《多维教程-熟谙》- Unit2
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Book IIUnit 1A.1.assess2.alliance3.outcome4.ethical5.identity6.ambiguous7.tolerable8.participates9.pursuit10.constructiveB.1.at stake2.were obliged3.the climate of4.feel well-equipped5.beyond my grasp6.cut back7.other than8.rise above9.care about10.is boundedC.1.incompetent2.indulgence3.migrants4.probesplex6.suspense; engagedpassionate; committed8.tolerant9.tempted10.interconnectedD.1. A. Judging from2. B. in which3. C. and4. D. believe5. A. is one of/ is that of6. B. must get7. C. likely8. D. unemployed9. C. as well as/ and10.B. simpler E.1.what2.graduation3.intend4.getting5.eventually6.survey7.although8.graduates9.transfer10.rise11.attending12.instead13.cause14.because15.attending16.below17.failure18.expectations19.confidencecationKey to the translation from English to Chinese:1.德.汤说过,一切进步,一切发展均来自挑战及由此引起的反应。
多为教程-英语翻译(第二册)Unit1 从能力到责任1当代的大学生对他们在社会中所扮演的角色的认识模糊不清。
他们致力于寻求在他们看来似乎是最现实的东西:追求安全保障,追逐物质财富的积累。
年轻人努力想使自己成人成才、有所作为,但他们对未来的认识还是很模糊的。
处于像他们这样前程未定的年龄阶段,他们该信仰什么?大学生一直在寻找真我的所在,寻找生活的意义。
一如芸芸众生的我们,他们也陷入了两难的境地。
一方面,他们崇尚奉献于人的理想主义,而另一方面,他们又经不住自身利益的诱惑,陷入利己主义的世界里欲罢不能。
2最终而言,大学教育素质的衡量取决于毕业生是否愿意为他们所处的社会和赖以生存的城市作出贡献。
尼布尔曾经写道:“一个人只有意识到对社会所负有的责任,他才能够认识到自身的潜力。
一个人如果一味地以自我为中心,他将会失去自我。
”本科教育必须对这种带有理想主义色彩的观念进行自我深省,使学生超越以自我为中心的观念,以诚相待,服务社会。
在这一个竞争激烈\残酷的社会,人们期望大学生能报以正直、文明,,甚至富有同情心的人格品质去与人竞争,这是否已是一种奢望?人们期望大学的人文教育会有助于培养学生的人际交往能力,如今是否仍然适合?3毫无疑问,大学生应该履行公民的义务。
美国的教育必须立刻采取行动,使教育理所当然地承担起弥合公共政策与公众的理解程度之间的极具危险性且在日益加深的沟壑这一职责。
那些要求人们积极思考政府的议程并提供富于创意的意见的信息似乎越来越让我们感到事不关己。
所以很多人认为想通过公众的参与来解决复杂的公共问题已不再可能行得通。
设想,怎么可能让一些非专业人士去讨论必然带来相应后果的政府决策的问题,而他们甚至连语言的使用都存在困难?4核能的使用应该扩大还是削弱?水资源能保证充足的供应吗?怎样控制军备竞赛?大气污染的安全标准是多少?甚至连人类的起源与灭绝这样近乎玄乎的问题也会被列入政治议事日程。
5类似的一头雾水的感觉,公众曾经尝试过。
ExercisesB部分1 Many people in China now cannot forget what had happened in the 10—year turmoil and no one can bear 1going through1 that again.中国有许多人现在不会忘记发生在10混乱、没有人能忍受穿越那了.2 If you want to quit your job,you have to move out of the apartment,which 1goes with1 the job.如果你想要辞去你的工作,你不得不去离开公寓时,要和工作。
3 The documents came 1in response to 1various suggestions put forward by the public.这些文件来针对不同的建议提出了以公众。
4 I was born and 1grew up1 in a world of silence,a world of hard work and necessary patience.我出生并成长在一个世界的沉默,世界上的努力工作和必要的耐心5 He met with some trouble when he was reported to 1have had an affair with1/be having an affair with his secretary.他遇到了一些麻烦,有报道称,有一腿的/有外遇呢?他的秘书.6 We should not 1turn a blind eye to 1the fact that her marriage would not break up if love and loyalty count for anything。
我们不应该视而不见的事实,她的婚姻不分手如果爱和忠诚让比分发生变化."7 Some people believe that some lies are necessary to 1hold 1our people 1together 1and better our relationship.有些人相信一些谎言是很有必要的,可以把我们的人们联系在一起,而超过我们的关系.8 He has been 1watching for1 every mail as he cherishes a hope that one day his missing brother will contact him。
Unit3 美国人的酷爱我父亲是别克人。
在经济大萧条以前,他本是史达兹人。
然而,就像成千上万经济状况处于上升阶段的有车族一样,那场可悲的经济逆转使他们非得调整对汽车的胃口不可。
到他死的时候,他开过的那些别克轿车就不只是普通意义上的交通工具了,而且将父亲定位于这样的社会阶层——比庞蒂亚克人富有,但比不上克迪拉克人。
拥有别克轿车让人一看便知父亲的社会地位。
与别克人相当的还有福特人和克莱斯勒人。
我们美国人与汽车的特殊缘分,其坚实的基础就在于对一种轿车品牌的忠诚,这种忠诚因其来之不易而倍受珍惜。
·这就是爱吗?也许用词过分,可美国人对这些机器的尊重甚过所有其他机器——不仅将它们视为20世纪雕塑大观中的标志,而且还将它们视为社会的护身符。
我记忆中的第一辆别克车是一辆闪闪发亮的黑色轿车,椅子的衬垫是厚厚的马海毛,离合器拉杆是新式的。
我父亲爱吹嘘说这辆车一小时能跑120英里。
一想到这样的速度就会令男人们兴奋不已。
我照着家里的菲尔可牌收音机盒里播出的格林,霍利特驾驶的那个神秘机器的名字,给这头漂亮的牲口取了个名副其实的绰号——黑美驹。
20世纪中,电话、电视或者个人电脑,这一切都使人类环境发生了巨大变化。
然而,与电话、电视、电脑不同的是,汽车却享有人格化的地位。
有些汽车可以成为家庭成员,机械宠物。
我们给汽车起名字,在自己·家的车道上精心打扮汽车,在汽车不能满足我们的需要时诅咒它们。
在折旧换新之时为旧车的离去而悲哀。
人们对汽车的热爱让环境保护者、安全为重的倡导者以及社会工程师们感到不安。
他们认为通往人间天堂的道路应该到处都铺设公交运输所必备的发亮轨道。
他们想象着我们加入未来拥挤不堪的自行车行列,而不是像一位激动不已的评论家所预见的那样,坐在“傲慢的双轮马车”方向盘后。
这种态度不是现在才有的。
首先是铁路,接着是汽车造成的人口流动早已使得守旧的特权阶层感到不安。
在战场上有过辉煌,但却以鄙视下层民众而出名的威林顿公爵在150年前就曾反对英国发展铁路,这是因为火车只会怂恿普通人毫无意义地到处走动。
研究生英语系列教程·多维教程·熟谙-英语课后答案Book IIUnit 1A.1. assess2. alliance3. outcome4. ethical5. identity6. ambiguous7. tolerable8. participates9. pursuit10. constructiveB.1. at stake2. were obliged3. the climate of4. feel well-equipped5. beyond my grasp6. cut back7. other than8. rise above9. care about10. is boundedC.1. incompetent2. indulgence3. migrants4. probes5. complex6. suspense; engaged7. compassionate; committed8. tolerant9. tempted10. interconnectedD.1. A. Judging from2. B. in which3. C. and4. D. believe5. A. is one of/ is that of6. B. must get7. C. likely8. D. unemployed9. C. as well as/ and10. B. simplerE.1. what2. graduation3. intend4. getting5. eventually6. survey7. although8. graduates9. transfer10. rise11. attending12. instead13. cause14. because15. attending16. below17. failure18. expectations19. confidence20. educationKey to the translation from English to Chinese:1. 德.汤说过,一切进步,一切发展均来自挑战及由此引起的反应。
