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保存講 打印講BEC19ReadingListeningpracticePart1&OralBusinesspassagereading5.READINGSAMPLEInthislesson,wewillexplainthereadingsamplepaperwhichyoumayhavefinishedPARTQuestions1-Lookatthestatementsbelowandatthefiveadvertisementsforpostgraduatebusinesscoursesheldatfivedifferentinstitutionsontheoppositepage.這部分題目設(shè)定的情景是關(guān)于推廣商務(wù)課程的UnderlinetheYoucanspendpartofthiscourseatadifferenteducationalinstitutionifyouwantWorkexperienceintheworldofbusinessisofferedaspartofthisOtherinstitutionsuseamethodthatthisoneThisinstitutionhaswonaprizeforitsAtthisinstitution,youcandoashortcoursetoprepareyouforthepostgraduatebusinesscourseheldthere.RepresentativesofthisinstitutionwillbepublicisingthecoursesYoumightbeabletogetsomefinancialhelptowardsthecostofthisOnthiscourse,youlearnhowtogetthebestresultsfromthepeoplewhoworkforAUNIVERSITYOFPORTCHESTER-MASTERSINBUSINESSWhychoosePortchester?LastyearwereceivedtheprestigiousKing’sAwardforExcellenceinBusiness.(4)Wehaveatraditionofacademicexcellence,with30yearsofMBAexperiencewithina70-year-oldbusinessschoolanda200-year-olduniversity.Weofferatwo-semesterMBAprogrammewiththeemphasisoneconomicysisandrigorousthinking.Eachyear,110studentsfromallovertheworldarecarefullyselectedtodothecourse.Wealsooffera6-weekpre-MBAprogrammeforstudentswithoutpreviousin-depthbusinessexperience.(5)BTHEEXTONBUSINESSSCHOOL–MASTERINBUSINESSTheExtonBusinessSchoolMBA,taughtbyexpertsinthefield,enjoysinternationalrecognition.Thisprogrammeattractshighflyersfrom55countries,whocontributetothecultureofexcellence.ThisistheMBAwhichgetsresults,anditwillbeyourpassporttosuccessintheglobalbusinesscommunity.Theprogrammelasts21months,startingeachOctober.Wewillshortlybegivingaseriesofpresentationsonourprogrammesindifferentcitiesaroundtheworld.(6)Forfurtherdetailsonthese,pleasecontactJanetFaircloughonthenumberbelow.CUniversityofNewhaven-LettheUniversityofNewhavenprepareyoutomeetthechallengesoftheglobalmarketplace.In23monthsyouwillgainaMasterofBusinessAdministrationdegreeandainInternationalBusiness.ThisMBAgivesstudentstheopportunitytospend6weeksonaplacementwithaninternationalcompany,（2）aswellason-goinglanguagetraininginthemajorworldlanguages.TheUniversityofNewhavenoffersalimitednumberofscholarshipstohomeandinternationalstudents.（7）WealsoofferanAdvancedManagementProgrammeforseniorexecutiveswhowanttostrengthentheirabilitytomeetthechallengerofintensifiedglobalcompetitionandimprovetheirorganization’sresults.placementnoun[uncountableand1theactoffindingaplaceforsomeonetoliveorwork安置（工作），Thecentreprovidesajobplacementservice.placementoftheplacementofchildreninfosterTheylivedoncampus,butthiswasjustatemporary2BritishEnglishajob,usuallyaspartofacourseofstudy,whichgivesyouexperienceofaparticulartypeofwork（作為學(xué)習(xí)課程一部分的）工作實習(xí)onplacementStudentsaresentoutonplacementfortraining.aforty-fivedayplacementinafactory3whensomethingisplacedsomewhereorwhenyoudecidewheresomethingshouldgo放置placementtheplacementoffirehydrantsalongthecity'sDTheConnaughtInstitute–AdvancedIndustrialMarketingKeepuptodatewiththelatestconceptsinbusiness-to-businessmarketingwithourAdvancedIndustrialMarketingStrategy,andgaintheskillsyouneedtooutperformthecompetition.WearetheacknowledgedleadersinthefieldofIndustrialMarketingStrategy.TheacclaimedapproachdevelopedbyourMBAdepartmentincludestheleadingedgeECONOMIXtechniqueadoptedbytopbusinessschoolsaroundtheworld.