CENTURYBUSINESSENGLISH閱讀教程（基礎篇2）（第四版）世紀商務英語

主編：王洗薇世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Unit7

Teamwork大連理工大學出版社世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Inworkingunits,apositiverelationshipwithcolleaguesisessentialto

yoursuccess.TextAinthisunitwillgiveyousomesuggestionsonhowto

establishameaningfulworkingrelationshipwithyourboss,whichmeans

moreadvancementopportunitiesforyou.Moreover,TextBgivessuggestions

onmaintainingastrongteamsenseamongco-workers,butbeforethat,you

mayhavetoacceptthecompetitionamongemployees,whichismore

prevalentnow.InPracticalReadingyouwillreadeightpracticaltipsonteam

building,whichisverythoughtful.Besides,youwillcontinuetolearnhowto

scanreadpassagesfurther.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ReadingSkillFocusWordsandExpressionsPracticalReadingComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Scanning(2)Themethodofefficientscanningmaybebrieflysummarizedasfollows:1.Keepitinyourmindthatyouareafterspecificinformation,sobeginwithaveryclear

understandingofwhatyouarelookingfor.Limityoursearchtooneor,atmost,two

itemsofinformationatatime.2.Decideinadvancewhatformtheinformationislikelytotakeinordertolocateitvery

quickly,andthenmoveyoureyesquicklydownthepageseekingspecificwordsand

phrasesrelatedtotheinformation.Ifitisaperson’sname,youwillwanttolookforinitialcapitalletters.ReadingSkillFocus世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Ifitisthetitleofabook,youwillbelookingforitalics.Ifitisa

date,youwilllookforfigures.Andifitisthedescriptionofanevent,thediscussionof

anidea,thedefinitionofaterm,orthelike,youshouldbelookingforkeywordswhichcouldbelikelytooccurinsuchadescriptionordiscussion.Forexample,ifyouare

readingabiographytofindsomeone’soccupation,youshouldlookforwordslike

occupation,workemployment,livelihood,andsoforth.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit73.Passquicklyoverallmaterialthatisnotdirectlyrelatedtotheinformationyouseek.Donotallowyourattentiontobedivertedfromyourspecifictask,forotherwiseyouwillslowdownyourspeedandareevenapttoforgetyouroriginalpurpose.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7A．GuidedPracticeThefollowingtwoquestionsarebasedonthepassagethatfollow.Readthequestionsfirstandthenfindtheanswersinthepassage.What’sthemeanannualtemperatureinLouisiana?2.AtwhattimeofyeardoesLouisianahaveitsminimumrainfall?Sample1世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7TheentirestateofLouisianaiswithinadamp,subtropicalzone.Theaverageannual

temperatureofthestateis67degreesFahrenheit,andmonthlymeantemperaturesvaryfrom

52degreesinJanuaryandDecemberto82degreesinJulyandAugust.Thelengthofthe

growingseasonisusuallybetween220and250daysinthenorthernhalfofthestate,and

between250and275daysinthesouthernhalf.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Theannualrainfallofthestateaveragesabout

fifty-fiveinches,withaminimuminautumn.Inthesouthernhalfthemaximumisinsummer,

withfrequentheavythunderstorms,inthenorthernhalfthewinterandspringrainsexceed

thoseofsummer.Canesugaristheprincipalproductofthedeltaregion,andriceisgrownin

theprairiesofsouthwesternLouisiana,andnearthecoastsuchsubtropicalfruitsasoranges,olives,figsandgrapefruitaregrown.Outsideoftheseareas,cottonistheprincipalcrop.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7當我們試圖找到某個具體信息時，通常不需要通篇仔細閱讀。要做的只是快速找到這個信息在文中所處的位置。找到具體位置之后，再集中精力仔細閱讀此處。由于本文一開頭便說明了文章講的是stateofLouisiana，因此要回答第1題，我們只