today's high-school seniors are asked what they plan to do after graduation, most say that they intend to get bachelor's degree. They have been told that their generation has only" one way to win" -by getting at least a bachelor's degree, in the hope that it will eventuallv lead to a professional job.In a recent survey of high-school seniors conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, 85per cent of the respondents said they planned to get bachelor's degree. And,although 20years ago only 45 per cent of high-school graduates went on to college, today 68 per cent actually matriculate (注册),with the majority enrolling in four-γear or two-year programs designed to allow them to transfer to four-year institutions.According to conventional wisdom, the rapid rise in the number of students attending college is cause for national celebration. But our research suggests that,instead it may be cause for national concern. Why because for many young people, the "one way to win" paradigm (例子)is not realistic ,given their academic talents and the labor-market projections. Students ranking below the top third of their high-school graduating class too often fail to earn a bachelor's degree if they enroll in college. The cost of such failure--in both dollarsand unmet expections-is rising and beginníng to erode public confidence in our system of higher eduation.2. A small family-owned company, Eisai, was one of the original manufacturers of vitamin E, and it maintained a strong research commitment to natural pharmaceuticals. Over the years, it developed drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, respiratory, and neurological diseases. The company experienced steady. Modest growth, and in 1992 sales reached 197 billion yen and profits approached 13 billion yen. Although it was the sixth-largest Japanese pharmaceutical company . Eisai was a relatively small player in an industry in which global competition was increasing while growth in the domestic market was slowing down.In 1993, Haruo Naito took over as president from his father. Before that, he had chaired Eisai's five-year strategic planning committee. During that time, he had become convinced that the company's focus on the discovery and manufacture of pharmaceuticals was not sustainable for long-term growth against large, global competitors. Two years after becoming president, Naito formulated a radical new vision for Eisai that he called Human Health Care. It extended the company's focus from manufacturing drug treatmentsor specific illness to improving the overall quality of life. To accomplish that mission. Eisai developed a wide array of new products. And that, In turn, would require broad involvement and commitment. He encouraged innovative activity and created an environment in which employees' efforts would be accepted and rewarded. Soon there were proposals for 130 additional HHC projects and by the end of 1996. 73 projects were under way. Now, the company has moved from sixth to fifth place in the Japanese domestic pharmaceutical industry, and Eisai's customers and competitors view the company asa leader in health care.3. Today it can be said that wheels run America. The four rubber tires of the automobile (move) America through work and pay. Wheels spin, and people (drive) off to their jobs. Tires turn, and people shop for the week's food at the big supermarket (down) the highway. Hubcaps whirl, and the whole family spends a day at the lake .Each year more (wheels) crowd the highways a 10million new cars roll out of the factories. One (out) of every six Americans works at assembling cars. Driving trucks, building roads, or pumping gas, America (without) cars It 's unthinkable.But even though the (majority) of Americans would find it hard to (imagine) what life would belike without a car , some have begun to (realize) that the automobile is a mixed blessing. Traffic accidents are increasing steadily, and large cities are (plagued) by traffic congestion, Worst of all, perhaps, is the air pollution caused by the internal-combustion engine. Every car engine (burns) hundreds of gallons of fuel each year and pumps hundreds of pounds of carbon monoxide and other gases into the air. These gases are one source of the smog (that) hangs over large cities. Some of these gases are poisonous and dangerous (to) one's health, especially for someone with a weak heart or a respiratory disease.One answer to the problem of air pollution is to build a car that does not pollute. That's (what) several major automobile manufacturers are crying to do. (But) building a clean car is easier said than (done). S0 far, progress has been slow. Another solution is to eliminate car fume (altogether) by getting rid of the internal-combustion engine. Inventors are now working on turbine-powered cars, as well as on cars powered by steam and (electricity). But most of us won't be driving cars run on batteries or boiling water for a while yet. Many auto makers believe that it will take years to develop (practical) models that are powered byelectricity or steam.4. Children are now leaving home in late adolescence - an earlier age than in the past. Adolescentsare no longer involved in making an economic contribution to the family. In fact , their major economic impact