新职业英语2_unit2

Unit2 新职业英语 Contents Warm 1 Task MeetingManagementTasks Workinpairs Readthefollowinglistofthetasksatdifferentstagesofabusinessmeeting Discusswithyourpartnerandmatcheachtaskwithitscorrespondingstage Warm 1 3 5 6 8 9 10 2 4 7 1 11 12 ReadingA ReadingA Text Task1 Task2 BusinessKnow how TextA 1 MeetingsAreaMatterofPreciousTime1Themeetingspillsoverintoitssecondhour Wearediscussingaproductivityinitiative Atthismoment ourmosttalkativememberchimesinwiththeideathatweneedsomekindofsystemtorewardemployees Thisisthesamesolutionheoffersforeveryproblemateverymeeting Then anothermembercutsinwithalongstory justtomakethepointthatwearenottheproperentitytorecommendthekindsofchangesweareproposing I meanwhile contributenothinguseful Finally thewomanwhosetthemeetingcallsitquitsandtellsuswe llcontinuenextweek Wedriftbacktoouroffices wonderinghowtomakeupforthewastedtime Thismeetingoccurredmanyyearsago butsimilaroneshappenatcompanieseverywhereeveryday ReadingA TextA 2 ReadingA 2Partoftheproblematsuchmeetingsisthattheleaderhasnotsetclearobjectivesoranagenda anddidn tassignpre meetingpreparationtasks Instead theleaderseemstohopethatmagicwilloccur producingsolutionstotheproblems Ofcourse thatdoesn thappen TextA 3 ReadingA 3Themainreasonwedon tmakemeetingsmoreproductiveisthatwedon tvalueourtimeproperly Thepeoplewhocallmeetingsandthosewhoattendthemarenotthinkingabouttimeastheirmostvaluableresource Buttimeisthemostperishablegoodintheworld Youcan tearnanextrahourtouseonabusyday Nonetheless weusuallyhaveavaguefeelingthatthereisplentyoftime somewhereinthefuture sowewasteitnowandcarelesslystealtimefromourfamilies friendsorourselves TextA 4 ReadingA 4Iusedtobethedisengagedparticipant onewhohadgoodideasabouthowtosolveaproblem butdidn tcontribute Inowtakeamoreactiverole aimingtomakemeetingsmoreeffective HerearethreesimpleprinciplesIuse First whoevercallsameetingshouldbeexplicitaboutitsobjectives Thismeansspecifyingtangiblegoalsandassigningresponsibilities Second everyoneshouldthinkcarefullyaboutthecostsofameeting Howmanyparticipantsarereallyneeded Howlongshouldthemeetinglast Finally aftermeetings assigncreditorblametothepersonincharge Ifpeoplehaverecordsofleadingineffectivemeetings theyarenotallowedtoleadfuturesessions TextA 5 ReadingA 5Iknowthatmeetingsmayserveotherfunctions Sometimes theycancommunicateasolution makesurethattherearenofatalflawsinitandgivethosewhoareunhappywithitachancetovoicetheirdissatisfaction Othermeetingsserveaculturalfunction allowingparticipantstorenewsocialconnections establishrelationships anddeepenasenseofbelonging So it spossibletojustifyafewofthosetoo longandapparentlyunproductivemeetingsbyfindinghiddenpayoffs TextA 6 ReadingA 6But please don tjustcallameetingandhopethemagichappens Takechargeandtakepersonalresponsibilityformeetingitsobjectives whatevertheyare A Trans 1 ReadingA 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 2 ReadingA 2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 3 ReadingA 3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 4 4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 ReadingA A Trans 5 ReadingA 5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 6 ReadingA 6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 toagreewithsomething ReadingA chimein e g Theartist sillustrationschimeinperfectlywiththetext e g Herexpectationchimesinwiththebeliefofmanyothers Tran 他总是插话表达自己的看法 Hekeptchiminginwithhisownopinions tosuggestaplanoridea etc forpeopletothinkaboutordecideon ReadingA propose e g