要找到meanannualtemperature就會找到答案。注意問題中的mean和average同義，都表示“平均的”，因此第1題的答案是67degreesFahrenheit。回答第2題時，應快速查找到關鍵信息minimumrainfall所處的大致位置。仔細閱

讀這一部分內容后得知答案為inautumn。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7A．GuidedPracticeQuestions1-4arebasedonthepassagethatfollow.Readthequestionsfirstandthenfindtheanswersinthepassage.Whatwerethetwoproblemsinaddingvoicestofilms？世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit72.Whatwasthefirstfilmmadewithactors’voices？3.WhatdidWaltDisneycreate？4.Howmanypeoplewenttothecinemaeveryweekinthe1930s？世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7TheSilverScreenTheearliestfilmscopiedthetechniquesofthestage.Itwasnotuntil1908thatthefamousAmericandirector,D.W.Griffiths,showedthatthecinemawasverydifferentfrom

thetheatre—filmscouldmovequicklyfromplacetoplace,andcouldshowactorscloseup.Between1900and1930,goingtothe“pictures”(GB)or“movies”(US)becamemore

andmorepopular.Atfirst,filmswereshowninsmallpublichalls;butsoonspecially-built

cinemasbegantoopen.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7By1915,serialshadbeguntoappear:eachepisodehadanexciting

ending,whichencouragedtheaudiencetocomebackthefollowingweek.Itwasatthistime

thatHollywoodbecamethecapitalofthefilmworld,andbegantomakeitsfamouscomedies,withactorslikeCharlieChaplin.Untilthelate1920s,filmsweresilent.Thewordsspokenbythecharacterswereshownoncardsonthescreen.Manycinemashadapianistwhoplayedmusictoaccompanythefilm.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Thereweretwoproblemswhichhadtobeovercomebeforevoicescouldbeadded.Onewastomakethesoundloudenoughforeverybodyinacinematohear,andtheotherwas

synchronization—matchingthesoundtothelipsofthespeakers.In1926,WarnerBrothers,anAmericanfilmcompany,decidedtoaddrecordmusictotheirfilms;andin1927theyincludedsomespeechintheirfilmTheJazzSinger.Inthesame

year,1927,thefirstnewsfilmwithsoundwasmade.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7TheJazzSingerwasverysuccessful;butfilmcompaniesfounditdifficulttochangefromsilentfilmsto“talkies”.Withsilentfilms,theyhadbeenabletomakeseveralscenesatonceinonestudio.Now,theyhadtobuildsoundproofstudiosandfilmsonlyonesceneata

time.Theycouldnotmovethecamerasfreely,astheyhadtobuildglassscreensroundthem

toquietenthenoisetheymade.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7AdirectorcalledWaltDisneyrealizedthattheseproblemsdidnotaffectcartoonfilms;

somanyofthefirstfilmswithsoundwerecartoons.ItwasDisneywho,inthelate1920s,

createdMickeyMouse.Thestudiosgraduallylearntnewtechniques,andthe1930sbecamethegoldenageof

Hollywood.Atthistime,thecinemaaudiencewasestimatedat75millionpeopleaweek;and

thetwobiggestAmericancompanies,ParamountandMGM,weremakingover500filmsa

yearbetweenthem.Manynewkindsoffilmsdeveloped—musicals,Westerns,thrillers—now

thatsoundwaspossible.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7選擇題目中具有明顯標志或明確意義的詞作為關鍵詞有利于定位信息以快速找到答案。第1題關鍵詞是twoproblems，即答案在第4段。從第2題的問題可得知，答案應該是一個電影的名字，而電影名在文章中應以斜體字形式表示，因此可快速找到答案，即TheJazzSinger。第3題關鍵詞是WaltDisney，可快速定位在倒數第2段，即答案為MickeyMouse。第4題關鍵詞是1930s，可快速定位在最后一段，即答案為75million。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Thefollowingtwoquestionsarebasedonthepassagethatfollow.Readthequestionsfirstandthenfindtheanswersinthepassage.WhatisthepurposeofthislettertoBentleyemployees？A.Toinformthemthataccountshavebeenopenedintheirnames.B.Topersuadethemtostartretirementplans.C.ToofferthemtheopportunitytojointheCreditUnion.D.Toadvisethemofwhichservicestheyshoulduse.D___________B.ChallengeYourself世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit72.TheCreditUnionprovidesallofthefollowingservicesEXCEPT_________.savingsaccountsB.stocksandbondsC.homeloansD.creditcardsB___________世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7BentleyInternationalServiceGroup,Inc.September16Welcome:AsanemployeeofBentleyInternationalServiceGroup,Inc.,youandyourfamilyareeligibleforparticipationintheBentleyEmployeesFederalCreditUnion.TheCreditUnion

