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每周听力525期
第5期
BusinessisthemostpopularsubjectforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.Atlastcount,twenty-onepercentof
(1)studentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitieswerestudyingbusinessandmanagement.
The
(2)ofInternationalEducationinNewYorksaysengineeringisthesecondmostpopularfield,incaseyouwerewondering.
ThomasCosséisaprofessorof(3)andbusinessattheUniversityofRichmondinVirginia.HesaysinternationalstudentswhowanttostudybusinessneedtohavegoodEnglishskills--andnotjusttostudyathisschool.
THOMASCOSSé:
"Atleastamongbusinessschools,moreandmoreworldwidearerequiringthattheirstudentstakeEnglish,andtheyareteachingmoreinEnglish."
Buttheworldhasmorenon-nativespeakersofEnglishthannativespeakers.Asaresult,AmericansworkingwithforeigncompaniesmayneedtolearnsomenewEnglish(4)themselves.
AttheUniversityofRichmond,teamsof(5)studentsworkwithcompaniesseekingtoentertheAmericanmarket.Thestudentslearnaboutwriting(6).ThereportsarewritteninEnglish.ButProfessorCossétellshisstudentstoconsiderwhowillreadthem.
THOMASCOSSé:
"MystudentshavetowritethereportinsuchawaythatitcanbeunderstoodbysomeonewhoisanEnglishspeakerbutnotanativeEnglishspeaker."
Forexample,hetellshisstudentsto(7)andotherspecializedtermsthatpeoplemightnotknowintheirownlanguage.Thiscanbegoodadviceevenwhenwritingforothernativespeakers.
But(8)involvesmorethanjustwords.KayWesterfieldisdirectoroftheinternationalbusinesscommunicationprogramattheUniversityofOregon.
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"Ifyoujusthavethelanguageawarenessortheskillswithoutculture,youcaneasilybeafluentfool."
Culturalintelligencemeanstheneedtoconsiderlocalbehaviorsineverythingfromsimplehandshakesto(9).
Still,KayWesterfieldsaystheabilityoflocalworkerstospeakEnglish(10).Or,assheputsit,to"off-source."
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"Whilecostremainsamajorfactorindecisionsaboutwheretooff-source,thequalityofthelaborpoolisgainingimportance,andthisincludesEnglishlanguageskills."
Also,shesaysEnglishskillsoftenprovideacompetitiveedgeforbusinessstudentswhentheyseekjobs.
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"AsonebusinessstudentinWestAfricaputit,'Englishisalifeline.'"
1、foreign
2、Institute
3、marketing
4、skills
5、graduate
6、marketentrystudies
7、avoidjargon
8、effectivecommunication
9、speakingtolargegroups
10、isbecomingmoreimportanttocompanieslookingtomoveoperationstoothercountries
词汇讲解:
1.countn.计数,总数
例句:
Bymycountthat'sfivecakesyou'vehadalready.
我数着你已经吃了五块蛋糕。
2.wonderv.对…感到疑惑;想知道;问自己
例句:
Iwondernoneofyouwerehurt.
我纳闷怎么你们谁也没受伤。
3.worldwideadj.全世界的,世界范围的
例句:
Thisbookhasworldwidesales.
这本书在全世界畅销。
4.nativeadj.出生地的,故乡的,本国的
例句:
Hereadapoeminhisnativelanguage.
他用母语朗读了一首诗。
5.avoidvt.避开,避免,预防
例句:
Heavoidedansweringmyquestions.
他避而不答我的问题。
6.jargonn.行话;黑话;隐语,行业术语,切口
例句:
Doctors,actorsandsailorshavejargons.
医生、演员和水手都有自己的行话。
7.involvevt.包含;需要;使参与,牵涉
例句:
Thedemonstrationinvolved200students.
有200名学生参加了这次示威游行。
8.awarenessn.察觉;觉悟;意识
例句:
Environmentalawarenesshasincreasedovertheyears.
这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。
9.edgen.优势;优越条件
例句:
TheDemocratsholdtheedgeintheSenate.
民主党人在参议院中占优势。
10.lifelinen.救生索;生命线
例句:
Hethrewmealifelinewhenheofferedmeajob.
