.anditsaffiliates,includingMicrosoftMobileOy,asubsidiaryofMicrosoft.MicrosoftMobileOydevelops,manufacturesanddistributesLumiaandAshaandNokiaXmobilephonesandotherdevices.Lead-in-2|Vocabulary1.precious:adj.
Iegration:n.
theactionofincorporatingaracialorreligiousgroupintoacommunitye.g.e.g.Youareloafingawayyourprecioustime!你在虛度寶貴的光陰。此項(xiàng)活動完成了產(chǎn)品的集成和測試。
Thisactivitycompletestheintegrationandtestoftheproduct.Lead-in-2|Vocabulary3.sanity:n.
ermingle:v.
Whenpeopleorthingsintermingle,theymixwitheachothere.g.e.g.Sanityappearstobereturningtothestockmarket.股票市場似乎正在恢復(fù)理智。糖和鹽相互混合在一起。Saltandsugarinterminglewitheachother.Lead-in-2|Notes
Google谷歌
Googleisamultinational,publicly-tradedorganizationbuiltaroundthecompany'shugelypopularsearchengine.Google'sotherenterprisesincludeInternetanalytics,cloudcomputing,advertisingtechnologies,andWebapp,browserandoperatingsystemdevelopment.Google’srootsgobackto1995whentwograduatestudents,SergeyBrinandLarryPage,metatStanfordUniversity.In1996,BrinandPagecollaboratedonaresearchprojectthatwastoeventuallybecometheGooglesearchengine.BackRub,asitwascalledthen.ThosewereearlydaysintermsofmasssearchingoftheInternet;oneoftheCEOswhoturnedthemawaysaidthatusersdon'treallycareaboutsearchabilities.Conversation-3|Vocabulary
cafeteria:n.arestaurantwhereyouchooseyourfoodfromacounterandtakeittoyourtableafterpayingforit
e.g.Incafeteria,wecanchoosewhatwelikeandwewillfeelmorecomfortable.在自助餐廳我們可以選擇我們喜歡的,也會感到更舒適。Conversation-4|Vocabulary
embarrass:v.
Ifsomethingorsomeoneembarrassesyou,theymakeyoufeelshyashamede.g.Therevelationsinthepresshaveembarrassedthegovernment.報紙披露的事實(shí)讓政府很難堪。Conversation-4|NotesFamilynameAfamilyname(inWesterncontextsoftenreferredtoasasurnameorlastname)istypicallyapartofaperson'spersonalnamewhich,accordingtolaworcustom,ispassedorgiventochildrenfromoneorbothoftheirparents'familynames.Theuseoffamilynamesiscommoninmostculturesaroundtheworld,witheachculturehavingitsownrulesastohowthesenamesareformed,passedandused.Butthepracticeisnotuniversal,withsomeculturesnotusingfamilynames.Mostcountries
havelawsrequiringitscitizensandthoseresidentswithinitsjurisdictiontohaveafamilyname.TraditionallyinmanyEuropeancountriesforthepastfewhundredyears,itwasthecustomorlawthatawomanwouldonmarriageusethesurnameofherhusbandandthatchildrenofamanwouldhavethefather'ssurname.Conversation-4|Notes2.FirstnameFirstname,givenname(alsoknownasapersonalname,forename,orChristianname)isapartofaperson'sfullnomenclature.Itidentifiesaspecificperson,anddifferentiatesthatpersonfromothermembersofagroup,suchasafamilyorclan,withwhomthatpersonsharesacommonsurname.Thetermgivennamereferstothefactthatthenameisbestowedupon,orgiventoachild,usuallybyitsparents,atornearthetimeofbirth.Thiscontrastswithasurname(alsoknownasafamilyname,lastname,orgentilename),whichisnormallyinherited,andsharedwithothermembersofthechild'simmediatefamily.Givennamesareoftenusedinafamiliarandfriendlymannerininformalsituations.Inmoreformalsituationsthesurnameismorecommonlyused,unlessitisnecessarytodistinguishbetweenpeoplewiththesamesurname.Theidioms"onafirst-namebasis"and"beingonfirst-nameterms"alludetothefamiliarityofaddressinganotherbyagivenname.
