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UnitTwoSectionAPre-readingQuestionsWhichAmericanPresidentimpr-youthemostWhatcontributiondoescharityworkmakelothesociety?Why?Haveyoueverdoneanyvoluntarywork?Ifso,teU-ustalkaboutit.Whatdoyouthinkisthebestwaytohelpthepoororthesick?If wereBillClinkm,whatwouldyoudoafterleavingoffice?WhatwouldAmericanPresidentsdoaftertheyleaveoffice?BillClintonchosetohelppeoplewhoreallyneedhishelpandthusbecqemeevenmore“powerful”thanwhenhewasthePresident.FORTUNEThePowerofPhilanthropy1WelcometotheworldoftheClintonFoundation—which,itshouldbesaidattheoutset,isnotafoundationatallinthetraditionalsense,becauseithasnomoneyofitsown.Whatitdoeshave,ofcourse,isBillClintonandallhebringswithhim:whatDr.RichardFeachem,executivedirectoroftheGlobalFund,callshis"personalbullypulpit”;whatBobCarson,outgoingchairmanoftheAmericanHeartAssociation,callshis''mind-bogglingconveningpower”;whatDougBand,whobeganasClinton'spersonalaideintheWhiteHouseandnowcarriesthetitleofcounselor,callshis"abilitytomotivatepeopleandmovemountains.ThepeoplehemotivatesareanoddbutpotentmixoflongtimealliesandFOBs,doctorsandactivists,andexecutivesrangingfromtheunknownandenormouslydedicated(BethCollins)tothehigh-profileandfranklyimprobable(longtimenemesisRupertMurdoch,whoisbankrollingaglobal-warminginitiative)."Wetakealotofcuesfromthebusinessworld,“saysClinton,whothesedayscansoundmorelikeaCEOthanapolitician."Wehaveveryentrepreneurialpeopleandaveryentrepreneurialprocess.Weidentifyaproblem,weanalyzeit,andwemove.^^Muchofhisstaffcomesfrombusiness,andhesaysusingbusinesspractices“allowsustodoalotwithrelativelysmallresources.^^TheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation,bycontrast,hasa$30billionendowment."Yeah,I,dliketohavehismoney,“saysClintonofGates."ButIthinkourwayaddsvalue.It'skindofapaintoalwaysaskforfinancing,butperhapsitforcesyoutolookclosely.^^“Wehaveacultureofgettingthingsdone.Itisveryempoweringandveryunforgiving,saysAnilSoni,aformerMcKinseyconsultantwhoisnowCOOofClinton'sHIV/AIDSinitiative.44IraandClintonwillsay,"Peoplearegoingtodietomorrowifwedon'tdothis.5Andit'strue.^^Thefoundationdoesn'thaveaclearlydefinedhierarchyoradetailedbusinessplan.Itstentaclessproutfromneed,opportunity,andpassionratherthandesign."Wedon'thavecommittees,wedon'thaveprocesses,MsaysfoundationCEOBruceLindsey,whohasbeen

withClintonsinceArkansas."Ifadecisionneedstobemade,wemakeit.Ifwecanhelp,wehelpnow,nottomorrow.”CertainlynobodysoaksupthespotlightlikeClinton—ofcoursehegottogetherwithMadonnatodiscusswhattheymightdotosaveMalawi.Andinevitably,alltheshowmanshipcanmakeyouwonderaboutthesubstance.ButtocriticizeisalsotoacknowledgethatthebarishigherforClintonthanforanyoneelse.Insteadofjoiningcorporateboards.Je'sattackingmanyoftheworld'smostintractableproblems.