迪斯尼公司正准备五个月后在巴黎以东20英里(32公里)的.ppt

1、Unit Nine Assignments,Section A Section B Section C,Section A Key to Exercises,Exercise II Exercise III Exercise IV Exercise V Exercise VI Exercise VII Exercise VIII Exercise IX Exercise X Exercise XI Exercise XII,1. Because he believed that the companys dress and appearance code offended individual

2、 liberty and violated French labor law. 2. To show that the company faces some of the delicate cultural issues like this while it gets ready to open its theme park near Paris. 3. It agrees that all employees have to obey the companys code about appearance and it believes that an employee should thin

3、k a job is more important than his moustache. 4. It made an extraordinary series of tax and financial concessions in order to attract it.,Exercise II (1),5. They have had a negative attitude towards the project and have criticized it. 6. The Disney management has been criticized as being culturally

4、insensitive. 7. The Disney management has tried to make Euro Disneyland unique in a manner appropriate to its European home. For example, European legends and fairy tales figure prominently in the creative development of the theme park. Whats more, the direction signs will be in French as well as in

5、 English and some performers will chat in French, Spanish and English. 8. Its short distance to Paris.,Exercise II (2),violated 2. stretch 3. contended 4. invasion 5. figured 6. attendance 7. concessions 8. unique,Exercise III,made some concessions putting the needs of the family before 3. be untrou

6、bled about 4. take it to court 5. came into service 6. an answer to 7. rather than 8. focused a bit too much on,Exercise IV,1. peace 2. attention 3. solution 4. advice 5. opportunity 6. guidance 7. permission 8. challenge,Exercise V,1. endurance 2. tolerance 3. defiance 4. attendance 5. acceptance 6

7、. admittance 7. Reliance 8. Observance,Exercise VI,1. unanimous 2. unify 3. unicycle 4. unique 5. uniform 6. unite 7. union 8. unity,Exercise VII,1. For all the concept of the theme park closely based on the original Magic Kingdom in California and Walt Disney World in Florida, Euro Disneyland will

8、be unique in a manner appropriate to its European home. 2. For all its American name, the theme park looked European.,Exercise VIII (1),3. For all the high attendance levels, the company sustained a net loss for the financial year. 4. For all the changes, the prime emphasis in the retail market, so

9、far as movies are concerned, still seems to be on the past, and predominantly on the mainstream Hollywood past. 5. For all sharp criticism of it, the article was widely read and well appreciated.,Exercise VIII (2),1. He was compelled to spend most of the time talking to Mrs. Harlowe rather than to h

10、er daughter. 2. I believe it is important to invest in new machinery rather than to deposit the money in bank.,Exercise IX (1),3. We ought to check up the results of the research project rather than just accept what he says. 4. He always prefers starting early and making necessary preparations rathe

11、r than leaving everything to the last minute. 5. It ought to be your boss to sign the contract rather than you.,Exercise IX (2),When he shaved his beard off, he looked ten years younger. 2. The delay is a perfect illustration of why we need a new computer system.,Exercise X (1),3. For all her privil

12、ege and wealth, life had not been easy and the experiences of childhood sufferings had left a deep mark on her life. 4. So far, 150 have been tested, and the full statistical results will be available soon.,Exercise X (2),5. The company has changed some of its working practices in response to critic

13、ism by government inspectors. 6. Tonights program focuses on the way homelessness affects the young.,Exercise X (3),7. It happened in a flash, although in retrospect everything seemed to occur in slow motion. 8. The issue was expected to figure importantly in their discussion.,Exercise X (4),1.迪斯尼公司

14、正准备五个月后在巴黎以东20英里(32公里)的地方修建一个主题公园，而这一案子正说明了公司面临的一些文化方面的棘手问题。 2.迪斯尼管理层正在为这一主题公园组织一支他们称为 “演职人员” 的12,000人的队伍。管理方说所有的雇员，从刷瓶工到总裁，他们的工作都类似于演员，都得服从关于仪表的规定。,Exercise XI (1),3.公司发言人说，不管怎样，至今还没有人把胡子看得比工作还重要。 正如一个新来的 “演职人员” 所说： “你必须相信你这份工作的意义，不然的话日子不好过。” 4.主题公园本身只不过是这一巨大综合项目的一部分。综合项目包括住房、办公楼，以及将一直延续到下一世纪、包括影视拍

15、摄设施在内的度假胜地开发。 5.如果欧洲迪斯尼乐园获得成功迄今为止在法国开设的主题公园都不成功到本世纪末很可能会再建第二甚至第三个主题公园。,Exercise XI (2),6.迪斯尼管理层强调这一传统，显然这是对有人暗示迪斯尼管理层在文化传统方面麻木不仁的回应。 7.欧洲迪斯尼乐园距巴黎不远，这肯定颇具吸引力。任何人厌倦了那里的美式或仿冒的欧式文化了，就可乘快速列车，不到一小时就可到达罗浮宫，一瞬间就从米尼老鼠身边来到了蒙娜丽莎面前。,Exercise XI (3),8.东欧的开放对迪斯尼来说又是一大收获，他们认为几百万人将会把迪斯尼乐园作为其首次西欧之旅的首选之地。,Exercise XI

16、 (4),1. A 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A 12. D 13. D 14. A 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. C,Exercise XII,Section B Key to Exercises,Exercise XV Exercise XVI Exercise XVII,carry out a duty; act or show/work or operate strike; come against with force/ meet; face with come to, r

17、each to/ be equal to; be the same as 4. points or facts about something/ unimportant small points 5. succeed in doing; run or take charge of/ control,Exercise XV,F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8. F,Exercise XVI,1. adjustments 2. acceptance 3. acknowledged 4. sustained 5. Preliminary 6. reversal 7.

18、variation 8. temporary,Exercise XVII,According to the survey, students and children accounted for more than 50% of the visitors to Euro Disneyland last year. 2. These employees thought banning moustaches and beards amounted to violating their individual rights. 3. Most of the student guides work for

19、 the theme park on a voluntary basis. 4. The theme park is gearing up for the invasion of tourists in the coming summer vacation period.,Exercise XVIII (1),5. Uncertainty again hangs over the companys current financial conditions and many stockholders are selling its shares. 6. Manufacturing companies spend mil