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标题: 【每日阅读训练第四期——速度越障10系列】【10-11】经管 [打印本页]

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-14 19:58
标题: 【每日阅读训练第四期——速度越障10系列】【10-11】经管

这是周四的作业~~有福利文章哦~~ 大家要好好练习，加油！！！

【Speed】
Time 1:
Report: $2 Billion in Diamonds Stolen From Zimbabwe Fields

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A rights group says nearly $2 billion worth of diamonds have been stolen from Zimbabwe's Marange diamond fields since 2008, with the money going to cronies of President Robert Mugabe.

Partnership Africa Canada says Zimbabwe's minister of mines, Obert Mpofu, has allowed military and security officials to plunder the fields for personal gain instead of using the diamonds to help turn around Zimbabwe's ailing economy.

The Canada-based non-profit says "hundreds of millions of dollars owed to Zimbabwe's treasury have been lost in both illegal and legal trades."

The group stated its findings in a 36-page report released Monday. Zimbabwean officials have not responded to the accusations.

However, a state-run newspaper [The Herald] reports that Zimbabwe Defense Minister Emmerson Mnangagwa has challenged fellow cabinet members to show any evidence they have that diamond revenue is being taken by the army.

Finance Minister Tendai Biti has repeatedly said that money from diamond sales is not reaching the treasury, fueling suspicions of corruption.

Zimbabwe's military seized control of the Marange fields in 2008, allegedly killing hundreds of small-scale miners.

The Kimberley Process, which monitors the international diamond trade, imposed an export embargo on Marange diamonds in November 2009, but lifted it two years later despite protests from human rights groups.

Obama, Congress Face 'Fiscal Cliff'

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Newly re-elected U.S. President Barack Obama and his political opponents in Congress are facing an end-of-the-year deadline to reach a deal on taxes and spending cuts that has proved both contentious and elusive for the last two years.

As it stands, $600 billion in spending cuts for key defense and domestic programs are set to take effect January 1, and tax cuts affecting all American workers would expire, with the government then taking more money out of their paychecks.

The country's presidential and congressional elections were held this week. Now Obama, the incumbent who won a new four-year term, and his Democratic allies in the Senate are set to negotiate with the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to see if they can reach a pact to avoid cascading over what Washington is calling a "fiscal cliff."

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Time 2:
The independent Congressional Budget Office on Thursday laid out the importance of reaching a deal.

It said that failure to reach an agreement would be dire for the fragile U.S. economy, the world's largest. The financial analysts said that if no deal is reached by year's end, the country's already-sluggish economy would contract by five-tenths of a percent in 2013, and that the jobless rate would jump from 7.9 percent last month to 9.1 percent by the end of next year.

But reaching a deal will not be easy, with Obama calling for the end to tax cuts for households earning more than $250,000 a year and Republicans adamantly against raising tax rates. The Republican House leader, John Boehner, says that Republicans would be open to some form of increasing government revenues, possibly through elimination of various tax deductions, as long as Democrats agree to reform spending for government pension and health care programs for the elderly.

President Obama and Boehner came close to reaching a long-term deal debt and spending deal in 2011, but it fell apart, leading to the pact calling for the mandated spending cuts and the tax changes that would take effect in January.

Neither the president nor his political opponents want the mandates to take effect, but put the possibility of them in place as a way to force an agreement by a certain deadline.

As the cumulative U.S. government debt total continues to mount, Obama and the lawmakers will also face a decision early in 2013 on whether to increase the amount the country can borrow beyond the current $16 trillion level. Obama has pledged to work for a plan that would reduce the debt level over a period of years, but also has been unable to reach an agreement on that issue with his Republican opponents.
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Time 3:
Asian economies
Asia’s great moderation
Some of the world’s stablest economies are Asian. Time to worry?

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LAOS, a poor country of 6m people wedged between Vietnam and Thailand, has no openings to the sea and few routes to world attention. But it is now enjoying a rare moment in the sun. Last month it won approval to join the World Trade Organisation. This week it hosted the ninth Asia-Europe meeting, which brings together leaders from the world’s most and least dynamic regions. Its small economy, which exports gold, copper and hydropower, is distinguishing itself. Its growth rate is not only one of the fastest in the world but also one of the steadiest.

From 2002 to 2011 growth fluctuated within a remarkably narrow range, never falling below 6.2% and never rising above 8.7%. Only three countries have recorded a steadier growth rate (as measured by its standard deviation) over that period. Two of them are also Asian: Indonesia and Bangladesh. Growth in developing Asia is now steadier, as well as faster, than growth in the “mature” economies of the G7 (see chart 1). It was more stable in 2002-11 than over any other ten-year span since 1988-97.

The “Great Moderation” is the name given to the era of economic tranquillity that prevailed in America and elsewhere in the rich world before the financial crisis. Should the label now be applied to Asia?

Asia’s economies are better known for their speed than their stability. From 1996 to 1998, for example, growth in five big South-East Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam) swung from 7.5% to minus 8.3% as the Asian financial crisis struck. Even now some highly open economies, such as Thailand, Singapore and Taiwan, remain more volatile than the global average. Exposed to international trade flows, their industrial output fluctuates like a twirling ribbon with every twitch of demand.

