莲勇4哈餐多产孝 高级商务英语阅读 hundred million dollars,says Curt Carlson,the CEO of SRI International. E.As outsourcing has begun to hit high-salary jobs in programming and tech services,the trend is giving rise to a wider fear--that U.S.dominance in high tech is starting to wane. F.Players such as IBM,Intel,Hewlett-Packard,Texas Instruments,Microsoft,and General Electric have risen from this culture to dominate world markets in their businesses. G.Materials-science breakthroughs helped spur the development of the semiconductor and the computer revolution that followed. Ill.E-C Translation: 1.When he became CEO,he inherited a series of obligatory corporate events that he has since transformed into meaningful levers of leadership.These get-togethers--from the meeting in early January with GE's top 500 executives in Boca Raton,Fla.,to the monthly sessions in Croton-on-Hudson--allow him to set and abruptly change the corporation's agenda,to challenge and test the strategies and the people that populate each of GE's dozen divisions, and to make his formidable presence and opinions known to all. 2.Truth is,it often gets pulled,period.Outside of the obvious--a $200 million-plus acquisition,a new strategic initiative like Six Sigma,or the naming of a top executive--it's almost impossible to predict when Welch will swoop down.How does he decide what to involve himself in?"It's this,"laughs Welch,putting his forefinger to his nose."I smell it.I try to pick out what matters." IV.Key to Exercises 1.Exercise ll 1)E2)F3)A4)D5)B6)C7)G 2.Exercise Ill 1.当他成为首席执行官以前，通用电气过去都要举行一系列例行公事的会议，接任后便将这些会 议变成了实施领导意图的有力工具。在这些会议上一包括一月初在佛州博卡.拉顿召开的500 第3页共4页高级商务英语阅读 hundred million dollars, says Curt Carlson, the CEO of SRI International. E. As outsourcing has begun to hit high-salary jobs in programming and tech services, the trend is giving rise to a wider fear -- that U.S. dominance in high tech is starting to wane. F. Players such as IBM, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Texas Instruments, Microsoft, and General Electric have risen from this culture to dominate world markets in their businesses. G. Materials-science breakthroughs helped spur the development of the semiconductor and the computer revolution that followed. III. E-C Translation: 1. When he became CEO, he inherited a series of obligatory corporate events that he has since transformed into meaningful levers of leadership. These get-togethers--from the meeting in early January with GE's top 500 executives in Boca Raton, Fla., to the monthly sessions in Croton-on-Hudson--allow him to set and abruptly change the corporation's agenda, to challenge and test the strategies and the people that populate each of GE's dozen divisions, and to make his formidable presence and opinions known to all. 2. Truth is, it often gets pulled, period. Outside of the obvious--a $200 million-plus acquisition, a new strategic initiative like Six Sigma, or the naming of a top executive--it's almost impossible to predict when Welch will swoop down. How does he decide what to involve himself in? ''It's this,'' laughs Welch, putting his forefinger to his nose. ''I smell it. I try to pick out what matters.'' IV. Key to Exercises 1. Exercise II 1)E 2)F 3)A 4)D 5)B 6)C 7)G 2. Exercise III 1. 当他成为首席执行官以前，通用电气过去都要举行一系列例行公事的会议，接任后便将这些会 议变成了实施领导意图的有力工具。在这些会议上——包括一月初在佛州博卡.拉顿召开的 500 第 3 页 共 4 页