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1、2003年12英语二级《笔译综合能力》试题Part1SummaryWriting1.ReadthefollowingEnglishpassageandthenwriteaChinesesummaryofapproximately300wordsthatexpressesitsmainideasandbasicinformation(40points,50minutes)Deceptivelysmallincolumninches,arecentNewYorkTimesarticleholdslargem
2、eaningforusinbusiness.TheitemconcernedoneDanielProvenzano,38,ofUpperSaddleRiver,N.J.Hereistherelevantportion:WhenheownedaFortLeeprintingcompanycalledAdviceInc.,Mr.Provenzanosaidhefoundoutthatasalesrepresentativeheemploymenthadstolen$9,000.Mr.Provenzanosa
3、idhetoldthemanthat“ifhewantedtokeephisemployment,Iwouldhavetobreakhisthumb.”HesaidanotherAdviceemployeedrovethesalesrepresentativetoHolyNameHospitalinTeaneck,brokethethumbwithahammeroutsidethehospital,andthenhadacarservicetakethemanhomeafterthethumbwasre
4、paired.Mr.Provenzanoexplainedthathe“didn’twanttosetanexample”thatworkerscouldgetawaywithstealing.Theworkereventuallypaidback$4,500andkepthisjob,hesaid.Iknowthatyou’rethinking:Thisisanoutrage.I,too,wasshockedthatProvenzanowasbeingprosecutedforhisastuteman
5、agement.Indeed,Ithinkhis“modestproposal”hasalottoteachmanagersastheystrugglewiththeproblemsofourpeople-centeredbusinessenvironment.Problemssuchas….Dealingwiththebottom10%.GEmadethesystemfamous,butplentyofcompaniesareusingit:Everyyearyougetridoftheworst-e
6、valuatedworkers.Manymanagersobjectthatthispracticeisinhumane,butnotdealingwiththatbottom10%leadstobigperformanceproblems.Provenzanofoundakinder,gentleranswer.Afterall,thisemployeewouldhavebeenfiredvirtuallyanywhereelse.ButatAdviceInc.,hestayedonthejob.An
7、dyouknowwhat?Ibethebecomeavery,very—very—productiveemployee.FormostmanagersProvenzano’sinnovativeresponsewillbeawelcomenewadditiontotheirexecutivetoolkit.Andbytheway,“executivetoolkit”isclearlymorethanjustametaphoratAdviceInc.Beingtheemployerofchoice.Wit
8、htoptalentscarceeverywhere,mostcompaniesnowwanttobetheirindustry’sortheircommunity’smostdesirable.AdviceInc.understood.Theemployeeinquestionwasn’tsimplydisciplinedinhissupervisor’sofficeandsenthome.No,that’showanordinaryem