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UNIT 2
COMPANY PROFILES

Section I Reading

Task 1 Read for Useful Information

Pre-reading Activity 1 Listen and Read Aloud

(略)

Pre-reading Activity2 Express Yourself

This section aims at introducing some topics for students to express themselves.

Sentences like the following may be used.

●Our company is located in…

●We have been in business since 1987.

●There are… workers, and more than 100 sets of advanced equipment, taking the leading position in the domestic industry.

●As an import and export corporation, we mainly deal in general merchandise, electrical appliances,light, etc.

●Our sales are up 30% over last year.

●We have developed several new products.

Reading Activity1 Read and Try to Understand

Passage 1

Language points

1.profile n. [C] a short description that gives important details about a person, a group of people, or a place简介,简况

e.g. A Washington newspaper published comparative profiles of the candidates’ wives.

一家华盛顿的报纸刊登了候选人妻子们的对比简介。

I heard a fascinating profile of Madeleine Albright on the radio yesterday.

我昨天在广播中听到了玛德琳·奥尔布赖特(Madeleine Albright)的精彩简介。

2. drive

1) vt. to strongly influence someone to do something驱使,驱赶

e.g. The detective wondered what had driven Christine to phone her.

侦探想知道是什么驱使克里斯汀给她打电话。

The heavy rain drove the players off the course.

狂暴的雨水驱使球员偏离球场。

2) vt. operate or control a vehicle 驾驶,开车

e.g. His daughter Carly drove him to the train station. 他的女儿卡莉开车送他去火车站。

If you can’t drive in forwards, try backing it in. 若不能开车正面驶入,不妨倒车进去。

3. mission n. [C] an important job that someone has been given to do, especially when they are sent to another place 使命,任务

e.g. Tom’s mission was to help young people in his local community.

汤姆的使命是在当地社区帮助年轻人。

His main mission in life is to earn as much money as possible.

生活中的使命是赚取尽可能多的钱。

4. personnel

1 ) n .[C] (pl.) the people who work in a company, organization, or military force人员,员工

e.g .There has been very little update of personnel in higher education. 高等教育事业中人员更新很少。

All the managerial personnel at the factory are hired on contract. 工厂所有管理人员都是聘用的。

2) n .[C] the people who work in a company, organization 人事部门

e.g. Her first job was in personnel. 她的第一份工作是在人事部。

Application forms and further detailed information are available from the Personnel Office.

申请表格及其他详细资料可向人事部索取。

5. uniqueness n . [U] 独特性,唯一性

e.g. The author stresses the uniqueness of the individual.这位作者强调个人的独特性。

Your uniqueness is your power. 你的独特性是你的力量。

unique adj. being the only one of its kind独特的,独一无二的

e.g. Each person’s signature is unique. 每个人的签名是独特的。

She was a woman of unique talent and determination.她是一个有独特天赋和决心的女人。

6. attract vt . to make someone interested in something, or make them want to take part in something attract somebody to something吸引;引起

e.g. What attracted me most to the job was the chance to travel. 这份工作最吸引我的是旅行的机会。

The story has attracted a lot of interest from the media.这个故事引起了媒体的极大兴趣。

7. vendor n. [C] someone who is selling something 供应商

e.g. This problem occurs not only among different software companies but also with software from

the same vendor. 这一问题不仅出现在不同的软件公司,也出现在来自同一厂商的软件中。

No matter which vendor you choose, the result should always be the same.

无论选择哪个供应商,结果应该总是一样的。

8. viewpoint n . [C] a particular way of thinking about a problem or subject观点,看法

e.g. She will have her own viewpoint on the matter. 她对这个问题会有她自己的看法。

This thesis explains the basic viewpoint by means of the following aspects.本文主要通过以下

一些内容来阐明基本观点。

9. layperson n . [C] (pl. laypeople)someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person外行

e.g. The layperson cannot really understand mental illness. 外行不完全了解精神病。

The authors point out that often a layperson can tell by examining a transcript whether the person behind it is a man or a woman.

作者指出,外行也常常能从一份讲话的文字稿看出它的作者是男人还是女人。

10. relevant adj. directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered相关的,有关系的

e.g. Do you have the relevant experience? 你有相关的经历吗?

Top consideration will be given to candidates with relevant working experience.有相关工作经验者从优考虑。

11. exposure

1 ) n. [u] the attention that someone or something gets from newspapers, television, etc. (从报纸,电视等获得的)关注,曝光

e.g. The failure of their marriage has got a lot of exposure recently. 最近,他们失败的婚姻已广为人知。

Other exposures largely come from the media or club officials.

