《世纪商务英语》课件-第二章

世纪商务英语综合教程基础篇ⅡLearningObjectivesInthisunit,youarerequiredto:knowwhatkindofproblemsyouwillmeetwhenstartinganewjob;acquiretipsonhowtofitinwithanewjobenvironment;understandthetworeadingpassagesandmastertheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthem;developskillsinusingparallelstructures;developskillsofwritingacompositionwithanassignedsubject.FittinginwithaNewJobWarm-upListeningandSpeakingIn-depthReadingFurtherReadingUnit2PracticalWritingReal-LifePractice

Situation:Haveyoualwaysbeenconsideringthesequestions?IfyouranswerisYes,yougetnopoints;ifyouranswerisNO,youget1point.Ifyougetascoreof0~2,youaretypeA;ifyougetascoreof3~5,youaretypeB.Countuphowmanypointsyouhavegotandshareyouranswerswithyourclassmates.(0-2)TypeA:Youareofoptimisticandextrovertcharacter.Youcaneasilygetusedtoanewworkingenvironment.Itisphysicallyandpsychologicallysoundforyoutochangeyourjob.(3-5)TypeB:Youareofpessimisticandintrovertcharacter.Itisdifficultforyoutostartanewjobandfitrightinwithyourcolleagues.Thinkwellbeforeyouquit.SelfAwarenessIcanarticulatemyspecialabilities,talentsandskills.(54321)IknowwhatIhavetodotoregainmyconfidencewhenItemporarilyloseit.(54321)Ihaveastrongsenseofself-esteemandgenerallyfeelgoodaboutmyself.(54321)IcanidentifyandcommunicatemyweaknessesandthewaysthatIworkwithoraroundthem.(54321)Ihaveavisionformylifethatgivesitmeaningandpurpose.(54321)Iknowwhatisimportanttomeandusethisknowledgeinmakingdecisions.(54321)ProfessionalandPersonalManagementItakeresponsibilityformanagingmycareer.(54321)Icanseehowmycareerfitsintothebiggerpictureofmylifeplans.(54321)IhaveapersonalfinancialplanwhichIevaluateregularlybasedonmycurrentsituation.(54321)Ihavecontingencyplans,asecondoptionifmyfirstdoesn’tworkout.(54321)Iassessmystrengthsandweaknesses,outlinewaystogrow,andestablishshortandlongrangegoalsformycareer.(54321)Icanmarketmyselfeffectively,bothinsideandoutsidemyorganization.(54321)ProblemSolvingandDecisionMakingIhaveemergedstrongerandhavelearnedpersonalstrategiestodealwithchangebecauseofthechangesinmylife.(54321)Icanorganizemysurroundingsandprioritizetasks,eveninstressfultimes.(54321)Icanfindandmobilizenecessaryresourcesinacrisisornewsituation.(54321)Icanusuallythinkofseveralalternativestosolvingaproblem.(54321)Whenexperiencingstressinoneareaoflife,Icancontainitwithinthatarea.(54321)AttitudeIgenerallyapproachlifeasanoptimist.(54321)Ihaveasenseofhumor.Icanfindthingstolaughaboutevenindarktimes.(54321)Iunderstandthereisgrowthinnewexperiencesandenjoylearningfromthem.(54321)IexpectlifetohaveupsanddownsandnotalwaysgoasIwouldlikeitto.(54321)Idon’tspendtimeworryingaboutthingsthatareoutofmycontrol.(54321)KnowledgeofCompetenciesIwoulddescribemyselfasacontinuouslearner.(54321)Iregularlyspendtimekeepingmyknowledgeandskillscurrent.(54321)Iknowtheskillsthatwillberequiredinmyprofessioninthenextseveralyears.(54321)Iknowwhatothersinmyorganizationexpectofme.(54321)Iknowhowmycurrentskillsareviewedbymyboss,peersandorganization.(54321)Iknowwhichbehaviorsandattitudesarerewardedinmyorganization.(54321)

(1)IknowmyjobverywellbutfeelIdon’tfitwellinwiththeteamintermsof

________________

liketheothersdo.Iamthinkingof________________.