is as consumers, Therefore, the family has little reason to keep the child home as an economic contribution. It is becoming increasingly common for young people to leave home for college or to live with someone else when they become employed. Not only do families have fewer children but they have them in school and out of the home at younger ages than in the past.The most surprising finding with regard to children show a negative impact on marriage due to children. There has been much evidence that children contribute to greater conflict an d uncertainty in a marriage. Studies show that general life satisfaction is highest for people when they are young, married, and child less. Other studies show that American couples wit h children at home tend to have lower marital satisfaction than those without children. For both men and women, reports of happiness and satisfaction drop and don't rise again until the children are grown and about to leave the nest.5. In the world's rich countries, when you retire at 65 you canexpect to live, on average, for another15 or 20 years. A hundred years ago you would, on average, have been already dead. The late 20th century has brought to many the ultimate gift, the luxury of aging. But like any luxury, aging isexpensive .Governments are fretting about the cost already ; but they also know that far worse is to come; Over the next 30 or 40 years, the demographic changes of longer lives and fewer births will force most countries to rethink in fundamental ways their arrangements for paying for and looking after older people.In 1990 18%of people in OECD countries were aged over 60. By 2030 that figure will have risen to over 30%. The share of the "0ldest old" (those over 80) . Now around 3%, is set to double. The vast majority of these older people will be consumers, not producers. Thanks to state transfers, being old in developed countries mostly no longer means being poor. The old people will expect decent pensions to live on; they will make heavy demands on medical services; and some will need expensive nursing care. Yet while their numbers are expanding fast, numbers of people at work-who will have to foot the bill-will stay much the same , so each worker will have to carry a much heavier burden. Mass survival to a ripe old agewill not be confined to rich countries. Most developing countries,whose populations are now much younger than the developed world's are starting to age fast.6.The survival of wilderness-of places that we do not change, where we allow the existence even of creatures we perceive as dangerous-ís necessary. Whether we go to those places or not, we need to know that they exist. We do not need just the great public wildernesses, but millions of small private or semiprivate ones. Wilderness can occupy corners of factory grounds and city lots-places where nature is given free hand,where no human work is done, where we go only as guests. We go to wilderness places to be be instructed in the natural economies of fertility and healing, to admire what we cannot make. And we go in order to return with renewed knowledge by which we judge the health of our human economy and our dwellings. As we return from our visits to the wilderness. it is sometimes possible to imagine a series of fitting and decent transitions from wild nature to the human community and its supports; from forest for woodlot(林地) to the agriculture of three crops and pasture to orchard to meadow to garden to household to neighborhood to village to city-so that even when we reached the city we would not beentirely beyond the influence of the nature of that place.There is a strong view that holds that success is a myth, and ambition therefore a sham(假的东西). Does this mean that success does not really exist That achievement is at bottom empty That the efforts of men and women are of no significance alongside the force of movements and events Now not all success obviously, is worth esteeming, nor all ambition worth cultivating. Which are and which are not is something one soon enough learns on one’s own. But even the most cynical(冷嘲热讽的) secretly admit that success exists; that achievement counts for a great deal; and that the true myth is that the actions of men and women are useless. To believe otherwise is to take on a point of view that is likely to be deranging. It is, in its implications, to remove all motives for competence, interest in attainment, and regard for posterity.We do not choose to be born. We do not choose our parents. We do not choose our historical epoch, the country of our birth or the immediate circumstances of our upbringing. We do not, most of us, choose to die; nor do we choose the time or condition of our death. But within all this realm of choicelessness, we do choose how we shall live: courageously or in cowardice, honorably or dishonorably, with purpose or in drift. We decide what isimportant and what is trivial in life. We decide that what makes us significant is either what we do or what we refuse to do. But no matter how indifferent the universe may be to our choices and decisions, these choices and decisions are ours to make. We decide. We choose. And as we decide and choose, so are our lives formed. In the end, forming our own destiny is what ambition is about.。