其他的曝光主要来自媒体或俱乐部官员。

2 ) n . [C] the disclosure of something secret 揭露,泄密

e.g. He fears the exposure of his underground political activity. 他担心他的地下政治活动被揭露出来。

The newspaper’s exposure of their crimes led to their arrest.

报上揭露了他们的罪行,这些人因而被捕。

12. intended adj. to be provided or designed for a particular person or purpose 为特定的人或目的提供或设计

e.g. The book is intended for children aged 5–7. 这本书是为 5—7 岁的孩子准备的。

The movie is intended for adults.这部电影是为成年人拍摄的。

13. But if the reporter or anyone else who is googling the product/service you provide cannot figure out what you offer, your profile won’t help sell your products, nor attract media to interview your company personnel.

Translation: 但是,如果记者或其他人在谷歌搜索你提供的产品/服务,弄不清楚你提供的是什么,那么你做的公司简介将无助于销售你的产品,也无法吸引媒体采访你的公司人员。

Explanation: 本句if the reporter or anyone else who is googling the product/service you provide cannot figure out what you offer引导的条件状语从句,who is googling the product/service you provide作为限制性定语从句用来修饰先行词the reporter or anyone else。

figure out 弄清楚,解决

e.g. They’re trying to figure out the politics of this whole situation.

他们正试图弄明白整个形势的利害关系。

No one could figure out how he got to be so wealthy.

没人能弄清楚他是怎样变得如此富有的。

14. personality n. [C] someone’s character, especially the way they behave towards other people个性,性格

e.g. She has such a kind, friendly personality. 她有着如此友善的个性。

Everything you do or say is reflective of your personality. 你的一言一行都体现你的个性。

personal adj . concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality个人的,私人的

e.g. That’s my personal opinion. 这是我的个人意见。

She resigned for personal reasons. 她出于个人原因而辞职。

15. be filled with 充满,装满

e.g. Your words are filled with optimism. 你的话语中充满了乐观向上的情绪

May your Spring Festival be filled with joy and warmth! 愿你春节充满喜乐与温暖!

16. add to 增加,加入

e.g. Material about recent research has been added to this new edition. 有关最近研究的资料已添加到这个新版本中。

Do you want to add your name to the list? 你想把你的名字加到名单上吗?

17. Your profile could explain how profits benefit local animal shelters or homeless populations or you might even employ a humorous style in the description if it’s appropriate to the company’s products.

Translation : 你的介绍可以解释公司收益如何惠及当地的动物收容所或无家可归的人群,或者如果公司的产品适合,你甚至可以在描述中采用幽默的语言风格。

Explanation :本句主语是Your profile,谓语动词是could explain,紧接着是how引导的宾语从句。

homeless adj. without a home无家可归的,流落街头的

e.g. This project is designed to help homeless people. 这个项目旨在帮助无家可归的人。

They’d soon be penniless and homeless if they couldn’t find suitable work.

如果他们找不到合适的工作,很快就会身无分文、无家可归。

humorous adj. If someone or something is humorous, they are amusing, especially in a clever or witty way.诙谐的,幽默的

e.g. He was quite humorous, and I liked that about him.他很幽默,我喜欢他这一点。

In my opinion, good friends have certain characteristics in common. They are considerate and humorous. 在我看来,优秀的朋友有一些共同的特点。他们体贴、幽默。

humor n. [U]the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous 幽默,诙谐

e.g. The movie mixes humor with romance. 那部电影把幽默和浪漫故事结合在一起。

Our English teacher, who is in his thirties, is popular with students for his humor and patience.

我们的英语老师三十多岁,他既有幽默感又有耐心,很受学生欢迎。

be appropriate to 适合于,对……适合

e.g. It is often appropriate to use the local dialect to communicate your message.

用方言来交流信息往往很合适。

It is not appropriate to interrupt teachers when they are talking.

在老师们讲话时打断他们是不合适的。

appropriate adj. suitable and fitting适当的,合适的,恰当的

e.g. The most appropriate strategy may simply be to walk away from the problem.

最恰当的策略也许就是回避这个问题。

Now that the problem has been identified, appropriate action can be taken.

现在既已找出问题的症结,即可采取适当行动。

appropriately adv. in an appropriate manner 适当地,合适地

e.g. The government has been accused of not responding appropriately to the needs of the homeless.政府未采取恰当的措施回应无家可归者的需要,为此已受到谴责。

Try to dress appropriately for each occasion. 试着为每个场合适当地打扮。

18. asset

1 ) n .[C] (usu sing.) 优点,有利的条件,有价值的人或物

e.g. Sense of humor is a great asset in this business. 幽默感是从事这一行的一大优点。

I think Rachel would be an asset to the department.我觉得蕾切尔对警局会很有用。

2) n. [C] (usu pl.) the things that a company owns, that can be sold to pay debts 公司的资产(可以用于偿付债务)

e.g. As more assets are purchased, this will drive up their price.

