《綜合英語教程》課件第10章

UnitTenPublicRelationship

PartOne：Listening PartTwo：Speaking PartThree：ReadingPartFour：Grammar時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、原因、條件和讓步狀語從句PartFive：PracticalWritingLetterofComplaint(投訴信)PartSix：TranslationSkills動(dòng)名詞短語的翻譯

PartOne：Listening

Directions：Thispartistotestyourlisteningability.Itconsistsof3sections.

SectionA

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytogiveproperresponses.Thereare5recordedquestionsinit.Aftereachquestion,thereisapause.Thequestionswillbespokentwotimes.Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

Example：Youwillhear：

Youwillread：A．I’mnotsure.

B．You’reright.

C．Yes,certainly.

D．That’sinteresting.

Fromthequestionwelearnthatthespeakerisaskingthelistenertoleaveamessage.Therefore,C．Yes,certainly.isthecorrectanswer.YoushouldmarkContheAnswerSheet.

[A][B]?

[D]

Nowthetestwillbegin.

1．A．Don’tmentionit. B．Atabout2o’clock

C．It’s54576862. D．Thanksforyourhelp.

2．A．Tea,please. B．Iagree.

C．Mypleasure. D．Noproblem.

3．A．Goon,please B．Takecare.

D．Youarewelcome. D．I’dlovetoo.

4．A．Hereitis. B．It’sinteresting.

C．Idon’tthinkso. D．Yes,Let’sdoit.

5．A．Sorrytohearthat. B．Seeyoulater.

C．Yes,ofcourse. D．Nicetomeetyou.

SectionB

Directions：Thissectionistotestyourabilitytounderstandshortdialogues.Thereare5recorded

dialoguesinit.Aftereachdialogue,thereisarecordedquestion.Boththedialoguesandquestionswillbespokentwotimes,Whenyouhearaquestion,youshoulddecideonthecorrectanswerfromthe4choicesmarkedA,B,CandDgiveninyourtestpaper.ThenyoushouldmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.

6．A．Whentocatchthetrain. B．Wheretobuytheticket.

C．Whichbusstoptogetoff. D．Howtoreachtheairport.

7．A．Shewasbusywithherwork. B．Shewasillatthattime.

C．Sheforgotaboutthemeeting. D．Shewaspreparingforatrip.

8．A．Sendareport. B．Typeareport. C．Writeareport. D．Readareport.

9．A．Fillinaform. B．Showhisbusinesscard.

C．Payhisbill. D．Makeaphonecall.

10.A．Projectengineer. B．Marketingmanager.

C．Computerprogrammer. D．Shopassistant.

SectionC

Directions：Inthissectionyouwillheararecordedshortpassage.Thepassageisprintedinthetestpaper,butwithsomewordsorphrasesmissing.Thepassagewillbereadthreetimes.Duringthesecondreading,youarerequiredtoputthemissingwordsorphrasesontheAnswerSheetinorderofthenumberedblanksaccordingtowhatyouhear.Thethirdreadingisforyoutocheckyourwriting.Nowthepassagewillbegin.

Whenyouarestartingasmallbusiness,youshouldwriteabusinessplan.Writingabusinessplanisthemostimportant11.Thisishowpeoplewillthinkaboutyourbusiness.Whenyou12supportfromabank,thebankwillreadyourplanseriouslybeforeitgivesyouanyhelp.Evenifyou’restartingthebusinesswith13,youwillstillneedtohaveawrittenplantohelp14yourbusiness.Themarketingplanistheimportantpartofabusinessplan.Itwillhelpyoutoselltheproductsor15.

PartTwo：Speaking

Thispartistotrainyourspeakingability.Readthesamplesandfinishthetaskstogetherwithyourgroupmembersorpartner(s).

Sample1

A：Thanksalotforseeingmeoffatthestation.

B：Youarewelcome.Didyouenjoyyourstayhere?

A：Well,ImustsaymystayinChinahasbeenveryenjoyableandproductive.

B：I’mpleasedtohearthat.

A：I’msurewe’llcooperatewellanddomorebusinesstoourmutualbenefitinfuture.

B：Thefeelingismutual.

A：Thanksagainforeverything.Oh,Imustberunningnow.Goodbye.

B：Goodbye,Mr.Smith.Hopetoseeyouagain.

Task1

ReadSample1again,andworkinpairsorgroupstomakeaconversationbasedonthegivensituation.