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Time 4:
But developing Asia (which excludes rich economies like Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan) is dominated by populous countries that rely increasingly on domestic demand to drive their economies. Household consumption contributed half of the growth of just over 6% Indonesia enjoyed in the year to the third quarter (its eighth consecutive quarter of growth at that pace). Exports have fallen from about 35% of GDP ten years ago to less than a quarter in 2011. Developing Asia’s combined current-account surplus, which reflects its dependence on foreign demand, more than halved from 2008 to 2011 and is expected to fall further this year.

Asia’s stability also owes something to demand management. During the Asian financial crisis policymakers faced a dilemma. They could defend their exchange rates by raising interest rates. But that would cripple borrowers. Or they could let their currencies fall and ease rates. But that would inflate the burden of foreign-currency debt, crippling borrowers too.

In the aftermath of the crisis the region worked its way out of this trap. Most countries accumulated an impressive stock of hard-currency reserves and weaned themselves off foreign-bank loans in favour of foreign equity and local-currency bonds. Because these liabilities were denominated in their own currency, they did not rise in value when the currency fell.

That has freed policymakers to cut interest rates when the economy slows. Indonesia’s central bank, for example, slashed rates by three percentage points from December 2008 to August 2009. It cut rates by another point from October 2011 to February 2012. Thanks in part to its responsive central bank, Indonesia’s year-on-year growth rates over the past 20 quarters have been the most stable in the world.

Wise monetary policy was also one of the reasons cited for the Great Moderation enjoyed by the G7 economies. Another was the supposed depth and sophistication of the rich world’s financial systems, which, it was said, allowed households to smooth their spending, firms to diversify their borrowing and banks to unburden their balance-sheets. Both of these pillars of stability proved false comforts. Economists had not quite settled on an explanation for the Great Moderation before it inconveniently ceased to exist.

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Time 5:
Worryingly, Asia’s great moderation has also been accompanied by sharply rising credit. According to Fred Neumann of HSBC, leverage is now higher than at any time since the Asian financial crisis (see chart 2). This credit expansion may represent healthy “financial deepening”, which many economists believe is a cause of growth and stability. But rising leverage can also be a threat to stability. The late Hyman Minsky, among others, argued that drops in volatility allow firms and households to borrow more of the money they invest. Stability, in Minsky’s formulation, eventually becomes destabilising. Overleverage does not require excessive optimism, merely excessive certitude; not fast growth, merely steady growth.

Fortunately, Asia’s policymakers never shared the West’s faith in self-correcting financial systems. The region has pioneered “macroprudential” regulations, designed to curb excessive credit and capital flows even without raising interest rates. In March, for example, Indonesia tightened loan-to-value ratios on mortgages and imposed minimum downpayments on car and motorbike loans.

Mr Neumann is, however, sceptical that regulatory tightening can substitute for the monetary kind. Macroprudential controls are not watertight, he notes. As long as capital remains cheap, money will leak. If the regulator lowers mortgage loan-to-value ratios, for example, banks may simply raise the appraised value of a home. If regulators impede foreign purchases of property, as Hong Kong just did, foreigners will seek inventive ways around the rules.

Hong Kong’s freedom to raise rates is constrained by its currency’s fixed link to the dollar, one of the few pegs to survive the Asian financial crisis. Other central banks do not have that excuse. Currency flexibility has given them the freedom to cut rates when growth slows. It should also allow them to raise rates when financial excess threatens—even if rates remain near zero in America, Europe and Japan. If stable growth allows lenders or borrowers to become overstretched, it can “sow the seeds of its own destruction”, Mr Neumann argues. Nothing great about that.

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【Obstacle】
Workplace bullying: a global overview

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Think about sexual harassment. It's not done. And yet until not that long ago it was something that was done flagrantly – and constantly - with a wink and a nod. It still happens, but less, and public perception has changed.

Yet in the United States, workplace bullying has been found to be four times more prevalent than sexual harassment.

It's not just the United States that has a problem. At the Work, Stress, and Health 2011 conference, bullying expert Staale Einarsen of Norway described the workplace bullying field as "exploding." And in Denmark, an article in the Copenhagen Post online in March 2010 quoted the Minister of Employment as stating that workplace bullying had become such a huge problem across the country that a special system needed to be set up to tackle it.

In general terms, bullying describes a wide variety of negative workplace behaviors including verbal threats, personal attacks, humiliation, innuendo, and deliberate isolation of a colleague. Separate incidents may be relatively innocuous but are often sustained or persistent in character, with a cumulative negative effect.

Workplace bullying has been identified as one of the major contemporary challenges for occupational health and safety and linked to other emerging risks such as work-related stress and violence. These hazards are often termed psychosocial risks.

Psychosocial factors such as bullying are now being generally acknowledged as global issues, affecting all countries, professions, and workers. A recent Monster Global Poll bears this out. The poll, run from May 1-14, 2011, surveyed workers worldwide, and posed the question, "Have you ever been bullied at work?"

The 16, 517 responses received indicated the following: 64% answered that they had been bullied, either physically hurt, driven to tears, or had their work performance affected; 36% replied that this had never happened to them; and 16% answered that they had seen it happen to others. An astounding 83% of European respondents reported that they had been physically or emotionally bullied, while the percentages were 65% in the Americas, and 55% in Asia.