advisedthatcurrentlyonlya$10.00minimumsavingsaccountbalanceisrequiredtobecome

alifetimememberoftheCreditUnion.TheCreditUnionhasalsoadvisedthattheyoffera

fullrangeofproductsandservices,outlinedbelow:世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7?Consumerloans—Newandusedautos,creditcards,signatureloans,andotherloantypes.Allwithlowratesandcompetitiveterms.?Achoiceoffourcheckingaccountplans.?Realestateloans—homeequityandfirstmortgageloans.?ATMcardsthatallowyoutoaccessyouraccountthroughtheSTARandPLUSATMnetworksandexplorepoint-of-saleterminals.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7?FullrangeofsavingsaccountsandIndividualRetirementAccounts(IRAs).Manymoreserviceswillbeaddedinthefuture,includinginsuranceandinvestments.Toaskanyquestionontheirproductsorservices,pleasestopbyoneoftheirbranchfacilitiesorcalltheirTelephoneServiceCenterat555-3457.Sincerely,LisaWongBranchManager世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ComprehensiveReading

GettingAlongwiththeBoss

1Youknowthatapositiverelationshipwithyourworksuperiorsis

essentialtoyoursuccess.Buthowdoyouensureyoustayontheirright

side?2SomeBossesarehardtopleaseandgetalongwith.Somehave

excellentqualificationsbutnoideawhenitcomestodealingwithpeople.TextA譯文1大家都知道，與上司相處得好，對于個人的成功至關重要。然而，怎樣做才能保證上司滿意呢？2有些上司很難取悅，也很難相處。有些人具備良好的任職條件，但對于如何與人相處卻一竅不通。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Ofcourse,notallbossesarelikethat.Abad

relationshipwiththeBoss

meansmorethanmissedadvancementopportunities;itisoneofthemajorreasonsforhighstaffturnover.IfyouresignbecauseoftheBoss,youmay

alsoexpectadentinyourprofessionalreputation.譯文當然，并非所有上司都是這樣。與上司相處不好，不僅僅意味著失去晉升的機會，它也是造成員工跳槽的一個重要原因。如果因為上司的原因而辭職，你自己的職業聲譽也會受影響。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit73TherelationshipyouhavewithyourBosscanbeamajorfactorin

determiningyourrisinguptheladder.YourBossisn’tonlyyoursupervisor.Heorsheis(orshouldbe)alsothepersonbestequippedtohelpyoudothe

jobyouarepaidtodo.譯文3你和上司的關系，對于你是否能得到提拔，是一個決定性的因素。你的上司不僅僅對你進行管理和指導，他也是最有能力幫助你做好工作的人。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit74He/sheisprivytothecompany’sgoalsandknowswhatthe

companyislookingforinfutureexecutives.He/shecaninformyouofcompanydirectionthatmayaffectyourfutureaspirations.譯文4你的上司知道公司的目標，了解公司對將來的高層主管有著什么樣的期望。他/她能讓你知道公司的發展方向，對你做好個人遠期目標有一定影響。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit75YourBossalsoneedsyou,performingatyourbest,inorderto

accomplishhis/herobjectives.He/sheneedsyourfeedbackinorderto

providerealisticandusefulreportstouppermanagement.6Buthowdoesthishelpyouestablishameaningfulworking

