Unit 6 Work Values.ppt

Unit 6 Work Values 工作观 p. 81 Translate the following: Passage 1 You Are What You Do “You are what you eat.”—a popular saying. 俗话说：“吃什么东西，就是什么人”。 A more appropriate saying in the U.S. is “You are what you do.” –In that country an individual is often judged by what he or she does for a living. “干什么行业，就是什么人。” “The style is the man.” “文如其人。” p. 81 par. 1 What’s the difference? How do you do? What do you do? How are you? What are you? How are you doing? What are you doing? p. 81 par. 2 Proving one’s worth through achievements par 3 p.81 Self-identification 身份证明 A self-made man 靠自己力量成功之人 The person who has “made it” 获得成功的人 People are rewarded for working, producing and achieving. Equality of Opportunity p.82 Succeed in raising economic and social levels 提高了经济和社会地位 “Upward (occupational) mobility” “上进心、职业流动性” “climbing the ladder” “向上爬” Rewards for achievement in work p. 82 Promotions and increased responsibility 职务提升和责任增强 Rewards for achievement in work are personal as well as financial. 工作成就所获得的奖赏不仅是金钱方面的，而且还有个人发展方面的。 Job satisfaction Gain recognition form fellow workers, supervisors, and managers. Achievement-oriented society: Competition par 4 p.82 Achievement-oriented society: 以获得成就为导向（目的）的社会 Quality-oriented education 素质教育 A therapy-oriented, not a research-oriented medical establishment 一所着重治疗不着重研究的医疗机构 Strained interpersonal relations Competitive society Compete with others In any competitive situation, someone has to lose. Not all Americans fit into the mainstream; For every American who fits this mold, you can find one who doesn’t. For every person who does like to work, you can find one who doesn’t. Some remain outside by choice p. 83 Some remain outside by choice and others because of circumstances beyond their control. 有些人处在（主流文化）圈外是自我选择的，其他人则是因为情势所迫，不得已而为之。 By choice: 出于自选 Beyond one’s control (under the control of ): 超出某人的控制能力（在某人的控制之下） Is “job-hopping” disloyal? Par 5, p. 83 In some n