Thegovernmentproposedchangestothevotingsystem Tran 她建议封杀那个作者的著作 Sheproposedthatthebookswrittenbytheauthorshouldbebanned v tospeakduringameetingoraconversation orwritethingsforanewspaper magazine etc ReadingA contribute e g Wehopeeveryonewillcontributetothediscussion Tran 他给这家杂志写了很多文章 Hecontributedanumberofarticlestothemagazine v togivesomeoneaparticularjoborresponsibility togivemoney equipment etc tosomeonetouse ReadingA assign e g Theteacherassignedadifferenttasktoeachofthestudents e g Iwasassignedapleasantroomtoworkin Tran 我们可以指派他完成一项重要任务 Wecanassignhimanimportantmission a likelytodecayorgobadquickly ReadingA perishable e g Suchkindsofflowersareperishable Tran 这些易坏的食品必须用冰箱保存 Theseperishablefoodsmustbekeptinarefrigerator a ofanuncertain indefiniteorunclearcharacterormeaning ReadingA vague e g Thefinalletterisveryvague possiblyan R ora K e g Theywerevagueabouttheirbackgrounds Tran 协议的条款故意含糊不清 Thetermsoftheagreementwereleftdeliberatelyvague a notinvolvedwithorinterestedinsomethingorsomeone andfeelingseparatefromthem ReadingA disengaged e g Onedisengagedworkercanaffectthemoraleoftheentireteam Tran 他的眼神流露出超然的态度 Hehadadisengagedlookinhiseyes a successfulinproducingadesiredorintendedresult ReadingA effective e g Wemusttakeeffectivemeasurestodealwiththeseproblems Tran 尽管现代技术应有尽有 最有效的沟通方式还是面对面的交流 Despiteallmoderntechnologies themosteffectiveformofcommunicationisstillface to face a statedclearlyandindetail leavingnoroomforconfusionordoubt ReadingA explicit e g Hehasanexplicitunderstandingoftheproblem e g Hewasquiteexplicitaboutwhatheexpectedustodoforhim Tran 他清楚明白地告诉我怎样到达那里 Hegavemeexplicitdirectionsonhowtogetthere v tostatesomethinginanexactanddetailedway ReadingA specify e g Remembertospecifyyoursizewhenyouorderclothes e g Theregulationsspecifythatcalculatorsmaynotbeusedintheexamination Tran 请说清楚明天你什么时候在家 Pleasespecifywhenyouwillbeathometomorrow a thatcanbeclearlyseentoexist ReadingA tangible e g Sculptureisatangibleartofform e g Theschememusthavetangiblebenefitsfortheunemployed Tran 如果没有确凿的证据 我们不能接受他的发现 Wecannotaccepthisfindingswithouttangibleevidence beingresponsiblefor ReadingA incharge e g Themonitorisinchargewhentheteacherisnothere Tran 一个经验丰富的工程师负责这个项目 Anexperiencedengineerisinchargeoftheproject v toshareorexchangeinformation newsorideas ReadingA communicate e g Theradiostationscommunicatedthestormwarningstotheislanders e g Shecommunicatedherideastoherteammembers Tran 我喜欢和家人交流 Iliketocommunicatewithmyfamily v tostartarelationshiporactivityagainafteraninterruption ReadingA renew e g Sherenewedhereffortstoopenthewindow e g Thepilotrenewedcontactwiththecontroltower Tran 我希望我们可以重续友谊 Ihopedthatwemightrenewourfriendship n feelingofbeingapartofaparticulargroup ReadingA senseofbelonging e g Iammotivatedbymysenseofbelonginginthisuniversity Tran 这个公司的员工有强烈的归属感 Employeesinthiscompanyhaveastrongsenseofbelonging v toshoworprovetoberightorreasonable ReadingA justify e g Thepursuitofgoodendsdoesnotjustifytheuseofbadmeans e g Thewelcomehereceivedobviouslyjustifiedhisvisit Tran 什么都不能成为你考试作弊的理由 Nothingcanjustifyyourcheatingonanexam ad asfarasoneknowsorcansee clearlyandobviously ReadingA apparently e g Thechildnodded apparentlysatisfiedwiththepromise e g Apparentlythey reintendingtoputupthepriceofwater Tran 显然她不想做这份工作 Apparentlyshedoesn twanttodothejob aresultofaparticularaction usuallyagoodordesirableone ReadingA payoff e g Hegotapayoffbeforetheretirement Tran 直到现在改革的成果还未显现 Untilnowthepayoffofthesereformshasnotbeenseen A Task1 1 ReadingA