Book IIUnit1A.1.assess2.alliance3.outcome4.ethical5.identity6.ambiguous7.tolerable8.participates9.pursuit10.constructiveB.1.at stake2.were obliged3.the climate of4.feel well-equipped5.beyond my grasp6.cut back7.other than8.rise above9.care about10.is boundedC.1.incompetent2.indulgence3.migrants4.probesplex6.suspense;engagedpassionate;committed8.tolerant9.tempted10.interconnectedD.1. A.Judging from2. B.in which3. C.and4. D.believe5. A.is one of/is that of6. B.must get7. C.likely8. D.unemployed9. C.as well as/and10.B.simplerE.1.what2.graduation3.intend4.getting5.eventually6.survey7.although8.graduates9.transfer10.rise11.attending12.instead13.cause14.because15.attending16.below17.failure18.expectations19.confidencecationKey to the translation from English to Chinese:1.德.汤说过,一切进步,一切发展均来自挑战及由此引起的反应。
没有挑战就没有反应,没有发展,没有自由。
多维教程探索2、3、4、12单元汉译英Unit 1 Lies and Truth1、关于说谎是否总是坏的,是否应该避免,不同的人有不同的看法。
(avoid)Different people have different opinions about whether lying is always bad and whether is should be avoided. 2、伦敦最高的大楼同纽约的摩天大楼比较起来,仍算是小的。
(in comparison with)The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with the skyscrapers of New York .3、在可接受的谎言与恶意的谎言之间定界是因人而异,因文化而异的。
(draw a/ the line between)The point at which people draw the line between an acceptable lie and a bad lie varies from individual to individual and from culture to culture.4、溺爱孩子的母亲常常会对自己孩子的过错睁一只眼闭一只眼。
(turn a/ one’s blind eye)Mothers who spoil their children often turn a blind eye to the faults of their children.5、当暴力行为发生的时候,这个国家需要一个能使人民团结一致的领袖。
(hold…together)The country need a leader who will hold the nation together when violence breaks out.6、自私者将所有的人分成两类:他喜欢的人和他不喜欢的人。
多维教程- 熟谙答案Unit 11.Today's university students are struggling to establish themselves, but they still have ambiguous feelings about their future.2.A man cannot realize his values without finding a center beyond him. So the idealistic undergraduate experience must help the students transcend himself.3.We eagerly hope that the lessons leaned in the university will reveal themselves in our performance in the workplace and further education.4.It cannot go unchallenged to say that the 4-year undergraduate experience is the only path to success in life.5.We run the risk of making critical decisions, not on the basis of what we know, the findings of investigations, and the data of experiments, but on the basis of blind faith in professed experts.6.Our task needs a large group of well-informed, caring for young people who can band together, learn from each other, and actively participate in the four modernizations.7. If it is to endure, the new school should help the students not only acquire a solid basic education and become competent in a specific field, but also be ready to commit themselves to others.8.It is not too much to say that if undergraduates excessively devote themselves to examinations, the will push competence and commitment to the fringes.9.I didn't even speak to him; much less discuss the reconstruction of your school with him.10.Some people think examinations are second to none, but some think examinations have a lot of disadvantages. Examinations leave us an open essential question --- what influence do examinations exert on education?Unit 2Key to the translation from Chinese to English:1. He is an experienced banker and an acknowledged trade expert, not to mention an excellent managing director.2. Regardless of danger, volunteers from an Italian organization for peace have gone to Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, to form a "body shield" for the purpose of preventing the US from bombing the place.3. Nobody in the family is more dedicated to operating the real estate business than Judy.4. Because of the economic depression, real estate agents are in the dilemma of whether to lower prices or let sales fall off.5. More often than not, Mr. Smith earns great profits by careful investment of his capital.6. John did not make much of a mark in his studies at school, but he excelled at sports.7.Orderly transition of responsibilities is a condition for the long-range prosperity of a family business.8. You had better have a clear picture of prospects before formulating a plan for investment.9. Although sculpture is a time-consuming art, there are still some people following it as a profession.10. The software company is in the midst of being transformed from an individual proprietorship to a joint venture.Unit 3Key to the translation from Chinese to English:1. The automobile was improved very rapidly after it was invented and soon displaced horses.2. We may have to