relationshipwithyourBoss?Thekeyiscommunication.譯文你的上司也需要你竭盡全力幫助他/她完成目標。他/她也需要你的反饋意見，以便向高層管理者提供切實有用的報告。你要了解并懂得他/她的目標和當務之急。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit77Learnandunderstandhis/hergoalsandpriorities.Whatis

requiredofhim/herandhowcanyouhelphim/herachievethat?Observe

andunderstandyourBoss’sworkstyle.Ifhe/shehasnotbeenclearwithhisexpectations,thenask!譯文了解他/她需要做什么，以及你如何能幫助他/她完成這些事情。觀察并掌握你的上司的工作風格。如果他/她對你的期望沒有表達清楚，你就該去問他/她！世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit78KnowyourBoss’sprioritiesandtrytoanticipatehis/herneeds

beforehe/sheasks.Don’tthinknarrowlyintermsofyourownimmediate

position.Trytounderstandwhereyoudotiesinwiththebiggerpicture.譯文你要了解你的上司最關注的事情，并爭取在他/她提出要求前就預知他/她的需求。不要很狹隘地只考慮自己眼前所處的地位。要弄懂你所做的事情在哪些方面與公司遠景目標有聯系。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit79WhatotherthingscanyoudiscoveraboutyourBoss?Ishe/she

conservativeorinformal?Ishis/hersan“opendoor”policyordoeshe/she

preferyoutosetappointmentswiththem?RespectyourBoss’stime.Neverbargeintohis/herofficeexpectingordemandingahearingimmediately.譯文9你能發現你的上司有其他什么特點嗎？他/她為人保守，還是不拘禮節呢？他/她的辦公室實行“門戶開放”政策，還是喜歡事先預約？你要尊重上司的時間，絕不要隨意闖進他/她的辦公室，指望或要求他/她立刻聽你作陳述。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7DiscoverandeliminatebehaviorsthatwouldannoyyourBoss,andneverbad-mouthhim/hertoothers.Italwaysgetsbackviaofficegrapevines.10Don’tbea“yesman”anddon’tuseflatteryinthehopeof

gettingsomewhere.譯文你要發現并改掉那些會讓你上司生氣的行為，永遠不要在他人面前說上司的壞話，這些話總會通過小道消息傳到他/她耳中。10不要以唯唯諾諾或阿諛奉承的方式以求達到某種目的。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Anddon’taimfor“closeness”intheworkingrelationshipbecausethiscanalsobackfire.IfyourBossdependsuponyou

toomuch,he/shewon’trecommendyouforpromotionsbecauseyouare

neededtoomuchwhereyouare.譯文不要在工作關系上“套近乎”，它會起反作用。如果你的上司對你過于依賴，他/她便不會推薦你升職，因為你目前的職位對他/她非常重要。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit711Anotherpossibilityisthatifhe/sheisnotagoodmanager,he/she

maybegivenhis/hermarchingorders.Ifyouareseentobeapartofhis/

hermanagementmishaps,youmaybemarchingoutthedoorwithhim/her!譯文11另一種可能性是如果他/她不是個好的經理，因此他/她也可能會被“炒掉”。如果他/她管理不當，你也難逃其咎，那么你也會被一起炒掉！世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit712Dowhatyoucantostayinhis/hergoodbooks.Don’ttake

“sickies”unlessyouAREsick.Beaneffective,cooperative,responsible

andcourteousemployeeandteamplayer.譯文12盡可能給上司以好印象。除非你真的生病，否則不要請病假！做一個高效、合作、負責、禮貌的員工和團隊成員。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Maybefrictioncannotbe

avoided.Soyouneedtodecidejusthowimportantyourcareerpathinthat

particularcompanyis,becauseifyoucan’tadjustandworkwithit,youmaybebetterofflookingforanewjob.譯文也許你和上司之間難免發生沖突，遇到這一情況，你得認清你在該公司的工作前程有何等重要，因為如果你無法調整自己，不能夠繼續工作下去，那么尋找一份新的工作也許對你更好世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit713Inshort,gettingalongwithyourBossentailsgettingtoknowhis/herlikesanddislikesandlearningtoworkwithhis/herpersonalityand