随着越来越多的资产被购买,这将推高它们的价格。

At the time, Templeton had about $ 11 billion in assets.

当时,邓普顿拥有约 110 亿美元资产。

19. By explaining a founder’s unique route to the company’s development, or stating the special awards and honors a company has earned, the donations or volunteering its employees provide the community, it gives the reader some grasp of how the company is unique, special or different from others in its same category .

Translation: 讲述公司的创始人独特的发展经历, 或展示公司已经获得的特殊奖励和荣誉, 员工为社区提供的捐赠或志愿服务,能让读者了解这家公司与其他公司相比是多么别具一格。

Explanation: 本句为by引导的方式状语从句,表示通过……。方式。i t是形式主语,真正的主语是后面how引导的方式状语从句。

20. award

1 ) n . [C] something such as a prize or money given to someone to reward them for something they have done奖

e.g. He was nominated for the best actor award. 他获得最佳演员奖提名。

He deservedly won the player of the year award. 他理所应当地赢得了年度最佳球员奖。

2) vt . give, especially as an honor or reward 把(某物)授予(某人)

e.g. She was awarded the prize for both films. 她因这两部电影而获奖。

Harvard awarded him an honorary degree. 哈佛大学授予他荣誉学位。

21. grasp

1) n . [U] understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something掌握,理解

e.g. They have a good grasp of foreign languages. 他们很好地掌握了各门外语。

His hand was taken in a warm, firm grasp. 他的手被热情地、紧紧地握住了。

2) vt . hold firmly 抓牢,握紧

e.g. We must grasp the opportunities offered. 我们应该果断地抓住机会。

He was quick to grasp the essentials of an opponent’s argument.他很快抓住了对手论据的要旨。

22. category n . [C] a collection of things sharing a common attribute种类,分类

e.g. These questions may be included in the same category. 这些问题可以归入一类。

This book clearly falls into the category of fictionalized autobiography. 这本书显然类属自传体小说。

23. identify vt. to recognize and correctly name someone or something 分辨,识别

e.g. Sales departments try to identify a product’s USP or “unique selling point”.

销售部门试图确定一种产品的“独有卖点”。

We identify students who are going to take a big leap, intellectual leap forward in this coming year, and a spurt forward in this coming year. 我们要确定哪些学生将在未来的一年里有一个大的飞跃,智力上的飞跃,在新学年取得巨大进步。

recognize, identify, make out

这组词都有“认出,识别”的意思,其区别是:

recognize 指所辨认的人或物多是以前所熟悉的。

identify 指辨别、确定人的身份或物品的归属等。

make out 通常指通过人的感觉器官来辨别事物。

24. Being ordinary and characterless in your company description makes it really hard for any readers to understand why they would want to do business with a company or buy products/services that sound like any others.

Translation: 如果你的公司描述平淡无奇,那么读者很难理解他们为什么会想要和这家公司做生意,或者购买听起来和其他公司一样的产品/服务。

Explanation: 本句主语是Being ordinary and characterless in your company description,谓语是makes,宾语是it,不定式结构to understand……做宾语补足语。

25. plenty of 大量,很多

e.g. Most businesses face plenty of competition. 多数企业都面临大量的竞争。

There are plenty of vegetarian dishes to choose from. 有许多道素菜可供选择。

参考译文

如何制作一份好的公司简介

一份好的公司简介可以吸引合适的客户或支持者,也可以让他们烦得要命,驱使他们去找你的竞争对手,这些竞争对手很容易在几秒钟内就能被谷歌搜索到。为了吸引媒体的注意,一家公司需要一个有趣的简介,以吸引编辑或记者了解该公司的使命、产品、服务、人员和独特性。没有一个精心设计的公司简介,一个公司在发布职位描述时可能吸引不到最好的求职者,甚至是供应商来帮助他们成长。

以下 3 个步骤可以帮助任何一家公司制作出一份符合公司愿景、视角甚至信念的好的公司简介。

1. 用专业术语提供有用的信息。

公司简介应该包括对主要人事、公司产品或服务的描述,采用一种外行人,以及行业人员都能够理解的方式。为什么? 因为,记者可能正在为他们准备的新闻寻找相关的商家。当然,你的公司包含在内的话,能为你在目标市场上带来极好的“免费曝光”(当然,如果是积极正面的话)。但是,如果记者或其他人在谷歌搜索你提供的产品/服务,弄不清楚你提供的是什么,那么你做的公司简介将无助于销售你的产品,也无法吸引媒体采访你的公司人员。这并不意味着你的简介里不能包含高级行业信息,只是要确保在你的描述中也包含一些易于理解的专业术语。

