現(xiàn)在開(kāi)始.

"The business of America is business." This was once said by an American president.

The business district of an American city is crowded with large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Every weekday morning thousands of office workers enter these buildings and leave in the evening.

The men and women who do the office work are called white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and administrators are all white-collar workers. Many office workers work and hope that they will be promoted to more responsible positions. They want to supervise other workers and see that the company policies are carried out. These policies are established by the top managers. Sometimes office workers are transferred to other places.

Nowadays, education is emphasized in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Courses in business administration are offered by many universities. The graduates of these courses often are placed in middle management jobs. From these, they can be promoted easily when they show the necessary personality and ability.

剛才那篇文章你聽(tīng)懂了多少? 如果沒(méi)有全部聽(tīng)懂, 沒(méi)有關(guān)系, 等一會(huì)兒我們?cè)?聽(tīng)英文老師用慢速度念一遍. 現(xiàn)在我們先來(lái)聽(tīng)今天測(cè)驗(yàn)的三個(gè)問(wèn)題.

第一個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Who are the white-collar workers?

第二個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: What does one find in the business district of an American city?

第三個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: How can one get a management job?

好, 現(xiàn)在我們?cè)俾?tīng)老師用慢速度把文章念一遍.

"The business of America is business." This was once said by an American president.

The business district of an American city is crowded with large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters, and government agencies. Every weekday morning thousands of office workers enter these buildings and leave in the evening.

The men and women who do the office work are called white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and administrators are all white-collar workers. Many office workers work and hope that they will be promoted to more responsible positions. They want to supervise other workers and see that the company policies are carried out. These policies are established by the top managers. Sometimes office workers are transferred to other places.

Nowadays, education is emphasized in the selection of men and women for management jobs. Courses in business administration are offered by many universities. The graduates of these courses often are placed in middle management jobs. From these, they can be promoted easily when they show the necessary personality and ability.

好, 現(xiàn)在請(qǐng)你回答下面三個(gè)問(wèn)題. 每作完一句就請(qǐng)你聽(tīng)老師念正確答案看你答 對(duì)了沒(méi)有.

第一個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: Who are the white-collar workers?

F: People who do office work are white-collar workers. Secretaries, computer operators and adminstrators are all white-collar workers.

第二個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: What does one find in the business district of an American city?

F: One finds large office buildings which are filled with banks, corporation headquarters and government agencies.

第三個(gè)問(wèn)題是:

M: How can one get a management job?

F: One should study business administration at a university.