cut down on the number of privately owned cars and depend more on public mass transit systems because cars pollute and maim or even kill people.3. While wheels (automobiles) have brought with them better or more convenient transportation, they are guilty of many sins, such as air pollution, traffic accidents and traffic congestion.4. Americans are noted for their love for cars and great job mobility.5. If only advances in fuel quality and efficiency and in technology would radically reduce the emissions from automobiles.6. A highly developed highway network has made possible the easy movement from coast to coast in the United States.7. The very thought of the speed at which the beautiful avenue was constructed electrified every visitor; the road had only recently been torn up to lay drain-pipes not long ago.8. Environmentalists have denounced automobiles, believing they are a major factor in the production of dirty air.9. Many new residential complexes have risen up in the suburbs of metropolitan cities because of the availability of convenient public transportation.10. Despite their love for cars, many people lend credence to the extensive use of the public transport system, which can cut down on traffic congestion.Unit 4Key to the translation from Chinese to English:1.Some professional observers believe that young people today are no longer interested in politics and causes, but rather, have become increasingly preoccupied with issues closer to themselves.2.The higher a woman’s educational attainment, the mor e likely she is to go out of the private setting of the nuclear family and to realize herself in the community.3. As far as I am concerned, what really lies behind the decision of some married couples not to start a family is that they are so narcissistic and have no margin of love to spare others.4.The company put on the market a registered invention even without asking the invent or’s permission, which goes against the patent law.5. Urged by some other countries, the United Nations has pressured the country to give up developing and using nuclear weapons.6. According to the rule that every member should remain childless, Mr. And Ms white have no alternative but to withdraw from the Non-Parent Association, for they will attain parenthood soon.7. He expects to reveal, by presenting a soap opera, the complexity implicit in real life.8. In virtually every country, drug abuse, alcohol abuse and child abuse loon as most challenging social problems.9. When interviewed, these elderly people rationalized why they were ambivalent about today’s young people.10. Many college students are far more concerned with how to get a highly-paid job on graduation and how to receive a quick promotion in the competitive society.Unit 5Key to the Translation from Chinese into English:1.Generally, people have become more compassionate and quite a few families have taken in an orphan from the municipal orphanage.2.It is a demanding task for a workingwoman to look after her parents and her children while holding down a job.3. At first we were worried about their first stay in a foreign country but things there worked out much better for them.4. Today's middle-aged people have fewer children than their parents did and the aging population problem may weigh on them in about 40 years.5.It is hoped that the current reform in education will better set students up to meet the challenges from society.6. The government intends to transfer some of the health-care burden to the individual family but family members are not always available for the task because they cannot break away from their jobs to look after the sick elderly.7.There is an increasing demand for beds in the nursing home, and we have to try every possible means to free them up.8.With the large elderly population in this country, financing of health care and pensions could care the devil out of the government.9.The young couple has to make some sacrifice to avoid letting their old beloved father down.10.What they had gone through in looking after their sick old father made them more compassionate, and they made a donation to the nursing homeUnit 61. Most conservationists believe that humans thrive best in ecological health and that the sign of this health is the survival of a diversity of wild a nimals.2. Mr. Smith produced abundant evidence to indicate that we, to some extent, diminish ourselves if we diminish nature.3. Many cities in Western countries have switched to a new gasoline formula that reduces the pollution content. This is also true of some citiesin China.4. As depicted in a poem written by the English poet Edmund Spenser, nature is not only a mother but a judge, having jurisdiction over anddoing justice to all creatures5. A government study concludes that besides overcrowding and poor public transport, the biggest problems the city is up against are noise andpollution.6. Unlike all other creatures, humans