2. 注入一些个性。

一份好的公司简介不仅应该有对产品(或服务)的描述,而且应该包含一些企业文化的意义或个性。增加关于公司宗旨、社区支持或使命的信息(但不是那些陈腐的使命陈述)可以为公司简介增加个性,从而增加读者的兴趣。

人与人息息相关。所以从人性的角度增添一点东西。你的介绍可以解释公司收益如何惠及当地的动物收容所或无家可归的人群,或者如果公司的产品合适,你甚至可以在描述中采用幽默的语言风格。

3. 宣扬你公司的独到之处。

讲述公司的创始人独特的发展经历, 或展示公司已经获得的特殊奖励和荣誉, 员工为社区提供的捐赠或志愿服务,能让读者了解这家公司与其他公司相比是多么别具一格。

对员工的教育,培训,资历或经验方面的详细介绍可以激发客户的兴趣,并帮助他们确定适合自己信念和标准的公司。如果你的公司描述平淡无奇,那么读者很难理解他们为什么会想要和这家公司做生意,或者购买听起来和其他公司一样的产品/服务。

最重要的是,要诚实和有趣,因为已经有很多乏味、无聊和炒作的简介了。

Fill in each blank with one word according to the passage you have just read.

Reading Activity 2 Read and Think Critically

(略)

After-reading Activity 1 Develop Your Vocabulary

Complete each sentence with the proper form of the word given in brackets.

1. Try to dress appropriately(appropriate)for each occasion.

2. Insurance companies identify six main categories (category) of drivers.

3. Sometimes, we should learn how to express humor (humorous).

4. She was awarded (award) the prize for both films.

5. Everyone’s fingerprints are unique (uniqueness).

6 The police took fingerprints and identified (identify) the body.

7. The book is based on personal (personality) experience.

8. The company’s assets (asset) have been frozen.

9. Her new movie has had a lot of exposure (exposure) in the media.

10. Outside the theatre, there was a row of flower vendors (vendor).

After-reading Activity2 Know More Expressions

Tell the meaning of each expression after the given example.

After-reading Activity 3 Listen and Write

Listen to the following sentences and fill in the missing letters of each word. Check whether you really understand their meanings and can spell them correctly.

1. Below you will find a pr o f i le (简介) of each program.

2. He viewed his m i ss i on (使命)in life as protecting the weak from the evil.

3. Hunger d r ives (驱使) her to steal.

4. In order to have a good g r asp (掌握) of a culture, learning its language is the best way.

5. She will have her own v i ewpo i nt (看法)on the matter.

6. One last question, and this one I ask you as a l a y person (外行), a human being.

7. The number of home l e s s (无家可归的) people has increased dramatically.

8. The measures are in t e n d ed (有意的) to restore public confidence in the economy.

9. Education should be closely r e l e vant (相关的)to students’ needs.

10. Her first job was in person n e l (人事部).

Task 2 Read More for Useful Information

Passage 2

Language points

1.complement to ……的补充

e.g. It’s indeed a complement to the traditional educational means.

这的确是传统教育方式的一种补充。

Often, policy change is needed, and media announcement programs can be an effective complement to a social marketing program.

大多数情况下,需要改变策略,同时媒体宣传对于社会营销项目也是一个有效的补充。

2. attempt vt. 试图,尝试

e.g. That wasn’t bad for a first attempt. 第一次尝试,还算不错。

The couple made an unsuccessful attempt to reach an agreement.

这对夫妇试图达成共识但未成功。

3. pros and cons 利弊两方面

e.g. We weighed up the pros and cons. 我们权衡了利弊得失。

Weigh the pros and cons of each choice. 衡量每个选择的利弊两面。

4. recreate vt. 再创造, 重现

e.g. I am trying to recreate family life far from home.

我正试图在远离家的地方重建家庭生活。

She then set up a test scenario to see if she could recreate what happened.

然后,她设置了一个测试场景来试图重现所发生的问题。

5. mortar n . [C]灰泥,砂浆

e.g. Several soldiers mix cement on the street, lifting it up to their partners who use it as mortar, placing a concrete block on top of concrete block.

几名士兵在街道上混合水泥,举给同伴们当砂浆用,累砌混凝土块。

It is a bricks-and-mortar industry that faces the local market.

这是一个有关砖头与灰泥的行业,面向的是国内市场。

6. extension n . [C] 拓展;延伸

e.g. We are thinking of having an extension built, as we now require an extra bedroom.