（3）AttheConnaughtInstituteyouwilldiscoverthevalueandapplicationoftheconceptsthatunderpinsuccessfulmarketingstrategies.Theprogrammewillalsoidentifythedynamicsofcustomer-rrelationships,howtostructureprofitablealliances,andhowtomotivatestaff.（8）outperformoutperformverbtobemoresuccessfulthansomeoneorsomethingelse做得比……Stocksgenerallyoutperformotheracclaimedadj.underpinpasttenseandpastparticipleunderpinnedpresentparticiple1togivestrengthorsupporttosomethingandtohelpitsucceedthetheoriesthatunderpinhisteachingAmerica'swealthisunderpinnedbyaglobalsystemwhichexploitstheworld's?underpinningnoun[uncountableandECATISFIELDSCHOOLOFMANAGEMENT-MASTEROFSCIENCEININTERNAIONALBUSINESSThisisaninvitationtojoinoneofEurope’sleadingbusinessschoolsinanMScprogrammeforpeoplewhowishtopursueacareerininternationalmanagement.Thisintensive,challenging,two-yearprogrammewillprovideyouwithathoroughgroundinginthecentraltheoriesandresearchtraditionsofinternationalbusiness,withtheemphasisoninternationalmarketing.Thismind-stretchingexperiencepreparesstudentsforthechallengestheywillfaceintheworldofbusinesstoday.Otherspecificationsavailableincludemarketing,strategy,andfinancialeconomics.ExchangeprogrammeswithotherprestigiousuniversitiesinthefieldarealsoAnswer1．2．3．4．5．6．7．8．PARTQuestions9-14PlanyourbusinessIfyoufailtoplan,youplantofail.Whetherit’stobackupanapplicationforaloan,ortoworkoutwhereyouwillbegoin erthenextfewyears,businessesshouldhavebusinessplans.(0)…H…It’struetherearenoguaranteedwaystopredictabusiness’schancesoffailureorsuccess,buttherearesomeusefulindicators.Theseare:thepeoplewhowillrunthebusiness,themarketplaceitwilloperatein,thepracticalityofthebasicidea,andthemanagementofmoney.(9)…Aspreparationforyourplan,allthesepointshavetobecarefullyconsidered.Suchfactorsshouldalsobecheckedaftercreatingtheplan,asawayoftestingitsIt’sagoodideatogothroughthisprocesswheneveryouareplanningsomethingnew.Youmaywellhavehadyourbusinessupandrunningforsometime.(10)…However,youshouldalwaysplanasthoughitisanewbusinessyouareabouttostart.Inparticular,youshouldscantheenvironmentwhereyouoperateorintendtooperate,consideringthepolitical,economic,technicalandsocialsituation.Havingdonethis,thereareseveralpointstodecide.Youneedtobepreciseabouttherangeofproductsorservicesyouintendtosell.It’salsoimportanttobeclearaboutwhereyouwillpositionyourselfinthemarket,intermsofprice,qualityandvolume.Anotherpointtoestablishiswhoyourcustomerswillbe.(11)…..Whenyou’vedecidedthat,workouthowyouwillletthemknowthatyouexistasabusiness.Havinglookedatteralpicture,andthenyourpotentialbusiness,it’stimetolookatyourself.Considerwhatskillsyouaregoingtoneedinordertomakeyourbusinesswork.