Situation：YourAmericanfriendMikehasstudiedinyourcollegefor3yearsandheisgoingbacktotheUStomorrow.Saygoodbyetohim.

Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.

1．It’sapitythatyou’releavingustotomorrow.

2．Hopeyou’llvisitGuangzhouagain.

3．It’sveryniceofyoutocomeandseemeoff,Mr.Yang.

4．Don’tmentionit.Iwishyouapleasantjourney.

5．Anddon’tforgettokeepintouch.

6．Sure,Maywemeetagainsomeday.

7．Iverymuchappreciateeverythingyou’vedoneforme.

8．HereissomethingI'dlikeyoutokeepasasouvenir.

Sample2

A：Goodmorning.Ladiesandgentlemen.We’veanchored.MayItakethecupsandoddsandendsaway?

B：Yes,please.

A：Beforeyouleave,pleasechecktobesureyouhaveallyourbelongings.

B：Canyourecommendsomenicehotelstome?

A：Sure.BothHangyunHotelsinMinzhuSquareandHaiqiaoHotelinRenminRoadarewonderful.

B：OK.Igotit.Thankyouverymuchfortheserviceyou’veprovidedtousallthroughthetrip.Thisisforyouasatoken.

A：It’smypleasure.Thankyouallthesame.Butourregulationsdon’tallowustoacceptanypresentsfrompassengers.

Task2

ReadSample2again,andworkinpairsorgroupstotalkabouthelpingpassengerstofindouttheseat.Youmayrefertothefollowingexpressionsandphrases.

1．Showmeyourticket,please.

2．YouareinCarNumberSix,berthnumbertwelve.

3．It’sinthemiddleofthecar.

4．Followme,please.

5．I’lltakeyouthere.

6．Areyouinasoftberthcarorahardberthcar?

ColumnB

rigid

strongorgreat

essentialcharacteristic

main

purpose

tofindfaultwith

fundamentalconsituent

tomakepossible

suggestion

ColumnA

effective

enable

intention

criticize

nature

element

principal

powerful

recommendation

grim

Sample3

A：Whereisthesleepingcar?

B：Areyouinasoftberthcarorahardberthcar?

A：I’minthesoftberthcar.

B：Thesoftberthcarisinthemiddleofthetrain,CarNumberSix.I’lltakeyouthere.

A：Thankyouforyourhelp.

B：Withpleasure.

Task3

Readsample3carefullyandtrytomakemoreconversationswithyourpartner(s),talkingabouthelpingpassengers.

PartThree：Reading

BeforeYouRead

Ⅰ．ColumnAisalistofwordsfromthetext,whileColumnBprovidestheexplanationsforthesewords.Trytoworkinpairstofindtherightexplanationsbeforereadingthetext.

Ⅱ.Giftsendingisoneofthestrategiestobuildbetterpublicrelationships.Workingroupstotalkaboutgiftsending.

TextA

AnEffectiveWayofDealingwithPublicRelationship

Whatshouldwedowhenweareconfrontedwithafrontalattack?Atouchofhumor,Ithink,mightenableustochalkupawin.

IhadayoungfriendcalledSamMaynard.Oneday,hewasheldupinatrafficjamonhiswaytowork.Althoughseriousillnessathomewasagoodreasonforhim,Sambelievedthatthisexcusewouldn’tworkanylonger.Hisbosswasprobablyalreadypacingupanddownwithadismissalspeechrehearsed.Whenhegottohisoffice,hereallysawhisbossapproachinghimwiththeintentionoffiringhim.Samforcedagrinandshovedouthishand.“Howdoyoudo?”hesaid,“I’mSamMaynard.

I’mapplyingforajobwhichIunderstandbecameavailablejust35minutesago.Doestheearlybirdgettheworm?”Theroomexplodedintolaughter.Thebossforcedagrinandwalkedbacktohisoffice.Samhadsavedhisjobwithhumor,theonlytoolthatcouldwin.

Humorisamosteffectivemeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.Itcanbeusedforpatchingupdifferences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,orgettinganotherpersontodowhatyouwantwithoutlosinghisface.Forsomejobs,it’stheonlytoolthatcanhelptosucceed.

Humorisoftenthebestwaytokeepasmallmisunderstandingfromdevelopingintoabigdeal.Recently,aneighborofminehadaquarrelwithhiswifeasshedrovehimtotheairport.Duringtheflight,hefeltmiserable,andheknewhiswifedid,too.Twohoursafterthewifereturnedhome,shereceivedalongdistancephonecall.“Person-to-personforMrs.I.A．Apologize,”saidtheoperator.“That’sspelled‘P’asin...”Inatwinkling,thewholedaychangedfromgrimtolovelyatbothendsofthewire.