managementstyle.Andtheupsideaboutmasteringcommunicationand

peopleskillswithyourownBossisthatonedaythoseskillswillpayoffin

yourownmanagementrolewithyourownteam.譯文13總而言之，與上司相處必須了解他/她的好惡，以及學會適應他/她的個性和管理風格。學會與上司溝通和相處的技巧的好處就是：將來這些技巧在你管理自己的團隊時會讓你得到回報。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePointsYouknowthatapositiverelationshipwithyourworksuperiorsisessentialtoyoursuccess.essentiala.n.absolutelynecessary;vitallynecessary必要的，必需的；要素，要點e.g.Hermostessentialqualityiskindness.她最主要的品質是善良。e.g.Inconsideringthisproblem,youshouldgraspitsessentials.在考慮這一問題時，你應當抓住實質。辨析：essential，indispensable，necessaryessential指事物本質上必不可少的。如Foodisessentialtolife.食物是生命不可少的。necessary指迫切需要的，必要的，但并非絕對不可缺少。如：Sleepisnecessarytohealth.睡眠對于健康是必要的。indispensable常指某一具體目標所不可缺少的（人或物）。如：Heisindispensabletoourwork.我們的工作少不了他。TextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePoints2．…itisoneofthemajorreasonsforhighstaffturnover.turnovern.(1)theratioofthenumberofworkersthathadtobereplacedinagiventimeperiodtotheaveragenumberofworkers人員變動e.g.Lowpayaccountsforthehighturnover.低工資是員工流失的原因。e.g.Whydoesyourcompanyhavesucharapidturnoverofstaff?貴公司人員變動為為什么這么快?(2)theamountofbusinessdoneduringaparticularperiod營業額，成交量e.g.Theillicitdrugsindustryhasanannualturnoverofsome￡200bn.非法藥物生產企業每年的產值達約2000億英鎊。

(3)staff/laborturnoverTextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePointse.g.Unwantedstaffturnovercanhaveanegativeimpactonyourbusiness,especiallyifthoseleavingarekeytothesuccessandcontinuityofyourbusiness.不必要的員工流失，尤其是那些對公司成功起核心作用和對公司繼續發展有影響的員工的離開，會對公司產生不良影響。(4)turnoverrise/falle.g.During2006to2007thefirm’sturnoverrosebyjust7percentonthepreviousyear’sfigure.2006至2007年間，該公司的產值較去年增長了7%。TextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePoints3.He/shecaninformyouofcompanydirectionthatmayaffectyourfutureaspirations.informv.（1）inform(of,about)通知，告訴，報告e.g.Theycamearoundandinformedofustheirdecision.他們來把他們的決定告訴了我們。（2）inform(on,against)告發，告密e.g.Thethiefwhowascaughtinformedon(against)theothers.被抓住的小偷告發了其他同伙。辨析：inform與adviseinform是正式用語，使用范圍較廣，強調把知識，消息，情況等告訴或傳遞給某人（如上面例句）。advise指為某人的利益著想而想通知此人，常用有商業范圍內。如：Pleaseadviseuswhenthegoodsaredelivered.貨物裝運后，請通知我們。TextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePointsMaybefrictioncannotbeavoided.

frictionn.disagreement,angryfeelings,orunfriendlinessbetweenpeople摩擦，矛盾(1)frictionbetween

e.g.Therewasalotoffrictionbetweenmeandmyboss;soIresigned.我和老板之間有太多摩擦，所以我決定辭職。(2)frictionwith

e.g.Hisindependentattitudewasaconstantsourceoffrictionwithhisboss.他獨立處事的態度是造成他和老板之間摩擦的原因。TextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7LanguagePoints5．Inshort,gettingalongwithyourBossentailsgettingtoknowhis/herlikesanddislikes…entailv.(1)toinvolvesomethingasanecessarypartorresult使必須e.g.Someforeigntravelisentailedinthejob.做這個工作要偶爾到國外出差。e.g.Suchalargeinvestmentinevitablyentailssomerisk.該巨額投資肯定會有一定風險。(2)entaildoingsomething

e.g.Repairingtheroofwillentailspendingalotofmoney.修這個屋頂要花很多錢。TextA世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

