四级句子匹配整理.docx

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四级句子匹配整理

1.

HowtoCreateanAdvisoryBoard

FromtheNewYorkTimes

A）JimBourdon,chiefexecutiveofAccountingManagementSolutionsinWaltham,Mass.,saidhisadvisoryboardpersuadedhimtobemoreaggressiveaboutabandoningineffectiveconsultantsandreplacingthemwithstarperformers.Theresult?

Hisclientsreportthathiscompany’sconsultantsareeithermeetingorexceedingthestandardssetbyMr.Bourdonandhisteam.

B）Otherbusinessownerscredittheiradvisoryboardswithcuttingcosts;helpingwithproductdevelopment;introducingthemtovaluableclients,investors,andsuppliers;andeliminatingthesenseofisolationthatcancomewithrunningyourownbusiness.Mostcrucial,anadvisoryboardmakesachiefexecutiveanswerabletoathirdparty.Anadvisoryboardshouldnotbeconfusedwithaboardofdirectors.Unlikedirectors,advisoryboardmembershavenoauthorityoveryourcompany.Theyaresimplytheretoofferadvicethatyoucantakeordismiss.Theydonothavethelegallyimposedfiduciary（信托的）dutiesofdirectors.

C）Youcansetupandmanageyourownboardoroutsource（外包）thejobforafee.BobArciniaga,managingpartnerofAdvisoryBoardArchitectsinGreenwoodVillage,Colo.,estimatesthatittakes20to30hourstomanageaboardeffectively.Consideroutsourcingifyouknowyoulackthetimeordisciplinetocommittoyourboard.Ifyouarededicatedtomakingitworkonyourwon,herearesomeguidelines.

HaveanObjective

D）Themostsuccessfulboardsareformedwithaspecificgoalinmind.GarySilverman,acertifiedfinancialplannerinWichitaFalls,Tex.,formedhisboardstrictlyforthepurposeofgettinginputonhisnewbusinessplan.Mr.Silvermanhadbeeninbusinessfor15yearswhenhedecidedhisinitialplanneededtoberevised,largelytoaddressthefateofhistree-employeecompanyafterhisretirement.

E）Hehadalwaysimaginedbringinginarecentcollegegraduatetoreplacehim.Notsofast,saidanadvisoryboardmember,MarilynRumsey,anexecutivecoachandoneofthreeindependent-mindedfriendsMr.Silvermanhadchosenforhisboard.Ms.RumseyurgedMr.Silvermantothinkaboutrecruitinganexperiencedreplacement.Itisnowwrittenintothebusinessplanthathewillconsideramoretestedsuccessor.

BeOpentoChallenges

F）Mr.Silvermanacknowledgesthathisadvisersareallfriends.Buthesaid:

“theyarethekindoffriendswhohavenoproblemtellingmewhenI’mbeingstupid.”Inadditiontomakingsurethatyouradviserswillnotbemererubberstamps（人云亦云者）,seekoutthosewhofillknowledgegapswithinyourcompanyoryourownbackground.

G）JaniceShade,presidentofTrueBodyProductsinRichmond.Vt.,wantedadviserswhoroundedoutherskills.Ms.Shade,whohasanMBAbuthadneverrunacompany,wasgladtohavechosenahumanresourcesconsultantbreakingthenewstohandlingunemploymentinsurance.

TurntoaNetwork

H）ScottNolanandStasonStrong,co-foundersofthesocialnetworkingstart-upP,begantheirsearchforadvisersbytakinginventoryoftheircontactswhopossessedskillsorexpertisetheylacked,eventuallysettlingonarankedwishlistofeight.

I）Thefirstpersononthelist,ahigh-levelsoftwarecompanyexecutivewithstrongconnectionsintheventurecapitalworld,agreedtojoinwhatwouldbecomeatwo-memberboard.ThesecondadviserisaPmemberandvisualeffectsexpertwhoapproachedthefoundersbasedonhispassionfortheirconcept.“Wereallywantedadviserswhowouldbeinvolved.”Mr.Nolansaid.“Lotsofpeopleserveon10boardsatonce—andlotsofstart-upsjustwanttolooklikethey’retappedinbybeingassociatedwithbignames.”

J）Iftherearenopotentialadvisersamongyourcurrentcontacts,ortheirnetworks,youmaystrikegoldinlesslikelyplaces.JamesJean-Claude,chiefexecutiveofAre-You-CoolInc.,amarketresearchfirminWashington,cold-calledanimportantadviserafterreadinganewspaperarticleabouthim.Mostbusinessowners,however,begintheirsearchforadvisoryboardmembersclosertohome.Theimportanceofworkingwithpeopleyoutrustcannotbeunderestimated.Youwillbesharingpersonalinformationaboutyourbusiness,andmaybeeveryourself.

PutItinWriting

K）Thoughadvisoryboardsaremoreinformalthanboardsofdirectors,theyshouldstillbegovernedbywrittenagreements.Itisvitaltoconsultwithyourlawyerbeforeformingandworkingwithyourboard.Butgenerally,boardmembersshouldsignanondisclosureagreement,anditiswisetodraftacharterthatoutlinesyourboard’sresponsibilitiesandlogistics,suchasmeetingfrequency,expectedtimecommitmentandcompensation,ifany.