In many countries, new legislation has been coming into force or new provisions have been incorporated into existing legislation to protect workers from bullying. Canada, Australia, and nine European countries have enacted anti-bullying laws, including Sweden, France, and Denmark. Recently, a new Serbian law prohibiting workplace bullying became effective and, according to the Federation of European Employers, gave rise to over 400 court applications – in only the first month of its coming into force.

Other countries have opted for non-regulatory instruments, such as codes of practice and provisions in collective bargaining agreements.

Research worldwide has also found that bullying, an internal occurrence undertaken by manager and/or co-workers, leads to more workers leaving their job than violence, which is typically inflicted by sources external to a company.

Laws in Effect
Under workplace health and safety legislation, employers have a duty of care to provide a safe work environment for employees, visitors, and contractors. This requirement is often interpreted to require ensuring persons in the workplace are both mentally and physically safe at work and that their health is not adversely affected by work, and has been also interpreted to require a workplace free from bullying.

EU-OSHA's Europe wide establishment survey on new and emerging risks (ESENER) stated that management of work-related stress, violence, bullying, and harassment fits clearly within the EU framework of OSH management as set out in Directive 89/391/EEC.

In Germany, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs website, on its page "Bullying at work" states, "Employers are obliged to protect their employees' right of privacy and health. They must therefore prevent mobbing, act against employees who mob others and take all possible measures to prevent mobbing in their companies."

Early European countries to enact workplace bullying laws were Sweden and France, with Sweden enacting a 1993 statutory provision against bullying entitled "Victimization at work". France subsequently introduced an obligation on employers to prevent psychological harassment, and countries including Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands, have followed suit. The United Kingdom does not have a specific law against bullying in the workplace, but claims may be brought under a variety of other laws.

Countries outside of Europe have also recently joined in prohibition of workplace bullying, also known as psychological harassment or psychological abuse. In 2011, the Canadian province of Manitoba imposed new obligations on employers to protect workers from psychological harassment in the workplace as well as new employer requirements under an amendment covering workplace violence and harassment.

Queensland is one of two States in Australia with a Code of Practice specifically for workplace bullying. For the first time in Turkey, pursuant to an amendment to the Debts law in 2011, an employer must protect all employees from psychological abuse in the workplace.

Belgium, in a 2007 decree concerning the "

revention of Psychosocial Load Caused by Work, including Violence, Harassment, and Sexual Harassment at Work", addresses the prevention of detrimental effects of work on the physical or mental health of a person by requiring the employer to perform a risk analysis, taking into account situations causing stress, conflict, violence, harassment, or sexual harassment at work; determine prevention measures on the basis of the analysis; take all necessary measures to ensure that employees have all necessary information available with regard to the results of the risk analysis, applicable prevention measures and procedures; and ensure that all workers receive all necessary training to enable them to adequately apply prevention measures and procedures. A new subject matter, psychosocial risks, but addressed by familiar- sounding occupational health and safety requirements.

Laws Yet to Come
In August, 2010 the Workplace Bullying Institute (WBI) commissioned Zogby International to conduct a survey of adult Americans. The results showed that 35% of Americans report personally being bullied. By including those who only witness it, 50% of have experienced bullying, directly or vicariously, at work. Another 50% say that have neither experienced nor seen it.

This study was a follow-up to a 2007 WBI-Zogby survey, the comparable prevalence was then 37%. The poll defined workplace bullying as "repeated mistreatment: sabotage by others that prevented work from getting done, verbal abuse, threatening conduct, intimidation or humiliation." Of the WBI-Zogby respondents, 64% supported having laws to protect workers from "malicious, health-harming abusive conduct" committed by bosses and co-workers (the specific language contained in the introduced bills). 23.8% opposed laws.

Despite these findings, an employee can still be a target of bullying in the workplace in the United States and have no legal recourse. Workers who are abused based on their membership in a protected class, including gender, race nationality or religion, among others, can sue under state and federal laws, but the law generally does not cover acts of bullying.

Healthy workplace legislation appears to be gaining traction in the US, however, with bills introduced in 21 States, and 16 bills presently active in 11 states. States which have introduced anti-bullying legislation since 2003 include California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Maryland. Minnesota became the 21st state to introduce a version of the anti-bullying Healthy Workplace Bill when it did so on April 29, 2011.

The proposed laws state that it is unlawful to subject an employee to an abusive work environment, or permit an abusive work environment. Terms defined include adverse conduct, abusive work environment, adverse employment action, malice, constructive discharge, and physical, psychological, and tangible harm. Wrongful conduct primarily must be shown to have been done with malice, and in most cases that has to have been repeated.

None of the bills have been enacted. Yet. However, an online insurance industry newsletter published by PropertyCasualty360.com noted a growing trend in the number of employers requesting that insurance carriers include workplace bullying in their employment practice liability insurance (EPLI) policies.

Management, Prevention, and Costs
Workplaces in which bullying is allowed to occur undermine the pursuit of a business' growth and profitability and may lead to a detrimental impact on the corporate image with the public at large.

Specifically, the costs of workplace bullying include time and production lost due to factors which include employees' preoccupation with negative circumstances, and resulting costs to the company's overhead, loss of skill and experience when a worker leaves due to being bullied, and time spent training his/her replacement, lowered employee morale, medical and insurance costs, provision of counseling services, and harm to a company's reputation.