我们正在考虑扩建房屋,因为我们现在需要多一间卧室。

He’s been granted an extension of the contract for another year.

他的合同获得延期一年。

by extension 相关地

e.g. Women lawyers, and by extension all professional women, looked for ways to balance family and work.

女律师,乃至所有职业女性,都在寻找平衡家庭和工作的方法。

7. While 30 minutes may often suffice with a face-to-face group, it’s often necessary to spend up to a week online to achieve the same feelings of group identity and sense of cooperation.

Translation : 虽然 30 分钟的面对面交流就足够了,但通常需要花上一周的时间在网上才能获得同样的群体认同感和团队合作感。

Explanation: while引导让步状语从句,用法等同于although。it是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的to不定式短语。

8.another string to your bow 还有一手,有另外一项求生或者生存技能(通常是指找工作的时候,凭借第一种技能找不到工作,还有另外一种技能)。(idiom)

e.g. If I don’t succeed as an actor, I’ve got another string to my bow because I’m a trained music teacher. 如果当演员不成功,我还有另外一个机会,因为我是个训练有素的音乐教师。

Stephanie has another string to her bow. Before her career in interior design, she was a

photographer. 斯蒂芬妮还有其他技能,在从事室内设计之前,她是一名摄影师。

9. Another negative is that institutions who accomplish e-learning often see it as the ‘cheap’alternative to face-to-face teaching, and underestimate the amount of hours that an online teacher will need to put in to run a successful online course.

Translation : 另一个负面因素是,实施电子化学习的机构经常将其视为面对面授课的“廉价”替代品,并低估了在线授课教师要成功讲授在线课程所需要的时间。

Explanation :主语是another negative,谓语是系动词is,后面是that引导的表语从句,表语从句中含有who引导的限制性定语从句用来修饰先行词institutions。

accomplish vt. 完成

e.g. If we’d all work together, I think we could accomplish our goal.

如果我们齐心协力,我想我们能实现我们的目标。

How did you accomplish the goals both at once?

你是如何同时实现这两个目标的呢?

alternative n . [C] 二中择一;供替代的选择

e.g. It would provide hundreds of millions of dollars for research into alternative energy sources.

它可以提供数亿美元用于可替代能源的研究。

We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other alternative now.

我们为不得不这么做而感到难过,但是现在没有其他的选择。

underestimate vt. 低估;看轻

e.g. None of us should ever underestimate the degree of difficulty women face in career advancement.

我们谁都不应低估女性在职业发展中所面临的困难程度。

We often underestimate our potentialities. 我们常常低估自己的潜力。

参考译文

在线授课

在线教学在高校中越来越受欢迎,并成为传统教学的有效补充。在这篇文章中,我们将尝试说明在线授课的定义,与面对面授课的区别和它的利与弊。

什么是在线授课?

要回答这个问题,我们必须首先了解什么是在线教育或电子化学习,什么不是。

真正的电子化学习在平衡实体教室和虚拟教室的显著差别的同时,尽可能地再现传统的、面对面的学习环境。

进一步地讲,在线授课与面对面授课有相似之处,但是最明显的区别是,在线授课教师几乎不会跟与课程参与者谋面,因此需要更加努力地模拟面对面课程的社交氛围和群体互动的特点。

它与面对面授课有什么不同?

最明显的差异之一就是课堂上没有真人的存在感--这种感觉会导致与课程参与者的疏离感和孤立感,除非课程从一开始就有创造性的授课方式。

在线课程通常需要更多的时间完成所谓的社交化进程,即“相互了解”阶段。建立群体认同感和合作感,面对面的群体 30 分钟就够了,网上却常常需要长达一周的时间。

利弊是什么?

对于在线授课教师来说,有很多优点:

在线授课教师可以在任何具有互联网连接的地点,在白天或晚上的任何时间工作。在线授课意味着教师又多了一层机会——随着互联网的普及,人们对在线学习的需求越来越大,对受过培训和有经验的在线授课教师的需求也会越来越大。

至于缺点,有两个主要的负面因素:

其一是在线授课所花费的时间,不仅包括对学习者提供持续的辅导的时间和互动的时间,还包括设计全新的在线授课教学材料的时间(如果你还没有准备好这些材料的话)。

另一个负面因素是,实施电子化学习的机构经常将其视为面对面授课的“廉价”替代品,并低估了在线授课教师要成功讲授在线课程所需要的时间。幸运的是,这种相当狭隘的观点越来越少见了,因为在线课程提供者认识到提供优质在线课程是唯一出路--而这意味着在有效的教材设计、师资培训和时间方面的投入。

Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage you’ve read.

