【正文】 range of work.6. There is currently a trend for panies to much of their IT to thirdparties, in some cases to overseas thirdparties.7. In ancient China, women would pete to show off their _______ in needlecraft on Qixi, the most important way of celebrating the festival.8. Morgan _________ publicity of any kind, and never permitted signs bearing her name at construction sites.9. Immigrants need time to overe difficulties when they are ___________ into new cultures.10. Electronics chain stores are sometimes willing to ________profits for a period of time in order to gain market share.Part B1. ________ leaders are those courageous individuals who throughout history have refused to accept the status quo.A. Scornful B. Visionary C. Impersonal D. Respectful2. The thick soap won’t foam properly, so it is necessary and economical to ________ it with water. A. pierce B. dip C. dilute D. balance3. I’ve been on suspension for over 2 weeks because I stood up to a rude, ________ boss.A. arrogant B. disloyal C. corporate D. unmitted4. The successful candidates are all creative in solving problems and ________ at learning new technologies and skills. A. capable B. marginal C. adequate D. adept5. She ________ as she talked about the messy young boys who had drunk up all her milk and eaten up all her chocolates.A. bristled B. disdained C. downsized D. shunned6. Not only does he have one of those distinctive radio voices that sets him apart, he also brings a fun and a slightly ________ attitude to his show.A. irrelevant B. irreverent C. burgeoning D. mentoring7. ________ assets prise items such as land, buildings, plants, machinery, fixtures and fittings, IT equipment and vehicles. A. Diverse B. Massive C. Classical D. Tangible8. These few oldstyle wooden shops are soon to be demolished. With them will go the last ________ of the town’s original look. A. prowess B. moniker C. vestige D. portfolio9. Our way to stay ahead of the petition is by continually creating ________ products and services while building new value in existing product lines.A. unmanageable B. deliverable C. innovative D. institutional10. He always smiled and never had a negative ment about anyone or a _________ remark about any situation. A. cynical B. skeptical C. hierarchical D. prototypicalTranslation1. Having practiced for about 5 years,he is now adept at legal issues relating to international investment and trade.2. According to a survey, Gen Xers are skeptical about relying on Social Security when they retire. They began saving for retirement early pared with their predecessors.3. All the cares and stresses of your day seem to fade away under the relaxing and fortable treatment of foot massage.4. Studies show that most employees place a high value on being recognized or being plemented for a job well done.5. Emergency rooms were clogged with patients who came for treatment of relatively routine medical problems because they didn’t have a regular doctor.6. Anyone trying to coach or help a new technical manager make the transition to a leadership role can get useful ideas from this book.7. Most of the time when you take a short cut for pleting a project you will end up doing some repair work later that will take double the time you saved by the short cut.8. Employees who fail to set appropriate boundaries between their personal and professional lives will not be able to understand the meaning of life and work.9. The purpose of the exercise was to train staff to react in a disciplined and professional manner when in the presence of danger.10. Most Gen Xers have the desire to forgo career advancement for more time with their wife and children, especially in the early years of their children’s lives.英譯漢1. 然而，X一代人目睹了他們的父母為了職業(yè)晉升而做出犧牲，結(jié)果卻遭遇了美國(guó)公司的大量裁員。2. 這些不同的觀點(diǎn)視角常常導(dǎo)致工作中的沖突。他們彼此都易于把對(duì)方概念化。3. X一代人認(rèn)為自己沒(méi)有理由要盡職苦干，因?yàn)樗麄兡馨压ぷ髯龅糜趾糜挚?，而且仍有時(shí)間來(lái)休閑和陪伴家人。4. 有人會(huì)說(shuō)唯一的解決辦法是通過(guò)司法體系，因?yàn)殡S著嬰兒潮時(shí)期的人不斷變老，與年齡歧視有關(guān)的訴訟可能會(huì)增加。5. 但是，歷史就是如此循還往復(fù) — 隨著嬰兒潮時(shí)期出生的人開(kāi)始退休，X一代開(kāi)始掌權(quán)，Y一代開(kāi)始步入社會(huì)。Unit 5Vocabularynorm avail setback reinforce parenting longevity offset subsidy downside reproduce constraint pensate1. The fate of the giant panda is a worldwide concern. It is hoped that sophisticated __________ technology can help prevent it from extinction.2. A rising number of school age children are seeking medical help for varied psychological problems resulting mainly from improper ________— such as excessive care and intervention, indifference or physical punishment.3. Due to selling pressure from speculators as well as public investors, today technology stocks suffered another sharp _____________ on the Bombay Stock Exchange.4. A firm which dismisses an employee on the grounds of redundancy is obliged to___________ him for loss of employment.5. According to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, China will soon establish in the countryside, as it has already done in urban areas, the system to give minimum living __________ to the poorest people.6. Rugao is recognized for the ________ of its residents. Experts from home and abroad are trying to figure out what makes people live longer in that region with rapid economic growth. 7. Many Chinese cities will raise taxi fares by 25 percent to _____ an increase in fuel costs.8. Many multinationals have set up business headquarters in Shanghai, hoping to _______ themselves of the city’s prehensive advantages in geography, investment environment and human resources .9. Beijing Municipal Education Committee set new regulations on behavioral__________ of primary and middle school students, introducing modern ethics and doing away with outdated content such as “fight criminals courageously.”10. Corruption and unreliable electricity supply are listed as major _________ on the business operation and growth of firms in South Asia, said a World Bank su