£CLINTON£CLINTON<FOUNDATIONHeisnotgoingforthequickhits;he'sgoingwhereothershaven't.Andheagreesthatthebarshouldbesethigh:"IbelievealotshouldbeexpectedofmebecauseIwasgivenanastonishingHealsosayshehasopportunitiesnowthathedidn'thaveasPresident.'Therawpowerofthepresidencycanbewayoversold.Therearelimitstoit.”Uniqueasitis,theClintonFoundationalsostandsforsomethinglargerthanitself."Iamtryingtodothisinawaythatwillinspireotherpeople,Mhesays."Ihopethewaywedothingswillbecomemorethenorm."LiketheGatesFoundationandRobinHood,theClintonFoundationispartofanewturninphilanthropy,inwhichthelinesbetweennot-for-profits,politics,andbusinesstendtoblur.Inthishardheadedphilanthropicworld,outcomesmattermorethanintentions,influenceisn'tmeasuredindollarsalone,andyouhearbuzzwordslike“scalability,"''sustainability,"and''measurability”allthetime.AsClintonsays,"It'snicetobegoodhearted,butintheendthat'snothingmorethanself-indulgence.^^WhenClintonleftoffice,hedidn'thaveamasterplan.Therewereonlyahandfulofpeopleworkingonraisingmoneytobuildhislibraryandalotofrequests."Everyboard,everybank,everyhedgefundwantedsaysBand."Butheisnotacorporateanimal.He'sapublicservant.^^Afterleavingofficesome$10millionindebt,inthepastfiveyearsClintonhasmadeover$30milliongivingspeechesandmorethan$10millionasanadvanceforhisbook,MyLife;adealwithbusinessmanRonBurklecouldyieldhimtensofmillionsmore.Clintonsayshespendsmorethanhalfhistimeonthefoundation,andhe'stryingtogettothepointwherethat'sallhedoes.44Idon'tseehowwecouldhaveexplodedthisanyfasterandhadmoreimpactthanwehave,^^hesays."Westartedwithme,ahandfulofpeople,and$10millionindebt.^^Whenaskedifhehasanyfearoffailure,hesays,simply,"No."Thenheoffersalinethatyoumighthearfromamotivationalspeaker."Ifyoutryenoughthingsandareambitiousenough,you'regoingtofailatsome.Thethrillofthisistryingtodoit.”Heinsiststhathisfoundationisnotanattempttoatoneforpastsinsorcompensateforlostpower.4tIpromisedmyselfwhenIleftthepresidencythatIwouldnotspendonedaysittingandmopingandwishingIwasstillPresident,hesays.Herepeatsavariationofthisalittletoooftenforittobebelievable,though,andwhilehe'lldiscourseonthelimitsofpresidentialpower,healsorecountsatellinganecdote.SomeonerecentlyaskedhimifhethoughthewouldwindupdoingmoregoodasaformerPresidentthanhedidasPresident.“OnlyifIlivealongtime!^^hesaid.Intruth,noexplanationofBillClinton'smotivescandothemjustice.IshetryingtohelpHillarybygeneratinggoodwillandbuildingsupportamongbothRepublicansandDemocrats?He'lldenythatHillaryneedsanyhelp.Heissensitivetochargesthathedidn'tputastamponhistimeasPresident,andheacknowledgesafewfailuresaboutRwanda,hesays,“IdothinkIhaveadebtthere,andIdon'tthinkitcaneverbefullydischarged.,,Butifhehasanysenseofmissionnotaccomplished,hewon'tadmittoit.Clintoncastshismotivationsinmoralandreligioustermsandfrequentlymentionshisownmortality.Inaspeechayearago,hesaid,“Itwillbenefituseconomicallyifwedothis.Butweneedalittlehumilityhere.Ifwereallyhaveourreligiousteachingsgrounded,well,wewilldothisbecauseit'stherightthingtodo."Healsosaid,'Tvereachedanagenowwhereitdoesn'tmatterwhateverhappenstome.Ijustdon'twantanybodytodiebeforetheirtimeanymore.,^InHarlem,hepickedupapictureofhimselfandHillarybackinArkansas.wasonly39then,andIdidn'tlookit,“hesaid.4tIdidn'tlookmyageuntilIwas45,andthenitallwenttohell.