Occupational health and safety laws have long dealt with physical risks, and now psychological risks are beginning to be treated similarly. Undertaking risk assessments, implementation of a policy statement against bullying which includes definitions and examples, information dissemination and training to both supervisors and employees, institution of complaint and investigation processes, and follow-up are quickly moving from recommended to required steps for addressing bullying in the workplace.

In today's workplaces, the approach by management to OHS should emphasize both physical and psychological health.

Human resources professionals, attorneys, and safety mangers, as well as high level management, must be aware of workplace bullying developments. Workplace bullying has been made illegal outside of the United States, in countries where many multinational corporations may do business. Whether or not legislation has been enacted in a country, State, territory, or province, these emerging workplace risks and liabilities should be proactively managed for the best interests of employers and employees.

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随意阅读：希望对大家有帮助~~

Inspire yourself: craft a work-life vision
Have you dreamed (maybe more than once) about having a full, rich life – one that includes a different kind of working life? A dream where you are living where you want, doing the kind of work that fulfills you most, and you are surrounded by people you love.

I can't think of anything better. But, the truth is that most of you will go on dreaming because you can't fathom how to make it all real.

So may I share a little secret? Bringing your dream into focus is well within your control. It starts with a well-crafted vision – that can inspire you to action, time and again.

The Value of A Work-Life Vision
Deep in your heart, you know that life is what you make it. You have a choice to accept what comes your way or to approach life consciously – being clear about your values, aspirations, goals and priorities. Without question, the conscious path dramatically improves your odds of getting what you want out of life. And it brings about deep satisfaction as a result of taking charge of how your life unfolds each day.

At the heart of "being clear" is your life vision – a document that spells out your intentions and ambitions – in all their glory. The very process of developing your vision helps you gain clarity about what you want. And, by putting it in writing, you take a giant step closer to having it become your reality. Once your dreams are codified, they become more concrete, and you become more committed to achieving them.

Craft It – From Your Heart
You can use any format to write your vision – your journal, a letter to a friend or simply write it down on a lined pad. There is no set length, but if you aim for a page, or possibly a bit more, you will be able to capture the important elements of your vision without getting lost in tiny details.
Before you begin, put yourself in a mellow space. Go for a walk or ride your bike. Let go of your day-to-day pressures and give yourself the luxury of some quiet, thoughtful time. Since it's rare for most us to be so reflective, don't be surprised if you have a little difficulty getting in the groove at first.

Be patient. Jot down random thoughts – even bullet points are fine – in no particular order. Don't feel you have to pour out a polished version right off the bat! Capture your thoughts and desires first – and, afterwards, spruce them up with the right structure and words.

Use these few guidelines to get started.
1. Your vision should look out about 3-5 years,
2. It is about where you want to be – not where you are at
3. It should be very big – the best visions give you something to grow into
4. It is directional in nature -- the essence of the new life you seek, not every detail. (Details come later as you establish goals and activities to move you toward your vision.)
5. Write it in the present tense – as if you have already achieved it
Most importantly, let it flow from your heart. It is what you want most for yourself in work and in life, not what you feel you should do…or what someone else wants you to do. Give yourself permission to capture the biggest, most glorious vision imaginable. Don't worry one whit that it's too big to achieve…the bigger, the better. If you aim very big and achieve a piece, what an amazing accomplishment that will be!

Include Some Or All These Points
1. What do you value most in life?
2. How would you like these values to be honored?
3. Have you accomplished something that reflects your values?
4. How will your "juice" (from Lesson 1) be honored in your vision?
5. Where are you living?
6. How do you spend your time?
7. Professionally, what kind of work excites you?
8. Is anyone else with you?
9. What is your relationship with God?

As you begin to write, use lively, colorful language that inspires and compels you to action. When complete, your vision will be your benchmark against which you will calibrate future choices, behaviors and activities.

A Personal Example
Here's the vision that I wrote in 1999 as I began my career-change journey. At the time I wrote it, I did not know that I would become a career counselor, but I did know that I loved to write and that I wanted to incorporate that into my new career.

I wrote my vision in the form of a letter to my niece, Jenna. Notice the date of the letter…I post-dated by five years. My overarching goal was to have more personal time for "everyday kinds of things". This vision clearly reflects that desire.

August 30, 2004
Dear Jenna,

What a glorious week this has been! The Berkshires never cease to amaze me with such beauty and grace. Even better, the city folk have departed, returning our sleepier pace -- and parking spots -- in the village!

You asked about visiting over your birthday next month. Absolutely! And now that I'm no longer working full time, let me share what our week might be like...

My days have taken on a softer rhythm – active, but not crazy; focused, but not intense. I'm up early and by 7am I've fed the creatures, gazed at the new day (it's always perfect regardless of the weather!) and completed my spiritual reading.

After breakfast, I'm ready for action: a brisk walk or a little house keeping, and then to my office by 9am. It's a colorful, happy place – light years from my corporate corner, and just right for the writing that I love so much. By 4pm, my creative energy is usually going downhill, so I call it quits and head for yoga.

While I'm occupied with work, you can bike, explore or even weed my garden. It truly has become a magical spot – initially out of dumb luck but now the result of thousands of questions about sprouts, pods, roots and soils asked of myriad gardeners and friends.