(12)…..Ifyouhaven’tgotthemyourself,youneedtoinvolvepeoplewhohave.Thismaybeparticularlytrueinthecaseoffinancialstrategy,andyouwillneedsomeinputfromyouraccountant.Togetheryoucandrawupacashflowforecast.(13)….YoushouldmakeitmonthlyfortheyearandquarterlyYounowhaveallthebasicingredientsyouneedtoputtogetheryourbusinessplan.It’simportanttorememberthattheplanismeantbeawayofmapthescenesothatyoucanmakebetterdecisionsaboutyourbusiness,notacompleyrigidsetofinstructionsthatyouhavetofollowtotheletter.Don’texpectyourplantobeperfectrall,itcanonlyreflecttheinformationyouhaveavailablenowandyoucanupdateitlater.Infact,youcanbesurethatalmostassoonasyouhavefinishedit,somethingwillchange,suchasthepriceoffuel.However,havingaplanwillenableyoutodecidehowtorespondtosuchchangesPART91011121314PARTQuestions15-Readthefollowingextractfromanarticleaboutprofessionalservicefirmsandthequestionsontheoppositepage.AccordingtomanagementexpertTomDavid,aprofessionalservicefirm-acompanyofconsultants,lawyersorauditors,forexample-isthebestmodelfortomorrow’sorganizationinanyindustry.Hesaysthatthesefirmsaretypicallyinformalandflexibleintheirstructure,andgoodatteamworkandknowledge-sharing.Incontrast,theworld’sbigoldcorporationscaneasilybeportrayedascrawlingalong*crawlv.爬,爬行,Intheparagraph,TomDavidpraisesprofessionalservicefirmsbecauseAhavespecialistBarenotorganizedinarigidCinfluencebigDdonotrelyonTherealityisperhapsmoresubtle.Therapidgrowthwhichprofessionalservicefirms(PSFs)areexperiencingiscausingthemmanagementproblemswhichthetypicalbigcorporationsaddressedlongago.Theyareturningthemselvesintoconglomerates,tryingtocoordinatethemselvesgloballyratherthanbycountry,ascorporationslikeUnileverhavedoneforyears.Themoresophisticatedbigcorporationstodayaremovingtowardsthepartnershipmodel,withflexiblestructureswhichactivelyinvolveemployees.ButthebiggerPSFsaremovingtheotherway.Theyare ingtheclumsygiantsofthefuture.ThewritersaysthatprofessionalservicefirmsarerespondingtogrowthAtryingtobemoreBgoingintoindustrialCorganizingthemselvesDfocusingontheir*conglomeraten.聯(lián)合企業(yè)，企*clumsyadj.笨拙腳不靈活However,therearepositiveaspectsofPSFs-leadership,forexample.Thesecretofgoodleadershipistoguideandsteerpeoplewithoutactuallymanagingthem.Thismeansbeingveryclearaboutthefirm’sobjectives.Iftheseareclear,thenleaderscanbeflexible,encouragingemployeestocomeupwiththeirownsolutionstoproblems.Theleader’sjobistowatchcarefullyandadjustpeoplebacktowardstheobjectives.Becauseofthisapproach,inmanyPSFs,nobodyisexpectedtospendmorethanhalftheirtimeonmanagementintheconventionalsense.ThewritersaysthatgoodleadershipisimportantAitcanchangepeople’sBmanyemployeesavoidCpeopleneedstrongDitmakeseveryoneworktowardsthesameTeamsareessentialinPSFsandarecentraltothetrainingprocess.Ahugeamountofthetrainingemployeesreceiveisinthediscussionanddebatewiththosewhohavebeendownthatroadbefore.Whenyoungpeoplejointhefirm,theyjointeams.Thisworkswhenthereareenoughseniorpeoplewithenoughtimetodevotetothem.WhatissaidaboutteamsinthefourthATheysavetimefortheBTheycanbechangedCTheycombineexperiencewith