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1、previewEach day we are confronted with many decision both small and large. We weigh the various factors in front of us and try to make good decisions based upon the information we have at hand. Yet sometimes, even with adequately reliable information, the decisions that we make are, upon reflection,

2、still against good judgment. What circumstances can cause people to make bad decisions ? Do smart people to make wrong decisions as well ?Some people believe that men and women make decisions differently, that men are more logical, while women rely more upon their emotions.Do you agree?What do you t

3、hink is the best,calm,logical way to make well-informed and balanced decisions?Is it possible to build skills so that over time, you can become more effective at decision-making? 每一天，我們都面臨著許多小的和大的決定。我們權(quán)衡了我們面前的各種因素，并根據(jù)手頭的信息做出正確的決定。但有時(shí) 即使有了充分可靠的信息，我們作出的決定，經(jīng)過深思熟慮，仍然違背良好的判斷。什么樣的環(huán)境會(huì)導(dǎo)致人們做出錯(cuò)誤的決定？聰明的人 也做錯(cuò)誤的

4、決定？有些人認(rèn)為男人和女人的決策是不同的，男人更有邏輯性，而女人更依賴自己的情感。你同意嗎？你認(rèn)為是什么？ 最好的、冷靜的、合乎邏輯的方法來做出明智和平衡的決定？是否有可能培養(yǎng)技能，以便隨著時(shí)間的推移，你可以更有效地進(jìn)行決策？Preview since the beginning of time,beauty has been a highly valued part of life in every culture.While a love of beauty in life is universal,each culture has defined beauty in its own un

5、ique way.In modern times,with instant access to media like television magazines,and the Internet,our senses are filled with consistent images of idealized beauty.These images fuel a passionate desire to preserve youth and to achieve unreachable standards of beauty through makeup and other products.Y

6、et,all who live will grow older,and outward beauty alone can never make a beautiful life.Do you think the contest force of the unattainable images of beauty presented in the media places too much stress on people today? How important is physical attractiveness to success? What do you believe are the

7、 main elements for a truly beautiful or a perfect life?從一開始，美在每一種文化中都是生活中被高度重視的一部分，在生活中對(duì)美的熱愛是普遍的，每一種文化都以自己獨(dú)特的方式來定義美。 在現(xiàn)代，隨著電視雜志和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)等媒體的即時(shí)訪問，我們的感官充滿了持續(xù)不斷的理想化美的形象。這些圖像激發(fā)了保持青春的強(qiáng)烈愿望。 要通過化妝和其他產(chǎn)品達(dá)到無法達(dá)到的美貌標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。然而，所有活著的人都會(huì)變老，只有外在的美永遠(yuǎn)無法創(chuàng)造美好的生活。 在媒體上所呈現(xiàn)的無法達(dá)到的美的形象給今天的人們帶來了太多的壓力嗎？外表對(duì)成功有多重要？你認(rèn)為 真正的美麗還是完美的生活？Previe

8、w An entrepreneur is someone who sees opportunity and is willing and able to assume every risk to achieve success.Howard Schultz,founder and owner of Starbucks,once said: I believe life is a series of near misses.A lot of what we ascribe to luck is not luck at all.Its seizing the day and accepting r

9、esponsibility for your future.Its seeing what other people dont see and pursuing that vision. Stories of successful business people around the world always point to certain personal qualities and managerial notions that contribute to their achievements.What do you think are these important qualities

10、 and notions? If you want to become the next great entrepreneur,what educational and other preparations will you need to start your business? What steps will you take to turn your idea into reality?企業(yè)家是看到機(jī)會(huì)并愿意并能夠承擔(dān)一切風(fēng)險(xiǎn)以取得成功的人。星巴克的創(chuàng)始人兼所有者霍華德舒爾茨曾說過：“我相信生活是一系列的 我們認(rèn)為運(yùn)氣的很多東西根本不是運(yùn)氣，而是抓住每一天，為你的未來承擔(dān)責(zé)任，就是看到別

11、人看不到的東西，并追求這一愿景?！八雇?世界各地成功的商界人士總是指出某些有助于他們?nèi)〉贸删偷膫€(gè)人素質(zhì)和管理理念。你認(rèn)為這些重要品質(zhì)是什么？ 和觀念？如果你想成為下一個(gè)偉大的企業(yè)家，你需要什么樣的教育和其他準(zhǔn)備才能創(chuàng)業(yè)？你將采取哪些步驟將你的想法變成現(xiàn)實(shí)？ Before the age of industrialization,the natural world had existed with little impact from human beings.However,with the development of modern technology,man has radically

12、altered the natural environment on the earth.The sky is filled with smog,water is polluted,forests are cut down,and wild animals are put in danger of extinction.We all enjoy the comfort and convenience of modern life-a cozy place to live,a car to get around easily,a cell phone to have mobile communi

13、cation,as well as a compute rand the Internet to stayconnected to the world.But when satisfying human needs and protecting nature conflict with each other,which one should be given priority,human needs or nature? Would you want to live in an environment that is all natural,or that is allman-made? Wh