have the ability to act on their judgment/ understanding.7. Don't you agree with the statement that health without wealth is preferable to wealth without health?8. Even those defenders of industrial economy have to acknowledge openly that any conflict between humans and nature often occurs at the expense of both.9. If your friend kindly points out a fault you have, take what is said not merely pleasantly, but thankfully.10. One of the differences between humans and wild animals is that (or lies in that) the former can make a wise choice as to the kind and scale of the change they make to nature.Unit 71. In spite of her recent election success, she remains first and foremost a writer, not a politician.2. Ambition is always identified with rank, fame and power. Therefore many people have been unwilling to talk about their dreams for a longtime.3. Surely, if you want to be famous, it is necessary for you to have ideals, because it is behind the accomplishment, but different from ambition.4. Ambition is often regarded as being commensurate with bad sense because the single-minded have tried to achieve their goals by fair means or foul and often harm others.5. Truly ambitious people seem to be modest but actually they are on their own.6. Certainly some people are very interested in their rank and fame. But what has happened is that they do notown up to it.7. Some people try to go on in life at all costs but refrain from appearing ambitious. We should be aware that there is a note of hypocrisy.8. Although he has come under attack and has been considered ambitious, none of them are strong enough to make him give up on his dreams.9. It is not difficult to imagine a world shorn of ambition. It would probably be a world with no progress and no development. And, of course, itwould be a tedious world.10. To develop our society, we need a large number of people who have both ideals and ambition, because both of these have the power toinspire people to further efforts. Therefore, both are important for society.Unit 81. So-called ideally good men, in fact, are not always of benefit to society and the standards of goodness have long been argued.2. The morals of good men must be irreproachable and they mustn't be so indifferent to the things causing harm to society.3. They try to be assiduous and earnest and see to it that they finish their work smoothly; they never give any thought to personal fame andposition.4. Scandals can defame a genuinely good man, wNle flattery can make an evil man a good man.5. He cannot tell good men from evil ones, so bad men often use him to screen their villains.6. They often elbowed out the undesirables, which made it impossible for them to continue their work.7. Although he was threatened, he was not afraid of that and continued his own experiment, which was calculated to be successful,8. The poor man was sentenced to be imprisoned for life on the ground that he had stolen bread from a store.9. They have kept track of his activities, but haven't found any suspected behavior10. Many people were against him for his violation of some conventional concepts. But still Some others followed suit.Unit 91. Such a job is doomed because in this field, manual work will be done by computers.2. The information-based network economy will bring about profound changes in society. Whether this change could benefit human beings or in volve them in a chaotic situation needs our discussion.3. Because of the increasingly fierce competition and personalized product demand from customers, being able to supply personalized products h as become the key to business success.4. The old way of management robs people of their imagination and curiosity, making them content with the present system and jobs and they m ake no progress.5. Those lacking in initiative and creativity can only fit into the traditional mode of work. Once the old mode is changed, they will be at a loss as to what to do.6. In the coming century the development of telecommunications will depend on optical fibers which carry information incomparable to the com mon phone lines.7. Since computers can replace people to do routine jobs, people can be freed of mundane business to do creative work.8. In future society, proprietary information will be less and less proprietary. What will this lead to?9. Some social thinkers predict ominously that robots will become more and more independent and eventually uncontrollable.10. In the future, new jobs will be born. There is no need for people to worry excessively about unemployment. But they must keep learning abo ut new technology.Unit 101. Rabies is an infectious disease of the central nervous system, caused by a virus spread chiefly by domestic dogs and wild flesh-eating animals2. Each year about 6,500 Americans contract liver cancer, and for all but a relative few the prognosis is grim.3. It is one thing to locate oil, but it is quite another to extract it from