Ofcourse,humorisoftenmorethanalaughingmatter.ItislikeaTrojanhorse：noonegoesonguardagainstagag;weletitinbecauseitlookslikealittlewoodentoy.Onceinside,however,itcanactasastrongpowerandhelpusdowhatwehopeforinaveryeffectiveway.

Whenlifehasusinatightcorner,oneofthefirstquestionswemayaskis：canIsolvethiswithalaugh.Menwithgiantresponsibilitieshavefrequentlyusedthisapproachtobigproblems—oftenwithverygoodeffect.WhenGen.GeorgeC．Marshall,U.S.ArmyChiefofStaff,triedhardtopreparehisthen-unreadynationtoenterWorldWarII,hemetstrongoppositionfromhisCommander-in-Chiefregardingtheelementsthatcalledforthesupport.Marshallfeltthatwhatwasneededmostwashighlydevelopedgroundforces.PresidentRooseveltwasanavyman,whobelievedthattheirprincipalneedwasapowerfulnavy,plusalargeairforce.InincreasinglytensedebateswiththePresident,Marshallpushedhisargumentsohardthathebegantofosterevenstrongerresistance.Finally,duringaparticularlyhotmeeting,theusuallystone-facedMarshallforcedagrin.“Atleast,Mr.President,”hesaid,“youmightstopreferringtotheNavyas‘us’andthearmyas‘them’.”RooseveltstudiedMarshalloverhisglasses,thenlaughedwithagreatshowofteeth.Lateron,hemadeamoreobjectivestudyofMarshall’srecommendationsandeventuallyboughttheground-forceconcept.

Ifhumorcanbeusedsuccessfullyagainstsuchodds,whatcan’tyouandIdowithitindailylife?

NewWords

effective/i?fektiv/adj. 產(chǎn)生預(yù)期效果的；有效的

touch/t?t?/n. 觸摸；觸；碰

humor/?hju:m?/n.

幽默；幽默感

enable/i?neibl/vt. 使……能夠

work/w?:k/vt.&vi. 起作用

dismissal/dis?mis?l/n. 解雇

intention/in?ten??n/n. 意圖；目的

worm/w?:m/n. 蟲，蠕蟲

criticize/?kritisaiz/vt. 批評(píng)，責(zé)備

misunderstand/?mis?nd??st?nd/vt. 誤解；誤會(huì)

deal/di:l/n. 交易；買賣

operator/??p?reit?/n. (電話)接線員

grim/ɡrim/adj. 嚴(yán)肅的

giant/?d?ai?nt/adj.

巨大的；特大的

opposition/??p??zi??n/n. 反對(duì)

regarding/ri?ɡɑ:di?/prep. 關(guān)于，就……而論

element/?elim?nt/n. 要素

highly/?haili/adv. 高；非常

president/?prezid?nt/n. 總統(tǒng)

principal/?prins?p?l/adj. 主要的，首要的

powerful/?pau?ful/adj. 強(qiáng)大的；有力的；有效的

navy/?neivi/n. 海軍

increasingly/in?kri:si?li/adv. 日益地，愈加地

tense/tens/adj. 緊張的

resistance/ri?zist?ns/n. 抵抗，反抗

recommendation/?rek?men?dei??n/n. 勸告，建議，推薦

odds/?dz/n. 可能發(fā)生的事情

Phrases&Expressions

beconfrontedwith 面臨

chalkup 得到

trafficjam 交通堵塞

not…anylonger 不再

paceupanddown 來回踱步

getto 抵達(dá)

shoveout 伸出

applyfor 申請(qǐng)

explodeintolaughter 爆發(fā)出笑聲

patchup 修補(bǔ)；平息

getsb.todosth. 使某人做某事

keep…fromdoingsth. 阻止……做某事

haveaquarrelwith… 與……爭(zhēng)吵

Trojanhorse 特洛伊木馬

let…in 允許……進(jìn)入

approachto (做某事的)方法或途徑

referto 提及，談到

Commander-in-Chiefn. 總司令

stone-faced 面孔嚴(yán)肅的

ProperNames

SamMaynard 薩姆·梅納德

Gen.GeorgeC．Marshall 喬治·C·馬歇爾將軍(美國陸軍五星上將，還曾擔(dān)任美國陸軍參謀長(zhǎng))

PresidentRoosevelt 羅斯?？偨y(tǒng)(美國第32任總統(tǒng))

U.S.ArmyChiefofStaff 美軍總參謀長(zhǎng)

ComprehensionoftheText

Ⅰ．Thetextcanbedividedinto5parts.Workingroupsanddiscussthemainideaofeachpartaccordingtowhatyouhavelearnedfromthetext.

