BusinessLessonsfromtheRainForest.pptVIP

Business Lessons from the Rain Forest Parallel structure (parallelism) “de- “: prefix adding the meaning ‘opposite’,’remove’ or ‘reduce’ to a noun or verb e.g. centralized decentralized code decode appreciate depreciate accelerate decelerate nationalize denationalize forest deforest agile adj. nimble(敏捷的); active, think quickly e.g. You need to have ~ fingers to do this work. She has shown herself to be a very ~ politician. n. agility e.g. This job requires considerable mental ~. Substitute In our case, it is an opportunity to pursue business opportunities that use creativity and technology to substitute for trees, for resources of any kind. (L10) Translation: 就我们公司而言，这就是一种机会，借此可以去寻求用创造力和技术来替代树木以及任何资源的商业良机。 substitute ? Mr. Wilson substituted for our regular teacher in my music class today.? We must substitute a new chair for the broken one, because there is a meeting this afternoon in this conference room. If you cannot go yourself, please find someone to substitute for you. Vitamin pills are no substitute for healthy eating. (n.) resource 1)[c]: 资源 natural ~s, mineral ~s human ~s, talent ~s The coast is a finite resource and we must use it wisely. A rain forest has almost no resources. 2) [u] 应变能力，谋略 Sometimes anger is the only resource left in a situation like this. His ~ has saved him from death many times. 中国正在开发其潜在的资源。 e.g. I) China is exploring and developing all her potential resources. II) He is a man without resources. 他无经济来源。 resourceful: 资源丰富的，足智多谋的 He is a resourceful man, often coming up with great ideas. Resource v.s. Source Source n. origin to trace the source of the water Money is the ~ of all the evils. profound I learned something else in the rain forest, too, something more profound. （L19, Para 4） profound: very great The mothers behavior has a profound effect on the developing child. ?