TheysuitthewayyoungpeopleAtthesametime,itisvitalthatpeopledonotidentifywiththeteamtooclosely.Theleadershipskillisinensuringyoudon’tcreatefirmswithinfirms.Soyoumovepeoplefromgrouptogroupandyouorganizearoundclients.Aswellasfocusingontheclients’needs,it’salsoimportanttokeepthefirm’sneedsinmind.It’srelativelyeasytonarrowyourfocustothoseclientsthatconcernyou,andleaveworryingaboutyourpeopleasawholetosomeoneelse.Buttheonethingwhichabsoluymotivatesjuniorpeopletostayistha iorpeopledemonstratetheycareaboutneedswithinthefirm.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthedisadvantageofhavingAItcanleadtohighstaffBItmayresultincustomers’needsbeingCTheyseldomgeneratenewDTheymayoperate yfromtherestoftheThereisonemoreareainwhichPSFaclearleadoverotherbigcompanies:knowledgemanagement.Therearetwomaintechnology-basedwaysinwhichtheytransfertheirknowledgefromthosewhohaveittothosewhoneedit. ,thecreationofnetworks.Second,theloggingofdataontocentralcomputersystems.Aretheyeffective?JaneGriffith,headofNorthernConsulting,givesanexample:‘SupposeIhaveaclientintheice-creambusinessandIneedtofindoutabouttheindustry.Idon’twanttohavetoreadall5,000electronicentriesonice-ream;whatIdowantistousethesystemtofindoutoneaddressofsomebodywhoknowsabouttheice-creambusinessandthencontactthemtoaskthemabouttheice-creambusiness.It’sthatkindofcooperationthatbuildssuccess’.WhatarewetoldisthebestwaytotransferAusingcomputersto alBgoingtomeetingswithexpertsintheCstudyingcomprehensiveDcontactingseniormanagersoflargecompaniesPARTTHREEBCDCDAPARTQuestions21-Readthearticlebelowaboutdatapresentation.ClearpresentationofdataThepreparationandpresentationofdataisacommonpartofbusinesslife.In(0)…A…(terms)ofpreparationformeetings,itisessentialtorememberthatitshouldbepresentedinauser-friendlyway.Thatmeansitmustbeinaformtowhiembersofthemeetingcaneasily(21)…...AassociateBrelateCjoinDrelateto發(fā)生共鳴；認(rèn)同；欣賞；領(lǐng)略“Neverunder-estimateinligence,butneverover-estimateknowledge”isagoodexpressiontorememberinthiscontext.Mostpeoplecanunderstandthemostcomplexinformation,(22)….itispresentedinaformtheyfindaccessible.Thus,alldatashouldavoidjargonanduse(23)….language.AaccordingBprovidingCdependingDAordinaryBusualCtypicalDWrittentextshouldbepresentedinawaythatwill(24)….totheaverageAappealBinterestCengageDattractappealtosb.有力；有interest//attractsb.吸引Itshouldbepreparedcarefully,(25)….useofheadlines,illustrationsandAngBputtingCtakingDmakingmakeuseofRememberthatthehumaneyeseesapageasapicture.Iftheaimofaistobeunderstood,itmustbedesignedinawaythat(26)….thereadercomprehendsit.AconvincesBconfirmsCensuresDallowsconvincevt.使確信；使信服convincesb.ofsth.convincesb.thatconfirmconfirmsth.confirmthatensurevt.