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备战2020年高考 外刊精读与练习专题 13 （教案） Are all meetings necessary? 所有的会议都是必要的吗？ 语篇导读 一项新研究表明，我们参加的会议数量比以往任何时候都多，所以花在听和说上的时间 也比实际工作的时间要多。那么，这些会议都是有必要开的吗？开会的目的是什么？是用来 讨论工作、做决策？还是与同事建立友好关系、聊天的好时机？“随身英语” 讨论工作会议 的三两事。 Step 1Vocabulary 词汇表 colleague 同事 assert authority 维护权威 talk at someone 滔滔不绝地（对某人）说，（不 therapy 治疗，疗法 顾对方感受）而不停地说 doodling （心不在焉时）随手乱画 voiceone’sopinion 发表某人的观点 droneon 喋喋不休 role 职责，岗位 talent 才能 managerial 管理上的 frustration 挫败感 strategy 策略 bond 紧密团结，建立关系 stakeholder 有利益相关的人 agenda 会议议程 power trip 自我膨胀，享受权利带来的喜悦 adheredto 遵守，坚持 staff 员工 participant 参会者，参加者 impose 强制实行 addvalue 增加价值 Step 2Readingandunderstanding It’stime for another meeting!Ifyou have ajob,the chancesare some ofyour workingweek willbe taken up attending a few of them.You and your colleagueswill gather together in a meeting room, be talked at for an hour and come out wondering what was the point of it? Of course, it is sometimes necessary to meet to discuss things, share information, voice your opinion and agree a way forward–but arethereany otherbenefits? Recent research has suggested that we attend more meeting than ever before – and thats more time listening andtalking than actually doing ourjobs.Professor Patrik Hall from theUniversity of Malmo told the BBC that this is partly due to more “meetings-intense” roles such as managerial and strategy jobs. These require more meetings with teams and other stakeholders.But,he says,despitetherebeingmoreofthem,few decisionsaremade. It’s possible that it’s managers on a power trip who set up these meetings – a way of controlling staff, imposing new rules and regulations and asserting their authority.But as Professo