大学英语读写译3 第四单元课文讲义.ppt

Cultural background Wealth Chinese website (www.FORTUNEC) and English network launched the global fortune 500 liston June 2 in 2014. The type of the American company 1.非盈利公司Non-profit corporation 2.个人所有权公司Sole Proprietorship 3.合伙公司Partnership 4.有限责任公司Limited liability company 5.股份有限公司Corporation The Work Ethic The?American?work?ethic?comes?from?the?days?of?the?early?settlers.?Many?of?these?settlers?were?Protestant?Christians?who?believed?that?all?of?life,? including?work,?was?a?service?to?God.?According?to?the?Bible?(see?page?40),?everyone?has?a?responsibility?from?God?to?work?hard.?These?settlers?to?the?New?World?learned?the?value?of?hard?work?first-hand?as?they?tamed?the?wilderness.?They?came?to?believe?that?diligence?would?lead?to?success?and?prosperity.?This?system?of?beliefs,?known?as?the?Protestant?work?ethic,?has?greatly?influenced?American?attitudes?toward?work.? 美国人的工作观源自早期移民的那段时期，这些移民当中有很多是基督教徒，他们相信，生命中所有的一切，包括工作，都是在事奉上帝。根据圣经（135页），上帝将努力工作的责任交付给每一个人。这些来到新大陆的移民，在他们开垦荒地时，从中直接学到了努力工作的价值。他们相信，勤奋可以带来成功和繁荣。这套被称作「基督徒的工作伦理」的信仰体系，已经深深地影响了美国人的工作态度。 Even?today,?many?Americans?place?high?value?on?their?work.?When?people?are?introduced?to?each?other,?they?commonly?ask,?What?do?you?do?? People?often?find?self-respect?and?a?sense?of?identity?in?their?job.?They?feel?frustrated?if?theyre?unemployed?and?cant?earn?their?keep.?Moreover,?many?Americans?look?down?on?others?who?refuse?to?work?and?rely?on?the?government?to?support?them.?People?need?a?hand,?not?a?handout,?they?say.?即使到了今天，很多美国人仍很看重他们的工作。当人们彼此互相介绍时，通常会问对方：「您从事什么行业？」人们经常会在工作中，发现自我的尊严和认同感。如果失业了无法维持生计，他们就会有挫折感。更甚者，很多美国人会看轻那些不愿意工作而且仰赖政府供养的人。他们说，人需要的是援手，而不是施舍的东西。 Career English 1. In?the?middle?of?something??正在忙吗? 2. What?are?you?up?to??你正在做什么? 3. a?ballpark?figure?大概数字 eg：Can?you?just?give?me?a?ballpark?figure??能不能给我一个大概的数字？ 4.bring?the?company?out?of?the?red?把公司从赤字中拯救出来。 5.be?laid?off?被裁员 eg：I?just?heard?that?seven?people?are?going?be?laid? off?next?month.?我刚听到公司下个月要裁七位员工. 6.work?overtime?during?the?we