大学核心商务英语读写教程1课件颜晓川 马瑞香ISBN 9787811348804 PPT u10 B.pptVIP

Introduction to the Text 本文选自一篇博客，谈到如何改变现有的公司的企业文化。这是个大难题， 但是作者并没有纠结于此，而是四两拨千斤的给出了答案。 作者的答案出乎人意料却又在情理之中。 平易近人的表达，真诚的私人对话，开篇即把读者引入情景之中，在讲述中再把自己的想法娓娓道来，毫无居高临下的训导之义。文章采用问题解决式模式，但是因为镶嵌在文中的情景和例子中，所以不易察觉。 语言简单易懂，行文流畅，所举实例也生动形象，贴近生活，更容易被人所接受。 Business Terms Turnover In a human resources context, turnover or labor turnover is the rate at which an employer gains and loses employees. Simple ways to describe it are “how long employees tend to stay” or “the rate of traffic through the revolving door.” Turnover is measured for individual companies and for their industry as a whole. If an employer is said to have a high turnover relative to its competitors, it means that employees of that company have a shorter average tenure than those of other companies in the same industry. High turnover can be harmful to a company’s productivity if skilled workers are often leaving and the worker population contains a high percentage of novice workers. 1. asset /5Aset/ n. Meaning: a person or thing that is valuable or useful to somebody/ something Example: In his job, patience is an invaluable asset. 他干的这份工作，耐心是无价之宝。 Emotional intelligence, the skills that help people harmonize, should become increasingly valued as a workplace asset in the years to come. 情商，也就是帮助人们和睦相处的技巧，在未来会被视为工作场所重要的法宝。 2. illustrate /5ilEstreit/ v. Meaning: to show that something is true or that a situation exists Example: The case illustrates that women can do much better than men in some fields. 案例显示女人在某些领域比男人做得好。 The incident illustrates the need for better security measures. 这次事件说明了加强安全措施的必要。 3. multitude /5mQltitju:d/ n. Meaning: an extremely large number of things or people Example: The region attracts tourists in their multitudes. 这个地区吸引大批游人。 He explained that failure is due to a multitude of reasons. 他解释说失败是有很多原因的。 4. reinforce /7ri:in5fC:s/ v. Meaning: to make a feeling, an idea, etc. stronger Example: Cultural and family values of