^^He'sbeensayingthingslikethissince1996orso,whenheseemedtorealizethathisgraying-nowwhite-hairlenthimagravitashe'dlacked.Butafterquadruplebypasssurgery,whocansayhehasn'tearneditnow?ForthepeopleinMalawi,hesaid,therewasbutonechoice:toworktolive."That'stheway99%ofpeopleinhumanhistoryhavelived.Ifyou'reinthatnarrowclasswhocanlivetowork,youareprivilegednotjustnow,butinanysinglemomentthateverexisted.”Headded,t4Ifyoucandosomethingthatmakesadifference,youhaveamoralobligation.Butit'snotaburden,it'sajoy.Ithinkthosearemymotives,Mheconcluded.44Butwhocanreallyknow?”(1318words)NewWordsphilanthropy/>n(.?:_Y/”.[U]belieforpracticeofgivingmoneyandhelptopeoplewhoarepoororintrouble慈善;行善outset/i-?U 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BobCarson/,,一/theAmericanHeartAssociationDougBand/ /FOB(FriendsofBill)BethCollins/$BobCarson/,,一/theAmericanHeartAssociationDougBand/ /FOB(FriendsofBill)BethCollins/$ 2n/Rupert Murdoch貝思?柯林斯魯珀特?默多克(目前世界上最大的跨國媒體集網(wǎng)二新聞集團(tuán)二的主要股東―董事長兼行政總裁。)/_Y_干U / 比爾一梅林達(dá)?蓋茨基金會(huì)(創(chuàng)辦于2000年的全球最大的慈善基金會(huì),位于美國華盛頓州西雅圖市)theBillandMelindaGates安尼爾?索尼(現(xiàn)克林頓艾滋病項(xiàng)目的首席運(yùn)營官)FoundationAnilSoniFoundationAnilSoni/vCV. /McKinsey/+Cl./COO(ChiefOperatingOfficer)Ira/tPI_/m.BruceLindsey/$ 0n,Arkansas/ /Madonna/+If.Malawi/m£ /RobinHood/_力U/MyLifeRonBurkle/ 3L1〃|Hillary/方fV_"Rwanda/JJv/Harlem/h???71926年)首席運(yùn)營官(協(xié)助許席執(zhí)行窗把經(jīng)營管理決策付諸實(shí)回艾拉布魯斯?林賽阿肯色州(位于美國中南部,克林頓曾任該州州長)麥當(dāng)娜(美國影視明星、歌手)馬拉維(非洲中南部國家,首都利隆圭)羅賓漢基金會(huì)(1988年成立的慈善機(jī)構(gòu),旨在幫助減少紐約市的貧困現(xiàn)象)《我的生活》(美國前總統(tǒng)克林頓的自傳)羅恩?伯克希拉里(克林頓夫人,現(xiàn)任美國國務(wù)卿)盧旺達(dá)(非洲中部國家,首都基加利)哈萊姆(美國紐約市的一個(gè)黑人居住區(qū))ExercisesReadingAloudandMemorizingReadthefollowingparagraph,payingspecialattentiontointonation.Trytolearnitbyheart.Uniqueasitis,theClintonFoundationalsostandsforsomethinglargerthanitself."Iamtryingtodothisinawaythatwillinspireotherpeople/,hesays."Ihopethewaywedothingswillbecomemorethenorm.^^LiketheGatesFoundationandRobinHood,theClintonFoundationispartofanewturninphilanthropy,inwhichthelinesbetweennot-for-profits,politics,andbusinesstendtoblur.Inthishardheadedphilanthropicworld,outcomesmattermorethanintentions,influenceisn'tmeasuredindollarsalone,andyouhearbuzzwordslike“scalability","sustainability'',and"measurability“allthetime.AsClintonsays,"It'snicetobegoodhearted,butintheendthat'snothingmorethanself-indulgence/*ComprehensionoftheTextAnswerthefollowingquestions.Whyisn'ttheClintonFoundationatraditionalone?Whatdoesithave?WhatdoesClintongetfromthebusinessworld?What,accordingtoClinton,arethedifferencesbetweentheClintonFoundationandtheBillandMelindaGatesFoundation?HowdoestheClintonFoundationdevelopitsbusiness?DoesClintonagreethatthebarshouldbesethighforhim?Whyorwhynot?HowdoesClintonmakemoneyafterleavingofficeindebt?HowdoesClintonexplainhismotivations?WhatistheonlychoiceofthepeopleinMalawiinClinton^opinion?Why,inClinton'sopinion,shouldyoufeelprivilegedifyoucanworktolivetowork?InwhatwayistheClintonFoundationunique?VocabularyHI.Completethefollowingexplanationsordefinitionswithanappropriatewordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.substancenormhierarchyanalyzeexploderecountsinallycompensatestandforA(n)isasystemoforganizationinwhichpeopleorthingshavedifferentranksorpositionsdependingonhowimportanttheyare