(F) 1. Online teaching is becoming more popular than face-to-face tutoring.

(T) 2. Online teachers work easier to imitate the social atmosphere and group dynamic characteristics.

(T) 3. Online courses need much more time to get to know each other.

(T) 4. Online teachers can work anywhere with an Internet connection, and at any time of the day or night.

(F) 5. Comparing with face-to-face tutoring, e-learning is considered cheaper.

After-reading activity2 Build a Word Bank

The following words are all about education. Read and match their meanings.

Translate the following sentences in Chinese.

1. Teaching online is becoming more than popular in colleges and universities, and acts as an effective complement to traditional teaching.

在线教学在高等院校越来越流行,并成为传统教学的有效补充。

2. We will attempt to tell what is online tutoring, the differences between face-to-face tutoring and explain its pros and cons.

我们将尝试说明在线授课的定义,与面对面授课的区别和它的 利与弊。

3. Much more time is needed in online courses in what is often called the socialization, ‘getting to know each other’ phase.

在线课程通常需要更多的时间完成所谓的社交化进程,即“相互了解”阶段。

4. Online teachers can work from any location equipped with an Internet connection, and at any time of the day or night.

在线授课教师可以在任何具有互联网连接的地点,在白天或晚上的任何时 间工作。

5. One is the amount of time that online teaching takes up, not only in providing constant learner support and feedback, but in designing new materials for online delivery if you do not already have these ready.

其一是在线教学所花费的时间,不仅包括对学习者提供持续的辅导的时间和互动的时间,还包括设计全新的在线授课教学材料的时间(如果你还没有准备好这些材料的话)。

Task 3 Read for Broader Horizons

Passage3

Reading Activity: Read and Try to Understand

1. A 2. A 3. D 4. C 5.C

After-reading Activity Think Critically

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参考译文

担任“一日总理”

如何让你的人生更有意义?年仅 16 岁的阿瓦·穆尔托决定积极参与关于性别平等的活动,追寻人生的意义。最近,这位来自芬兰南部的女孩以一种出乎意料的方式付诸实践。

10 月 7 日,她担任了一日芬兰总理。在接替芬兰总理桑娜·马林后,她与政要们会面,传达自己的观点:女孩们“需要更多地意识到自己有多重要,她们和男孩们一样擅长科技,”她在接受美联社采访时如此说道。

这是全球活动“女孩接管”的一部分,该活动意在提高性别平等意识。据英国广播公司报道,该活动邀请全球女孩站在社会各领域领导人的位置上进行一日体验。今年聚焦于推动女孩们的数字技能与科技机会。肯尼亚、秘鲁、苏丹、越南等国也将进行交换体验活动。

芬兰向来位居两性平等榜前列,如今也是该国第四年参与“女孩接管”计划了。今年,年轻的活动推动者阿瓦·穆尔托还在芬兰政府网站上发布了自己的演讲,批评科技方面的性别刻板印象。穆尔托表示,全球的女孩们在参与信息技术领域时都害怕被拒绝或者受到歧视。

正如穆尔托在演讲中所言,如果一个女孩说自己玩电子游戏,人们往往会觉得她很古怪。而另一方面,如果一个男孩说自己不玩电子游戏,或者没有游戏机,人们也会觉得他很古怪。

穆尔托表示,不平等的现状影响了全球许多女孩,对她们的生活造成了各种各样的冲击。随着女孩们在使用与发展科技上被排斥,她们不仅仅是受害者。“女孩们也有数字化的未来,”穆尔托如此说道,并呼吁人们提供更多帮助,从而能够解决诸多问题。

据《中国日报》报道,在体验日当天,穆尔托与首相马林发表了联合声明,讨论芬兰如何助力促进女孩们使用及发展科技的机会。

在该活动前夕,芬兰总理马林也发言强调了确保科技“人人可得”的重要性,并称“这些技术不能加深国家或者社会之间的数字鸿沟。”

Section II Writing

Task 1 Learn Some Grammar Before Writing

Activity 1 Challenge Yourself

☛ Reading the following sentences and analyze their sentence patterns.

