新视野大学英语30篇美文原文.docx
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新视野大学英语30篇美文原文
Passage1
“WeekendSyndrome”PlaguesUrbanSingles
Forthosewhohavebeenworkinghardforawholeweek,theweekendisahappytimeforthemtorelaxandrefresh.However,nowadays,manyurbansinglesfindthattheydon’tknowhowtospendthetwo-daybreak.
Ms.Zhangisamanageratapublicrelationscompany.Herdailylifeispackedwithnumerousinterpersonalactivities,whichmakesherfeelmuchstressed.Herwaytospendtheweekendistoturnoffhermobilephoneandcutoffhercontactwiththeoutsideworldandthengotosleep.However,aftertwodaysofsleep,Ms.Zhangfindsthatsheisevenmoredepressed.
Ms.Hanworksinagovernmentoffice.Everyweekend,thisyoungladyhangsoutwithherfriendsfrommanyothercircles.Butevenso,Ms.Hanalwaysfeelslikeshehashadaboringweekend.
Psychologistssaythattheseyoungpeoplearesufferingfrom“weekendsyndrome”.Thepatientsusuallyfeelthattheyhavenointerestindoinganything.Theybecomeanxiouswhentheweekendapproachesandtheydon’tknowwhattododuringtheirtimeoff.Theymaysufferfromdepression,insomniaandotherpsychologicaldiseases.
Todealwiththeproblem,expertsadvisesinglepeopletomakemorefriendsanddeveloptheirownhobbies.Meanwhile,theyadvisepeopletoholdmoderatedexpectationsabouttheweekendbreak,andtoavoidmakingatootightofaplanforhowtospendtheirtime.
Passage2
LeadingtheDream
NinahadawonderfulDadwhoearnedhishumblericebowlfrommakingclothes.YoungNinalovedtoplaywiththefabricsinherfather’sworkshop.Shewouldwatchherfathermakeprettydressesforthegirlsinthevillageandthenpickupunwantedclothandmakedressesforherdoll.Nina’slovefordressingupsoonbecameadrivingforcethatallowedhertodreamadream:
becomingaleadingfashiondesigner.
Nina’schildhoodasatailor’sdaughtertaughtherthebasicskillsofclothes-making.Withthisknowledgepasseddownfromherfather,shefoundworkasanapprenticeinaclothesfactorynearthecity.There,shelearnedhowtooperatevariousmachinesandsawhowcottonfiberswereweavedintowearablematerials.Shevisitedsilkfarmsandtaughtherselfclothes-dyingprocesses.ButNinawasstillnotsatisfiedwiththeexperienceshewasgaining.Shedidn’twanttomakeclothesforothers.Shewantedtodesignherownclothes.
Eventually,Ninasavedupenoughmoneytoenrollinareputablefashiondesigninginstitute.There,shecoulduseanyfabric,cutandsewtheminanywayandstylesheenjoyed.Hercraftsmanshipimprovedandshemasteredhersketchingtechniques.Nina’sbreakthroughinthefashionindustrycamewhenshewasemployedasafashiondesignerbyabiglabelinItaly.Shecreatedseveralspectaculargarmentdesignsforthecompanyandwassoonpromotedtochieffashiondesigner.
Nevertheless,Nina’sdreamtobeherownbossmadeherresignfromherjobandstartupherownfashionline:
NinaFine.Shebecamerenownedforherelegantdesignsinfitteddressesforthemodernwoman.Throughhardworkandopportunities,Nina’schildhooddreamcametrue!
Passage3
JobInsecurityTakesMajorTollonWorkerHealth
JobinsecuritycanhaveamajorimpactonthehealthofAmericanworkers,saysaUniversityofMichiganstudy.Feelinginsecureaboutyourjobharmsbothmentalandphysicalhealth—whetheryouactuallyloseyourjobornot.Thetolltakenbyjobinsecuritycanbeasgreatasaseriousorlife-threateningillness,thestudysaid.
Researchersanalyzedinformationfrommorethan1,000menandwomen,underage60,whounderwenttwointerviews,aboutthreeyearsapart.About25percentofthepeopleinthestudyreportedfeelinginsecureabouttheirjobsinatleastoneofthetwointerviews.Peoplewhosaidtheyfeltinsecureabouttheirjobshadmuchlowerself-ratedhealth.Theywereabouttwicemorelikelytoreportphysicalhealththatwaslessthanverygoodorexcellentthanworkerswhoexpressedfeelingsofjobsecurityatbothinterviews.
Private-sectorworkersweremorevulnerabletothenegativehealtheffectsofjobinsecuritythanpublic-sectorworkers.Jobinsecuritywasespeciallyhardonthewell-beingofblackworkers.Blackworkerswhofeltconstantlyinsecureabouttheirjobswerenearlythreetimesaslikelyasinsecurewhitesandmorethanfourtimesaslikelyassecurewhitestoreportveryhighlevelsofdepressivesymptoms.
ThefindingssuggestthattheremaybeworkerhealthrepercussionsastheresultofcurrenttrendsintheU.S.labormarket,suchasoutsourcing,downsizingandtheincreaseinnonstandardjobswithreducedhoursandbenefits.
