Language StudyA.1. ran into2. attend to3. leverage4. assigned5. kick in6.day-to-day7. basedon8. cap9. incredible10. compared to11. option12. resent13. burnout14. focus on15. downturnB. 1. 1) morals 2) morals 3) ethics 4) ethics2. 1) achievement 2) accomplishment 3) accomplishments 4) achievement C.1. perspective2. create3. responses4. so5. with6. just7. taking8. Flexibility9. towards10. to11. from 12. that 13. multinational14. ease 15. recognition16. reflectTranslationA.1. 選擇合適的職業(yè)非常重要。我們大多數(shù)人大部分時(shí)間在工作。有些已成就斐然了。原因何在？部分原因是他們非常勤勞，十分聰明，或是因?yàn)樗麄儞碛辛己玫募彝ケ尘盎蛴杏H愛(ài)的人全心全意做他們的后盾，但主要是因?yàn)樗麄冞x擇了恰當(dāng)?shù)穆殬I(yè)，職業(yè)與才能相稱(chēng)并激發(fā)他們的興致。無(wú)數(shù)例子可證明這個(gè)事實(shí)。因此，我們應(yīng)該清楚地了解我們的才能是什么，怎么才能充分發(fā)揮才能；還該弄清楚我們的個(gè)人興趣是什么，在何處。根據(jù)自己的才能，按照自己的興趣來(lái)選擇職業(yè)是最為重要的。2. 科學(xué)家們發(fā)現(xiàn)努力工作的名人比一般人壽命長(zhǎng)。為什么工作對(duì)健康有好處呢？因?yàn)楣ぷ魇谷嗣β担屓瞬粫?huì)感到寂寞，孤獨(dú)。研究表明，人們無(wú)事可做時(shí)會(huì)感到不愉快，憂(yōu)郁，孤獨(dú)。相反，許多熱愛(ài)事業(yè)，卓有成就的人感到在努力工作時(shí)最幸福。工作起著人與現(xiàn)實(shí)之間的橋梁作用。通過(guò)工作，人們彼此接觸；通過(guò)集體活動(dòng)，人們得到友誼和溫暖。這有利于健康。失去工作就是失去一切，它影響人的精神，使人容易患病。此外，工作給人以充實(shí)感和成就感。工作使人感到自身價(jià)值和社會(huì)地位。作家寫(xiě)完書(shū)，醫(yī)生成功地給病人做完手術(shù)，老師看到學(xué)生成長(zhǎng)，他們感到無(wú)比幸福，喜悅的心情無(wú)法形容。由此我們可以得出這一結(jié)論：工作越多越幸福，也越健康。讓我們努力工作，好好學(xué)習(xí)，過(guò)幸福健康的生活。B.1.A dominant idea can be compared to a river that has cut deep into the landscape.2.The marketing strategy of these large companies is based on a study of consumer spending.3.If our company does not attend to the problem of salary ranges, it will certainly become more serious, which may hurt our salespeople.4.In todays competitive world, employees are likely to run into the problem of burnout.5.Starting with venture funding, some high-tech companies in the Silicon Velley have grown well .6.Spouses and families were invited to company events because of the contribution they were making to the company.7.According to Warren Anderson, working extra time should be considered as the exception rather than as the norm.8.We would rather sacrifice some growth in revenue than work people 70 or 80 hours a week.9.The government tries to keep the salary ranges at a low multiple and puts a reasonable cap on CEOs salary in the state-owned enterprises.10.In this high-tech company, team spirit is greatly appreciated and people do what is right for the whole team.Reading PracticeA. 1. B) 2. D) 3. A) 4. A) 5. B) 6. C) 7. A) 8. D)B. 1. high stress 2. Because play not only reduces excess stress, but also creates greater value and balance in life.3. A “meeting” is action time, with major decision topics for one or all of the participants./A “meeting” is action. Its about doing, discussing or evaluating important decisions in your business or personal life.4. A “date” is playtime, with no major decision topics for any of the participants./A “date” is play. Its about rest and relaxation, smiles, laughs, some unwind time and no major decision topics.5. Because a clear distinction between a meeting and a date will add more positive balance to your life. The author suggests that you should have regular playtime every day because having more “dates” immediately increases your achievement and enjoyment in life.