Sentence 1: A profile should include key personnel, descriptions of the company’s products or services. (SVO)

Sentence 2: Teaching online is becoming more than popular in colleges and universities. (SVP)

Sentence 3: On October 7, she became the country’s prime minister for one day. (SVP)

Activity 2 Practice Your Learning

关于基本句型的补充内容

1.主谓宾宾补和主谓宾(主补)

主谓宾宾补可以和主谓宾(主补)互相转换,句型为主动语态时是主谓宾宾补句型,句型为被动语态时是主谓宾(主补),如:

We call him James. (主动语态的主谓宾宾补,We 是主语,call 是谓语动词,him 是宾语,James 是宾语补足语,解释 him 的名字)

He was called James. (被动语态的主谓宾主补句型,James 是He的补语,表示:He was James)

I find the car broken. (主动语态的主谓宾宾补,I 是主语, find 是谓语动词, the car 是宾语, broken 是宾语补足语,修饰 the car 的状态 )

The car was found broken. (被动语态的主谓宾主补句型,broken 是 The car 的补语,表示:The car was broken)

2. 相同形式句子不同句型

相同形式的句子根据其语义和谓语动词种类分为不同句型,如:

I have the key to open the door. (主谓宾 + 定语,to open the door 作定语修饰 the key)

I wish the key to open the door. (主谓宾宾补, to open the door 作宾补修饰 the key, 说明 the key 的作用)

I used the key to open the door. (主谓宾 + 状语, to open the door 作状语修饰 used 的结果)上面的三个句子都是 动词 + 名词 + 不定式 形式的句子,但是它们不是相同的句型,第一句中的 have 意思是“拥有”,是及物单宾动词,to open the door 不会修饰动词 have,所以修饰宾语 the key,然后去掉 to open the door 之后变为 I have the key,句子意思不受影响,所以修饰 the key 的 to open the door 不是宾语补足语,而是定语; 第二句中的 wish 是"希望",使用了固定短语 wish sb/sth to do, 所以此处的 wish 是及物宾补动词,去掉 to open the door 之后变为 I wish the key,句子意思不完整,所以该句型是主谓宾宾补; 第三句的 used 意思是“使用”,虽然和第一句一样也是及物单宾动词,但该句强调了“打开门的结果”,而不是 “使用” 的动作,所以 to open the door 作状语强调 used 的结果。

3. 相同动词不同句型

have有多种含义,既可以作为及物单宾动词、也可以作为及物宾补动词。

have :“拥有”,行为动词 ,作为及物单宾动词,如:

I have homework to do. (主谓宾 + 定语,to do 作定语修饰 homework,另外to do 是主动语态,说明 逻辑主语 I 要完成homework)

I have homework to be done. (主谓宾 + 定语,to do 作定语修饰 homework,另外to do 是被动语态,说明其他人要替代 逻辑主语 I 完成homework)

have:“让,使,经历”,使役动词,作为及物宾补动词,如:

The teacher has us do our homework. (主谓宾宾补,翻译为:老师让我们做家庭作业,do our homework 作宾补说明 us 的动作)

The teacher has us doing our homework.(主谓宾宾补,翻译为:老师让我们一直做家庭作业,doing our homework 作宾补说明 us 的动作)

I have homework done. (主谓宾宾补,翻译为:我已经完成了家庭作业,done 作宾补说明homework 的状态)

Tell the basic sentence patterns of the following sentences.

(B)1. You will get a surprise.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: You是主语,will get是谓语,a surprise是宾语。

(C) 2. He got his shoes and socks wet.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: He是主语,got是谓语,shoes and socks是宾语,wet是宾语补足语。

(A) 3. They got married yesterday.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: They是主语,got married是谓语,yesterday是时间状语。

(C) 4. All of us believed him honest.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: All of us是主语,believed是谓语,him是宾语,honest是宾语补足语。

(C) 5. The boy is innocent.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: The boy是主语,is是系动词,innocent是表语。

(A) 6. The pain passed.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: The pain是主语,passed是谓语。

(C) 7. My mother told me a story.

A. SV B. SVOC C. SVOO

答案解析: My mother是主语,told是谓语,me是间接宾语,a story是直接宾语。

(B) 8. She put the book in her bag.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: She是主语,put是谓语,the book 是宾语,in her bag是地点状语。

(B) 9. You can do it if you try hard.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: You是主语, can do是谓语, i t是宾语,后面是if引导的让步状语从句。

(B) 10. I have no friends.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: I是主语,have是谓语,no friends是宾语。

(A) 11. The baby is crying.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: The baby是主语,is crying是谓语。

(C) 12. Everything looks different.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: Everything是主语,looks是感官动词,作为系动词,different是标语。

(B) 13. The man broke the window.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: The man是主语,broke是谓语,the window是宾语。

(C) 14. He gave her a rose.

A. SVOC B. SVO C. SVOO

答案解析: He是主语,gave是谓语,her是间接宾语,a rose是直接宾语。

(C) 15. We keep the room clean.