Questions1-6arebasedonTextA.Readthequestionsfirstandthenlimityoursearchtooneor,atmost,twoitemsofinformationineachquestionbelowatatime.PassquicklyalloverTextAtoseektherelatedinformationinthepassage.Youmayhavetoslowdownsometimestoremindyourselfofspecificinformationwhichyouarelookingfor.Task1世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit71.AbadrelationshipwiththeBossmayresultin_________.promotionopportunitiesB.increasesaleturnoverC.yourresignationD.abadreputationD世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit72.Yourrelationshipwiththebossisadecisivefactorfor_________.yourprofessionalreputationB.yourpromotionC.agoodsalaryD.betterqualificationsB世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit73.Thephrase“privyto”(Para.4,Line1)mostprobablymeans_________.A.privateB.informedaboutsomethinggenerallyknownC.allowedtoknowsomethingsecretD.becuriousaboutC世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit74.IfyourBossdoesnothavean“opendoor”policy,itmeansthat_________.A.youwilldobettertoknockonthedoorbeforeyouenterhis/herofficeB.youcanexpectahearingwheneveryoulikeC.youwilldobettertosetanappointmentwhenyouwanttoseehim/herD.yourBossisveryconservativeC___________世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit75.Amarchingorderisanorderforyouto_________.A.marchquicklyB.dothingsquicklyC.walktothedoorD.leavethejobD___________世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit76.Thoughyouaregoodatpeopleskills，youcannotgetalongwellwithyourBoss.Soitmaybeagoodchoiceforyouto__________.A.lookforanewjobB.keepdoingthesamejobC.askforsickleaveD.quarrelwithyourBossA___________世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ComprehensiveReadingFillintheblankswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.entailpriorityprivy

executiveturnoverqualificationTask2世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ComprehensiveReadingHesaidthathisfirst__________wastofindajob.2.Allinvestments__________somerisks.答案priority答案entail世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ComprehensiveReading3.It’sdifficultforapersonwithoutany__________togetagoodjob.4.Onlytopmanagersofthecompanywere__________tothedetailsofthisproject.答案qualification(s)答案privy世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7ComprehensiveReading5.Shewassuccessfulworkingherwayupthroughthecompanyandisnowasenior__________.6.Short-termcontractsarelikelytoincreasestaff__________.答案executive答案turnover世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Task3InTextA,youcanlearnsomefundamentalprinciplesofdealingwithyourBoss.TranslatetheunderlinedsentencesinTextAtoseehowthewritergivessuggestionsonthisissue.Learntheminheart,sincetheywillhelpyoualotriseupyourcareerladder.世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

1.Anotherpossibilityisthatifhe/sheisnotagoodmanager,he/shemaybegivenhis/hermarchingorders.Ifyouareseentobeapartofhis/hermanagementmishaps,youmaybemarchingoutthedoorwithhim/her!答案

另一種可能性是如果他/她不是個好的經理，因此他/她也可能會被“炒掉”。如果他/她管理不當，你也難逃其咎，那么你也會被一起炒掉！世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

2.Dowhatyoucantostayinhis/hergoodbooks.Don’ttake“sickies”unlessyouAREsick.答案盡可能給上司好印象。除非你真的生病，不然不要請病假。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

3.Maybefrictioncannotbeavoided.Soyouneedtodecidejusthowimportantyourcareerpathinthatparticularcompanyis,becauseifyoucan’tadjustandworkwithit,youmaybebetterofflookingforanewjob.答案