the earth and transport it to the industrial centers.4. In the light of recent animal research, we have become convinced that the vaccine can boost patients' weakening immune system and decrease the amount of virus circulating in the blood.5. Earlier he spoke publicly against the proposal for increasing trade between the two countries, but now he is inclined to support it.6. There is no powerful medicine for curing the mysterious strain of influenza with its complications, for it is resistant to current antibiotics.7. Since he was elected, the president has been faced with a host of serious social problems such as runaway inflation, large-scale unemployment , and teenage crime.8. A famous French chemist named Louis Pasteur discovered and proved after many years of careful experiments on animals thatmicroorganisms are responsible for certain infectious diseases.9. The four problems in question are how to prevent various epidemics, alleviate existing ailments, conquer malignant tumors, and respond to the emergence of new diseases respectively.10. Before the introduction of penicillin, a life-saving antibiotic, many patients with tuberculosis typically died from the disease.Unit 111. In the aggregate, the benefits to the Chinese people brought forth in the economic reform have greatly outweighed their costs.2. Unless you are thoroughly prepared in all respects, you will be at a disadvantage in dealing with problems that occur suddenly.3. We have formed the unshakable conviction that man should not exploit the natural resources at the expense of other species.4. If no effective measures had been taken to control its population growth in the past several years, the growth rate in the country would have been pushed to something in excess of 4%.5. It is a deeply rooted prejudice to think that innovation constitutes a great threat to social harmony and unity because technological progress has been indeed destroying many employment opportunities and therefore bringing misery to thousands of people.6. Undoubtedly, the world's economic development greatly rests on economic cooperation and interaction between the developed countries and the developing countries.7. After a long negotiation, the two companies struck a bargain to cooperate in the exploitation and utilization of natural gas.8. Many sociologists believe that the old notion of family may well change and the home will become the center of leisure, consumption and creativity in the next century.9. As the government's new economic policy gains ground, a sound and moderate development of the economy will be ensured.10. As far as I'm concerned, it's absurd to put prohibitive taxes on all forms of labor-saving technological innovation.Unit 121. In the aggregate, the benefits to the Chinese people brought forth in the economic reform have greatly outweighed their costs.2. Unless you are thoroughly prepared in all respects, you will be at a disadvantage in dealing with problems that occur suddenly.3. We have formed the unshakable conviction that man should not exploit the natural resources at the expense of other species.4. If no effective measures had been taken to control itspopulation growth in the past several years, the growth rate in the country would have been pushed to something in excess of 4%.5. It is a deeply rooted prejudice to think that innovation constitutes a great threat to social harmony and unity because technological progress has been indeed destroying many employment opportunities and therefore bringing misery to thousands of people.6. Undoubtedly, the world's economic development greatly rests on economic cooperation and interaction between the developed countries and the developing countries.7. After a long negotiation, the two companies struck a bargain to cooperate in the exploitation and utilization of natural gas. 8. Manysociologists believe that the old notion of family may well change and the home will become the center of leisure, consumption and creativity in the next century.9. As the government's new economic policy gains ground, a sound and moderate development of the economy will be ensured.10. As far as I'm concerned, it's absurd to put prohibitive taxes on all forms of labor-saving technological innovation.。
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Text 2: Family Business: the Next Generation David Zaudtke Doug Ammerma Introductions: In Chinese, there is a saying that it is by no means easy for a clan to remain its prosperity over three generations. It is not common for a clan to remain a very humble situation over three generations either. As success of a family business seems to be checked by many factors. In different generations, all the background leading to success or failure would change. In terms of the succession to a family business, success is decided by many factors. The authors of this text have pointed out four factors. Do you agree with the authors?)