(2)Theteamisnotdoinganythingtoalienateyouortofreezeyououtof

____________________

.Sotheteamisnotatfault.Ifyouswitchjobsyoumayfindyourselfinthesamepredicamentwiththenextteam.

(3)Youmightbebettertotryandworkonyour____________________,andanyanxietythatmightgowithitforyou.

(4)Ifyouaren’tcomfortabletalkingaboutyourself,________________________aboutthesmalltalkthattheybringup,whichwillincludeyouintheconversation.

(5)Alsorealizethat,asanewcontractor,youmaynotbeexpectedto__________________atthesamelevelastherestoftheteam;soseeifyou’reputtingmorepressureonyourselfthanyouneedto.contributingswitchingajobparticipationsmalltalkaskpolitequestionsbondScriptA:Irecentlystartedacontractingrole.Theteamisaverymatureone.IknowmyjobverywellbutfeelIdon'tfitwell

intheteamintermsofcontributingliketheothersdo.IcandefinitelytalkaboutwhatIamdoingbutunabletodo

thesmalltalkwiththem.IamalsoaquietpersonandIambasicallyhavingproblemsconnectingwiththemandfeel

outofplace.WhatshouldIdo?Iamthinkingofswitchingajob.Wouldthisbethebestmove?B:Don’texpecttobecomepartoftheteamrightaway.Ittakestimeforthemtogettoknowyouandtrustthatyou

canreliablydotheworktheyexpectyoutodo.Onceyou'veprovedyourself,you’llfitin.A:Idon’tknowwhyitwouldbelikethis.Iwasconfidentwithmynewjob.B:Fromwhatyousay,theteamisnotdoinganythingtoalienateyouortofreezeyououtofparticipation.Sothe

teamisnotatfault.Ifyouswitchjobsyoumayfindyourselfinthesamepredicamentwiththenextteam.A:Wouldyoupleasegivemesomeadviceonhowtofitinthenewenvironment?B:Youmightbebettertotryandworkonyoursmalltalk,andanyanxietythatmightgowithitforyou.Ifyouaren't

comfortabletalkingaboutyourself,askpolitequestionsaboutthesmalltalkthattheybringup,whichwillinclude

youintheconversation.Identifythequietestpersonontheteam,andtrytomakesmalltalkasmuchastheydo,

whichwillgiveyouareasonableleveltoaimfor.Alsorealizethat,asanewcontractor,youmaynotbeexpectedto

bondatthesamelevelastherestoftheteam;soseeifyou'reputtingmorepressureonyourselfthanyouneedto.BackScript○Don’t_________________________________________________○Don’t_________________________________________________○Don’t_________________________________________________○Don’t_________________________________________________exploredetailsofyourco-workers’lives.lietoimpressyoursuperiorsstartargumentswithyourco-workersbeoverlysarcasticinconversations

Congratulations,youarefinallyemployed!Youareallsettogo!Butwait,youjuststartedthisnewpositionandyouarethenewkidatwork.Therearemanythingsyoucandotoputyourselfinagoodpositionamongyournewcoworkers.

Whatdoyoudonow?Breaktheice.

Firstoff,whatNOTtodo:

1.Becarefulnottobetooeagertoknoweverysingledetailofyourcoworkers’lives.It’stotallyfinetobecuriousabouthowsomeoneisdoing,butkeepittoacertainextent.Superiorsandcoworkerstendnottolikebeingaroundpeoplewhogivethemthechills.Givethemsomespaceandthingswillworkoutinturn.

2.DON’Tlieaboutyourhobbies,talents,orinterestsjusttofitinorimpressyoursuperiors!Mostimportantly,don’tlieaboutyourskillset.Ifyoudon’thavethenecessary

hardskillstocompleteatask,askforhelpinsteadoftryingtodoitallbyyourself.