A. SVP B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: We是主语,keep是谓语,the room是宾语,clean是宾语补足语。

(A) 16. They live in Los Angeles.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: They是主语,live是谓语,in Los Angeles是地点状语。

(B) 17. He put the coin in his mouth.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: He是主语,put是谓语,the coin是宾语,in his mouth是地点状语。

(C) 18. He taught us English last year.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOC

答案解析: He是主语,taught是谓语,us是间接宾语,English是直接宾语, last year是时间状语。

(C) 19. We find the book very interesting.

A. SVO B. SVP C. SVOC

答案解析: We是主语,find是谓语,the book是宾语,interesting是宾语补足语。

(C) 20. I bought him a novel.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOO

答案解析: I是主语,bought 是谓语,him是间接宾语,a novel是直接宾语。

Activity 3 Check your Learning

Read the following sentences and choose the right answers.

(A) 1. They are talking about the film at the meeting.

A. SVO B. SVP C. SVOC

答案解析 :They是主语,are talking about是谓语,the film是宾语,at the meeting是地点状语。

(B) 2. He opened the door.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: He是主语,opened是谓语,the door是宾语。

(C) 3. I bought him a novel.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVOO

答案解析: I是主语,bought是谓语,him是间接宾语,a novel是直接宾语。

(A) 4. They have been singing for half an hour.

A. SV B. SVO C. SVP

答案解析: They是主语,have been singing是谓语,for half an hour是状语。

(C) 5. We have proved the method very effective.

A. SVO B. SVP C. SVOC

答案解析: We是主语,have proved是谓语,the method是宾语,effective是宾语补足语。

Task 2 Write for Practical Purposes

A Business Card(商务名片)
Activity 1 Study the Sample

本单元练习的是应用文写作——商务名片。名片(Business Card/Name Card)是现代商务活动和社会交往中必不可少的工具,既可作为自我介绍的重要手段,又可长期保存以备日后联系之用,目前我国涉外人员使用的名片多以中英文对照形式出现。商务名片写作的六个部分中,Add. (地址) 这部分对学生来说是难点,英文地址的翻译顺序应从小到大。

Activity 2 Write with Given Information

Fill in the blanks by choosing the correct answers.

D 1. A. Wanghai B. wanghai

C. WangHai D. Wang Hai

答案解析: 姓名的翻译,姓+名(首字母大写)。

A 2. A. Director B. Manager

C. Professor D. Gentlemen

答案解析: 考查职位的翻译。

A 3. A. No.98 Xinan Road, Binhai New Area, Tianjin

B. Tianjin, Binhai New Area, No.98 Xinan Road

C. Binhai New Area, Tianjin, No.98 Xinan Road

D. Tianjin, No.98 Xinan Road, Binhai New Area

答案解析: 英语地址的翻译顺序从小到大。

A 4. A. M. B. No.

C. Title D. Website

答案解析: 手机M.=Mobilephone。

A 5. A. P.C.B. Add.

C. E-mail D. Inc.

答案解析: 邮编P.C.=post code。

Activity 3 Write Alone

Section III Translation

参考译文

Task 1 Read and Translate

孔子

孔子是我国古代著名的思想家、教育家,儒家学派的创始人。相传孔子有弟子三千,贤弟子 72 人,孔子曾带领部分弟子周游列国 14 年。 在中国五千年的历史上,对华夏民族的性 格、气质产生最大影响的人就算是孔子了。 他正直、乐观向上、积极进取。他一生都在追求真、善、美,一生都在追求理想的社会。 他品格中的优点,几千年来影响着中国人,特别是 影响着中国的知识分子。

孟子

孟子是战国时期伟大的思想家、教育家。 孔子去世 100 年后,孟子传授并发展了孔子的学说,他的哲学思想与孔子是一脉相承的。 孟子认为人性本善,是社会的影响引发了道德的堕落 ,因此十分重视道德教育。孟子的母亲在他的生命中扮演了重要的角色。 她曾三度迁居,只为了 帮助她的孩子找到一个合适的成长环境。

Task 2 Understand and Retell

《论语》

《论语》是儒家的经典著作之一,它是对孔子及其弟子的言行和对话的记录。众所周知,孔子是一位伟大的思想家和哲学家,他的思想被发展成了儒家哲学体系。《论语》是儒家思想的代表作,数个世纪以来,《论语》一直极大地影响着中国人和其他亚洲国家人民的哲学观和道德观。

Section IV Practice & Assessment

Unit Project Make a chart of organizational structure

Unit project is a comprehensive task which practices all the knowledge and capability learned in this unit. Thus, it is recommended that the completion process, not just the result of the project, be given full consideration when the unit project is assessed. Ls0tVfeSr1Vr2nPVIvd00lejc6nI5PpqUxVExtppqCJrVCoE7V721uv1v1uXrJQx

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