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ChineseCourtesies
Chinesecourtesieshavealwaysbeenformaltofollowstrictrules,althoughsometimesChinesepeopleseemtobeimpoliteaccordingtoWesternnormsinpublicplaces.TowellunderstandChinese,someconceptsshouldnotbeignored:
Theideaofshame,usuallyexpressedas‘face’couldbelooselydefinedasthe‘status’or‘self-respect’inChineseandbynomeansalientoforeigners.ItistheworstthingforaChinesetoloseface.Neverinsult,embarrass,shame,yellatorotherwisedemeanaperson.SincealltheseactionswouldriskputtingaChineseinasituationthathemightloseface.Neithertrytoprovesomeonewrongnorshoutathiminpublic.InordertogetasuccessfuleffectwithoutlettingaChineseloseface,anycriticismshouldbedeliveredprivately,discreetlyandtactfully,orelse,justoppositetowhatyouwish.
ThroughoutmuchofChinesehistory,thefundamentalgluethathasheldsocietytogetheristheconceptofrelationshipsbetweenpeople.ItisveryimportantfortheChinesetohavegoodrelationships.Theyoftenregardgoodsocialrelationsasasymbolofpersonalabilityandinfluence.Someonewhohasnoconnectionswouldbedespisedandisonlyhalf-Chinese.
Besides,Chineseseldomexpresswhattheythinkdirectlyandtheypreferaroundaboutway.Neithershowtheiremotionsandfeelingsinpublic.Theyrarelygreetpeoplewithahandshake,thoughitisverypopularamongforeigners,saynothingofembracingorkissingwhengreetingorsayinggood-bye.Consequently,itisbetternottobehavetoocarefreeinpublic,eventhoughyouarewell-intentioned.Also,itisadvisabletobefairlycautiousinpoliticaldiscussions.Donotparticularlypushyourselfforward,orelseyouareunwelcome.
Tosumup,doinRomeasRomedoes,butyouneednotworryabouttheseculturalbarrierssincemostChinesearehospitableandamiableandwillnotmindyournon-proficiency.
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JobApplicationandInterviews
Indifferentcountries,differentconventionsapplytotheprocessofjobapplicationandinterviews.Inmostpartsoftheworld,it’scommontosubmitatypedCVorresume.Thiscontainsalltheunchanginginformationaboutyou:
youreducation,backgroundandworkexperience.Thisusuallyaccompaniesaletterofapplication,whichinsomecountrieshastobehandwritten,nottyped.Asupplementaryinformationsheetcontaininginformationrelevanttothisparticularjobmayalsoberequired,thoughthisisnotusedinsomecountries.
Manycompaniesexpectallyourpersonalinformationtobeenteredonastandardapplicationform.Unfortunately,notwoapplicationformsarealike,andfillingineachonemaypresentunexpecteddifficulties.SomepersonneldepartmentsbelievethattheCVandapplicationlettergiveabetterimpressionofacandidate.
Interviewsmaytakemanyformsinbusinesstoday:
fromthetraditionalone-to-oneinterview,topanelinterviewwhereseveralcandidatesareinterviewedbyapanelofinterviewers,to“deep-end”interviewswhereapplicantshavetodemonstratehowtheycancopeinactualbusinesssituations.Moreover,theatmosphereofaninterviewmayvaryfromtheinformaltotheformalandfromthekindlytothesadistic.Fashionsseemtochangequiterapidlyininterviewtechniquesandtheonlyrulethatapplicantsshouldbeawareofmaybe“Expecttheunexpected”and“Beyourself”!
Indifferentcountries,differenttradesanddifferentgrades,thesalarythatgoeswithajobmaybeonlypartofthepackage:
perkslikeacompanycarorcheaphousingloans,bonusespaidina“thirteenthmonth”,companypensionschemes,generousholidaysorflexibleworkinghoursmayallcontributetotheattractivenessofajob.
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Telecommuting
Telecommuting—substitutingthecomputerforthetriptothejob—hasbeenhailedasasolutiontoallkindsofproblemsrelatedtoofficework.
Forworkerstelecommutingpromisesfreedomfromtheoffice,lesstimewastedintraffic,andhelpwithchild-careconflicts.Formanagement,ithelpskeephighperformersonmanagement.Insomeareas,localgovernmentsareencouragingcompaniestostarttelecommutingprogramsinordertoreducerush-hourcongestionandimproveairquality.
Butthesebenefitsdonotcomeeasily.Makingatelecommutingprogramworkrequirescarefulplanningandanunderstandingofthedifferencesbetweentelecommutingrealitiesandpopularimages.
Manyworkersareseducedbyrosyillusionsoflifeasatelecommuter.Amanagercomesintohisofficethreedaysaweekandworksathometheothertwo.Anaccountantstayshometocareforhersickchild;shehooksuphertelephonemodernconnectionsanddoesofficeworkbetweencallstothedoctor.
Thesearepowerfulimages,buttheyarealimitedreflectionofreality.Telecommutingworkerssoonlearnthatitisalmostimpossibletoconcentrateonworkandcareforayoungchildatthesametime.Beforeacertainage,youngchildrencannotrecognize,muchlessrespect,thenecessaryboundariesbetweenworkandfamily.Additionalchildsupportisnecessaryifaparentistogetanyworkdone.
Managementtoomustseparatethemythfromthereality.
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