So, I look forward to seeing you and laughing over a Bloody Mary or two. You haven't lost your touch, have you?

With great affection,
Patricia

P.S. Hope you won't mind accompanying us to a social engagement or two. Gary and I have integrated well into this community. And maybe you can help me plan a wardrobe for our trip to Italy in October. We will be house-sharing in the Italian hills once again with our dearest friends, Ellie, JoEtta and Steven.

Let It Pull You Forward
Your vision can be a powerful and inspirational force for change. I read my vision every day for many, many months. It was a constant reminder of my commitment to myself about how I wanted my future to unfold.

And I can honestly share that my life now is pretty darn close to my vision – well, except for the 9 to 4 part. It's more like 8 to 5, plus a few evenings. But with lots more flexibility, a relaxed home-office environment and work that reflects my own special brand of purposeful work.

Your vision holds the same power for you. Give yourself lots of time and space and write from your heart. You may go through several drafts, in several different sittings, until it feels just right. Then, each time you read it, feel expanded, joyful, recharged and re-committed to a more meaningful life and career.

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作者: 2012Michelle 时间: 2012-11-14 20:23
嘿嘿，还不沙发么？

激动SHI了，终于抢上一次，吼吼。辛苦Attract啦~

明儿读哈。

作者: 魔二代 时间: 2012-11-14 20:31
现占地儿哈哈

作者: CCcarol 时间: 2012-11-14 21:10
小美女的帖子来占一个~

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经济类的文章看的有点吃力~ 不过小美女找的文章很有意思~

越障：10’12 好长好长好长的越障...
文章在说关于 workplace bullying.
从工作中的性别歧视引出主题-职场暴力
研究发现该现象全世界普遍都有其中亚洲较低
大多数国家已经开始着手解决
欧洲一些国家已经开始立法解决美国在制定相关的法律
作者总的态度就是呃会越来越好的公众的觉悟会提高的~

作者: flyoceanwu 时间: 2012-11-14 21:23
我也来了。

作者: flyoceanwu 时间: 2012-11-14 21:55
thank you attractg

1 1'54

2 1'35 omba government need change sluggish economy.

3 1'53 laos join the WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION and stead develope the economy.

4 1'53

5 越障：8’59
conclusion: workplace bully
attitude:negative
1.workplace bully
1. wide workplace behavior
2. challenges 4 occupation health and safety.
3. psychosocial factor affect countries.
4.law protect worker from bully while other countries opt for non-regulatory interest.
2.low in effect
3.mange prevent &cost :procative management for interest of employer and employee.

5 1'50

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-14 22:04
谢谢大家这么热情~~ 偶觉得备受鼓舞~~！！！

作者: xiaojindiao 时间: 2012-11-14 22:29
2‘44“
2'30“
2'23"
2'36"
2'45"
10'25"
感觉越障比速度的更好理解一些

非常感谢attractg的辛劳付出！

作者: 徒手破鲜橙 时间: 2012-11-14 22:30
1'53 a Canada-based non-profit group made a accusation that XXX WZZW（the a name） plunder the diamond field to the president's pocket instead of helping develop the economy.
1'12 The new incumbent, Obama and his congress need to reach a pact with a xxx group of representatives to avoid the cascading over the WST called financial cliff
1'24 Growth in developing Asia is now steadier, as well as faster. Laos Indo and B-country...不会拼单词...要命。
1'30
1'30
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看完了都不记得了。。心里挂念着250/m就是不行，心急吃不了热豆腐。明天放慢速度,希望坚持坚持能提高。
回完贴来第二遍，整理单词和句子，大家加油！

作者: Redace 时间: 2012-11-15 04:27
1min3s
diamond被偷 in Z-政府采取军事措施-Claim“both legally&illegally traded”-政府没回应，但有XX说被投-军事控制diamond被偷？

44s
奥巴马上任，面临年底tax cut和spending cut的deadline--结尾就记得商量“fiscal cliff”……

1min17s
开头说reaching a deal的重要性
但是，reaching a deal agreement不容易，举例什么job rate之类的。
然后说奥巴马新任期，tax cut什么的……
然后说Obama2011年有过一个措施，但是没实现/成功
说Obama和支持者不愿意this mandate take effect
目前face的情况是要不要再借债（打到这里把结尾一段内容忘了……）

1min25s
先说LAOS，以前如何不行，但是现在经济上升，加入WTO，host A-E meeting,distinguish itself.
再说stable rate growth三个国家里，有2个是Asia:Indonesia, B....
说Moderation之前一直label给欧美，现在可以给Asia了吗？
Asia经济一直有名于其speed，不是其stable，举例……

2min06s
说developing country靠拉动内需发展经济
dilemma:升汇率或降汇率
然后忘记了……
结尾是G7的Great Moderation有两个原因：wise monetary policy 和好的financial system……作者态度对Asia的mmoderation好像持保留意见

1min20s
但是Asia的great moderation 伴随着high credit/leverage。这既代表healthy financial deepening，又有threat to stability。
幸运的是，Asia不随西方self-correct financial system，而是macropruxxx.
但是macropru也不是万无一失
香港……但是不是别的地方都像香港currency flexity.

