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第64章 智慧人生(11)

好英文娓娓动听Words and Expressions

Today, Avon is proudly known as“The Company for Women”in every country in which we do business.AAnd our ability to provide women with both quality products and a significant earning"s opportunity has became an important competitive advantage.It is one of the reasons our business in China has grown so rapidly right from the start.

Going forward, our strategy for Avon recognized China as the number one market in the world for future expansion, reflecting our strong commitment to bring new business opportunities to entrepreneurial women in every corner of this great country.

As I took back to all that we have accomplished over the past decade and particularly over the past four years, it has been a real period of breakout success for our company……breathtaking, but also exhausting. BThe roller coaster ride has opened my eyes to many things, about the increasingly complex demands of running a business today, about my own competencies and the need to constantly challenge and renew my own commitment to being a better leader.

I had no idea at the moment I became CEO that I would experience such great fortune and such great challenge both at the same time and how enormously my life would change as a result. CNo idea what privilege, yet what responsibility comes with being the first woman to lead the company, to be constantly scrutinized as one of less than a handful of women CEOs today—what it would be like to balance my Chinese cultural background—what the responsibilities of the office would entail in this unparalleled environment.And what it would mean to be a business leader that could distinguish him or herself in today"s world where the game is changing by the minute.

As I reflect on my rapid rise to the top as one of the few women running a major global corporation, I have found myself thinking a great deal about my Chinese heritage and how enormously fortunate I am to have been given this very precious gift.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

AAnd our ability to provide women with both quality products and a significant earning"s opportunity has became an important competitive advantage.

为女性用户提供优质产品和有可观收入的创业机遇成为我们的一个重要竞争优势。

这句话的主语是our ability, to引导的不定式是our ability的定语。

BThe roller coaster ride has opened my eyes to many things, about the increasingly complex demands of running a business today, about my own competencies and the need to constantly challenge and renew my own commitment to being a better leader.

犹如乘坐过山车一般的感觉令我见识了很多有关当今经营企业所面临的复杂要求,关乎我自身能力和不断挑战自己的需要,以及要做一名更优秀的领导者需要不断更新的自我期望。

open one"s eyes to 长见识。例如:Foreign travel opened his eyes to poverty for the first time.他一到国外才初次见识到什么是贫穷。

CNo idea what privilege, yet what responsibility comes with being the first woman to lead the company, to be constantly scrutinized as one of less than a handful of women CEOs today.

我不知道作为领导这家公司的第一位女性意味着怎样的特殊性和责任;或者是作为当今为数不多的女性首席执行官时刻被审视着。

这句话省略了主语和谓语动词I had,和之前的那句话是并列结构。

120.Everything ls Possible(2)一切皆有可能(2)

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今日关键语导读Today"s Key Points

完成自己设定的目标,要不断地勤奋工作,贵在坚持和对工作的热情。与此同时,还要树立更高的理想,要大胆地去梦想,发挥极大的想象力去梦想。为梦想付出的努力越大,收获就会越多。

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好英文娓娓动听Words and Expressions

I have a personal dream as well.My dream is to make a real difference for women all over the world and to help transform lives.Every time a woman opens an Avon Beauty Boutique, we are ****** her dream of business ownership come true.This is the dream of unlimited opportunity.This is the dream of hope.It is also the dream of China—where everything is possible and success can be as great as the size of your imagination.

In many ways the dream of China is really the biggest dream of all—and it"s a dream we all share. And we"re not alone.The dream of China has captured the world"s imagination since the beginning of history.Form Columbus to Marco Polo, explorers have traveled long and far to unlock China"s mystery and discover its riches.

The dream of China is a gift given to each of us as part of our cultural heritage. AAs China emerges as one of the world"s leading powers, this dream grows stronger and brighter every day.BThe world is looking on in awe.And nothing makes me prouder than to watch this growth and success.Nothing makes me prouder than to know that this is my culture.Like all of you, I am very proud to be Chinese, and very grateful that I have been given the gift of this wonderful heritage.It is a gift that serves as a source of strength and as a guiding compass every single day in my life and in my career.

CIn closing, I encourage all of you to make full advantage of the gifts you have been given. You have the benefit of a precious cultural heritage, including a respect for the value of hard work.You know what is important and you work to achieve it.And you are tenacious in pursuing your goals.

As you pursue these goals, I encourage you to aspire high.

Dream big dreams. Dream bold dreams.Dream as far as your imagination will take you.Whatever it is you dream of, there is no doubt in my mind you can do it.The world is open to you.So go out there and make all your dreams come true.

难点重点,一目了然!

长难句解析Sentence Structures

AAs China emerges as one of the world"s leading powers, this dream grows stronger and brighter every day.

当中国成为占据领导地位的大国时,这个梦想也变得更大更明确。

这句是as引导的时间状语从句,第二个as表示成为。

BThe world is looking on in awe.

世界投以敬畏的目光。

Iook on 表示观看。例如:Investors can only looked on, baffled.投资者只能困惑地旁观。

CIn closing, I encourage all of you to make full advantage of the gifts you have been given.

讲话结束之际,我鼓励你们要充分利用你们所拥有的优势。

make full advantage of 表示充分利用。例如:They make full advantage of the hotel"s facilities.他们充分利用旅馆的设备。

121.It All Depends On You一切取决于你们自己

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今日关键语导读Today"s Key Points

人在谋生的过程中,人生之路究竟该如何选择?在人生的漫漫长河中,要找到指引自己正确道路的航标,要追逐自己的兴趣和信仰,利用毕生所学,让生活更加丰富多彩,路该怎么走,完全取决于自己。

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