1. America is in the midst ofone of the greatest wealth transfers in the history of mankind. Over the next 20 years, an estimated $15 trillion in assets will be transferred from one generation to the next. 2. Much of this wealth transfer will be in the form of family-owned businesses. But the viability of many of these transfers is questionable. The fact is, most will fail. Typically, only one out of three businesses is successfully transferred to the second generation. Survival of a family business into the third generation is a rare occurrence. 3. Thousands of family businesses, some of the household names, will disappear over the next decade. The sad part is that many of them could survive with proper planning. For many, however, it may already be too late. The proper time to start planning the succession of a family business is not one, not three, not even five years ahead. Indeed, a comprehensive succession plan, which includes sophisticated estate planning strategies, generally requires at least a 10-year horizon to be properly structured. 4. Whether large or small, high-tech or low, public or private, every family-owned business is different. But regardless of how diverse they are, four key elements must be in place before a business can be successfully passed from one generation to another. 5. Plan Your Succession Management Owners / founders are extremely driven and dynamic. Often they excel at more than one skill. In many cases, production experts are also marketing geniuses or skilled financiers. Replacing them may require more than one person. Therefore, family business owners should determine exactly how the business functions by creating organizational charts. Each key member of the succession process should create his or her own chart. These charts should then be compared. The differences will point to gaps in the management structure and highlight areas of misunderstanding and differences in perception. 6. Take Judy, for instance. Judy owns a software company and has three children ---a computer whiz, a racecar drive and one with a business degree but no interest in the company. In addition, Judy has a strong management team in place. In her case, she should consider giving ownership to children, but continuing to have the management team run the business. 7. Finding people from within the family, or from outside, to fill those spots may not be easy, nor happen overnight. Therefore, it is vital to develop an action plan and timetable early in the process in order to allow for an orderly transition of responsibilities. 2
8. Few businesses, even family businesses, grow without the help of loyal employees. More often than not, they hold key positions in management. Therefore, you must keep your employees informed about long-range succession plans. Key managers must have a clear picture of where they stand and what their responsibilities will be in a succession-management structure. Develop a compensation and benefit structure that is sufficient to attract and retain key managers as well as to motivate them to perform in the best interests of the business and the family. 9. There is also the matter of timing. The children you hope will take over may be too young or inexperienced when you retired. In such cases, transitional management teams may be formed to provide interim management until the children are properly trained and seasoned to be in a position to manage the business successfully. 10. Define Family Employment Practices Establish a clear employment policy for family members and stick to it. Most parents believe their children should be treated equally. Company executives, however, must be selected on ability. Selection should be made on the needs of the business rather than on the needs of the children. 11. For example, Jim owns an electric company. He treats his three children equally---all three work for the company and receive the same salary. All three, however, do not work equal hours, nor are they all dedicated to the business. Instead of benefiting from the equality, there is discord and resentment in the company because only one child really works. 12. Parents can pass on their legacy to their children without necessarily giving them control of a company. When the children are not suited to take over the business-about 30 percent of the time-other methods can be found for them to share in the family wealth. 13. However, if you do determine that a child will carry on the business, you should be sure your choice is capable. Ensure that he or she will receive the right education and business experience. 14. Outside job experience is extremely useful for children who will one day assume control. Working outside the family business can give them valuable experience, expose them to differing management styles and give them the confidence to know that their successes are their own. Often they will receive better mentoring and more opportunities to take responsibility than they would in the family business. Proving themselves outside the family business also gives children greater credibility with employees when they do eventually take control of the family business. 15. For those families that insist their children begin their careers at the family business, children should start at the level that their education and experience justify-even if it means sweeping floors, operating a machine on the factory floor, etc. The experience will be invaluable. In addition, working their way up from the bottom will increase their respect among employees and management. In our experience, children who develop in this manner are twice as likely to succeed than children who assume unearned executive positions. 16. Establish and Maintain Family Harmony Rivalries and jealousies can be extremely time-consuming, not to mention destructive. Once children have grown, married and have children of their own, they are considered a separate family with different -and sometimes conflicting-ideas. If the business is large enough, consider seating an outside board of directors to