新标准大学英语_综合教程3_课后答案unit 4.pdfVIP

非淡泊无以明志，非宁静无以致远。——诸葛亮

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WorkincorporateAmerica(Title)

CorporateAmericaisageneraltermgiventoalargenon-government-owned

organizationorcompany

intheUnitedStates,egabank,amarketingresearchcompanyetc.Ithasboth

positiveandnegative

connotations.Positively,itmeansthatacompanyoranorganizationproduces

wealthandimproves

people’slivingstandardsinafreemarketandcompetitivesocietybypeople

workingtogethertoachieve

thegoals.Thismainlyreferstofinancialgainsandsuccess.Negatively,it

seemstoindicatethepromotion

ofself-interest,financialgains,greedandirresponsibilityintheworkplace.

2Itisnotsurprisingthatmodernchildrentendtolookblankanddispirited

when...(Para1)

Tolookblankmeansthatmodernchildrenshownosignofunderstandingoremotion

aboutthecorporate

workplace,theyseemunresponsiveandhaveblanklooks.

Someonewhoisdispiriteddoesnothavethehope,enthusiasmorinterestthat

theyhadearlier;theyarein

lowspiritsordownhearted.

3Theparentcouldtakehisoffspringtohisplaceofbusinessandlethimwatch

whileherepaireda

buggyorbuiltatable.(Para2)

Abuggyisavehicleusedforbabiesandtoddlersbycarers(parents,grandparents

andadultsincaring

professions),topushthemaround.Itisalsocalledapushchair.IntheUS,

itiscalled