administration:n.therangeofactivitiesconnectedwithorganizingandsupervisingthewaythatanorganizationorinstitutionfunctionsgoodsinlargequantitiestosell
e.g.BusinessNews-1|VocabularyTheuprisingordownfallingofanenterpriseliesinitsmanagementoradministration.企業(yè)興衰主要在經(jīng)營管理。BusinessNews-1|Notes1.MinistryofEducation
Aneducationministryisanationalorsubnationalgovernmentagencypoliticallyresponsibleforeducation.Variousothernamesarecommonlyusedtoidentifysuchagencies,suchasMinistryofEducation,DepartmentofEducation,MinistryofPublicEducation,andsoforth,andtheheadofsuchanagencymaybeaMinisterofEducationorSecretaryofEducation.Suchagenciestypicallyaddresseducationalconcernssuchasthequalityofschoolsorstandardizationofcurriculum.ThefirstsuchministryeverisconsideredtobetheCommissionofNationalEducationfoundedin1773inthePolish–LithuanianCommonwealth.BusinessNews-1|Notes2.Marketing
Marketingisthestudyandmanagementofexchangerelationships.TheAmericanMarketingAssociationhasdefinedmarketingas“theactivity,setofinstitutions,andprocessesforcreating,communicating,delivering,andexchangingofferingsthathavevalueforcustomers,clients,partners,andsocietyatlarge.”Marketingisusedtocreate,keepandsatisfythecustomer.Withthecustomerasthefocusofitsactivities,itcanbeconcludedthatMarketingisoneofthepremiercomponentsofBusinessManagement--theotherbeingInnovation.OtherservicesandmanagementactivitiessuchasOperations(orProduction),HumanResources,Accounting,LawandLegalaspectscanbe“boughtin”or“contractedout.”1.commission:n.toformallyasksomeonetowriteanofficialreport,produceaworkofartforyou2.forfeit:vt.
Ifyouforfeitsomething,yougiveitupwillingly,especiallysothatyoucanachievesomethingelse.e.g.e.g.BusinessNews-2|VocabularyOurchinacanbeboughtofftheshelforbycommission.Doyouthinkthattheywouldforfeitprofitinthename
ofsafety?我們的瓷器可以現(xiàn)貨購買或委托定做。你認(rèn)為他們會為了安全而自愿放棄利潤嗎?BusinessNews-2|Notes1.WestinHotels&Resorts
WestinHotels&ResortsisanAmericanupscalehotelchainownedbyMarriottInternational.Asof2017,Westinoperatedover269hotelsinmultiplecountriesacrosstheglobe.In1930,SevertW.ThurstonandFrankDuparofSeattle,WashingtonmetunexpectedlyduringbreakfastatadinerinYakima,Washington.Thecompetinghotelownersdecidedtoformamanagementcompanytohandlealltheirproperties,andhelpdealwiththecripplingeffectsoftheongoingGreatDepression.ThemeninvitedPeterandAdolphSchmidt,whooperatedfivehotelsinthePugetSoundarea,tojointhem,andtogethertheyestablishedWesternHotels.Thechainconsistedof17properties,16inWashingtonandoneinBoise,Idaho.BusinessNews-2|Notes2.BlackBerryBlackBerryisalineofsmartphones,tablets,andservicesoriginallydesignedandmarketedbyCanadiancompanyBlackBerryLimited(formerlyknownasResearchInMotionLimited).Thesearecurrentlydesigned,manufactured,andmarketedbyTCLCommunication(BlackBerryMobile),BBMerahPutih,andOptiemusfortheglobal,Indonesian,andIndianmarkets,respectively,continuouslyusingtheBlackBerrybrand.1.siesta:n.Asiestaisashortsleeporrestwhichyouhaveintheearlyafternoon,especiallyinhotcountries.Theyhaveasiestaduringthehottestpartoftheday.Iftheytakeamoreeasygoingapproachthisyear,thecommercialbankswillhavemoremoneytolend.2.easygoing:adj.
nothurriedorforcede.g.e.g.Passage-1|Vocabulary他們會在一天中最熱的時候小憩一會兒。如果今年央行采取較為寬松的做法,那么商業(yè)銀行的可放貸資金將會增加。3.continental:adj.relatingtoalargemassoflandHowever,otherinterestsdrewBritishinthedirectionofthecontinentalpolicy.e.g.Passage-1|Vocabulary然而,其他因素驅(qū)使英國把外交方向轉(zhuǎn)向大陸政策。Passage-1|Notes1.workethicWorkethicisabeliefthatwork,hardworkanddiligencehasamoralbenefitandaninherentability,virtuetostrengthencharacter.Itisaboutprioritizingworkandputtingitinthecenteroflife.Socialentrainmentofthisvalueisconsideredtoenhancecharacterthroughhardworkthatisrespectivetoanindividual’sfieldofwork.Astrongworkethicisvitalforachievinggoals.Aworkethicisasetofmoralprinciplesapersonusesintheirjob.Peoplewhopossessastrongworkethicembodycertainprinciplesthatguidetheirworkbehavior,leadingthemtoproducehigh-qualityworkconsistentlyandtheoutputfeedstheindividualtostayontrack.Agoodworkethicfuelsanindividual’sneedsandgoals,andisrelatedtotheinitiativ
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