【外刊专题】英语培优外刊阅读 全球裁员潮话题 学案 2023届高三英语培优.docxVIP

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高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜全球裁员潮：想苟住就得学学职场马屁精？

近期，“裁员潮”席卷国内外各大科技公司，据媒体报道，全球已有几十万人丢掉工作。如何在裁员大潮中活下来，成了很多职场人关注的话题。比如，多拍老板马屁，是不是就能保住工作？今天这篇《华尔街日报》的文章，就讨论了“职场马屁精”在团队中存在的意义。他们对于团队有何积极意义？我们该如何与这些人共事？

InPraiseoftheOfficeSuck-Up

ByRachelFeintzeig

Theyloiteraroundthebosssoffice.Theydoleoutcomplimentstoalltherightpeople.Theychimeinenthusiasticallyateverymeeting.

Theonlythingmoremaddeningthanobservinganofficesuck-upinactionisrealizingthatitsworking.

Thereasonwedontlikesuck-upsisbecauseweresuck-ups,saysMichaelKarson,apsychologyprofessorattheUniversityofDenver.Manyofussecretlywanttobethefavoritechildandwishweweremorenaturalatbeingthesqueakywheelourselves.

Thereareevenbenefitstobeingcolleagueswithkiss-ups.Aworkingpaperfindsthatupwardinfluencers,oremployeeswhoaremorehighlyregardedbybossesthanpeers,canimproveteamperformance.Whensuchworkersmadeupjustoverhalfofateam,clientsassessmentsofthesuccessofaprojectincreasedbyabout25%,comparedwithwhenateamhadnosuck-upsorwasallsuck-ups.

Suck-upsoftenhaverobustprofessionalnetworks,saysHeidiGrant,asocialpsychologist.Thesearepeoplewhoarevery,verygoodatsendingthesocialsignalsthatmakeotherpeoplelikethemandtrustthem,shesays.Yourewisetobefriendthem.

【词汇过关】

请写出下面文单词在文章中的中文意思。

1.suck-up[s?k?p]n.___________________________________________

2.loiter[?l??t?]v.___________________________________________

3.maddeningadj.___________________________________________

4.kiss-up[k?s?p]n.___________________________________________

5.robust[r???b?st]adj.___________________________________________

【词块学习】

请从文章中找到下面中文相对应的文词块。

1.___________________________________________歌颂，赞扬

2.___________________________________________派发，分发

3.___________________________________________插话，插嘴

4._______________