3.Don’ttrytostartargumentswiththepeopleyouworkwith!Sometimes,peoplemayhavedifferenrt

opinionsfromyoursandthatiscompletelyokay.

4.Don’tbeoverlysarcasticwhileyouarehavingconversations.Sarcasmisanaturalaspectinsomepeople’spersonalities,butwaituntilyouhaveworkedtherelongenough,sothatyouknowhowmuchsarcasmyoucanactuallygetawaywith.

Takethesetipswithyournewjob,andgoodluckongettingusedtoyournewcompanyposition!BackScriptFTTFF

Startinganewjoborinternshipcanbebothexcitingandterrifying.Eachworkplacehasitsowncultureandnorms.Herewearegoingtohelpyoufigureouthowtofitinsmoothly.

Makeapointofsayinghelloandintroducingyourselftoyournewco-workers.Yourfirstfewweeksatthenewjobarenotimetobeshy.Onceyou'vemetyourco-workers,remindthemofwhoyouarebyreachingouttothemonsocialmedia.

Everyworkplacehasitsrules,andlearningthosequicklycanhelpyousettleintoyournewjob.Payattentiontolittlethings,suchaswhichrefrigeratortouseandwhoisinchargeofcleaningthecoffeemaker.

Yourfirstfewweeksatanewjobaretheperfecttimetosetgoodworkhabits.Beforeyoustart,identifyanybadhabitsandthinkaboutthingsyouwanttoimprove.Workonthosehabitsfromyourveryfirstdayonthejob.Thenewenvironmentmakesiteasiertoretrainyourself.

Breaksareagreattimetonetworkandmakenewfriendsintheoffice.Insteadofleavingtogotoarestaurant,considerbringingasandwichboxfromhomeandeatingwithco-workersinthebreakroom.

Yourfirstweeksatanewjobisagreattimetotakeinitiative.Thinkofitlikeanextendedjobinterview,sincethisiswhenpeoplearegoingtobeformingtheirfirstimpressionsofyou.Makesurethey'regoodimpressions.BackReadthepassageaboutfittinginwithanewjobandanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Doesfittinginreallymatterinyournewjob?(2)Haveyouevergottenreadytostartanewjob?(3)Howdoyoukeepgoodrelationshipswithyourpeersandcoworkers?(4)Howimportantisculturefittoyourcareer?(5)Whatshouldyoudoifyouarebeingoverlookedforprojectsandpromotions?DoesFittinginReallyMatter?

Doyoureallycareifyoudon’teatlunchwithyourcolleagues

orheadoutforFridaynightdrinkseachweek?Instead,askyourself:Areyourideasheard?Doyoufeelvaluedandrespectedwithintheorganization?Doestheleadershipgrouprecognizeandappreciateyourcontributiontothebusiness?

Ifyoucanansweryestothosequestions,maybeyoushouldn’tbetooconcernedwhetherthesocial,orcultural,sideofyourworkisasfulfillingasyou’dhoped.Maybeit’sacaseofgivingitabitoftimetograduallygettoknowyourcolleaguesindividuallyratherthanjudgingthemasagroup.Again,aslongastheenvironmentyou’reinisn’ttoxic,theissueofculturefitdoesn’tneedtohaveanegativeimpactonyourworkingweek.

Justliketheschoolyard,youwillinevitablygravitatetowardsthepeopleyougetonwithbestandhopefullyforgegreatlong-termbonds.Whetheryou’reanintrovert,extrovert

orsomewhereinbetween,youshouldn’tfeeltheneedtoconformtothegroupbehavior.Justbeyourself.Ifyourealizeafterquitesometimethatyourcolleaguesandpeersarecrucialtoyourhappiness,youshoulddefinitelygoaheadandstartyourjobsearchelsewhere.

Inanidealworld,you’llstartanewjobandfitrightinwithyourcolleagues,peersandmanagement.Butwhenthingsdon’tgoperfectlytoplan,youneedtoevaluatehowimportantculturefitistoyourcareerprogression,happinessandoveralljobsatisfaction.Ifyourjobroleandresponsibilitiestickalltheotherboxes,perhapsit’sbesttogrinandbearitforthetimebeingbeforejumpingshiptooquickly.