保證，擔(dān)保ensurethatensureassuresb.that/ofassuresth.Thismayseemanobviouspointbutmanybusinesspeopledoconstantly(27)….itAmakeoverBoverlookCputoverDmakeover把轉(zhuǎn)讓，轉(zhuǎn)移；改造；把（衣服等）改制（翻新overlook眺望；俯瞰；忽略putoveroversee俯瞰；了望；監(jiān)督；監(jiān)視；檢查Publiccompaniesarerequiredbylawtoproduceanannualreportontheirfinancialandotheractivities.Thesetendtobeexpansive,professionallypresenteds.However,research(28)….thatonlyabout5%shareholdersactuallyreadandunderstandthecontent.ApointsBlsCindicatesDinformspointoutthatlsb.indicatethatinformsb.thatTheproblemisthatsuchaccountsareoftensocomplexthatonlytheauthors（29）…offollowingAableBpossibleCskilfulDcapableabletodosth.possibletoskilfulcapable ngIt’sessentialtorememberthatthepointofanyisthatitisfullyaccessibletothe(30)…reader. BaimCgoalDPARTBBAADCBCDAPARTQuestions31-ReadthearticlebelowaboutcommunicationintheForeachquestion31-40,writeonewordinCAPITALLETTERSonyourAnswerThereisanexampleatthebeginningAtwo-wayTruecommunicationisessentiallyatwo-waydialogueinvolvingcomprehensionofeachside’sviewpoint,concernsandpriorities(0)…theother.Comprehensionisessentialbeforecommunicationexistsandthiscanonly(31)…achievedbyanexchangeofinformation.Thesentenceisinthepassivevoice.SoherethewordmissingisThisrequiresadynamicprocess.Beinganactiverather(32)… siveprocess,communicationrequiresbothdedicationtoalong-termprocessandanunderstanding(33)…theotherside’sThistestsyourabilitytouseasetphrase,thatis,“ratherthan”.UnderstandingofIndeed,itrequiresanappreciationthatuntil(34)…sidereallyunderstandswhattheothermeans,messagescanbeconfusedandmisunderstood.Here,youmayfindtheanswerafterreadingthewholesentence.“Theother”appearsinthelatterpartofthesentence.Soforquestion34,youneedtowrite“each”or“one”.Thus,tobeagreatcommunicator,onemust(35)…onlylistentowhatisbeingsaid,butalsonoticewhatisorisnotbeingsaid.Hereagainyouneedtoknowthesetphrase“notonly…butThistakestimeandpractice.“Thereason”,goestheoldsaying,“thatwehaveonemouthandtwoears,(36)…sothatwecanlistentwiceasmuchaswetalk.”Hereyouneedaverb,thatis,Sadly,theoppositetendsmoreoftentobethecase.Furthermore,thepassivestateofhearingisalltoooftenmistaken(37)…activelistening.mistake…for把…mistakesomebody/somethingforsomebody/somethingphrasaltowronglythinkthat orthingissomeoneorsomethingAwomanmistookhimforawell-knownactor,andaskedhimforhisautograph.一Thedoctormistookthesymptomsforbloodpoisoning.這位醫(yī)生把這個癥狀誤看成Themanager(38)…claimsproudlytotalktohisorheremployeesregularlymaybemoreadmiredthanonewhodoesnot,butthisisnotcommunication.Hereweneedarelativepronountoqualify .SotheanswerhereisTruecommunicationwillonlyoccurwhen(39)…isconsensusaboutthesubjectInordertoformacompletesentence,weneed“there”tobetheconsensusnoun[singular,anopinionthateveryoneinagroupagreeswithoracceptsconsensusalackofconsensusabouttheaimsoftheprojectconsensusthatThereisaconsensusamongteachersthatchildrenshouldhaveabroadunderstandingoftheworld.老師們都有共識，即孩子應(yīng)該更慣犯地了解。TheEUCouncilofFinanceMinistersfailedtoreachaconsensusonthepaceofintegration.歐盟成員國的財務(wù)大臣們沒有能就進(jìn)程達(dá)成一致意Teralconsensuswasthattechnologywasagoodthing.