Para.1-2

.

Para.3

.

Para.4

.

Para.5

.

Para.6-7

.

Ⅱ．Choosethebestanswerforeachofthefollowing.

1．Whatisthemaintopicofthetext?

A．People’sdifferentviewsonhumor.

B．Variouswaysofusinghumor.

C．Thedefinitionofhumor.

D．Theeffectofhumor.

2．Accordingtothetext,humorhasthenatureof

.

A．Alanguage

B．Anearlybird

C．a(chǎn)woodentoy

D．a(chǎn)Trojanhorse

3．Inthesentence“itlookslikealittlewoodentoy”(Para.5),theword“it”refersto

.

A．nature

B．humor

C．opposition

D．element

4．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasapossibleadvantageofhumor?

A．Humormaykeepasmallmisunderstandingfromdevelopingintoabigone.

B．Humorcanbeusedforhandlingdifficultsituationsinourlives.

C．Humoristheonlymeansofhandlingpsychologicaldisorder.

D．Humorcanactasastrongpowerandhelpussolvebigproblems.

5．WhydoestheauthormentionGeorgeC．MarshallinPara.6?

A．ToindicatethatMarshallisveryhumorous.

B．Toshowthatgreatmenalsousehumortosolveproblems.

C．ToexplainthereasonwhyMarshallissowell-known.

D．Toindicatethatmenalwayshavetensedebates.

6．WhichofthefollowingismostprobablyTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A．Humorisalaughingmatter.

B．Humorisnotjustalaughingmatter.

C．Mostofthetimehumorbecomesalaughingmatter.

D．Humorisnotregardedasalaughingmatter.

7．Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofahumorkeepingsmallmisunderstandingfromdevelopingintoabigdeal?

A．Aneighbor’stelephoninghiswifeforapology.

B．APresident’sargumentforthesupport.

C．Afriend’sexcusinghimselfforbeinglateforwork.

D．Awoodentoy.

8．Whichofthefollowingmostclearlyshowstheorganizationofthetext?

A．Specific-general-specific-general.

B．Specific-general-specific.

C．Specific-general.

D．General-specific.

Ⅲ．Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalseaccordingtothetextyouhavelearned.WriteTforTrueorFforFalseinthespacesprovided.

1．

SamMaynardwaslateforworkbecausehewasill.

2．

Samsavedhisjobwithhumor.

3．

Theonlytoolofdealingwithdifficultsituationsishumor.

4．

Humorisaveryeffectivewayofdoingwhatwehopefor.

5．

Weshouldn’tusehumoragainstodds.

VocabularyandStructure

Ⅰ.Fillintheblankswiththewordsorexpressionsgivenbelow.Changetheformwherenecessary.

applyfor confrontwith tense highly

objective increasingly principal dismissal

1．Neitheroftheyoungmenwho

apositionintheuniversitywasaccepted.

2．Theprofessorgavea(n)

reportofthepoliticalproblem.

3．Onlywhenshe

evidencedidsheadmitthatshehadstolenthemoney.

4．Ifindit

difficulttolivewithinmyincome.

5．Iwasso

thenightbeforemyexamsthatIcouldn’tfallasleep.

6．Dogshavea

developedsenseofsmell.

7．My

sourceofincomeisteaching.

8．Afterthe

ofthecookwehadtomakeourmealsourselves.

Ⅱ.Choosetherightwordorphrasetocompletethefollowingsentences.

1．Whatarethe

farmproductsinthisregion?

A．principle B．princess

C．principal D．procession

2．Theonlyconclusionshecancometo

thisaccidentisthatshefeltdrowsyatthatmoment.

A．linking B．thinking

C．regarding D．considering

3．My

wastoarriveearly,butIgotuptoolateandmissedthefirstbus.

A．intention B．project

C．reason D．means

4．Alice’shardwork

hertopasstheexamination.

A．encouraged B．promoted

C．enabled D．furthered

5．Wewereconfronted

manydifficultiesduringourmountainclimbing.

A．a(chǎn)t B．a(chǎn)bout

C．by D．with

6．Hewroteanarticle

theGreekpoetandwonfameandascholarship.