也許你和上司之間難免發生沖突，遇到這一情況，你得認清你在該公司的工作前程有何等重要，因為如果你無法調整自己，不能夠繼續工作下去，那么尋找一份新的工作也許對你更好。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

4.Inshort,gettingalongwithyourBossentailsgettingtoknowhis/herlikesanddislikesandlearningtoworkwithhis/herpersonalityandmanagementstyle.AndtheupsideaboutmasteringcommunicationandpeopleskillswithyourownBossisthatonedaythoseskillswillpayoffinyourownmanagementrolewithyourownteam答案

總而言之，與上司相處必須了解他/她的好惡，以及學會適應他/她的個性和管理風格。學會與上司溝通和相處之技巧的好處就是：將來這些技巧在你管理自己的團隊時會讓你得到回報世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Task4WordFormationLearning—Root(11)世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

Now,readTextAcarefully,locatethewordsinthetextthatcontainoneoftheabove-mentionedroots,andtellthemeaningofeachword.1.vis_______________(Para.3,Line2)答案supervisor;監督人，管理人世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

2.Form_______________(Para.4,Line2)_______________(Para.5,Line1)答案inform告知，通知答案perform執行，做，表演世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7

3.Serv_______________(Para.7,Line2)_______________(Para.9,Line2)答案observe觀察，遵守，注意到答案conservative保守的世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit71Youmayaswelladmitit.Whenyourco-workergetspraised

fromsupervisors,youfeelalittlebitjealous.Perhapsitevenpushesyouto

workalittlelongerandharder,inhopeofcapturingtheinterestofthosemanagersyourself.譯文1你得承認當你的同事從上級那里獲得稱贊，你會有點嫉妒。這可能會促使你延長工作時間，工作更加賣力，以便贏得經理們的青睞。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit72Somesaycompetitionamongemployeesishelpfulbecauseit

keepsworkersworkingandinterestedintheirjobs.Othersbelievecompetitionhasreacheddangerouslyhighlevels.譯文2有人說：員工間的競爭是有益的，因為這會促使他們保持對工作的興趣而不斷地工作。另一些人認為：競爭已經到了十分危險的程度。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit73Jobsarethequestionnow,andpeopleareworriedsomebodyelse

mightgetpromotedwhiletheygettheboot.Competitionhasgottothe

pointthatsomepeoplearelookingforwaystodestroytheirperceived

rivals.譯文3現在有關工作的這個問題的爭論仍然存在。一些員工擔心自己的同事得到升職的同時，自己卻被解雇了。競爭會產生這樣的后果：一些員工想方設法打擊自己認定的競爭對手。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit74Agroupof150Americanexecutivesweresurveyedrecently.

Morethanhalfofthemsaidthatcompetitionamongemployeeswasmore

prevalentnowthan10yearsago.譯文4最近對150名美國經理進行調查，超過半數的人認為雇員間的競爭比十年前普遍得多。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit75Butcompetition,goodandbad,isreallyaresultofcompany

culture.Domanagerspushtheiremployeestocompeteagainstone

another?Ordotheyencourageteamworkinanatmosphereinwhichemployeeschallengethemselvesratherthantrytobeatoutfellowworkers?譯文5但競爭無論是好是壞，實際上是由公司文化造成的。管理者應該促使員工相互競爭嗎？是否應該鼓勵團隊精神，讓員工在自我挑戰，而不是想方設法擊敗同事的氛圍下工作？ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit76Somecompetitionamongco-workersisagoodthing.Itprovides

usallwithafeelingofself-worth,saysBrucePomerantz,anAmerican

psychologistwhohasbeencounselingmanyworriedworkers.Itdrivesus

togetthingsdone.Itissomethingthatmakesuswanttoexcel.譯文6同事間存在一些競爭是件好事。曾為許多憂心忡忡的員工提供過咨詢的美國心理學家布魯斯彭蒙藍茲曾說過，“競爭能給我們帶來自我價值感”。競爭會促使我們加緊完成工作，競爭使我們工作更加出色。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit77Competitionwithinacompanyisoftenreferredtoasinternal