4min45s +_+
先引sexual hasxxx的话题，引出工作暴力更常见-讲work bully的内容、危害-讲一些已经生效的法律（欧洲-加拿大-澳大利亚-欧洲的一个国家）-讲美国法律未生效-讲危害、成本、如何控制
（基本只记得小标题了，泪）

觉得最后的福利那篇直接扫小标题就能很清楚框架，所以没有细读……

作者: Victoriasong 时间: 2012-11-15 05:27
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作者: spencerX 时间: 2012-11-15 06:47
谢谢attractg~~
关于福利阅读：我发现不少人都建议把自己的vision写下来，然后每天读，不停地告诉自己，自己到底想要什么，自己到底应该怎么做。很有启发，不过执行起来不知道会不会有难度ing...

不过不能放弃，要加油！！

2’09
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10’10
6’10

作者: miffyhui 时间: 2012-11-15 08:24
2’21”
1’51”
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1’55”
1’37”
越障：
8’37”---好久不练习，走了好几次神呀呀 ~

6'30"福利文章看看！
希望能有用，最近就是有些迷茫，不够坚定，不知道自己要什么

作者: xuezai0504 时间: 2012-11-15 09:47
3'35
1'43
2'16
2'02
2'38
8'31
为什么读完就只记得一个大致的主题呢。。

作者: 2012Michelle 时间: 2012-11-15 12:41
辛苦Attractg了，文章都很好，非常喜欢。尤其是最后的那篇福利文。嘿嘿~

交作业咯~

2'08"
Diamonds worthed $2billion were stolen from Zimbabwe, by both legal and illegal ways.
After Obama's re-selection to be the president of the U.S., he should have achieved some goals by the end of 2012. The goals are the taxes and spending cuts.
2'09"
But, Obama and his team didn't get it done as what he promised. No matter what will be done in the coming months, it seems that Obama cannot achieve the goals.
2'08"
Laos joined WTO last week. But, so far experts are wondering if Great Moderation applies the situation in South-East Asian countries.
2'08"
In some Asian countries, their economic reply on their domestic demand. In those countries, real estate and financial market are the important stumilants to driving their economics.
2'10"
Asia's great moderation has been accompanied by rapidly rising credit. Luckily Asian countries don't leverage the failed policies of Europe. But, the moderation is no great.
Obstacle 6'26"
Main Idea: Discussion the situation of workplace bullying worldwide.
Author's atttidue: support (+)
Article structure:
1) Brief introduction:
-- defination of workplace bullying
-- the places where the situation have such problems.
-- Data used to explain the condition
2) Legal systems to work against bullying worldwide:
-- Laws in effect: Some countries have already had laws to protect employees under bullying.
-- Laws yet to come: Some countries are considering to use anti-bullying laws.
-- Managment, prevention and costs: It costs something but worths.
3) Conclusion: Attentions need to be drawn on bullying by high level management.
随意阅读~ 6'35"
很好的一篇文章，喜欢！其实，生活有很多种方式，不一定非要苦逼着过的。

作者: 2012Michelle 时间: 2012-11-15 12:42

谢谢attractg~~
关于福利阅读：我发现不少人都建议把自己的vision写下来，然后每天读，不停地告诉自己，自己到底想要什么，自己到底应该怎么做。很有启发，不过执行起来不知道会不会有难度ing...

不过不能放弃，要加油！！

-- by 会员 spencerX (2012/11/15 6:47:05)

呵呵，其实，生活很多时候随波逐流，vision和坚持是好的，如果出现更好的机会或更适合自己的方式，也要抓住不放啊。

加油！

作者: peill 时间: 2012-11-15 13:36
2'23
2'00
1'02
2'38
2'35

9'55

Bully is a common occurence according to survey.
Harmness Bully can bring to employees.
It is popular in US and also in a global range.
Laws are created worldwide to protect emplyees.
In US recently Law is activated. And employees are asking insurance agains bully in contract too.
Bully should attract emplyers attention and things should be done to make sure emplyees are protected.

作者: freya96 时间: 2012-11-15 14:27
1’35
xx手误删掉了
1’22
1’27
1’30
1‘51
6’50

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-15 21:44
速度：
1’51’’ (356) Nearly 2 billion of diamonds has been stolen from Zimbabwe Marange fields. The diamonds went to the President of M**.. Experts said Zimbabwe is losing diamonds in both legal and illegal ways. Military controlled the fields in 2008 and allegedly kill hundreds of minors. Calling for human rights protection..

Obama negotiated with its opponents in Congress to see whether they could avoid what Washington called a “fiscal cliff”

1’52’’(303) If a new agreement cannot reached by the end of year. The already sluggish-economy will contract… and the unemployment rate will increase.. Obama also face to decide whether to maintain the borrow level of 16 trillion. He has planned to reduce debts but has not make an agreement with its opponents.

2’02’’(312) Laos , a small country that draws little attention to the world, is now in the rise of moment. Laos trades rely on copper, hydropower.. distinguish it from other countries. Recently, Laos has been approval to join the World Trade Organization. It has a very steadily economy… China is known more for it rapidly growth than its steadily..

3’43’’(361) Most Asia countries economy relies on domestic demand. Asia countries economic growth attribute to demand management. After the crisis , they could defend their exchange rates by rising interest rates.. but that crippled borrowers. Another factor is wise monetary policy.

