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1、Work in corporate America,Unit 4,Cultural background,Wealth Chinese website(www.FORTUNEC)and English network launched the global fortune 500 liston June 2 in 2014.,The type of the American company,1.非盈利公司Non-profit corporation2.个人所有权公司Sole Proprietorship3.合伙公司Partnership4.有限责任公司Limited liability com
2、pany5.股份有限公司Corporation,The Work Ethic,TheAmericanworkethiccomesfromthedaysoftheearlysettlers.ManyofthesesettlerswereProtestantChristianswhobelievedthatalloflife,includingwork,wasaservicetoGod.AccordingtotheBible(seepage40),everyonehasaresponsibilityfromGodtoworkhard.ThesesettlerstotheNewWorldlearne
3、dthevalueofhardworkfirst-handastheytamedthewilderness.Theycametobelievethatdiligencewouldleadtosuccessandprosperity.Thissystemofbeliefs,knownastheProtestantworkethic,hasgreatlyinfluencedAmericanattitudestowardwork.美国人的工作观源自早期移民的那段时期，这些移民当中有很多是基督教徒，他们相信，生命中所有的一切，包括工作，都是在事奉上帝。根据圣经（135页），上帝将努力工作的责任交付给每
4、一个人。这些来到新大陆的移民，在他们开垦荒地时，从中直接学到了努力工作的价值。他们相信，勤奋可以带来成功和繁荣。这套被称作基督徒的工作伦理的信仰体系，已经深深地影响了美国人的工作态度。,Eventoday,manyAmericansplacehighvalueontheirwork.Whenpeopleareintroducedtoeachother,theycommonlyask,Whatdoyoudo?Peopleoftenfindself-respectandasenseofidentityintheirjob.Theyfeelfrustratediftheyreunemployedan
5、dcantearntheirkeep.Moreover,manyAmericanslookdownonotherswhorefusetoworkandrelyonthegovernmenttosupportthem.Peopleneedahand,notahandout,theysay.即使到了今天，很多美国人仍很看重他们的工作。当人们彼此互相介绍时，通常会问对方：您从事什么行业？人们经常会在工作中，发现自我的尊严和认同感。如果失业了无法维持生计，他们就会有挫折感。更甚者，很多美国人会看轻那些不愿意工作而且仰赖政府供养的人。他们说，人需要的是援手，而不是施舍的东西。,Career Englis
6、h,1.Inthemiddleofsomething?正在忙吗?2.Whatareyouupto?你正在做什么?3.aballparkfigure大概数字eg：Canyoujustgivemeaballparkfigure?能不能给我一个大概的数字？4.bringthecompanyoutofthered把公司从赤字中拯救出来。5.belaidoff被裁员eg：Ijustheardthatsevenpeoplearegoingbelaidoffnextmonth.我刚听到公司下个月要裁七位员工.6.workovertimeduringtheweekend周末加班 7.turnintoprofi
7、t转亏为盈,Different Job,Cosplay,Cosplay is short for costume roleplay,which is a fan type of performance art.In cosplay,participants or the cosplayers don costumes and accessories to represent a specific character or idea.,hotel test sleeper,A hotel test sleeper,as the name suggests,is to test staying a
8、t hotels,to experience the hotels service,environment,cleanliness,price,dining,and other aspects,such as the mattresses hardness,the air conditioners temperature,internet speed,the piping drainage,the shower water pressure,etc.,Of course,you can check in hotels for free and can get more than ten tho
9、usand yuan a month.,13,sentence,1.It is not surprising that modern children tend to look blank and dispirited when informed that they will someday have to go to work and make a living.(Para.1)现在的孩子要是有人跟他们说长大后要“去工作来谋生”，往往会表现出一脸的茫然和沮丧，这并不奇怪。,Analyze the sentencelook blank 意思为 not understand it句型 it is
10、 not surprising that 也可以改为：it is not surprising for modern children to tend to dispirited 意思为 low in spirits,or depressed.,2.it is a safe bet that the average systems analyst is as baffled about what a space salesman does at the shop as the average space salesman is about the tools needed to analyze
11、 a system.(Para.6)一名普通的系统分析师肯定不知道楼盘顾问在店里都干些什么，就好像楼盘顾问对分析系统的工具也一窍不通一样。,Analyze the sentenceaverage:lacking special distinction,rank,or status;普通的。在 As+adj.+as 句型中第一个as为副词，第二个as为连词，意思“为和一样”，在句中做表语,3.Constructed as a piece of junk,the building will be discarded when it wears out,and another piece of ju
12、nk will be set in its place.(Para.9)这栋楼本来就是被当成一件垃圾建造起来的，所以当大楼变得破旧了，就会被当作垃圾扔掉，在原地盖一栋新的垃圾楼。,Analyze the sentenceIt is a typical sentence using irony to create empathy,the writer regard the 12-story glass building is a piece of junk,even people working in it is making junk.Constructed as a piece of jun
13、k，在句中作表原因的状语。Set in 意为 become established。,4.The machines that make things make them in such a fashion that they will quickly fall apart in such a way that repairs will be prohibitively expensive.机器生产出来的东西很容易散架,而这样的东西要拿去修理的话费用非常高,不值得.make things 修饰machines，they will quickly fall apart修饰fashion,5.Sti
14、ll,the building is filled with people who think of themselves as working.即便如此,大楼里仍然挤满了自以为是在工作的人,6.“It beats me,”perhaps,if he is not very observant.Or if he is,“Something that has to do with making junk,I think.Same as everybody else.”如果他观察力不够敏锐,也许会说,我说不清.如果他非常善于观察,他会说,我想,是做跟制造垃圾相关的工作吧.跟每个人都 一样.,Ana
15、lyze the sentenceBeat:使困惑,难倒This problem has beaten me.这个问题难住了我。Observant:观察力敏锐的,Using irony to create empathy,What is irony?,Irony is an implied discrepancy between what is said and what is meant.Three kinds of irony:1.Verbal irony is when an author says one thing and means something else.2.Dramati
16、c irony is when an audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.3.Irony of situation is a discrepancy between the expected result and actual results。,What is empathy?,Empathy is a feeling different from sympathy.When one is sympathetic,one implies pity but maintains
17、distance from another persons feelings.Empathy is more a sense that one can truly understand or imagine the depth of another persons feelings.It implies feeling with a person,rather than feeling sorry for a person.Empathy implies sharing the load,or“walking a mile in someone elses shoes,”in order to appropriately understand that persons perspective。,Thank you,