Weallwanttobejudgedonourcontributiontothebusinessweworkfor,andhopetobuildmeaningfulrelationshipswithourpeersandcoworkers.However,ifyou’rebeingoverlookedforprojectsandpromotionsandyoufeelthisisbecauseofadirectcorrelationtonotfittinginwithyourpeers,perhapsit’stimetomakeachange.Speaktoyourrecruiteraboutpassivelylookingforanalternativeroleelsewhere.Beingthechangeishard.Butifyoulovetheworkandyouseepotentialintheorganization,thismaybeagreatoptionforyou.It’slikelythatthereareotherswhofeelsimilarlytohowyoudo.Reachouttothemwithamindsetof“howcanweimprovethingshere?”ratherthan“let’scomplaintogether”.Companyculturegoesbeyondseveralemployeeswithwhomyoudon’tagreeorwithwhomyoudon’tgetalong.Thoseareinterpersonaldynamicsanddonotrisetothelevelofculture.

Life’stooshorttobeunhappyatwork.Gowithyourgutandmakesureyoukeepculturefitinmindwheninterviewingforyournextrole.Goodluck!Part1Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTfortrueandFforfalse.FFTFTPart2Readthepassageagainandfillintheblankswiththeappropriatewordsaccordingtotheperiodsoffittinginanewjob.

1.Startingtoregardyourcolleagues_____________ratherthan__________________________.

2.Thereisnoneedto______________________________.Justbeyourself.

3.Youneedtoevaluatehowimportantculturefitistoyour_________________________________.

4.Ifyou’rebeing_____________________________________andyoufeelthisisbecauseofadirectcorrelationto____________________________________,perhapsit’stimetomakeachange.

5.Ifyou_______________________________________________________,thismaybeagreatoptionforyou.individuallyjudgingthemasagroupconformtothegroupbehaviorcareerprogression,happinessandoveralljobsatisfactionoverlookedforprojectsandpromotionsoverlookedforprojectsandpromotionslovetheworkandyouseepotentialintheorganizationPart1Matchthewordsontheleftwiththedefinitionsontheright.Part2Fillineachoftheblankswiththeproperformofthewordinbrackets.

(1)Butasweallknow,ofallthese________________(alternatively)vehicles,themostpractical

areelectricvehicles.

(2)Atthehighestexecutivelevelsearningsandperformancearen’talways__________________(correlate).

(3)Hewillvisitonceafortnighttoseehowhisnewstaffare________________(progress).

(4)Youdon’thavetosacrificeenvironmentalprotectionto_______________(promotion)economicgrowth.

(5)Firmsarenowkeentoholdontothepeoplethey______________(recruit).alternativecorrelatedprogressingpromoterecruitTranslatethefollowingsentencesintoChinese.

(1)Justliketheschoolyard,youwillinevitablygravitatetowardsthepeopleyougetonwithbestandhopefullyforgegreatlong-termbonds.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(2)Inanidealworld,you’llstartanewjobandfitrightinwithyourcolleagues,peersandmanagement._______________________________________________________________________________________________

(3)Butwhenthingsdon’tgoperfectlytoplan,youneedtoevaluatehowimportantculturefitistoyourcareerprogression,happinessandoveralljobsatisfaction.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(4)However,ifyou’rebeingoverlookedforprojectsandpromotionsandyoufeelthisisbecauseofadirectcorrelationtonotfittinginwithyourpeers,perhapsit’stimetomakeachange.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(5)Companyculturegoesbeyondseveralemployeeswithwhomyoudon’tagreeorwithwhomyoudon’tgetalong.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________就像在校园里一样，你将不可避免倾向于和你关系最好的人，并希望与其建立长久的联系在理想的世界里，你会在开始一份新工作时立即融入你的同事和管理层但是，如果事情不能很好地按计划发展，你需要衡量一下文化对你的职业发展，快乐和整体工作满意度有多重要然而，如果你在项目和晋升中被忽略了，而且你觉得这是由于自己没有很好地融入同事，那么或许是时候做出改变了那几个你不认同或相处不融洽的同事并不能代表你所在公司的公司文化平行结构（ParallelStructures）英语中的平行结构是指两个或两个以上结构相同、意义并重的语言单位排列成串，其目的在于增强语势，提高修辞效果。它是英语结构修辞的一种重要形式，体现的是英语行文的均衡性。常见的有词的平行、从句的平行、句子的平行和段落的平行。平行结构可以用来抒情、议论、叙事、列举、描述、阐释和演讲等。

