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spot dictation Sam Walton was once the richest man in America. He started with a little dime store that grew into a 6 billion dollars (SI)_________chain called Walmart. The 67-year-old Sam Walton carried on like plain folks and didnt want any special (S2)__________. By all accounts, hes friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who did his best to blend in, never (S3)___________, never throwing this weight around. In churches he didnt take any (S4)__________seats, nor did he push back the queue when shopping at his own store. He would even go home to fetch his wallet when he forgot to take his money at the barbers. He wouldnt wait till next time.? Ever since Forbes magazine pronounced him Americas richest man, hes been a rich man on the run, (S5)_____________clear of reporters, dreamers, and schemers. He held firm to his folksy habits with celebrity hunters keeping following him wherever he goes. What he really cared was the success achieved by the 100,000 people who make up the Wal-Mart team. Sam laid down some Wal-Mart values: (S6)__________, hard work, long hours; get ideas into the system from the bottom up, Japanese-style; treat your people right; cut prices and (S7)__________to the bone and sleep well at night. He even set up a college (S8)_________________fund for employees children, a disaster (S9)_____________fund to rebuild employee homes damaged by fires, floods, tornadoes, and the like. He believed in cultivating ideas and (S10)__________success. As one of his employees said, coming into contact with Sam Walton just makes you a better person. Useful Expressions 廉价品商店 a dime store 普通百姓 a plain folk 平民作风 a folksy way 人人都说 by/from all accounts 融洽 blend in 尽可能降低价格 cut prices and margins to the bone 优先认股权 stock options 广开思路 cultivate ideas 入伙，加盟 come aboard 与……交往 come into contact with sb s盛气凌人 throw one’s weight around 爱上头版新闻的人 a frontperson s遵守，不改变 hold firm to 名人追星者 a celebrity hunter 逃避；忙个不停 on the run Speak 1.what quotation influence your life? Mans de