competition.Therearetwokindsofinternalcompetition:competition

betweenteams,andcompetitionbetweenindividualemployees.譯文7存在于公司內的競爭被稱為內部競爭。內部競爭有兩種形式：團隊間的競爭和員工間的競爭。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7For

example,acompanycanbeorganizedarounddifferentbrands,witheach

brandallocatedresources,includingadedicatedgroupofemployees

willingtochampionthebrand.Eachbrandmanagerisgivenresponsibility

forthesuccessorfailureofthebrandandiscompensatedaccordingly.譯文例如，公司以生產不同品牌產品組織員工，生產每個品牌享有一定的資源，包括致力于該品牌獲勝而努力的員工。每個品牌管理者為該品牌的成敗負責，也因此會得到獎懲。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7Thisformofcompetitionthuspitsonebrandagainstanotherbrand.Most

businessesalsoencouragecompetitionamongindividualemployees.Anexampleofthisisacontestamongsales

representatives.Thesales

representativewiththehighestsales(orthebestimprovementinsales)overaperiodoftimewouldgainbenefitsfromtheemployer.譯文這種競爭使得生產不同品牌的團隊之間相互對立。很多公司也鼓勵員工間的競爭，例如銷售代表之間的競爭。在一定時期內銷售業績最好（或者銷售量提高得最快）的銷售代表會得到雇主的嘉獎。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit78Inthosecompaniesthathaveastrongteamsense,thecompetitive

pushworksdifferently.9“Ithinkwhenyoucelebrateteamsuccess,youhavepeople

collaboratingasadynamicteamratherthananindividual,”saidBrett

Good,districtpresidentofAcountempsinSanFrancisco.譯文8在那些有強烈團隊精神的公司里，競爭的動力帶來不同的效果！9位于舊金山的Acountemps地區負責人布雷特古得說：“我認為當你們慶祝團隊勝利的時候要意識到：勝利是靠團隊協作，而不是只是個人力量。”ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit710Thatisapositiveapproachtoworkplacecompetitiveness.Itis

opposedtocompetingsolelyonanindividualbasis.Thelatterwayof

operatingbecomessointernallyfocusedthatpeoplewinduptakingtheir

eyesofftheclientstheyserve,Goodsaid.譯文10這促進了工作環境中的競爭。它與靠個人力量競爭的方式不同。正如古得說的，后一種運作方式在公司內部變得很明顯，使員工忽略了他們應該服務的顧客。ComprehensiveReading世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit71．Competitionhasgottothepointthatsomepeoplearelookingforwaystodestroytheirperceivedrivals.

rivaln.對手，競爭者a.競爭的v.與…相匹敵，比得上e.g.Theyarerivalsfortheposition.他們競爭這個職位。e.g.Thepartyleaderhasbeensupplantedbyhisrival.那位政黨領導已被他的對手取而代之了。e.g.Hewasutterlyunscrupulousinhiscompetitionwithrivalfirms.他與對立公司競爭完全不講道德。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7e.g.Arivalcompanyhassetafloatanewcreditscheme.

一家競爭的公司已開始實施一項新信用購物方案。e.g.Shipscan’trivalaircraftforspeed.輪船在速度方面無法與飛機匹敵。辨析：rival與foerival指追求同一目標的競爭者，有時常受個人感情的影響，使得競爭者變得互相不友好或帶有惡意。如：Thetwomenwerenotonlyrivalsforthesamejobbutalsoforthesamegirl.這兩位男子不但競爭同一職位，而且還追求同一個女子。

foe仇敵，與enemy相似，但foe更帶有文學色彩或個人感情色彩。如：Dirtisadangerousfoetohealth.污物是健康的危險敵人。世紀商務英語閱讀第四版(基礎篇2)Unit7TextB2.Morethanhalfofthemsaidthatcompetitionamongemployeeswasmoreprevalentnowthan10yearsago.prevalenta.流行的，普遍的e.g.Is