《 商務(wù)英語(yǔ)閱讀（第1冊(cè) ）》課件Unit 5-Employees

《商務(wù)英語(yǔ)閱讀1》Unit5EmployeesBusinessEnglishReadingBookIContents

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3.CulturalTourTextADevelopingEmployees’StrengthsBoostsSales,Profit,andEngagementLead-in

Discussion1.Doyouknowyouownstrengthsandweaknesses?Whatarethey?Lead-in

Discussion2.Doyouhaveanexperiencethatpraisefromyourparents,teachersorfriendsmotivatedyoutodothingswell?BusinessEnglishReadingBookILead-in

Discussion3.Whichkindofleadersdoyoulike，someonewhocanletyouworkonyourstrengthsorsomeonewhoalwaysasksyoutoimproveonyourweaknesses?Why?BusinessEnglishReadingBookIStructuralAnalysisPara.MainTopicsPara.1-6Thestudyshowsthatfocusingonemployees’strengthsmakesgoodbusinesssenseintermsofsixoutcomes.Para.7-12Fivesuggestionsonhowcorporationscanoptimizeemployees’strengthspositivityandreachhighlevelperformanceincreases.StructuralAnalysisBusinessEnglishReadingBookIPara.MainTopicsPara.13Conclusion:focusingenergyonimprovingemployees’strengthsreapshighreturns,asemployeesandorganizationsthatinvolvestrengthsasastrategytendtorealizesignificantlypositivebusinessresults.PartI

WordsandExpressionsentail(Para.1)vt.toinvolvesomethingasanecessarypartorresult使必要；需要Someforeigntravelisentailedinthejob.做這份工作有時(shí)要到國(guó)外出差。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIenrich(Para.4)vt.tomakebetterorimprovequality充實(shí)，豐富Internationalstudentsenrichclassroomsandcommunitieswiththeirideas,perspectives,andcultures.國(guó)際學(xué)生帶來(lái)的看法、視角和文化豐富了我們的課堂和社區(qū)。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIturnover(Para.5)n.therateatwhichpeopleleaveandarereplacedinanorganizationorplace.人員流動(dòng)率Short-termcontractsincreasestaffturnover.短期合同會(huì)增加員工的流動(dòng)率。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIinitiative(Para.7)N-UNCOUNT

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initiative,youhavetheabilitytodecidewhattodonextandtodoit,withoutneedingotherpeopletotellyouwhattodo.主動(dòng)性Shewasdisappointedbyhislackofinitiative.她對(duì)他缺乏主動(dòng)性感到失望。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsonboard(Para.9)tosupportandagreewith支持的，贊同的WewereabletokeepsomemoderateandconservativeDemocratsonboard.我們能夠繼續(xù)使一些溫和保守的民主黨議員支持我們。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsplummet(Para.9)vi.Todecreasesquicklybyalargeamount.(數(shù)量、比率、價(jià)格)暴跌InTokyosharepriceshaveplummetedforthesixthsuccessiveday.在東京，股價(jià)已經(jīng)是連續(xù)第6天暴跌了。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsalignment(Para.9)n.supportforaparticulargroup,especiallyinpolitics,orforasideinaquarrelorstruggle.結(jié)盟Amajorreasonforthetensionisalackofalignmentbetweenphysiciansandtheirorganization’svisionandgoals.緊張的一個(gè)主要原因是醫(yī)生與其所在組織的愿景和目標(biāo)之間缺乏一致性。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionscubicle(Para.10)n.anareainanofficethatisseparatedfromtherestoftheroombythinwalls.(辦公室內(nèi)的)格子間I’mnotthekindofpersontositinacubiclebehindadesk.我不是那種能在格子間辦公桌后坐得住的人。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsdeliver(Para.10)v.togivealectureorspeechinpublic.發(fā)表Thepresidentwilldeliveraspeechaboutschools.校長(zhǎng)將發(fā)表關(guān)于學(xué)校的演講。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsassemble(Para.11)v.tocometogetherinagroup,usuallyforaparticularpurposesuchasameeting.集合Therewasn’tevenaconvenientplaceforstudentstoassemblebetweenclasses.甚至沒(méi)有一個(gè)學(xué)生們課間集合的方便的地方。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsperformancereview(Para.12)performanceappraisal業(yè)績(jī)?cè)u(píng)價(jià)Oneoftheprimarywaysemployeeeffectivenessisjudgedistheperformancereview.考察雇員工作成效的一個(gè)主要方式就是績(jī)效考核。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionscapitalizeon(Para.12)tomakeuseof利用Butifyoudonottrain,yourvictorymaybelikeaone-timelotterywin,whichyoucannotcapitalizeonoverthelongrun.但是如果你不訓(xùn)練，你的勝利可能就像贏(yíng)得了一次樂(lè)透彩，而這種運(yùn)氣并不能供你長(zhǎng)久利用。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIWordsandExpressionsreap(Para.13)v.toenjoythegoodthingsthathappenasaresultofit.獲得Thecompanyisonlyjuststartingtoreaptherewardsoflong-terminvestments這家公司才剛剛開(kāi)始收獲長(zhǎng)期投資的回報(bào)。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIIIWordsandExpressionsPartI

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Gallup:(Para.4)Gallup,Inc.isanAmericanresearch-based,globalperformance-managementconsultingcompany.FoundedbyGeorgeGallupin1935,thecompanybecameknownforitspublicopinionpollsconductedinworldwide.Itprovidesresearchandstrategicconsultingtolargeorganizationsinmanycountries.SomeofGallup'sstatedkeypracticeareasareemployeeengagement,customerengagement,talentmanagement,andwell-being.蓋洛普咨詢(xún)公司PartI

NotesWorkgroup:(Para.6)Aworkgroupinascientificexperimentisthegroupwheretheexperimentalproceduresareperformed.實(shí)驗(yàn)組BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartI

NotesControlgroup:(Para.6)Acontrolgroupinascientificexperimentisagroupseparatedfromtherestoftheexperimentwheretheindependentvariablebeingtestedcannotinfluencetheresults.Thisisolatestheindependentvariable'seffectsontheexperimentandcanhelpruleoutalternateexplanationsoftheexperimentalresults.對(duì)照組，控制組BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartII

NotesPerformancereview:(Para.12)Aperformancereview,alsoreferredtoasaperformanceappraisal(PA),performanceevaluation,(career)developmentdiscussion,oremployeeappraisalisamethodbywhichthejobperformanceofanemployeeisdocumentedandevaluated.Performancereviewsareapartofcareerdevelopmentandconsistofregularreviewsofemployeeperformancewithinorganizations.績(jī)效評(píng)估，績(jī)效考核BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartI

Questions1.Whatisthefindingofthestudyabouteffectsonworkgroupperformancebydevelopingpeople’sstrengths?Onaverage,workgroupsthatreceivedastrengthsinterventionimprovedonallofthesemeasuresincludingsales,profit,customerengagement,turnover,employeeengagement,andsafetybyasignificantamountcomparedwithcontrolgroupsthatreceivedless-intensiveinterventionsornoneatall.CompanyLogoPartI

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Questions2.Whatarethefivebestpracticesforoptimizingemployees’strengths?Thisresearchidentifiedfivebestpracticesforoptimizingstrengthsinitiativesincludingstartingwithleadership,gettingmanagersonboard,generatingawarenessandenthusiasmcompany-wide,mindfulofstrengthswhencreatingprojectteamsandfocusingperformancereviewsontherecognitionanddevelopmentofemployees’strengths.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartI

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Questions3.Howdoesmanagers’involvementinstrengthsinterventionschangeemployee’sengagement?Ifemployeesstronglyagreethattheirmanagersfocusontheirstrengthsorpositivecharacteristics,almostsevenin10employeesareengaged.Onthecontrast,whenemployeesstronglydisagreethattheirstrengthsaremaximizedbytheirmanagers,thepercentageofengagedemployeesdropssignificantlytoonly1%.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartI

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Questions4.Howshouldperformancereviewsbeconducted?Managersshouldconductperformancereviewsthatencourageandmakeuseofemployees’talentsandofferrecognitionanddevelopmentwhichisinconsistentwiththeirstrengths.Managersshouldalsoprovideclearperformanceexpectationsandhelpworkerssetdemandingachievablegoals.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIPartIII

Questions5.Doyouthinkdevelopingemployees’strengthscanboostsales,profit,andengagement?Why?Basedonthetext,discussthequestionwiththewholeclass.BusinessEnglishReadingBookITextBMillennialworkersforcefactoryrethinkinChinaStructuralAnalysisPara.MainTopicsPara.1-6Mr.Gornicisleadingadiscussionwithotherexecutivesonhowtohandletheirworkforcewithfast-risingwages,changingdemographicsandthedifferingneedsofmillennials.Para.7-22Managersfrominternationalfactories,suchasMr.Jamet,Mr.Gornic,andMr.Hadjisotirioiu,andtheprofessorMs.Choipresenttheiropinionsandpracticesonhowtorespondtothechanginglabormarketinthediscussion.WordsandExpressionsenlightenedadj.characterizedbyfullcomprehensionoftheprobleminvolved開(kāi)明的Bookslikethisonepointtoamoreenlightenedroad:thefuturedependsonustakingit.像這樣一本書(shū)指向一條更加開(kāi)明的道路：未來(lái)取決于我們是否走那條路。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsblastv.tomakeasudden,loudsound大聲放（音樂(lè)）Thesoundofwesternmusicblastedassheentered.她一進(jìn)門(mén)便聽(tīng)到西部音樂(lè)震天的響聲。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsveterann.&adj.someonewhohasbeeninvolvedinaparticularactivityforalongtime.經(jīng)驗(yàn)豐富的；Theveteranworkerrankshighinpublicloveandesteem.那位老工人深受大伙的愛(ài)戴。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsshiftn.Ifagroupoffactoryworkers,nurses,orotherpeopleworkshifts,theyworkforasetperiodbeforebeingreplacedbyanothergroup,sothatthereisalwaysagroupworking.Eachofthesesetperiodsiscalledashift.輪班Hisfatherworkedshiftsinasteelmill.他的父親在一家鋼鐵廠(chǎng)輪班工作。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsageingpopulation老齡化人口Besidesinflexiblelabourmarkets,Europeneedstotackletheproblemscausedbyarapidlyageingpopulation.除了勞動(dòng)力市場(chǎng)不靈活之外，歐洲還需要解決人口老齡化所帶來(lái)的問(wèn)題。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsclutchn.thepedalthatyoupressbeforeyouchangegearinavehicle離合器踏板Lauraletouttheclutchandpulledslowlyawaydownthedrive.勞拉松開(kāi)離合器踏板，慢慢沿著車(chē)道把車(chē)開(kāi)走了。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsaccommodationn.buildingsorroomswherepeopleliveorstay.住所,宿舍Thegovernmentwillprovidetemporaryaccommodationforuptothreethousandhomelesspeople.政府將為多達(dá)三千無(wú)家可歸的人提供臨時(shí)住所。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionssupervisoryadj.involvedinsupervisingpeople,activities,orplaces.管理的;監(jiān)督的Mostsupervisoryboardsmeetonlytwiceayear.大多數(shù)監(jiān)理會(huì)一年只開(kāi)兩次會(huì)。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsmigrantworkers打工者，外來(lái)務(wù)工人員Superficially,thecitylooksgood-cleanedandgreenedbytensofthousandsofmigrantworkers.表面上看，這座城市非常好；是數(shù)以萬(wàn)計(jì)的外來(lái)務(wù)工人員將城市清潔和綠化。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionscohortn.agroupofpeoplehavingapproximatelythesameage年齡差不多的一群人Testswerecarriedoutbyteachersontheentirecohortofeighttonineyear-oldsintheirthirdyearatprimaryschool測(cè)試是由老師在小學(xué)三年級(jí)所有八歲到九歲的學(xué)生中進(jìn)行的。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsmatchmakingn.theactivityofencouragingpeopleyouknowtoformrelationshipsorgetmarried.做媒;牽線(xiàn)搭橋Datingsites’claimsofmatchmakingprowessalsoneedtobetreatedwithcautiongiventhatthedataonwhichthesearebasedcomefromresearchtheyhavepaidforthemselves.對(duì)于社交網(wǎng)站宣稱(chēng)其卓越的做媒能力也要謹(jǐn)慎對(duì)待，因?yàn)樗麄兓诘难芯繑?shù)據(jù)都是自己付費(fèi)獲得的。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionsimbuev.tofillwithanidea,feeling,orquality.灌輸;使充滿(mǎn)Thefilmisimbuedwiththestar’srebelliousspirit.這部電影充滿(mǎn)了那位明星的反叛精神。BusinessEnglishReadingBookIWordsandExpressionssegmentedadj.dividedintopartsthatarelooselyconnectedtoeachother分割的Almostallsegmentedcustomerscanselectafavoritemodelwhichcanmeettheirrequirements.幾乎所有的細(xì)分客戶(hù)都能選出能滿(mǎn)足要求的最適合的型號(hào)。BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesZobele:TheZobeleGroupisaworldplayerinthefieldofaircareandpestcontrol.Foundedmorethanninetyyearsago,theZobeleGroupisaworldwidecompanywithmorethan