2’48’’(328) Worryingly , Aisa’s great moderation has also accompanied by a sharply rising credit. The leverage now is larger than ever. But large leverage can also hurt steadily. Hong Kong is free to rise rates because its linked with dollars, avoiding financial crisis…

越障：
10’20’’(1559)
Main Idea ：Working place bully has aroused global attention and many countries established laws to cope with.
Author’s attitude: Support
Structure:
>> Working place bully has aroused global attention
The definition of workplace bully : employers been attacked in physical or emotional..such as words threatening…
A survey shows 83% of respondent said they have experienced bully. Bully are driving more employers away from workplace other than violence. The problem is serious that Denmark has to set a special institution to solve the problems.
>> Laws and coming laws to cope with
Laws are established in Denmark , Sweden… other countries follow the suit… England does not have a special law , but it can refers to other laws.
>>Management , prevention and costs
Costs spend on training employees replace who leaves due to bully may reduce costs on health insurance… may reduce the morale of workers.
Conclusion: Human resources professionals, attorneys… must be aware of workplace bully…The emerging risk should be managed to benefit employers and employees.

大米，大米~~！这回的态度一样啦~~ 哇咔咔

作者: ltguoguo123 时间: 2012-11-15 22:06
2‘14
diamond was stolen from Z,but the minister ask army to plunder ,not help the economic.However,the minister said they have the evidenc of steal,which is that the army took the diamond revenue.

作者: o0miracle0o 时间: 2012-11-15 23:57
谢谢楼主！！！

速度：
2‘54
2’12
1‘45
2’22
2‘43

越障~
8’23

作者: 阿菜hrf 时间: 2012-11-16 00:07
首先，感谢楼主！
2'07''
1'36''
1'26''
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今天的越障很好理解，只是读完才发现木有计时啊

作者: daisy目木 时间: 2012-11-16 11:33
标题: 谢谢attractg
Speed:
1.[356]1’46+1’43
$2 billion worth of diamond was stolen from Z. Treasury revenue declined because of illegal or legal trade. KP imposed an export embargo but human rights group opposed.
Congress faced a “fiscal cliff”——spending cut took effect while tax cut expired, US government need pay more.
2.[303]2’12
If no deal is reached, US unemployment rate would roar to a higher level. However, reach the agreement is not easy because R opposes to raise tax rates.
3.[312]2’14
Asian countries, especially LAOS, remained the steadist development in the world.
4.[361]3’00
Asian countries are populous, so its development comes from domestic demand. Demand management faced with dilemma related to interest rates and countries adopted wise strategies to solve the problem.
5.[324]2’10
Asia’s moderation accompanied with rising credits, and it is not optimistic.

Obstacle:[1559] 9’42
Main Idea: Describe global workplace bullying, laws, and the disadvantages of bullying
Author's attitude: neutral
Article structure:
1)Many countries reported workplace bullying, either from physical or frompsychological.
2)Majority of countries established laws to prevent the workplace bullying.
3)Disadvantages of workplace bullying, related to cost and management.

感觉越障框架很清楚，比速度易懂。发现经管类文章有很强的逻辑性，继续加油，我这个阅读速度啊~~~抓狂~~

作者: xiaod265 时间: 2012-11-16 13:41
补个作业！

谢谢楼主找来的文章，可读性挺高的哈~
Speed 1   3'23
Speed 2   2'9
Speed 3   2'16
Speed 4   2'43
Speed 5   3'10
obstacle   14'34

。。。。。我的越障貌似读得有点久啊~~~为什么呢？！
讲的是：“工作场合欺负”现在已经成为一个全球性的普遍现象。
文章先对WB进行了定义及范围划分，然后对欧洲多国、及美国在立法方面阻止Wb的现状进行了描述及评价。

作者: 铁板神猴 时间: 2012-11-16 14:17

3'35
1'43
2'16
2'02
2'38
8'31
为什么读完就只记得一个大致的主题呢。。

-- by 会员 xuezai0504 (2012/11/15 9:47:46)

因为你需要每读一个段落（你所能记忆的段落长度，因人而异，因训练而异），停顿回忆并适当总结。or you'll get lost in the long long long paragraphs...

作者: 铁板神猴 时间: 2012-11-16 14:23
attractg阅读量真大！nice~

1'15''+46''
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10'14''
7'51''

作者: 铁板神猴 时间: 2012-11-16 14:31
来点评一下素材和排版~
难易度非常好哦~！速度用的是the Economist吧，难度正好~比较简易。
越障也像Economist，不过我不敢肯定。长句很多，注意到有的句子长到有三行这么长，在快速读过的前提下，还能保持不lost，就相当不错了~ 相比单词很难的文章，我比较喜欢这种~~
因为单词不是读过一遍就能背的出来的，不懂的单词，这遍读不懂下次还是读不懂，收获不大。但是句子逻辑的变化，却能够训练思维。excellent~!!

排版方面，attractg发的很好呀。唯一要注意的是，Time 1中有两篇文章穿插在一起了。尽量一个time只放一篇文章~ 文章字数一般300的倍数左右，都比较适合做“速度文章”。400、800这种尴尬字数，只能加个100左右的more reading section...