SamplesfromthePassage:

Maybeit’sacaseofgivingitabitoftimetograduallygettoknowyourcolleaguesindividually

ratherthanjudgingthemasagroup.

Whetheryou’reanintrovert,extrovertorsomewhereinbetween,youshouldn’tfeeltheneedtoconformtothegroupbehavior.Fillineachoftheblankswiththerightformofthegivenwordinbrackets.

(1)OwingtotheInternet,Informationsearcheshavebecome_____________andfaster.(easy)

(2)Theharderyouwork,the______________

youwillgettoyourdream.(close)

(3)Thespeechesofgoodleadersareeitherpersuasiveor______________

.(inform)

(4)Livingwithastrangerisnotasenjoyableas______________

withyourfriend.(live)

(5)Adventurouspeopleareneitherafraidoffailurenor______________aboutdanger.(worry)easiercloserinformativelivingworriedAfterlearningthispassage,youmayhavegotmoreideasabouthowtofitinwithanewjob.Now,readthefollowingparagraphstolearnmore,andtrytosummarizethemainideaofeachone.

Onyourfirstdayatanewoffice,askifthereareanyofficialdresscodeguidelinesandobservewhatotherpeoplearewearing.Dressinginasimilarfashionwilldefinitelyhelpyoublendin.Also,donotforgettoaskifyourcompanyhasCasualFridays,orrequiresformaloutfitsoncertainoccasions.

I’mnotgoingtolie—thefirstdaysatyournewworkplacewillbeemotionallyandphysicallytiring.Nomatterwhatobstaclesyoufindonyourway,trytokeeppositive.Beapproachableandshowrespectnotonlytothesupervisors,butalsotoyourcoworkers.Thoseearlyweeksareessentialtoestablishyourpositionandhelpdetermineyourfuturesuccess.

Whentheroadgetsreallyrough,don’tbeafraidtoaskforassistance.Nooneexpectsyoutoknoweverythingfromtheverybeginning.Afterall,it’sbettertoaskforadvicethantomakeacriticalmistakewhichmayjeopardizeyourcareer.

Thefasteryoubecomeapartofthegroup,thesooneryouwillfeelcomfortableatyournewjob.Atfirst,makesomeeffortstointroduceyourselfandrememberthenamesofyourcoworkers—itshowsconfidenceandrespect.However,somepeoplemaytrytotakeadvantageofyourfriendlyvibeandthenewbiestatusbytryingtomakeyoudotheworkforthem.Don’tgiveintothistypeofbullying.Showsomeassertiveness,instead.IstheNewJobaBigMistake?

“Peoplerememberhowyouleave,nothowyoustarted.”MarythoughtthejobshewasofferedatabankinMadridwouldbeagreatcareermove.Thepositionwouldbeastep-up:workingasafinancialanalystforabankinherhomecountry.Butalmostimmediatelyafterstartingthejob,Maryrealizedthatthenewpositionwasnottherightfit.“Althoughtheteamwasamazingandpeoplewerejustgreat,thejobitselfwasjustnotforme,”shesaid.Ratherthanworkinginafrontofficeinteractingwithpeople,mostofhertimewasspentwithminimalhumaninteraction.