人們普遍都認(rèn)為技術(shù)Inordertocreatetruecommunication,bothsidesmustbeprepared(40)…-activelyandcontinually.pareparedtodosth.PARTPARTSIXQuestions41-ReadthetextbelowaboutsupermarketIfthereisanextrawordintheline,writetheextrawordintheline.WritetheextrawordinCAPITALLETTERonyourAnswerSheet.CHECKOUT0SupermarketCheckoutoperatorssitaectronictillsandfeedinthepricesofthe00customer’sgoods.Thisisnowdoneby‘scanning’,passingeachsuchitemoveradevicethatreadsthebar-codeonitandautomaticallyregistersitdowninthe“Down”isanextraword.till.Theymayweighsomeproducts,suchasfruit,onscalesneartheThislineiscorrect.till.Whenallthegoodswillhavebeenscanned,thetillprovidesatotalandthe“Will”isanextraword.operatorstakepaymentinthecash,bychequeorbycreditordebitcard,and“The”isanextraword.Usuallywesaypayincash.Itisasetphrase.giveatillreceiptandanymorechangerequired.Theyprovidebags,often“More”isanextraword.helptopackpurchases,andchangepapertillrollsasbeing“Being”isextra.Wealwayssay“aspossible”,“asnecessary”withoutthewordTheyalsomakeitsuretheyhaveenoughchange,creditcardforms,andcarrier“It”isextra.Wealwayssay“makesurethat…”.bags.Operatorsringabellorbuzzertosummonforasupervisortohelp“For”isextrabecausewecansaysummonsomeone.*buzzern.*summonv.召集,withproblems,andputnotesandchequesintobagsforperiodiccollection.Thislineiscorrect.Theyentertheiraldetailsinthetill,sothattheirperformancecanbeThislineiscorrect.51ysedlater.Thesystemofferssupermarketsanefficientwayofhandlingwitha“With”isextrabecause“handle”isatransitiveverb.Wesay“dealwith”butnot“handlewith”.52largenumberofcustomerspurchasingmanyproductsandhelpstokeepcheckoutqueuestoaminimum.ThereisnomistakeinthePART 42.CORRECT 45.46. 47. 48. 49.50.CORRECT 52.ListeningconsolidationPARTONEQuestions1-Youwillheartheintroductiontoaseminar,calledtheBusinessMasterClass,abouttheuseofinformationTechnologyintheworkplace.Asyoulisten,forquestions1-12,completethenotesusinguptothreewordsoraYouwillheareach THETHEBUSINESSMASTERSEMINARArrangementsforTheeventwilltakeplaceoverSeminarorganizedbyThetitleofthelastsessionwillbe……….TousetheNewCitycarpark,delegatesmustobtainDrDrSangallihasadvisedmany…………………Thenameofhisconsultancyis………………….Heistheaurthorof………………..…….………InEurope,heisthebest-knownTheBusinessMasterTwoproblemsfor emore……………………toestablishnew…………………….. esofsession:designyourown………..………….take scontainingactualPARTQuestions13-Youwillhearfivedifferentbusinesspeopletalkingabouttripstheyhaverecentlybeenon.Foreachextracttherearetwotasks.ForTaskOne,choosethepurposeofeachtripfromthelistA-H.ForTaskTwo,choosetheproblemdescribedfromthelistA-H.Youwillheareachrecordinice.TaskOne–Forquestions13-17,matchtheextractswiththepurposes,listedA-H.Foreachextract,choosethepurposestated.Writeoneletter(A-H)nexttothenumberoftheTHREEGLOBALCONFERENCESTOMORROW’SSOFTWARE/TOMORROWSLARGELOGICINLIGENT ORGANISATIONALSTRUCTURES/ORGANIZATIONALFRAMEWORKFOR(REAL-LIFE)CASEF:Goodmorningeveryoneand e.Thanksforcoming.MynameisJaneWatsonandIlookforwardtomeetingyouall