新职业英语职场素质英语Unit 4

LOGO高职高专英语立体化系列教材外语教学与研究出版社职场素质英语NextBackListening&SpeakingUnit4Warming-upReadingLanguageLabWritingFurtherStudyLearnbyHeartDiligenceandDevotionSupplementaryNextBackWarming-upTask1Task2HomeNextBackTask1Readthefollowingstoryandretellittoyourpartnerinyourownwords.Volunteer’sDevotionHelpsEndureThroughSnowstormForAnne,volunteeringfortheCanadianRedCrossismorethaninterest—it’safull-timepromisetohercommunity.Shehasbeenvolunteeringforover30years,deliveringfoodandsupplies.Sheputallhereffortsintovolunteeringafterherhusband’sdeath.Task1ReturnBackground:CanadianRedCrossSociety(加拿大红十字会):ItisaCanadianhumanitariancharitableorganizationandoneof186nationalRedCrossandRedCrescentsocieties.Itwasestablishedinthefallof1896asanaffiliateoftheBritishRedCrossSociety.ThemissionoftheCanadianRedCrossistoimprovethelivesofvulnerablepeoplebymobilizingthepowerofhumanityinCanadaandaroundtheworld.VolunteersaretheheartoftheCanadianRedCross.Over25,000RedCrossvolunteersgivetheirtimeandpassiontohelpotherseveryday.NextBackOneofhermostuniquememoriesduringher30-yearvolunteerexperienceincludesdeliveringmealsinaragingsnowstorm.Thestreetswereemptyasthecitywascrippledbyamassivesnowstorm.Theicystreetsandthelackofpublictransportmadelifetoughforpeoplethere.Itseemedthateverythinghaltedwiththebadweather.AlthoughMealsonWheelshadbeencanceled,thedeterminedvolunteerdeliveredthemealstoherclientssuccessfully.Anne’senthusiasmanddevotiontohervolunteeringisappreciatedbyeveryonearoundher,andsheplansonvolunteeringforaslongasshecan.“Ittrulymakesmylifericher.”shesays.Task1ReturnNextBackTask2Diligenceanddevotionarenotabstractatall.Theyareexemplifiedinyourdailywork.Dothefollowingquizaccordingtoyourownsituation.Addupyourscorestofindourhowdiligentanddevotedyouwillbeinyourfuturejob.1.Whenyourbossgoesonholiday,doyou_______?A.comelateandleaveearlyB.workasnormalC.workhardertoimpressyourboss2.Inthecompany,doyou_______?A.comeandleaveontimeB.comefirstandleavelastC.comelastandleavefirstTask2ReturnNextBack3.Youhaveanappointmentwithyourclientbutheislateforit.Whilewaiting,doyou_______?A.getangryforbeingkeptwaitingB.usethetimetophoneafriendC.usethetimetomakebusinesscalls4.Yourteamhasbeenassignedachallengingtask;thedeadlineisaroundthecorner.Doyou_______?A.workasusualB.makeeveryefforttoaccomplishthetaskC.worklazily—it’snoneofyourbusinessTask2ReturnNextBack5.Youarehelpingafriendoutinherclothingshop.Thestoreclosesat6p.m.At5:55p.m.awomanrushesinsayingsheislookingforadressforaparty.Doyoutellher_______?A.youaregoingtoshutupshopB.you’vegotnothinginhersizeC.you’vegotsomeinstockandaskhertohaveatryQuestion1:A.0B.1C.2Question2:A.1B.2C.0Question3:A.0B.1C.2Question4:A.1B.2C.0Question5:A.0B.1C.2Mytotalpoints:___________________Task2ReturnNextBackTextThinkingPointChineseVersionNewWords&Expressions&VocabularyStudySentenceStructure&ExercisesReadingHomeNextBackIamfortunatetoknowanumberofsuccessfulbusinesspeople.Theyownhappyfamiliesandfarmoremoneythantheywilleverneed.Ineverycasetheyworksmartandworkextremelyhard.Youmightnotyetknowwhatyouwanttodoorhavenotchosenaspecificcareer.Yet,becomingasmartandhardworkerwillbenefityouinanyprofessionyoumightchoose.WorkingSmartandWorkingHardTextReturnNextBackBeforeyouplungeintosomethingheadfirst,enthusiasmneedstobetemperedwithwisdom.Assesseverythingthatneedstobedoneandlookovereveryaspectofthejobsothatyoucanbesurethateverydetailisaccomplishedpunctuallyandaccurately.Smartworkersusuallymakeanoutline,andmanagetimeeffectively.Therefore,theyusuallyhaveamuchbetterwork-lifebalance.TextReturnNextBackTextHowever,itissaidthattoday’sInternetmillionairesorbillionairesworksmartbutnothard,whichisabsolutelynotthecase.EvanWilliams,anAmericanentrepreneur,founderofBloggerandTwitter,isknownforregularlyworking12-14hoursaday.Itisyearsandyearsofhardworkthatprecedessuccess.In2003,WilliamswasnamedtotheMITTechnologyReview’sTR100asoneofthetop100innovatorsintheworldundertheageof35.Facebook’sCEO,MarkZuckerberg,isapersonwithareputationforworkinglonghoursandoccasionallysleepingathisdesk.ReturnBackground:MITTechnologyReview(麻省理工技术评论):ThisisamagazinepublishedbytheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Itwasfoundedin1899andhasbecomewell-knownforitsannualTR35listof“thetop35innovatorsintheworldundertheageof35.”In1999,andthenin2002-2004,itproducedtheTR100,alistof“100remarkableinnovatorsundertheageof35.”NextBackIn2010,hewasnamedTime’sPersonoftheYear.Apple’sco-founder,formerChairmanandCEOSteveJobs,anotherITelite,obsessedwithcomputersandtechnology,worksdayandnighttomakesurethatheperfectshisart.Jobshasbeenbattlingwithserioushealthissuesforanumberofyears,yetheneverstopsworking.ThedevelopmentoftheiPhoneandtheiPadbothhappenedafterhishealthissuesstarted.Allthepeoplementionedhereworknotonlysmartbutalsohard!TextReturnNextBackInfactthereisagreatdifferencebetweenhardworkandsmartwork.People,however,haveawrongnotionthattheythinktheycanbringaboutgreatchangesintheircareeriftheyworksmart.Thismightbetruetoacertainextent,fortheymakeuseofallresourcesavailable.AsfarasIamconcerned,workingsmartcomeshandinhandwi