4,000employees,

6industrialsites,

4developmentcentres

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2innovationhubsin8countries.意大利沙彼高集團(tuán)BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesAltraIndustrialMotion：AltraIndustrialMotion

isamanufacturerofmechanicalpowertransmissionproducts-

brakes,clutches,couplings,andthelike.Thecompanyisheadquarteredin

Braintree,Massachusetts.美國(guó)奧創(chuàng)動(dòng)力傳動(dòng)BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesEuropeanChamberofCommerceinChina:TheEuropeanUnionChamberofCommerceinChinawasfoundedin2000by51membercompaniesthatsharedagoalofestablishingacommonvoiceforthevariousbusinesssectorsoftheEuropeanUnionandEuropeanbusinessesoperatinginChina.中國(guó)歐盟商會(huì)BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesReckittBenceiser:ReckittBenckiserGroupplcisaBritishmultinationalconsumergoodscompanyheadquarteredinSlough,England.Itisaproducerofhealth,hygieneandhomeproducts.Itwasformedin1999bythemergeroftheUK-basedReckitt&ColmanplcandtheNetherlands-basedBenckiserNV.利潔時(shí)集團(tuán)BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesProcter&Gamble：Procter&GambleCo.,alsoknownasP&G,isanAmericanmultinationalconsumergoodscompanyheadquarteredindowntownCincinnati,Ohio,UnitedStates,foundedbyWilliamProcterandJamesGamble,bothfromtheUnitedKingdom.Itsproductsincludecleaningagentsandpersonalcareproducts.寶潔公司BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesKaizen：KaizenisJapanesefor“improvement”.Whenusedinthebusinesssenseandappliedtotheworkplace,kaizenreferstoactivitiesthatcontinuouslyimproveallfunctionsandinvolveallemployeesfromtheCEOtotheassemblylineworkers.Italsoappliestoprocesses,suchaspurchasingandlogistics,thatcrossorganizationalboundariesintothesupplychain.Ithasbeenappliedinhealthcare,psychotherapy,life-coaching,government,banking,fantasyhockey,andotherindustries.持續(xù)改善BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesChineseUniversityofHongKong：TheChineseUniversityofHongKong(CUHK)isapublicresearchuniversityinShatin,HongKongformallyestablishedin1963byachartergrantedbytheLegislativeCouncilofHongKong.Itistheterritory’ssecondoldestuniversityandwasfoundedasafederationofthreeexistingcolleges–ChungChiCollege,NewAsiaCollegeandUnitedCollege–theoldestofwhichwasfoundedin1949.香港中文大學(xué)BusinessEnglishReadingBookINotesOberthurTechnologies：OberthurTechnologiesisaFrenchdigitalsecuritycompany,providingsecuretechnologysolutionsforSmartTransactions,MobileFinancialServices,Machine-to-Machine,DigitalIdentityandTransport&AccessControl.歐貝特科技公司BusinessEnglishReadingBookIQuestionsfortheText1.HowdocompaniesdorespectivelyinresponsetothechanginglabourmarketinGuangdong?AswagesofunskilledfactoryoperatorshaveriseninGuangdong,somecompanieshaverespondedbyinvestinginindustrialrobotsandautomation,whileothershavemovedtoareaswithcheaperlaboursuchaswesternChina,SoutheastAsiaorAfrica.