A．punishing B．criticizing

C．objecting D．charging

7．Theylosttheirwayintheforest,and

mademattersworsewasthatnightbegantofall.

A．thatB．itC．what D．which

8．ThereasonIdidn’tgotoFrancewas

anewjob.

A．becauseIgot

B．becauseofgetting

C．dueto

D．thatIgot

9．Hequicklysteppedonthebrake,andhiscarcametoastopjustintime

anaccident.

A．tobeavoiding

B．toavoid

C．a(chǎn)voided

D．tohaveavoided

10．AsIwasjustgettingfamiliarwiththisjobIhad

toaskmyboss.

A．much B．most C．more D．many

Ⅲ．Choosetherightwordfromthefollowinggroupsofwordstofillineachblank.Changetheformifnecessary.Someofthewordscanbeusedtwice.

1．ineffectiveefficienteffectiveeffect

A．Themedicineis

againstcancer.

B．Thenewdrugwas

.

C．Sheisan

manager.

D．Modernfarmingmethodscanhaveanadverse

ontheenvironment.

2．intentionalintendintentionintensive

A．I’msorryIoffendedyou,butitwasn’tmy

.

B．I’llmakean

studyofasubject.

C．Ifully

topayforthedamage.

D．Letmeassureyouthatitwasnot

.

3．dismaydismissivedismissdismissal

A．Hemadea

gesture.

B．The

offiveworkmencausedastrike.

C．Iwas

tolearnthatshehadfailedagain.

D．Thenewgovernor

theformersecretary.

4．operatoroperativeoperateoperation

A．Theschemewasfully

by1975.

B．

,Iwanttomakealongdistancecall.

C．Thedoctoradvisedanimmediate

.

D．Themachineis

properly.

5．relaterelativerelationshiprelated

A．Isthereany

betweenthem?

B．Myuncleismynearest

.

C．Hisremarksdidn't

tothetopicunderdiscussion.

D．Thetwoideasareveryclosely

.

6．criticcriticismcriticalcriticize

A．The

lovedthemovie.

B．Mr.Brownmadea

comment.

C．Thedecisionwas

byenvironmentalgroups.

D．These

arebasedonmisunderstanding.

7．regardlessregardingregainregard

A．Theteam

thetrophy.

B．

ofdanger,heclimbedthetower.

C．Sheis

astheleaderinthisteam.

D．Shehassaidnothing

yourrequest.

8．resistantresistresisterresistance

A．Elderlypeoplealways

thechange.

B．Therehasbeenalotof

tothisnewlaw.

C．The

werearrestedyesterday.

D．Elderlypeoplearenotalways

tochange.

Ⅳ．MatchthefollowingChinesetermswiththeirequivalentsinEnglish.

A．personalqualityB．cultureshock

C．morningcallD．roomservice

E．spiritualcivilization F．telecommunications

G．psychologicalpressure H．medicalcare

I．communicationskills J．materialcivilization

1．()物質(zhì)文明2．()精神文明

3．()個(gè)人素質(zhì)4．()心理壓力

5．()交際能力 6．()文化沖擊

7．()送餐服務(wù)8．()叫醒服務(wù)

9．()電信服務(wù)10．()醫(yī)療服務(wù)

PatternDrills

Rewritethefollowingsentencesaccordingtotheexample.

Example：Histeachersaid,“Turninyourreportontime.”(expect)

Histeacherexpectedhimtoturninhisreportontime.

1．Histeachersaid,“Buyanotebookandorganizeyourpapers.”(advise)

2．Hismothersaid,“Layoutclothesthenightbefore.”(convince)

3．Hissistersaid,“Buyawallcalendarforyourbedroom.”(tell)

4．Histeachersaid,“Don’thandinyourreportlate.”(tell)

5．Hisbosssaid,“Don’tbelateforwork.”(warn)

6．Hisfathersaid,“Turnoffyourcellphonewhenyoustudy.”(remind)

7．Hisgrandmothersaid,“Let’scleanupyourroom.”(help)

8．Hismothersaid,“Getupearlier.”(urge)

Translation

Ⅰ.TranslatethefollowingsentencesintoEnglish.

1．她現(xiàn)在正面臨著要破產(chǎn)的問題。(beconfrontedwith)

2．這本詞典使你能理解英語詞匯。(enable)

3．這對(duì)夫妻從未吵架過。(haveaquarrelwith)

4．他提出了一個(gè)學(xué)習(xí)英語的新的有效方法。(approachto)

Ⅱ.TranslatethefollowingintoChinese.

