大连海事大学《考研英语》Unit 1 Avoid the Top Ten.pptVIP

Unit 1 Avoid the Top Ten  Reasons People Fail put stock in workers’ compensation agoraphobia blind spot Achilles’ heel people skills relate to sb. office politics social intelligence put up a front wait out take time to do get sb. down make the best of chronic failure Corporate America corporate life work one’s way up New American Library Jaws grand opening an honest mistake out of whack come one’s way go the extra mile put/lay sth. on the line fail forward for goodness’ sake Calvin and Hobbes comic thrive on have/throw a fit rut cut corners pay off pay one’s dues William Harvey follow through common denominator on track work on sth. intelligence report Business @ the Speed of Thought Rolls-Royce plc go through hell shoot for John C. Maxwell Goethe’s couplet (5) stock (n.), to put stock in, to take stock in, to take stock of To take (or put) stock in something is an American idiom meaning “to believe in, to accept (perhaps to the point of investing in) it.” －I put (or take) no stock in what you say means “I don’t believe you.” －Hes been wrong several times before, so I dont put much stock in what he says anymore. To take stock of something is “think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do.” －We must take stock of our situation means “We must carefully examine and consider it.” workers’ compensation Workers Compensation: the government-regulated insurance plan providing for set monetary payments to employees who are injured or disabled in connection with their jobs. It insures employees against on-the-job injury without the employee having to prove that the employer was liable for the injuries. The basic benefits, varying from State to State, are temporary disability benefits, medical benefits and permanent disability benefits. Benefit limits are usually based upon the State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW). Temporary disability benefits are usually limited by a formula based upon the in