Aftersixweeks,Marygavehernotice.Atsomepointinmostpeople’sprofessionallives,ithappens:youtakeajobandalmostimmediatelyrealizesomethingisn’tright.Perhapsthejobisn’twhatyouhaveexpectedorismuchdifferentfromhowithasbeendescribed.Second-guessinganewpositionisnotuncommon.Only51%ofnewhiresreportedbeingveryconfidentintheirdecisiontoaccepttheirnewjobs,accordingtotheGlobalSelectionForecastreportfromDevelopmentDimensionsInternational,aUS-basedglobalhumanresourcesfirm.Thereportincludedinputfrommorethan2,000newhiresin28countries.

Butsometimes,thefeelinggoesbeyondsecond-guessing.ForMary,thepositionwasclearlyabadfit,soshemadethedecisiontoleaverightaway.Ifyou’rewaffling

andjustaren’tsureifthepositionisrightforyou,thendon’timmediatelyjumpship,accordingtoDan,aprincipalconsultantatanexecutiverecruitingfirm.Danusuallysuggestsgivingyourself100daysorthreemonthsintheposition.

“Ihavefoundbeforethatpoint,nomatterthestrengthoftheemployee,thereisalwaysasteeplearningcurve,”hesaid.“It’stoughtomakesuchacriticalassessmentaswhethertostayorleaveonsuchlimiteddata.”

Newemployeesshouldn’tbenervousabouttalkingtotheirsupervisorsregardingtheirconcerns.“Amanagerisnotamindreader,andinmyexperience,theywanttoknowwhatsomeoneisfeeling,”saidDan.Givingthesituationsometimeisagoodstrategyifyoubelievethatthereisadecentchanceyoucanmakethejobwork.Butonceyoumakethefirmdecisiontoleave,thesooneryougiveyournoticethebetter,accordingtoKatherine,aVirginia-basedexecutivecoach.

“Ittakesanenormousinvestmentoftime,moneyandenergytogetanewemployeeintegrated—frombenefitstotrainingtoteamacclimatization,”shesaid.“Peoplerememberhowyouleave,nothowyoustarted.Onceyou’vedecidedtomoveon,diginanddoyourbestwork,”shesaid.

Today,Maryworksindependentlyasaleadershipcoach.Shesaidthathernegativeexperienceatthebankgaveherthepushsheneededtoventureoutonherown,“Ithankthebankforgivingmetheopportunitytoseethatthisworldwasnolongerforme,”shesaid.“Iamworkingmorehoursandharder,butIamhappy.”Readthepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).FTFTFFTMatchthewordsontheleftwiththedefinitionsontheright.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglishwiththehelpoftheEnglishwordsinbrackets.

(1)一旦你明确表明了你要跳槽的决心，你的忠诚就被打上了问号。(jumpship)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(2)他一直举棋不定，找出种种理由不予成交。(waffle)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(3)我要就我的研究课题同导师见一次面。(supervisor)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(4)我们对经济形势做了正确的评估。(assessment)_______________________________________________________________________________________________

(5)他以自己稳定的财政作赌注去做如此高风险的交易是错误的。(venture)_______________________________________________________________________________________________Onceyou'veyou’vemadeitclearthatyouwanttojumpship,yourloyaltywillbeinquestion.Hekeptwafflingandfindingexcusesnottoclosethedeal.Ihaveameetingwithmysupervisoraboutmyresearchtopic.Wemadeajustassessmentoftheeconomicsituation.Itiswrongtoventureonsuchariskydealwithhisfinancialsecurity.Part1Completethefollowingstatementswithnomorethan4wordsaccordingtothepassage.

(1)Inmostpeople’sprofessionallives,ithappensthatyoutakeajobandalmostimmediately___________________________.Perhapsthejobisn’twhatyouhaveexpectedorismuchdifferentfromhowithasbeendescribed.

(2)Ifyou’rewafflingandjustaren’tsureifthepositionisrightforyou,then________________________.

(3)Givingthesituationsometimeisagoodstrategyifyoubelievethatthereis_________________

youcanmakethejobwork.

(4)Ittakesanenormousinvestmentoftime,moneyandenergytogeta