Task1Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowingquestionsorstatementsaccordingtothepassage 1 Afterthemeetingcomestoitssecondhour A theauthorstartstomakeusefulsuggestionsB everybodystartstoparticipateactivelyC theleaderbeginstoaskabouthowtorewardemployeesD everybodyisstillwastingtheirtime A Task1 2 ReadingA 2 Timeisourmostpreciousresourcebecause A itisthemostperishablegoodB wedon tvaluetimeproperlyC thereisplentyoftimeD itisworthalotofmoney A Task1 3 ReadingA 3 Withtangiblegoalsspecifiedandresponsibilitiesassigned A themembersatthemeetingwillknowtheobjectivesB theobjectivesofthemeetingcanbeachievedC everymemberwillthinkaboutthecostsofthemeetingD thepersonwhocallsthemeetingcansitandwatchthemagichappen A Task1 4 ReadingA 4 WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasoneofthereasonsforineffectivemeetings Theleaderfailstodotherightthingstoensuretheefficiencyofthemeeting B Theenvironmentofthemeetingisnotgoodenough C Peopledonotvaluetimeproperly D Theparticipantsofthemeetingarenotactive A Task1 5 ReadingA 5 Whichofthefollowinggivesthemainideaofthispassage A Everybodyshouldcontributetothemeeting B Theleaderofthemeetingplaysthemostimportantrole C Itisimportanttoensureefficientandeffectivemeetings D Settingoutobjectivesofmeetingscanimproveefficiency A Task2 ReadingA Task2Readthepassageagainandcompletethefollowingtable Noclearobjectivesoranagendahasbeenset 2 Nopre meetingpreparationtaskshavebeenassigned 3 Wedon tvalueourtimeproperly 4 Participantsaredisengaged Whoevercallsameetingshouldbeexplicitaboutitsobjectives specifyingtangiblegoalsandassigningresponsibilities 2 Everyoneshouldthinkaboutthecostsofameeting 3 Assigncreditorblametothepersoninchargeaftermeetings BusinessKnow how ReadingB ReadingB Text Task1 Task2 TextB 1 ReadingB TextB 2 ReadingB TextB 3 ReadingB B Trans 1 ReadingB 董事会会议纪要摩登技术公司2010年1月22日星期五摩登技术公司 以下简称 摩登技术 董事会 以下简称 董事会 例行会议于2010年1月22日星期五召开 本次会议采用电话会议方式 董事会成员出席或缺席 格雷格 斯坦霍夫主席出席吉姆 贝克成员出席杰克 费希尔成员出席史蒂夫 霍布斯成员缺席迈克 尼科尔斯成员出席 下午两点三十分到会 董事会以外的法律顾问和公司职员出席或缺席 鲍威尔 卡曼摩登技术法律顾问出席罗布 安德森摩登技术执行董事出席 B Trans 2 ReadingB 一 欢迎并宣布开会董事会主席斯坦霍夫于下午两点五分宣布会议开始 二 通过前次会议纪要主席斯坦霍夫提议通过2009年12月17日的董事会会议纪要 纪要草案已于本次会议前分发给董事会成员 霍布斯先生提议表决 贝克先生附议 决议一致通过 三 通过财务报告主席斯坦霍夫请费希尔先生做财务报告 该报告已于会前分发给董事会成员 费希尔先生做了财务报告并请董事会审议通过 会议讨论后 贝克先生提议表决 尼科尔斯先生附议 决议一致通过 B Trans 3 ReadingB 四 新事项主席斯坦霍夫请执行董事安德森向董事会就对安妮 鲁宾博士项目的支持情况进行说明 执行董事安德森就会前分发给董事会成员的材料做了说明 他请求董事会审阅并通过项目支持书草案 接着他向董事会介绍了鲁宾博士 并由鲁宾博士做补充情况说明 会议进行了细致讨论后 贝克先生提议表决 尼科尔斯先生附议 决议一致通过 董事会支持该项目 并授权执行董事安德森定稿 然后以董事会的名义向鲁宾博士寄送项目支持书 五 休会会议于下午三点三十九分休会 董事会秘书B 托马斯 洛斯敬呈 B Task1 ReadingB Task1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue T orfalse F accordingtotheminutes 1 MTC sboardmembersweretalkingfacetofaceinthemeetingroom 2 Mr FisherpresentedtheTreasurer sReport whichwasthenunanimouslyapproved 3 ExecutiveDirectorRobAndersonproposedthattheBoardsupportanewproject 4 TheSecretary B ThomasLowes wasappointedtosendthesupportlettertoDr Rubin 5 TheBoardhadaten minutebreakat3 39p m F T T F F B Task2 ReadingB Task2B ThomasLowes thesecretary wrotedownthefollowingquotationsinahurry Trytotellwhosaidwhataccordingtotheminutes GregSteinhoff JimBaker JakeFisher RobAnderson GregSteinhoff Listening Listening Speaking Task1 Task2 Task3 Task4 Task5 L Task1 Listening Speaking Task1Mr McKennaisthinkingofmakingareservationforaconferenceroom Listentotheconversationandtickofftheitemsthathavebeenmentioned Script 声音 M Excuseme Ma am Iwouldliketospeaktosomeoneabouttheconferenceroom Andthefrontdesktoldmetocometoyou W Ofcourse TellmeaboutwhatyouhaveinmindandI llshowyouwhatwecanoffer