1．Thebuildingofthenewroadhasbeenheldupbybadweather.

2．Timeandtidewaitfornoman.

3．Humorisamosteffectivemeansofhandlingthedifficultsituationsinourlives.

4．Hewroteareportregardingthefutureofthereform.

TextB

BuildaGreatWorkingRelationshipwithYourBoss

Oneoftheworstthingsyoucandoinyourfirstjobaftercollegeistomakeyournewbosslookdisappointedforhiringyou.Afterall,yourbossiskeytoyouron-the-jobsatisfactionandtoyourfuturesuccessintheorganization—andperhapsevenbeyond.Soitisveryimportantforyoutobuildagreatrelationshipwithyourboss.

Whenyoubeginworkinginanewcompany,youshouldobserveyourbossandthecompanyculturecloselyduringyourfirstfewweeks.Ifyouhaveopinions,keepthemtoyourselfuntilyouunderstandthecompanyculturewellandknowwhichopinionspeoplewilllookuponwithfavorandwhichthey’lllookuponwithdisgust.Evensomethingassimpleasaskingintelligentquestionswillmakeadifferenceinhowyourbosstakesyouasanemployee.It’salwaysbettertoclarifythantochargeoffandgointhecompletelywrongdirection.

Somebossesareveryhands-onandtheyliketokeepyouverybusythroughoutyourworkday.Othersmaytalktoyouonceaweekorlessandsendyouonyourwaytodoyourjob.Whateveryourboss’sstyleis,it’stypicallyuptoyoutoestablishandmaintainthelinesofcommunicationbetweenthetwoofyou.Tryyourbesttokeepintouchwithyourbossbyusingeitheremailortheoccasionalstop-by-theofficevisit,andmakesureyoukeepyourbossinformedwiththeanswerstothefollowingquestions：Whatareyouworkingon?Whathaveyoufinished?Whataretheresults?Whatcanyoudotohelpyourboss?

AllisonHemming,founderofaManhattan-basedworkplaceagency,talksaboutacandidatesherecentlyplaced—quiteeasily,thankstothecandidate’sbackgroundandskills—inamajorinvestmentbank.“Twoweeksintothejob,wegotacallfromhermanager,sayingthatshewasdoingaterrificjob,butthatshesometimesdressedinappropriately;inshort,shortskirtsandopen-toedshoes,”saysHemming,“Themanageraskedmetohaveachatwiththeperson,becausethiscompanyreallylikedheranddidn’twantherdresstoimpactherabilitytogetpromotedinthefuture.”Thenewhirewasabitshockedtodiscoverherfashionabledresswasdamagingherrelationshipswithherbossandcolleagues,butshequicklymadethenecessarychanges.Whatwecanlearnfromthecaseisthatweshouldlookandactprofessionallysoastobuildgoodrelationshipswithourbossandcolleagues.

Anynewemployeecansitaroundwaitingtobetoldwhattodo,butthisisnotgood.Asoneofthesurprisinglyfewnew-graduatehires,youareadvisedtotryyourbesttofigureoutwhatyoushoulddoonyourownsothatyourbossdoesn’tconstantlyhavetoholdyourhand.Beactiveanddoyourbesttogetanythingdonewhenyouseeitneedsdoing.Itcanbesomethingassimpleastakingastackoffilesandgoingthroughthembeforeyou’reasked—anythingtoshowthatyou’renotbeneaththesmalltasksthattakeupeveryone’stime.StephenViscusi,afrequentworkplacecontributoronABC’sGoodMorningAmericasaid,“Youshouldbebusywheneveryou’restartinganewjob,learningtheropes,butevenwhenyou’renot,perfecttheartoflookingbusy.”

Doinggreatworkcanalsohelptodevelopasolidrelationshipwithyournewboss.Youcanmakeyourbosslookgoodby,guesswhat—justworkinghardorworkingintelligently.“It’sold-fashioned,butitreallyworks,”saysViscusi.

Inaword,ifyoudothesethings,youwillhaveagreatstartinyournewworkingenvironmentandyoureffortswillenableyoutobuildabetterworkingrelationshipwithyourboss.

NewWords

disappointed/?dis??p?intid/adj. 失望的

favor/?feiv?/n. 喜愛

disgust/dis?ɡ?st/n. 反感；厭惡

clarify/?kl?rifai/vt. (使某事物