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIQuestionsfortheText2.AccordingtoThierryJamet,whatisthekeypointtosolvetheproblemwithworkforce?Hearguedthatcompaniesshouldimproveproductivity,that’stherootcauseoftheproblem.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIQuestionsfortheText3.WhatprogrammesaredevelopedbyMr.Gornictokeepemployees?Hehasdevelopedoneprogrammethatbringsingraduatesandtrainsthemforthetopmanagementpostsaswellasanotheronedesignedtohelpthebestoftheunskilledworkersonthefactoryfloormoveintoseniorsupervisoryroles.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIQuestionsfortheText4.Doyouthinkmatchmakingcanhelpcompanieswinworkforce?Whyorwhynot?Basedonthetext,discussthequestionwiththewholeclass.QuestionsfortheText5.Inyouropinion,whatisthedifferencebetweenmillennialworkersandbabyboomers?HowshouldcompaniesdealwiththisissueofYgeneration?Basedonthetext,discussthequestionwiththewholeclass.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheissueofworkforcenowadaysinChina?A.biased B.indifferent C.objective D.puzzlingBusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension1.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheissueofworkforcenowadaysinChina?A.biased B.indifferent C.objective

D.puzzlingBusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension2.WhatdointernationalfactorymanagersfeelabouttheeconomicenvironmentinGuangdong?optimistic B.confused C.carefree D.panickedBusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension2.WhatdointernationalfactorymanagersfeelabouttheeconomicenvironmentinGuangdong?A.optimistic

B.confused C.carefree D.panickedBusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension3.Accordingtothepassage,whydocompaniesneedtorethinkthewaytheyhandletheirworkforce?A.Itisbecausethewagesisrisingfast.B.Itisbecausethedemographicsischanging.C.ItisbecausemillennialsneedsaredifferingD.Allofthem.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension3.Accordingtothepassage,whydocompaniesneedtorethinkthewaytheyhandletheirworkforce?A.Itisbecausethewagesisrisingfast.B.Itisbecausethedemographicsischanging.C.ItisbecausemillennialsneedsaredifferingD.Allofthem.BusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension4.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomeenlightenedapproachtodevelopingtheworkforceiseffectiveexcept

.A.simplyprovidingworkerswithplacetoliveandsportsfacilitiestoplayB.startingprogrammeswhichcanhelpgraduatesorthebestofunskilledworkersdeveloptotopmanagementlevelsC.offeringflexibleworkingtimechoicetomeetdifferentdemandsD.organizingsocialeventstohelpworkersfindaboyfriendofgirlfriendBusinessEnglishReadingBookIReadingComprehension4.Fromthepassageweknowthatsomeenlightenedapproachtodevelopingtheworkforceiseffectiveexcept

.A.simplyprovidingworkerswithplacetoliveandsportsfacilitiestoplayB.startingprogrammeswhichcanhelpgraduatesorthebestofunskilledworkersdeveloptot