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PartII.Translatethefollowingphrases.(10%)
1.利率2.大涨大跌3.商业计划4.提前5.快速发展
6.targetcompany7.throwout8.overbudget9.humanresources10.onschedule
PartIII.Lookatquestions1---20,ineachcase,whichisthecorrectanswer?
(40%)
ReadthisarticleandmarkthefollowingstatementsTrueorFalseinyourblanks.
May7
DearColleague,
Asyouareprobablyaware,theglobaldemandforprocessorshasdeclineddramaticallyinthelastyear.Likeallothermanufacturersintheindustry,wehavebeenbadlyhitbythisslump.Withourcolleaguesatheadquarters,wehavediscussedthevariouspossibilitiesopentous.Afterexaminingthesituationextremelycarefully,wehaveunfortunatelycometotheconclusionthatifRandomistoremaininbusinessinIreland,redundanciesaretheonlyoptionavailabletous.
Wehadbeenhopingtoreducethepayrollbynaturalwastage,butthisprocesswouldbetaketoolong.Weneedtomakepayrollcutsimmediatelyinordertoreduceouttotalsalarybill.
Iamthereforewritingtoyoutosuggestavoluntaryredundancypackage.Wewillpaytwomonths’salaryforeachyearyouhaveworkedhere.WewillalsoputyouincontactwithanoutplacementconsultancyinDublintoassistyouinfindinganewposition.Wewillpayforrelocationshouldyoudecidetotakeupanewpositionusingtheirservices.
WeappreciatethecommitmentthatRandom’semployeeshaveshowninthepastandhowmuchtheyhavecontributedtooursuccess.Thisdevelopmentcomesasabitterdisappointmenttousall.However,ifyouwishtodiscussthetermsofvoluntaryredundancy,pleasecontactme.
Yourssincerely,
MaryReilly
Manager,Humanresources
1.ThewriterthinksthatemployeeshasknownaboutRandom’sproblems.T/F()
2.Thefallindemandforprocessorshasbeensmall.T/F()
3.MakingpeopleredundantisjustoneoftheoptionsthatRandomconsidered.T/F()
4.Makingpeopleredundantistheonlycost-cuttingmeasurethatwillwork.T/F()
5.Naturalwastageistheimmediatesolutiontotheproblemofreducingcosts.T/F()
6.Randomisnotforcingpeopletotaketheredundancypackage.T/F()
7.IfanemployeetakestheredundancypackageandhasworkedforthreetearsatRandom,heorshewillgettwoyears’salary.T/F()
8.Employeeswillpayfortheoutplacementserviceiftheyfindanewjobbyusingit.T/F()
9.Randomisgratefultoitsemployeesfortheworktheyhavedone.T/F()
10.Thewriteroftheletterwantseveryonewhoreadsittoreply.T/F()
Readthismemobyanenvironmentactivistandcompletethetask.
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FollowingthedecisionoftheauthoritiestoabandonplansfortherefinerynearPuertoEscondido,wearerighttocelebrate.Veryseriousdamagetotheenvironmenthasbeenavoided.Mostlocalpeopleareveryhappythattherefineryisnotgoingahead.Twoyearsofprotesthavefinallypaidoff.Thegovernmentrealizedthattheycouldnolongerdefendtheirposition.ThanksinparttoourresearchworkonthefutureoilneedsofHermosa,theywerepersuadedthatanewrefinerywasnotneeded,andHermosa’soilneedscanbesatisfiedusingexistingfacilities.WeshowedthatGreenactioncouldplayafullpartininfluencingdecisionsaboutthedevelopmentoftheHermosaeconomy.
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Thepolicyofoccupyingthesiteoftheproposedrefinerywasalsoveryimportant.Itmakesverygoodpicturesontelevisionandcatchestheattentionofordinarypeople.
13._______
However,wecannotstophere.Thegovernmenthasdecidedtomaketourismthepriorityhere,andthat,theysay,meansimprovingtheinfrastructure.PlansincludetheexpansionoftheairportatPuertoEscondidosothatitcanhandlethebiggestaircraft,andthebuildingofasix-lanemotorwayalongthecoastfromPuertoEscondidotothesouth.IspoketosomeonefromtheDepartmentofTourismwhosaidthatthesedevelopmentsareessentialif,inhiswords,“wewanttomakethewestcoastaworld-classtouristcentre.
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Sofar,touristdevelopmenthasnotbeentoobad.Touristhotelsaredesignedtogowellwiththelandscape.ThecontinuousconcretedevelopmentofsomeMediterraneancoastshasbeenavoided.Sofaratleast,wemustdoeverythingwecantomakesurethatdevelopmentcontinuesinthisway.However,wemustnotbeseenasbeingagainsttourism,asalotofpeoplemaketheirlivingfrom