.Ifyousomething,youconsideritcarefullyandindetailinordertounderstandorexplainit.isthequalityofbeingreal,importantorsignificant.A(n)isapersonwhohelpsandsupportsyouinwhatyouaretryingtodo,especiallywhenthereareotherpeoplewhoopposeyou.Ifsomething,itincreasessuddenlyandrapidlyinnumberorintensity.A(n)isanactionortypeofbehaviorwhichisbelievedtobreakthelawsofGod.A(n)isanofficialstandardorlevelofachievementthatyouareexpectedtoreach.Ifyouastoryorevent,youtellordescribeittopeople.Ifsomeoneorsomethinganidea,belief,orquality,theysupportitandarethoughtofasbeingasymbolofit.Ifyouforsomethingthatiswrongormissinginyourlife,youdosomethingthatremovesorreducestheharmfuleffectsithasonyou.IV.Fillineachoftheblanksinthefollowingsentenceswithawordorphrasefromthebox.Changetheformwherenecessary.outgoingallycompensateprivilegedfinaneewayanalyzecriticizeoutsetfundrecountdosb./sth.justicebycontrastahandfulofsoakupwonderaboutHeisgenerallyconsideredtobethePrimeMinister'sclosestpolitical.Becausemylefteyeissoweak,myrighteyehastoworkharderto.Itwasclearrightfromthethatthereweregoingtobeproblemsinthecompany.HewasfondofhowhehadplayedforManchesterUnitedwhenhewas19.TheschoofsforsportsandmusichavebeendramaticallyincreasedafterbeingadvertisedonTV.Theireconomyhasexpandedenormouslyinthelastfiveyears,whereasours,,hasdeclined.Theadministrationsoughttoenlistthenewappointeesinsupportofitsownpreferences.Firmsmustknowwhattheirwasteiscomposedoforhaveittofindout.Weareinhavingwithusintonight'sshowoneoftheworld'sgreatergrealestcomedians,Mr.LesDennis.Comparedwithotheropponents,Americancompaniesareaheadwhenitcomestobiotechnology.Thephotodidn'ther—shewasreallybeautiful.Hehadpublishednothingexceptessaysandreviews.Manypeoplehavebeentheprimeminister'scompetenceinthehandlingofthiscrisis.Hewasheavilyforsuggestingthatsomeoftheteamdidnotworkhardenough.Thevisitorscanwalkalongthesebustlingstreetsduringtheholidaysandjusttheatmosphere.V.Studythefollowingwordsinthebox.Thencompletethesentencesbelow.VerbNounAdjectiveAdverbcompensatecompensationcompensatorycriticizecriticismcriticalcriticallycompensate,compensation,compensatoryHerdaughterwasdisappointedthattheirvisithadtobecancelled,soto,hepromisedhertoacampingtrip.Atitsbest,daydreamingwasconsideredasubstitutefortherealthingsinlife.Ihavetospendthreemonthsoftheyearawayfromhome,buttherearelikeextrafreetimeandthechancetomeetnewpeople.criticize,criticism,critical,criticallyNooneweinterviewedspokeoftheprincessorherbrother.HowcanIhaveanyself-confidencewhenyouaresoofme?Socialserviceswerewidelyfornottakingmoreactiontoprotectchildrenatrisk.Itissaidthatplansforthenewroadhavedrawnfiercefromlocalpeople.WordBuildingVI.Anacronymisapronounceablewordformedfromtheinitialletterorlettersoftheconstituentwords,suchasNATO,andaninitialismisanabbreviationpronouncedrsthenamesoftheindiRidunlletters,tmdi§formedonlyfromtheinitialletterofeoiictituentwGFds%consistingofinitiallettersDrrnoimcodseparately,suchasCEO.Studytheexamplesbelow.initialismlnitialismAIDS=AcquiredImmuneDeficiencySyndromeCEO=ChiefExecutiveOfficerSALT=StrategicArmsLimita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