L）Eachboardmember,byname,shouldalsoreceivewrittencompensations.BobArciniagaofAdvisoryBoardArchitectsnotesthateventhoughadvisoryboardmembershavenofiduciaryduty,theycanopenthemselvesuptopotentialliability.“Ifsomeonewantstosuethebiggernamesandwallets,theycanbedraggedin,”hesaid,especiallyifyoulistyouradvisersonyourwebsite.

PayfortheAdvice

M）Yourboardmemberswillnotbeinitforthemoney.Formany,beingapartofaboardoffersmentoring（指导）,networkingansocialopportunitiesthatmaketheexperienceworthwhile.Itisstill,however,agoodideatocompensatethem.Attheveryleast,youshouldcoveranyexpensestheyproducetoattendmeetings,andprovidemealswhenyougettogether.Manyexpertsadvisegoingbeyondthat,suggestingthatyoupayeachmemberaper-meetingfeethatmightrangefromafewthousanddollars.

N）Mr.Bourdan,ofAccountingManagementSolutions,sayshebelievesthatthecommitmentofhiscurrentboardcanbeatleastpartlyattributedtothefactthathepayseachmemberasmallsum,whichhedescribesasastipend（薪金）.Yearsago,Mr.Bourdonformedalesssuccessfulboard.Boardmeetingno-showswerecommon,andMr.Bourdonoftencanceledmeetinghimself.“Theoldboardwasn’tpaid,soIwasn’tsendingtherightsignalsintermsofhowimportantIconsideredittobe,”hesaid.

O）Manychiefexecutivescompensateadvisoryboardmemberswithstock.Ifyouchoosethisroute,itisimportanttotalktoyouraccountantsoyouaresuretoaccountforthestocktransferproperlyandtoprovideforanexitplanincaseyouradviserswanttoselltheirstock.Youraccountantwillalsobeabletoadviseyouonhiddentroubleslikeconflict-of-interestissuesthatstockownershipmightcreateforyourboardmemberswhoworkforothercompanies.

1.WhenJimBourdonfollowedhisadvisoryboard’ssuggestion,hisemployeesaredoingabetterjob.

2.Anadvisoryboardhelpsachiefexecutiveresponsibleforothers.

3.Aboardthatismorelikelytobesuccessfulisthekindthatisformedwithaspecificgoal.

4.JaniceShadeneedsthekindofadviserswhocanachievehergoals.

5.ThesecondadviserofPisavisualeffectsexpertofP.

6.Manypeoplewanttochooseapersontheytrustasanadvisoryboardmemberbecausetheycansharesomeimportantinformationwithhim.

7.Anwrittenagreementdemandsthattheadvisoryboardmembersguaranteenottodisclosesecrets.

8.Writtencompensationshouldbegiventoeachboardmemberincasetheyshouldfacepotentialliability.

9.Notbeingintheboardformoney,theboardmemberspaymoreattentiontomentoring,networkingandsocialopportunities.

10.Ifyoucompensateyouradvisoryboardmemberswithstock,chancesarethatyouwillfacesomepotentialdangerslikeconflict-of-interestissues.

2.

Weight-LossChallenge:

Lose10Poundsin10Weeks

FromUSAToday

A）FranBuckley,62,aJupiter,Fla.,realestateagent,realizedlastfallthatshewasn’tleadingthelifeshewantedtolead,andsheblameditonherweight.

B）Shewasn’tgolfingbecauseherstomachmadeitawkward,shesays.Shewasn’tvisitingfamilyoroldfriendsbecauseshedidn’twantthemtoseehowmuchshehadgained.Andshewasn’twearingtheclothingstylesshelikes.Sheknewshehadtoloseweighsoonor“IwasgoingtobeafatpersonuntilIdied.”Soshestartedfollowinganeatingplanandwalingprogramdesignedespeciallyforthisyear’sseventhannualUSATODAYWeight-LossChallenge,whichstartstoday.AndsincelateSeptember,Buckley,whois5-foot-4,haslost28pounds,droppingfrom226to198.shehopestolose50moreontheprogram.

C）Thechallengewascreatedin2004tooffernutritionandfitnessguidance.Thegoalofthisyear’splan:

Lose10poundsin10weeks.

D）Buckleyisoneofthereaderswhovolunteeredtotryouttheprogramthispastfall.StoriesaboutreaderswhohavetrimmeddownontheprogramwillbefeaturedeveryMondaythroughearlyMarchinthenewspaperandat.

E）Theadviceofferedinthisyear’schallengeisbasedonthelatestscientificevidence,whichshowsthatdietersgenerallyloseabout5%to10%oftheirstartingweightinthefirstthreetosixmonthsonaprogram.Formanypeople,that’salossof10to20pounds.Afterthat,losingweightoftengetsmoredifficult.

F）Onereasonit’shardtotrimdownmoreandkeepitoffisthatthere’sacascade（瀑布状物）,ofbiologicalresponsesdesignedtoreturndieterstotheirpre-dietlevels.Ahungerhormonecalledghrelin（胃饥饿素）increases,andafullnesshormonecalledleptin（瘦素）decreases,researchshows.

G）“Regardlessofthesehormoneshifts,itisstillpossibletolosesomeweightandkeepitoff,”saysDawnJacksonBlatner,aregistereddietitianinChicagoandauthorofTheFlexitarianDiet.“Youjustneedtofocusonmakingrealisticdietandexercisechanges.”

H）Blatnercreatedtheeatingplanthatisoutlinedthisweekinthenewspaperandonourwebsite.Shehashelpedthousandsofpeopleloseweightandhasfoundthatdietersarem