新职业英语2-unit2

Unit2新职业英语ContentsListening&Speaking4Warming-up1ReadingA2ReadingB3LanguageLab7LanguageLab7Writing5Mini-project6LanguageLab7Entertainment8Warm-1TaskMeetingManagementTasksWorkinpairs.Readthefollowinglistofthetasksatdifferentstagesofabusinessmeeting.Discusswithyourpartnerandmatcheachtaskwithitscorrespondingstage.Warm-13，5，6，8，9，102，4，71，11，12ReadingAReadingATextTask1Task2BusinessKnow-howTextA-1MeetingsAreaMatterofPreciousTime1Themeetingspillsoverintoitssecondhour.Wearediscussingaproductivityinitiative.Atthismoment,ourmosttalkativememberchimesinwiththeideathatweneedsomekindofsystemtorewardemployees.Thisisthesamesolutionheoffersforeveryproblemateverymeeting.Then,anothermembercutsinwithalongstory—justtomakethepointthatwearenottheproperentitytorecommendthekindsofchangesweareproposing.I,meanwhile,contributenothinguseful.Finally,thewomanwhosetthemeetingcallsitquitsandtellsuswe’llcontinuenextweek.Wedriftbacktoouroffices,wonderinghowtomakeupforthewastedtime.Thismeetingoccurredmanyyearsago,butsimilaroneshappenatcompanieseverywhereeveryday.ReadingATextA-2ReadingA2Partoftheproblematsuchmeetingsisthattheleaderhasnotsetclearobjectivesoranagenda,anddidn’tassignpre-meetingpreparationtasks.Instead,theleaderseemstohopethatmagicwilloccur,producingsolutionstotheproblems.Ofcourse,thatdoesn’thappen.TextA-3ReadingA3Themainreasonwedon’tmakemeetingsmoreproductiveisthatwedon’tvalueourtimeproperly.Thepeoplewhocallmeetingsandthosewhoattendthemarenotthinkingabouttimeastheirmostvaluableresource.Buttimeisthemostperishablegoodintheworld.Youcan’tearnanextrahourtouseonabusyday.Nonetheless,weusuallyhaveavaguefeelingthatthereisplentyoftime—somewhereinthefuture—sowewasteitnowandcarelesslystealtimefromourfamilies,friendsorourselves.TextA-4ReadingA4Iusedtobethedisengagedparticipant—onewhohadgoodideasabouthowtosolveaproblem,butdidn’tcontribute.Inowtakeamoreactiverole,aimingtomakemeetingsmoreeffective.HerearethreesimpleprinciplesIuse.First,whoevercallsameetingshouldbeexplicitaboutitsobjectives.Thismeansspecifyingtangiblegoalsandassigningresponsibilities.Second,everyoneshouldthinkcarefullyaboutthecostsofameeting:Howmanyparticipantsarereallyneeded?Howlongshouldthemeetinglast?Finally,aftermeetings,assigncreditorblametothepersonincharge.Ifpeoplehaverecordsofleadingineffectivemeetings,theyarenotallowedtoleadfuturesessions.TextA-5ReadingA5Iknowthatmeetingsmayserveotherfunctions.Sometimes,theycancommunicateasolution,makesurethattherearenofatalflawsinitandgivethosewhoareunhappywithitachancetovoicetheirdissatisfaction.Othermeetingsserveaculturalfunction,allowingparticipantstorenewsocialconnections,establishrelationships,anddeepenasenseofbelonging.So,it’spossibletojustifyafewofthosetoo-longandapparentlyunproductivemeetingsbyfindinghiddenpayoffs.TextA-6ReadingA6But,please,don’tjustcallameetingandhopethemagichappens.Takechargeandtakepersonalresponsibilityformeetingitsobjectives,whatevertheyare.A-Trans-1ReadingA会议关乎宝贵的时间1会议已经拖拖拉拉开了一个多小时，我们正在讨论如何提高生产效率的提案。这时，最能言善道的同事插话说需要某种制度来激励员工。每次会上，不管讨论什么问题，他都会提出同一个方案。紧接着，另一位同事长篇累牍地说明我们都不是提出这些建议的合适人选。我也没说啥有用的。最后，召集会议的女同事宣布散会，并告知下周继续开会。我们游荡回各自的办公室，盘算着怎样才能把浪费的时间补回来。这是多年前的一次会议，但类似的情景仍然随时随地在不同公司上演。A-Trans-2ReadingA2这种会议的问题部分在于会议召集人没有明确的目标或议程，也没有布置好会前的准备工作，而是寄希望于奇迹发生，带来解决问题的方法。当然，奇迹从未发生。A-Trans-3ReadingA3会议之所以效率不高，主要是因为没有很好地珍惜时间。召开和参加会议的人都没有将时间当做最宝贵的资源。但时间是世上最易逝的东西。忙碌的一天中你无法得到额外的一个小时来做事。尽管如此，我们还总是依稀觉得未来有大把时间，故而不珍惜当下，漫不经心地把家庭、朋友和自己的时间浪费掉。A-Trans-44过去，我开会时参与度不高，对要解决的问题有好想法却不说。现在，我采取更积极的态度，希望会议能更有效。我遵循以下三个简单的原则。第一，无论谁召集会议，都必须明确目的。这意味着说明会议的切实目标并将任务布置下去。第二，每个人都要仔细考虑会议成本：到底需要几人参加？要开多久？最后，会议结束后，要给会议负责人评评分。如果谁有开会效率低的记录，那么下次他就不能再担任召集人。ReadingAA-Trans-5ReadingA5我知道会议还有其他作用。有时，在会上大家可以讨论预定方案，确保其没有致命错误并给那些有异议的人一个表达心声的机会。有些会议则有人文功能，创造机会让与会者叙叙旧、交交新朋友，并增强归属感。这些倒是能为那些冗长而明显无效的会议找到些许召集的理由。A-Trans-6ReadingA6但是，千万不要随随便便就召集会议，然后心存幻想，期待奇迹出现。不管会议目标是什么，都要负起责任去达成目标。tojoininorinterruptaconversation;toagreewithsomethingReadingAchimeine.g.Theartist’sillustrationschimeinperfectlywiththetext.e.g.Herexpectationchimesinwiththebeliefofmanyothers.Tran：他总是插话表达自己的看法。Hekeptchiminginwithhisownopinions.v.tosuggestaplanoridea,etc.forpeopletothinkaboutordecideonReadingAproposee.g.Thegovernmentproposedchangestothevotingsystem.Tran:她建议封杀那个作者的著作。Sheproposedthatthebookswrittenbytheauthorshouldbebanned.v.tospeakduringameetingoraconversation,orwritethingsforanewspaper,magazine,etc.ReadingAcontributee.g.Wehopeeveryonewillcontributetothediscussion.Tran：他给这家杂志写了很多文章。Hecontributedanumberofarticlestothemagazine.v.togivesomeoneaparticularjoborresponsibility;togivemoney;equipment,etc.tosomeonetouseReadingAassigne.g.Theteacherassignedadifferenttasktoeachofthestudents.e.g.Iwasassignedapleasantroomtoworkin.Tran：我们可以指派他完成一项重要任务。Wecanassignhimanimportantmission.a.likelytodecayorgobadquicklyReadingAperishablee.g.Suchkindsofflowersareperishable.Tran：这些易坏的食品必须用冰箱保存。Theseperishablefoodsmustbekeptinarefrigerator.a.ofanuncertain,indefiniteorunclearcharacterormeaningReadingAvaguee.g.Thefinalletterisveryvague,possiblyan“R”ora“K”.e.g.Theywerevagueabouttheirbackgrounds.Tran:协议的条款故意含糊不清。Thetermsofthe