他给我工作就相当于拋给了我一条救命索。
短语讲解:
1.TheInstituteofInternationalEducationinNewYorksaysengineeringisthesecondmostpopularfield,incaseyouwerewondering.
incase如果,万一,以防;也许,说不定
例句:
Waitoutsideincaseyoucanbeuseful.
在外面等,也许你可以帮点忙。
2.Asaresult,AmericansworkingwithforeigncompaniesmayneedtolearnsomenewEnglishskillsthemselves.
workwith与…在一起干;从事…工作
例句:
Hehasalwayslikedworkingwithmachinery.
他总是喜欢搞机械。
3.AttheUniversityofRichmond,teamsofgraduatestudentsworkwithcompaniesseekingtoentertheAmericanmarket.
seekto设法;企图,试图
例句:
Isoughttochangehermind.
我试图改变她的心意。
4.Thestudentslearnaboutwritingmarketentrystudies.
learnabout获得,学得
例句:
IlikereadinghistoricalstoriesbecauseIcanlearnaboutthelivesthatpeopleledlongago.
我喜欢看历史故事,因为这样可以知道过去人们的生活。
5.Still,KayWesterfieldsaystheabilityoflocalworkerstospeakEnglishisbecomingmoreimportanttocompanieslookingtomoveoperationstoothercountries.
lookto依靠〔指望〕(某人或某事)
例句:
Shehasalwayslookedtoherparentsforadvice.
她总是指望她的父母替她出主意。
6.Also,shesaysEnglishskillsoftenprovideacompetitiveedgeforbusinessstudentswhentheyseekjobs.
providefor为…作准备;为…提供
例句:
Thelocalgovernmentprovidedspecialbusesfortheguests.
地方政府为宾客提供了专车。
译文:
BusinessisthemostpopularsubjectforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStates.Atlastcount,twenty-onepercentofforeignstudentsatAmericancollegesanduniversitieswerestudyingbusinessandmanagement.
商务专业是最受美国国际学生喜爱的专业。
在最近的一次统计中,美国高校21%的国际学生学习的是商务与管理。
TheInstituteofInternationalEducationinNewYorksaysengineeringisthesecondmostpopularfield,incaseyouwerewondering.
位于纽约的国际教育研究所表示,工程是第2大热门领域,如果你想知道的话。
ThomasCosséisaprofessorofmarketingandbusinessattheUniversityofRichmondinVirginia.HesaysinternationalstudentswhowanttostudybusinessneedtohavegoodEnglishskills--andnotjusttostudyathisschool.
ThomasCossé是弗吉尼亚州里士满大学营销与商务专业的教授。
他说,想要学习商务专业的国际学生必须有良好的英语能力—不只是为了在这学校学习。
THOMASCOSS?
:
"Atleastamongbusinessschools,moreandmoreworldwidearerequiringthattheirstudentstakeEnglish,andtheyareteachingmoreinEnglish."
THOMASCOSSé:
“至少在商学院中,全球越来越多的商学院要求他们的学生学习英语,而他们也越来越多的使用英语教学。
”
Buttheworldhasmorenon-nativespeakersofEnglishthannativespeakers.Asaresult,AmericansworkingwithforeigncompaniesmayneedtolearnsomenewEnglishskillsthemselves.
但全球母语非英语者多于英语母语者。
因此,在外国公司工作的美国人可能也需要学习一些新的英语技能。
AttheUniversityofRichmond,teamsofgraduatestudentsworkwithcompaniesseekingtoentertheAmericanmarket.Thestudentslearnaboutwritingmarketentrystudies.ThereportsarewritteninEnglish.ButProfessorCossétellshisstudentstoconsiderwhowillreadthem.
在里士满大学,一些研究生就职于一些寻求进入美国市场的公司。
这些学生在学习用英语撰写市场准入研究报告。
但Cossé教授告诉他的学生们要考虑到谁会阅读这些报告。
THOMASCOSS?
:
"MystudentshavetowritethereportinsuchawaythatitcanbeunderstoodbysomeonewhoisanEnglishspeakerbutnotanativeEnglishspeaker."