Firstofall howmanypeopleareinvolved M Ineedtoarrangeaday spresentationtoaboutsixtypersons W Doyouhaveanytimenowtolookatourfacilities M Igotabouttenminutes Couldwedoitquickly W Ofcourse Yousayyouneedaroomforsixtypeople M Yes that sright W Andit sapresentation isn tit Here sourmainconferenceroom Ithasexcellentprojectionfacilities Wehavefullstereosound videos 35mmslides Younameit wehaveit M Howmuchisthisforoneday W Wehaveastandardrateof 900perhalfdaywhichincludescoffeeandbiscuits M That squiteexpensive W Perhapswecouldworksomethingout Shallwegobacktomyoffice L 1 Script Task1Script Listening Speaking 声音 声音 声音 L Task2 Listening Speaking Task2Mr LewisisdiscussingameetingschedulewithMissWise Listentotheconversationandchoosethebestanswertoeachquestionyouhear Script 1 A Becausesomecolleaguesareonvacation B Becausethemanhasanappointment C Becausethewomanisnotavailable D Becausethemeetingroomisoccupied 2 A Tuesdayat10 00a m B Tuesdayat9 30a m C Wednesdayat9 30a m D Wednesdayat2 00p m 3 A Tuesdayat10 00a m B Tuesdayat9 30a m C Wednesdayat9 30a m D Tuesdayat2 00p m 声音 声音 声音 L 2 Script Listening Speaking Task2Script M Weneedeverybody sideaonthisproject soI dliketofixatimetomeetthisweekandhearwhatyouallhavetosay W Doeseverybodyneedtobethere NicoleandKelvinareonvacationthisweek M Itwouldbebestifeverybodycouldbethere Howaboutsometimenextweek W Letmelookattheschedule CanwesetitforTuesdayat10a m M That soutforme IalreadyhaveastandardmeetingonTuesdayat9 30a m HowaboutTuesdayafternoonat2p m W Iprefertomeetinthemorning Iwillnotbeinthecompanymostafternoonsnextweek WhataboutnextWednesdaymorning M Idon thaveanyproblemswiththat Let ssetitupfor9 30WednesdaymorningandwecancarryitovertoThursdayandFridayifweneedto W Finewithme NicoleandKelvinwillbebacknextMonday M Good thenIcantellMs Smithtogetthemeetingroomready Q1 Whycan ttheyhavethemeetingthisweek Q2 Whenisthemangoingtohaveastandardmeetingnextweek Q3 Whenaretheygoingtohavethemeeting 声音 M Istheroomreadyforthemeeting Ms Smith W Yes Mr Wright I veputtheMinutesBook somespare andsomepaperandpencilsonthetable M Havethemembersbeennotified W Yes sir Ihavegiventhe informalnoticeofthemeetingeitherbytelephoneorbymemo M Great Also a shouldbemadeforeachmeeting Allpapersonthematterstobediscussedareputintothisfolder Thereshouldalsobecopiesof alistofgroupmembers draftsofresolutions ifany andtheminutesofthelastmeeting L Task3 Listening Speaking Task3Mr Wrightischeckingmeetingpreparationswithhissecretary Listentotheconversationtwiceandfillintheblankswithwhatyouhear copiesoftheagenda separatefolder thenoticeofthemeeting 声音 声音 committeemembers L 3 Script Listening Speaking Task3Script 声音 W Yes sir Allthisisdone Hereisacopyoftheagendathat sbeenprepared M Great Haveyoupreparedtheminutesfromthelastmeeting W Yes sir Ihaveprovidedallthenecessarymaterials Ihavealsoprepareda M Excellent Afterthemeetinghasbeenadjourned pleaseinformthe ofanyactiontaken Writeuptheofficialnoticeinduplicate W OK I lldothat meetingmemo interestedparties L Task4 Listening Speaking F Task4Listentothemonologanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue T orfalse F Script 1 Wraptheboardsinbubblewrap CustomarySpecial2 Wraptheboardsinfoamcartonsinsteadoftheregularplastic CustomarySpecial3 Markonthecartons Fragile CustomarySpecial4 Usestrongboxesandmakesuretheboardsaresecureinside CustomarySpecial 1 Earlyinthemorningandrightafterluncharepopularmeetingtimes 8 00a m meetingsareusuallyveryproductive Telephoneisrecommendedasagoodwaytoschedulethefirstmeeting T F 声音 声音 声音 