14、at do you think is the best way to balance nature and modernity?工業(yè)化以前，自然界的存在對(duì)人類的影響很小，但隨著現(xiàn)代技術(shù)的發(fā)展，人類的自然環(huán)境發(fā)生了根本性的變化。 在地球上，天空彌漫著煙霧，水被污染，森林被砍伐，野生動(dòng)物瀕臨滅絕，我們都享受著現(xiàn)代生活的舒適和便利-一個(gè)舒適的地方 為了生活，一輛汽車可以輕松地行駛，一部手機(jī)可以進(jìn)行移動(dòng)通信，還有一臺(tái)計(jì)算機(jī)和互聯(lián)網(wǎng)可以保持與世界的“連接”，但是當(dāng)滿足人類的需要和保護(hù)自然的時(shí)候 我們彼此沖突，誰應(yīng)該被優(yōu)先考慮，人類的需要還是自然？你想生活在一個(gè)完全自然的環(huán)境中，還是“人造的”環(huán)境？你覺得

15、是什么 如何平衡自然與現(xiàn)代性？ From the moment of birth,we are learning about our home culture,for example,its language,values,behavior and history.We know what is best,appropriate and true in our own culture.However,in the modern age,we often meet people from other cultures,whether for business,academic or social

16、 reasons.In such cross-cultural interactions,we have to be aware of the profound impact of culture on the success of communication.Stereotypes and misunderstandings may well be generated if we look at other cultures from the perspective of our own.For example,do all Americans like fast food? Are all

17、 Chinese discreet and modest? What stereotypes do you think Westerners have about the Chinese?What stereotypes do the Chinese have about Westerners? If you are to work in a multicultural environment or travel abroad in the future,how will you prepare yourself to becomeculturally competent?從出生的那一刻起，我

18、們就開始了解我們的家庭文化，例如我們的語言、價(jià)值觀、行為和歷史，我們知道在我們自己的文化中什么是最好的、合適的和正確的。然而，在現(xiàn)代 在這樣的跨文化互動(dòng)中，我們必須意識(shí)到文化對(duì)我們成功的深遠(yuǎn)影響。如果我們從我們自己的角度看待其他文化，很可能會(huì)產(chǎn)生成見和誤解。例如，所有美國人都喜歡快餐嗎？中國人都很謹(jǐn)慎嗎？ 不謙虛？你認(rèn)為西方人對(duì)中國人有什么成見？中國人對(duì)西方人有什么成見？如果你要在多元文化的環(huán)境中工作或者出國旅游的話 在未來，你將如何準(zhǔn)備自己成為“文化能力”？Men and women are alike in many essential ways.Yet there are also va

19、rious gender-based differences between them,both biological and psychological ones.Historically,this gender distinction has driven the assumption that males should dominate,with authority over females both in public and private spheres.However,the last century has seen dramatic changes in the roles

20、of men and women.What are the traditional roles of men and women in your culture?What is the situation now? Does discrimination still exist? For example,in workplaces,are men and women given equal opportunity to be heard,or to be promoted to top positions?And at home,do husband and wife share balanc

21、ed responsibilities and feel equally valued for their contributions?男人和女人在很多方面都是一樣的。然而，她們之間也存在著各種各樣的性別差異，無論是生理上的還是心理上的。 他認(rèn)為男性應(yīng)該占主導(dǎo)地位，在公共和私人領(lǐng)域都應(yīng)該凌駕于女性之上。然而，上個(gè)世紀(jì)，男性和女性的角色發(fā)生了巨大的變化。 男性和女性在你們的文化中所扮演的角色是什么？現(xiàn)在的情況如何？歧視是否仍然存在？例如，在工作場所，男女是否有平等的機(jī)會(huì)發(fā)表意見或擔(dān)任公關(guān)？ 在家里，丈夫和妻子是否分擔(dān)平衡的責(zé)任，并為自己的貢獻(xiàn)感到同等的價(jià)值？As the worlds popul

22、ation rapidly grows,responsibility members ofsociety are increasingly concerned about two prominent issues are,in fact,closely related.High energy costs drive up the cost of growing,producing and delivering food.The future survival of humanity depends upon reaching practical and cost effective solut

23、ions to both of these problems.Some scientists believe that conservation and the development of alternative energy sources are urgent necessities,and that developing nations should build their capacity to grow and store food,What do you think are feasible solutions to the energy and food crises?What

24、 challenges do we face in using renewable energy such as solar,wind and hydroelectric power? What are the major causes of a global food shortage?What can individual citizens do in their daily life to help save energy and food?隨著世界人口的迅速增長，社會(huì)越來越關(guān)注兩個(gè)突出的問題，事實(shí)上，這兩個(gè)問題是密切相關(guān)的。高能源成本推高了糧食的種植、生產(chǎn)和運(yùn)送成本。人類的未來生存d 一些科學(xué)家認(rèn)為，保護(hù)和開發(fā)替代能源是迫切需要的。 以及發(fā)展中國家應(yīng)建立其種植和儲(chǔ)存糧食的能力，你認(rèn)為解決能源和糧食危機(jī)的可行辦法是什么？我們?cè)谑褂每稍偕茉捶矫婷媾R哪些挑戰(zhàn)？ 像太陽能、風(fēng)能和水力發(fā)電這樣的暴躁？全球糧食短缺的主要原因是什么？公民個(gè)人在日常生活中能做些什么來幫助節(jié)約能源和糧食？ What makes a life worth living?For many people,the answer is clear: Having a stable career and a happy family,living a life with material comfort.F