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UnittwoValuesTheRichestManInAmericanDownHomeSamWaltonopenedthefirstWal-MartDiscountCityinArkansasin1962,anddevelopeditintoachainofmassive,centrallycontrolledstoresthatweretypicallysitedinsmalltownsandruralareas.Wal-Martflourished,andwentpublicin1970.Walton,whosteppedasideasCEOofcompanyin1988butremainedactiveinitsmanagement,wasby1985thewealthiestpersonintheUnitedStates.ExteriorofatypicalWal-MartstoreWal-MartStores,Inc.,anAmericanpubliccorporationthatrunsachainoflargediscountdepartmentstoresandachainofwarehousestores,isthelargestmajorityprivateemployerandthelargestgroceryretailerintheUnitedStates.In2009,itgenerated51%ofitsUS$258billionsalesintheU.S.fromgrocerybusiness.Adimestoreoffersawideassortmentofinexpensiveitems,formerlycostingfiveortencentsforpersonalandhouseholduse.CharlesRolls(1877-1910)HenryRoyce(1863-1933)TheFordMotorCompanyFoundedinDetroitin1903,FordiscurrentlythesecondlargestautomakerintheU.S.andthefourth-largestintheworldbasedonnumberofvehiclessoldannually.ItwasHenryFordwhointroducedmethodsforlarge-scalemanufacturingofcarsandlarge-scalemanagementofanindustrialworkforceusingelaboratelyengineeredmanufacturingsequencestypifiedbymovingassemblylines.AtopAmericanmagazineininvesting.ForbesmagazineisfortheCEOaswellastheindividualinvestorwhowantstokeepabreastonthelatestintrends,theeconomy,socialandculturalissues.Itisnotedforitslistsoftherichestmenandwomeninbusiness.Yourmostunhappycustomersareyourgreatestsourceoflearning.Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikecapitalism,andpeoplewhodon’tlikePCs.Butthere’snoonewholikethePCwhodoesn’tlikeMicrosoft.TheWorld’sBillionairesLiKa-shing:亲信不等于亲人。傲气不可有，傲骨不可无。Itisduringourdarkestmomentsthatwemustfocustoseethelight.Thesecrettosuccessistoknowsomethingnobodyelseknows.Wemustfreeourselvesofthehopethattheseawilleverrest.Wemustlearntosailinhighwinds.AristotleOnassis1.Whatvaluesdotheserichpeopleholddear?IntegrityandhonestyPassionforcustomers,partners,andtechnologyOpenandrespectfulwithothersanddedicatedtomakingthembetterWillingnesstotakeonbigchallengesandseethemthroughSelfcritical,questioningandcommittedtopersonalexcellenceandselfimprovementAccountableforcommitments,results,andqualitytocustomers,shareholders,partnersandemployees.Warm-upquestions:Warm-upquestions:2.Whatvaluesdoyouconsiderthemostimportant?Freedom,happiness,self-esteem,self-reliance,honesty,equalityormaybesomethingelse?3.IfyoushouldbecometherichestmanorwomaninChina,whatkindoflifedoyouthinkyouwouldlive?Warm-upquestions:4.WatchthevideoclipanddiscussthechangesofvaluesofthecontemporaryChinese.taint使污染，kidney肾，complication并发症，melamine三聚氰胺，contamination污染，unscrupulous不讲道德的，negligent疏忽的，nitrogen氮，dairy牛奶及乳品业Formorethanaweek,worriedparentshavecrowdedhospitalsacrossthecountry,allhopingthaturgentmedicaltreatmentwillbeenoughtoovercomethetaintedmilkthat’sintheirchildsystem.Whilethousandsofbabieshavebecomesick,thousandsmorearestillatrisk,raisingfearsthatthedeathtollcouldriseasmorecasesarediagnosed.ThescandalfirstemergedlastweekwhentheSanluGroup,China’sbiggestbabymilkmakerannouncedthatsomebabieshaddevelopedkidneystonesandcomplicationsafterdrinkingmilkmadefrompowdertaintedwithmelamine.Ascasesofcontaminationsoared,theChinesegovernmenttookimmediateaction.AndlateronFriday,officialssaidthatallchildrenwho’dconsumedtaintedmilkwouldbegivenfreetreatment.ThepositionthatChinanowfindsitselfinisaresultofunscrupulousfarmersandnegligentfoodcompanies.Testsshowthatinanattempttocutcosts,anitrogen-richcompoundmelaminewasaddedtowaterdownmilkinordertopassqualityinspections.Contaminationwasthoughttoberestrictedtopowderedbabymilk.Butofficialshaveconfirmedthat10%ofliquidmilkfromthreeofChina’sdairieswasalsotaintedwithmelamine.ThecompanieshavebeennamedasMengniuDairyGroup,YiliIndustrialGroupandBrightDairy.WithuncertaintyaboutChina’smilkproductiongrowingbytheday,MalaysiahasnowjoinedneighboringSingaporeinthebanofallChinesemilkimports.AndasEuropeanUnionandtheUSdemandedanexplanation,China’squalityofficialshavebeentryingtoregainconsumerconfidence,sayingthatmostmilkweresafe.Butwiththestringoffoodscaresinrecentyears,itmaytakesometimetorestoretheirtrust.Questions:WhatistheproblemwiththemilkpowderprocucersandsomeofthequalityofficialsinChina?Doyouthinkregainthepeople’strust?Whyorwhynot?Globalreading–Textanalysis:Scanthetextanddecideonhowmanypartsitcanbedividedinto.Threeparts.Noticetheuseofblanklines/doublespace.Questions:Howdoesthewriterintroducethetopic?HowdoesthewriterportraySamWalton?While-readingPartDivision&MainideasPartsLinesMainideas11-13ThewaiterwasdisappointedtofindthattheRichestManinAmericaledsosimplealife.214-44Beingfriendly,easy-goingandneverflashy,Waltoncarriesonlikeplainfolksandneverwantsanyspecialtreatment.345-85WiththeWal-Martteaminmind,Waltondevoteshimselfheartandsoultomakingthebusinessagreatsuccess.FurtherunderstandingforPart1Tablefilling:WhatJamieBeaulieuimaginedtoseeWhatJamieBeaulieuactuallysawamansion/apalacenicehouse,butnopalaceaRolls-RoyceanoldpickuptruckdogswithdiamondcollarsamuddybirddogservantseverywherenoservantsFurtherunderstandingforPa