ally.Someofyouareherejustfortoday,others,Iknow,willbeattendingforallthreedays.I’mjustgoingtosayafewwordsonbehalfofmycompanywhohaveorganizedthisevent,GlobalConferencesplc.Asyouknowtoday’sseminarisTheBusinessmasterClasstobeconductedbyourdistinguishedguestwhoIwillintroduceinamoment.Butafewquickpointsoforganizationwhichperhapsyou’dliketonote.Allthesessionswilltakeplaceinthishoexceptforthelastsessionontomorrow’sSoftware,whichwillbeattheNewCityHo.Wewillmeetthereat2pmandthiswillgiveusachancetoseeinactionsomeoftheth directionstotheNewCityHo wishtomakeyourownway.Alternativelytherewillbeabusgoingthe islimitedcarparkingattheNewCityHo t.YoucangetonefromtheconferenceNowtothereasonweareallhere.WeareveryfortunatetohaveaseminartodayledbyDrMartinSangalli,oneofthemostprominentandwell-respectedcommentatorsintheworldbusinesscommunity.Hehasbeenaskedtoadvisemanylargecorporations.Heisaspecialistinthestrategicuseofinformationtechnologyinbanking,pharmaceuticalsandretail.HehashisowncompanycalledLogicSolutionswhichconsultswithsomeofthebiggestnamesintheworldofbusiness.HeisalsoanadvisertoInternetandanon-executivedirectorofGlobalConferences.Thousandsofbusinessandtechnologymanagershavebenefitedfromreadinghisbest-sellingbook,InligentChange.Alwaysinspiringandthought-provoking,hisideashavehelpedhundredsoforganizationstogainaglimpseofthefuture.HeisEurope’smostfamousITyst.DrSangalli M:ThankyouJanefortheflatteringintroduction.IhopeIcanliveuptoit.Sotobegin.Therearetwomaindifficultiesfacingallcorporationstoday.ly,howtomakethemselvesmorecustomer-driven.Secondly,andasaresultofthat,isthequestionofhowtogoaboutthemajortaskofdeveloandimplementingneworganizationalstructures.Thisisaseniormanagementsessionandisdesignedtoprovideyouwithtwothings.Ihopethatbyofthesessionyouwillbeequippedtodesignyourownframeworkforaction.Tohelpyoudothisyouwillalsobeabletotakeawayationofreal-lifecasestudiesthatIhavebeeninvolvedin.So,ifyouwouldliketolookatthescreen…commentatornoun1someonewhoknowsalotaboutaparticularsubject,andwhowritesaboutitordiscussesitontheevisionorradio評論家political2someoneonevisionorradiowhodescribesaneventasitishappening解說asportsinspiringgivingpeopleafeelingofexcitementandadesiretodosomethinggreat?oppositeKingwasagreatoratorandaninspiringthought-provokingmakingpeoplethinkseriouslyaboutaparticularsubjectathought-provokingflatteringclothes,picturesetcthatareflatteringmakesomeonelookasattractiveastheycanormakesomethingasgoodaspossible,evenifitisnotreallyverygood漂亮的、好的Thatcolourisveryflattering.liveuptosomethingphrasalifsomethingorsomeonelivesuptoaparticularstandardorpromisetheydoaswellastheywereexpectedto,dowhattheypromisedetc達(dá)到要求、希望ThebankisinsolventandwillbeunabletoliveuptoitsThefilmhascertainlyliveduptomySpeakerOfcourse,Iwaslookingforwardtoit.Imean,itmeantseeingtheresultsofquitealengthyprocesstofindtheright ,whichImyselfhadinvestedquitealotoftimein.It’sademandingpost,withalotofresponsibility.Ithinkthepotentialwethoughtwe’dspottedisbeingrealized,andthatshe’sgoingtodeliverthesortofnewinitiativeswehopedfor.She’salreadygottheteamadaptingtoherapproach.ButIdidfeelabitstupidinthemeeting,sittingtherewithouttherightfigures.Ijustcan’tbelieveIdidn’tpickupthechart.Icouldstillseeit,sittingonmydesk.lengthyadjective[usuallybeforenoun]comparativelengthiersuperlativelengthiest1continuingforalongtime,oftentoolong?oppositeAlengthyperiodoftrainingisAnaccidentiscausingsomelengthy2aspeech,pieceofwritingetcthatislengthyislongandoftencontainstoomanyalengthyspotpasttenseandpastparticiplespottedpresentparticipletonoticesomeoneorsomething,especiallywhentheyaredifficulttoseeorIspottedacarbehindItcanbehardforevenatraineddoctortospotthesymptomsoflungcancer.difficult/easytospotDrugaddictsarefairlyeasytospot.spotthatOneofthestationstaffspottedthatIwasindifficulty,andcameto 18.SpeakerWell,thewholethingwasaseriouschallenge,andifI’mhonestIdidn’treallyfeeluptoitintheplace.Itwasn’tagoodtimetobegoingawayfromtheoffice,andIcertainlydidn’tfeelhappy,beingaskedtopresentprettydifferentideasatthisstageofthegame.Icompleyunderstandthatthelastthingtheywantedwastohavesomeonedropinfromabove,asitwere,andsaying,oh,well,we’vedecidedtochangetherules,etcetera.They’dbeenapplyingthesystemasitwasingoodfaith.AndthenIwasjustsotired.Whatwiththeweddingcelebrationgoingontheho,Ifeeluptosomethingphrasaltohavethestrength,energyetctodosomethingIjustdidn'tfeeluptogoing.[intransitivealwaysadverb/preposition]tovisitsomeoneyouknow,usuallywithoutarrangingaparticulartime拜訪dropIjustdroppedbytoseehowyouweregettingon.Thekidsdroproundandseeherfromtimetotime.dropJandroppedintotheofficethismorningtolmehernews.dropin(onsomebody)Whydon'tyoudropinforadrinkonegoodfaithnounwhena ,countryetcintendstobehonestandsincereanddoesnotintendtodeceiveanyone誠實，ingoodThereportclaimedthatthecompanyhadactedingoodfaith.sign/show/gestureetcofgoodfaithAceasefirewasdeclaredasasignofgooddisoriented1confusedandnotunderstandingwhatishappeningaroundyou2confusedaboutwhereyouareorwhichdirectionyoushouldgoWhenheemergedintothestreet,hewascompleyunderperformverbifabusinessunderperforms,itdoesnotmakeasmuchprofitasitexpectedto14C19SpeakerIwashappytobegoingouttherewhentherewassomuchthathadtobedealtwith,justleftthereonmydesk.Mysecretary’sextremelygood,butshecan’tdotheimpossible,obviously.Butitwasclearlycrucialtogetsomekindofideaofwhatitlookedlike,whetherwewereontotherightkindofthing.Gettingtherightlocationandspaceisvital.I’mmoreorlessconvincedthatthisisrightforwhatwewant.Itwillattractcustomers.Thetroubleis,Ihadout-of-datearchitect’splanswithme,soIkeptgettingconfusedaboutthedimensions.Butthehostaffwerereallyhelpfulwhenweweretryingtogettheup-to-datestufffaxedthrough.15.DSpeakerIt’sthetimeI’vebeenovertheresincewedecidedtogoaheadwiththeexpansionandImustsayIwasimpressedwiththenumberofreallygoodcandidatestherewere.Itreallyisagoodregion,intermsofbeingabletoattractandrecruittherightpeopleandI’mconfidentwechosetherightpeople.Iwishthesamethingwastruefortheotherbranches.WhatIjustcan’tbelieveisthatImanagedtosetsuchabadexamplebyarrivingawholehourafterweshouldhavestarted.Ifeltlikearealfool,goingonaboutheavytraffic,whenI’dneveracceptthatkindofexcusemyself.16.BSpeakerTheysaiditwasalldifferent,andtheycertainlyweren’twrong!Icouldhardlybelievesomeofit!It’sdefiniyeye-openingtoseewhatpolicycanme