大學(xué)體驗(yàn)英語綜合教程4課后作文

1、1、MenAreDifferentfromWomeninManyWaysTraditionally,menandwomenwereseenasoppositepolesofamagnet.Menwerestrong,womenwereweak;menwerethebreadwinners,womenwerethehomemakers;menwererational,womenwereemotional.Inaccordancewiththesebeliefs,themenfilledtheleadershippositionsinsociety,aswellasthemajorityofpos

2、itionsthatrequiredcourage,clear-thinkingandintellect.Womentookonthenurturing,caringorsupportivejobssuchasnurse,teacher,assistant.However,modernsocietyhasgreatlychallengedtheseperceiveddifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.Thesedaysgenderrolesarebecominglessclear.Womenaremovingintothemale-dominatedoccupation

3、sandprovingthattheycanbeequallysuccessfulinthesefields.Moreover,somemenaretakingonthehomemakerroleandfindingthatitsuitsthem.Insomecultures,forexampletheNaxicultureofsouthwesternChina,thewomenhavealwaysbeentheheadofthehouseholdandresponsibleforbothworkandfinance.So,aremenandwomenreallyallthatdifferen

4、t?Fromthechangingperspectivestowardsthisquestion,itwouldseemthatsocializationplaysalargeroleindefiningmasculinityandfemininityinanygiventimeperiodandinanygivenculture.Inotherwords,perhapsmenandwomenarenotthatdifferentafterall.Cultureplaysanimportantroleinbusiness.Cultureplaysanimportantroleinbusines

5、s.Indifferentculturestherearedifferentideasaboutwhenmeetingsshouldbescheduled,howmuchnoticeshouldbegiven,Wherepeopleshouldbeseatedandhowthenegotiationsshouldbeproceed.Duringthenegotiationstherearealsovastculturaldifferencesinwhatisconsideredappropriatelanguage,communicationstyleandbodylanguage.Forex

6、ample,someculturevalueeyecontact,othersdonot.Someculturesuseyesasanacknowledgementofwhatthepersonhassaid,otheruseyesonlyforagreement.Socialconventionsofgreeting,dressing,eatingandentertainingalsovaryconsiderablyamongstculturesandtheseareimportanttolearnsincealotofbusinesstakesplacewhilehavingdinnero

7、renjoyingdrinkstogether.Ifabusinessmanattemptsacross-culturalbusinesspartnershipwithoutanadequateawarenessofhisassociatesculture,heislikelytoencountermisunderstandingandmayevencauseoffence.Thiswilldamageandmayevenendthebusinessrelationship.Therefore,culturaldifferencesmustbecarefullyhandledwhendoing

8、businesswithpeoplefromdifferentcountries.FightingagainstPiracyNowadaystheproblemofpiracyhasbecomeincreasinglyserious.Notonlyisthereaseriouslackofknowledgeamongstthegeneralpublicaboutpiracyissues,butthereisalsoanattitudeofindifference.Thesedayspiracyisstronglyevidentinthecommercialworldinthewideavail

9、abilityofillegalVCDsandDVDs,theinclusionofCopyrightedpictures,webgraphics,videoclipsandmagazineportionsinbusinesspresentationsandthephotocopyingofbooksandarticlesfordistributionwithouttheauthorspermission.Thenegativeconsequencesofpiracyaretwo-fold.Firstly,theCopyrightownersarelikelytosuffersignifica

10、ntfinanciallosses.Secondly,theCopyrightownerlosesrecognition,ifthesourceofthematerialisunacknowledged.Thereforeitisimportantforallcitizenstobecomeeducatedaboutpiracyissues,tofollowcopyrightlawsintheirownlives,andtoencouragetheircolleaguesandfriendstodothesame.TheImportanceofLearningSpokenEnglishInto

11、daysmodernworld,learningspokenEnglishhasmanyadvantages.Englishisfastbecomingtheinternationallanguageofmanyfields,includingpolitics,businessandeducation.NotonlyisEnglishusedbetweennativespeakersandnon-nativespeakers,butitisalsousedincreasinglyasacommonlanguageininteractionsbetweennon-nativespeakers.H

12、avingagoodgraspofspokenEnglishhelpsyoutoimproveyourchancesofemployment.Thesedays,therearemanyforeigncompaniesoperatingfromChina,andmanyChinese-ownedcompanieshavetradelinkswithforeignpartners.ThesecompaniesrequirespeakersofEnglishwithsufficientlanguageskillstoensuresmoothbusinesstransactions.SpokenEn

13、glishalsoprovidesthechancesforyoutocommunicatesociallywithpeoplefrommanyothercountries.Itgivesyouawindowintoothercultures,andotherperspectivesoftheworld.Italsogivesyouaccesstoforeignfilms,TVprograms,musicandnews.Therefore,spokenEnglishisanimportantandfundamentaltoolintodaysglobalvillage.BusinessEthi

14、csCreatingandsustaininganethicalcorporationisntasdifficultasyoumightthink;itsactuallyeasierthansomeoftheday-to-daybusinesschallengesyouface.Thekeystorunninganethicalcompanyareaccountability,honesty,andinformationtransparency.Corporationsarentethicalorevilinandofthemselves-butpeoplecanbe.Soethicsmust

15、focusonyouandthepeopleyouworkwith.Mostpeoplewanttodotherightthing,butorganizationalstructuredoesnotguaranteetheywilldotherightthing,withoutmeaningtoorevenknowingit.Structuringanethicalcorporationmakesthegoaleasiertoachieve.Thechallengecouldnotbemoreurgent.AsubstantialmajorityofpeopleinChinaaredissat

16、isfiedwiththesocialbehaviorofourcorporations,sayseveralrecentnewsreports.Poortreatmentofworkersathomeandabroad,productsthatdontperformasadvertised,fakecommodities,poorcustomerservice,environmentalpollution,tomentionafew.Responsiblebehaviorisimportanttoyourbusinesssuccess,butletsnotforgetthatyoureinb

17、usiness-yourenotouttosolvetheworldsproblems.Sohowdoyoubalancethetwo?Whatdoesitmeantobeethicalinbusiness?Itsimplyrequiresthatyoufollowyourbestmoralinstincts,eveninareasthatdontappeartoinvolvemoralissues,suchascost-benefitanalyses.Butwhilegoodethicsoftenequatestogoodbusiness,sometimesitdoesnt.Sometime

18、sbeingtrulyethicalmeansgivingupsomethingyouwantinexchangefordoingtherightthing.Thatswhyweworryaboutethicsinthefirstplace-ifitdidntcostusanything,everyonewouldbeethicalallthetime.SPORTSANDPSYCHOLOGICALHEALTH.Sportsdomuchgoodtoourhealth.Especiallytheycanbeofgreatvaluetoourpsychologicalhealth.Peoplewhoareinvolvedinathleticsfeelmoreself-sufficientandconfidentintheirabilities.Theyfeeltheyareincontroloftheirownactions.Sportsofferpeopleanopportunitytoexperiencethemselvesasmorecompetent,moreself-reliantandmoreabletoachievetheirgoals.Sportsdemandnotonlyph