L 4 Script Listening Speaking Task4Script Althoughmeetingscanbescheduledatanytimeduringtheday certaintimesarepreferable Earlyinthemorningandrightafterluncharepopularmeetingtimes Manybusinesspeopleholdworkingbreakfasts lunchesanddinnerstoaccomplishtwothingsatthesametimeandmealsareoftenservedorbroughtintotheworkplaceformeetings Whenschedulingameeting considerthetravelneedsoftheparticipants An8 00a m meetingthatforcespeopletogetupat5 30a m maybeunproductive Eveniftheparticipantsarriveontime theymaybetootiredtoaccomplishanythingduringthemeeting Nonetheless earlymorningschedulingisnotunusual Inameetingthatinvolvespresentations itisimportanttotalkwitheachpresenterinadvancetofindouthowmuchtimeheorshewillneed Inthiscasethefinalagendashouldreflectinputfromeveryoneparticipatinginthemeeting Ifyouneedtoholdaseriesofmeetings scheduleatimeforthenextmeetingattheendofthecurrentone Toschedulethefirstmeeting writeamemoorsendanemailmessageinsteadofusingthetelephone Schedulingameetingbytelephonecantaketwoorthreedaysasyoucallandre callparticipantswithconflictingschedules 声音 L Task5 Listening Speaking Task5Listentothepassageandworkouttheprocedureforabusinessmeetingaccordingtowhatyouhear C A D B E Script 声音 声音 Abusinessmeetingiswherepeoplecometogetherinanorganizedmannertodiscussmattersandmakedecisions Hereistheprocedurethatshouldbefollowedwhenholdingabusinessmeeting Beforethemeeting allrelevantpeopleshouldbenotified Thiscanbedonebyletter memo noticeboard telephoneorinperson Theyshouldbetoldtheplace thedateandtimeofthemeetingandwhatitisabout Atthemeeting thechairpersonwillintroduceeachitemontheagendaandwillinvitepeopletodiscussit Thechairpersonwillconductthemeeting ensuringthatpeoplesticktothepointandthateveryonewhowantstospeakgetstheopportunitytodoso Thechairpersonmusttrytoguidethediscussiontowardsanagreeddecision ifthisisnotpossiblethechairpersonmayproposeavote Duringthemeeting thereusuallyisaperson oftenasecretary assignedtotakedowntheminutes Theminutesarerecordsofeverythingthatisdiscussedandanydecisionsthataremade Theywillbetypedupafterwardsandcirculatedtoalltherelevantpeople L 5 Script Listening Speaking Task5Script 声音 Writing Writing Task1 Task2 Task3 W Task1 Task1Takinggoodnotesisakeytoproducinggoodminutes Readthefollowingnotesfrommeetingsandtrytowritecompletesentencesforthem Writing 2 Shld advert budgetnextyr 3 Ifexports inQ4 thinkaboutdev ingdom market 4 Allsalesrep over fulfilledthisyrplan rec salary 5 Changesinexch rate cost rec infuturetrading Weshouldincreaseouradvertisingbudgetfornextyear Ifexportsdropinthefourthquarter wewillhavetothink aboutdevelopingthedomesticmarket Allthesalesrepresentativesover fulfilledthisyear splan soIstronglyrecommendanincreaseintheirsalaries Changesintheexchangerateledtoanincreaseinproduction cost Therefore Irecommendcautioninfuturetrading cost Therefore Irecommendcautioninfuturetrading W Task2 Task2BelowaresomepointsfromtheminutesofameetingatABCCompanyandalsoatranscriptofthemeetingonthenextpage Trytomatcheachofthepointswithitscorrespondingpartinthetranscript Writing 1 2 3 4 5 A B C D E W Task3 Task3Takeminutesforameetingheldrecentlyinyourclass Payattentiontotheformatandallnecessaryelementsoftheminutes Thefollowingtemplate 模板 forminutesofatypicalmeetingisprovidedforyourreference Writing I Calltoorder Nameofmeetingfacilitator calledtoordertheregularmeetingofthe Organization Committeename at Timeofmeeting on Dateofmeeting in Locationofmeeting II Rollcall Nameoforganizationsecretary conductedarollcall Thefollowingpersonswerepresent