ThomasCossé:
“我的学生不得不以一种能让讲英语的母语非英语人士看得懂的方式来撰写报告。
”
Forexample,hetellshisstudentstoavoidjargonandotherspecializedtermsthatpeoplemightnotknowintheirownlanguage.Thiscanbegoodadviceevenwhenwritingforothernativespeakers.
例如,他告诉他的学生们应避免使用术语和专业词汇,这些让使用自己语言的人们无法理解。
即使是给英语母语者写报告,这也是个好建议。
Buteffectivecommunicationinvolvesmorethanjustwords.KayWesterfieldisdirectoroftheinternationalbusinesscommunicationprogramattheUniversityofOregon.
但是有效的沟通涉及的不仅仅是词汇。
KayWesterfield是俄勒冈大学国际商务交流项目的总监。
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"Ifyoujusthavethelanguageawarenessortheskillswithoutculture,youcaneasilybeafluentfool."
KAYWESTERFIELD:
“如果你只有语言意识或技能,却缺乏文化背景,你很容易成为一个语言流利的傻瓜。
”
Culturalintelligencemeanstheneedtoconsiderlocalbehaviorsineverythingfromsimplehandshakestospeakingtolargegroups.
文化方面的智慧意味着考虑当地的一切行为举止,从简单的握手,到向一大群人发言。
Still,KayWesterfieldsaystheabilityoflocalworkerstospeakEnglishisbecomingmoreimportanttocompanieslookingtomoveoperationstoothercountries.Or,assheputsit,to"off-source."
不过,KayWesterfield称,对于寻求将业务拓展到其它国家的公司来说,本土员工的英语能力越来越重要。
或者用她的原话来说,进行“资源转移”。
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"Whilecostremainsamajorfactorindecisionsaboutwheretooff-source,thequalityofthelaborpoolisgainingimportance,andthisincludesEnglishlanguageskills."
KAYWESTERFIELD:
“当决定向什么地方转移资源的时候,成本仍然是一个主要因素的时候,劳动力的素质就会显得尤为重要,其中就包括英语语言能力。
”
Also,shesaysEnglishskillsoftenprovideacompetitiveedgeforbusinessstudentswhentheyseekjobs.
她还表示,英语技能在商务专业的学生找工作的时候通常能够提供比较强的竞争力。
KAYWESTERFIELD:
"AsonebusinessstudentinWestAfricaputit,'Englishisalifeline.'"
KAYWESTERFIELD:
“就像西非一名商务学生说的,英语就是生命线。
”
第6期
Dyslexiaisaproblemthat 1 withtheabilitytorecognizewordsandconnectsoundswithletterswhenpeopleread.Peoplewiththislearningdisordermayalsohaveproblemswhentheywrite.Dyslexiaisnotrelatedtoeyesightor 2 .Theprobleminvolvesareasofthebrainthatprocesslanguage.
Brainscientistsarestudyingwhethertheycan 3 whichyoungchildrenmaystrugglewithreading,inordertoprovideearlyhelp.JohnGabrieliattheMassachusetts 4 ofTechnologyisleadingastudyoffive-year-oldsinabouttwentyschoolsintheBostonarea.
JOHNGABRIELI:
"Wepartnerwithschoolsthathavekindergartens. Andinthisstudywhatwedois,forallthechildrenwhoseparentspermitthemtoparticipate,wegivethemabriefsetofpaper-and-pencilteststolookatwhichchildrenappeartobeatsomeriskforstrugglingtoread."
Sofar,fiftyofthekindergartenershavebeenexaminedinamachinethatshowsbrain 5 .ThegoalistostudyfivehundredchildrenusingfMRI,orfunctionalmagneticresonanceimaging.Thescannerusesa 6 fieldandradiowavesto"look"insidethebody.
Writtentestsarenotalwaysabletoidentifydyslexiaorotherproblems.ProfessorGabrielisayschildrencandifferalotintheirabilitiesfromdaytoday.Hesaysbrainscansmayoffer 7 toidentifyproblems.Andwithreadingproblems,hesays,earlyidentificationisimportant.
JOHNGABRIELI:
"Alltheliteratureisthatforintervention,behavioralprograms,educationalprogramsthathelpchildrenovercomereadingdifficulties,theyoungerthechild,themoreeffectivetheyare."
Readingproblemsa