点评完毕，飞走咯~~

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-16 15:06

attractg阅读量真大！nice~

1'15''+46''
1'40''
1'52''
1'45''
2'18''

10'14''
7'51''

-- by 会员铁板神猴 (2012/11/16 14:23:33)

猴哥也开始阅读啦？阅读量... 唉唉，夸过了~~ 现在我仍有回读现象~~

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-16 15:08

来点评一下素材和排版~
难易度非常好哦~！速度用的是the Economist吧，难度正好~比较简易。
越障也像Economist，不过我不敢肯定。长句很多，注意到有的句子长到有三行这么长，在快速读过的前提下，还能保持不lost，就相当不错了~ 相比单词很难的文章，我比较喜欢这种~~
因为单词不是读过一遍就能背的出来的，不懂的单词，这遍读不懂下次还是读不懂，收获不大。但是句子逻辑的变化，却能够训练思维。excellent~!!

排版方面，attractg发的很好呀。唯一要注意的是，Time 1中有两篇文章穿插在一起了。尽量一个time只放一篇文章~ 文章字数一般300的倍数左右，都比较适合做“速度文章”。400、800这种尴尬字数，只能加个100左右的more reading section...

点评完毕，飞走咯~~

-- by 会员铁板神猴 (2012/11/16 14:31:48)

收到猴老大的点评很荣幸耶~~

嗯嗯，速度是Economist , 越障这次用的是Management Issue ~~ 老大提出的问题我下次会注意！嘿嘿，我继续努力昂~~

作者: zhouzhoucome 时间: 2012-11-16 17:57
这次的好多啊~~

最后两篇2‘41
2’52

前面的不是记错了，就是又没按上……悲剧……

补作业来了~~

作者: xiaodiehoo 时间: 2012-11-16 21:27
2'34
1'36
1'43
2'40
2'42

9'50
Workplace bullying has become more serious and needs global attention. Legislations are needed to deal with this issue.
Some European countries have already established laws that urge emplyees to provide a safe environment for employers.
United States has proposed laws about workplace bullying but these laws are not in effect yet.
Workplace bullying can be harmful for the company, employees and employers, so the bullying problems should be proactively managed regardless of the existence of the law.

作者: teddybearj4 时间: 2012-11-17 10:43
速度：
1'56 1'24 1'40 2'21 1'49
(谢谢attractg小美女~~第三篇Asian Economy的文章分析的特别好，收藏下来仔细研究。)

越障：8'38
(今天的文章可读性很高哇~长知识了)
Main Idea:
The passage is a global review of workplace bully, which was revealed by some researches round the world. Distinguish various sorts of workplace, and talk about the current condition of workplace bully in most companies. Eventually, the author suggests some legitimation enaction.
Structure:
*The workplace bully can often be seen in the US and in some multinational corporations. Apart from sexual harassment, the workplace bully exists in other different forms, both physically and emotionally bullied.
*A research was taken to figure out the serious condition throughout the world, including the American, European, and Asia. and the research also classified the detail of the workplace bully.
*Different countries holds various law toward this issues. So it will be hard to protect the rights of employees. A worldwide law is yet to come.
*Except from law, the management and some other measurements should be taken to protect the employees away from workplace bullying.

作者: teddybearj4 时间: 2012-11-17 11:27
The inspire reading is a very good supplement, but I can simply cannot agree with the entire view of the passage. I agree that one should craft his/her work-life vision, and it should certainly flow from your heart. I am fond of making vision as well. It seems that I can manage my life much better and reduce the risk of wasting my youth with explicit goal of life, which ensures that I can somehow keep away from a wrong path. However, I just cannot agree that according to the passage, a vision must look out for such a long time, say 3-5 years mentioned in the passage. Also, I can hardly find myself approve the view and the supporting point that the vision should be very big--the best visions give you something to grow into. Concerning the vision once you were possessed, I'd love to be a scientist, I would like to score 800 even if my last scores is 500, and I prefer Harvard to Cambridge. All these visions are very big. Can these visions drive you to grow into. No!!! You will find yourself extremely ridiculous when you find yourself stuck in a simple physics problem, or when you find that it is so hard for you even to score above 700, or that you are even not eligible to donate fees to apply both Harvard and Cambridge. Too ambitious visions are much more readily to be abandoned. In my point of view, a good vision should be slightly above your current situation, combining long-term and short-term visions. So you can adjust your scheme to higher calibre with contentment when you have achieved a little step.

Open to discuss...

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-17 20:50
Wow ~~~ teddy ! 的回复这么认真~~~ 好感动~~

I agree with you. Having a vision that slightly above your situation is just as spliting the long-term goals into several short-term goals. I think the vision in the passage is more like a big picture. Actually , I did not have any big visions for my future.

I believe most people's life paths are zigzags... You will find them make sense when you looking back.

作者: fightfor700 时间: 2012-11-17 21:38
谢谢attract辛苦分享，都是很不错的文章，收获不少。

速度：2:54，2:18，2:25，3:03，3:15
越障：9:42

作者: leaudeissey 时间: 2012-11-17 23:55
02：53
02：08
02：32
02 : 52
02 : 27

09:46

作者: teddybearj4 时间: 2012-11-18 10:05

Thanks attractg for your discussion! I believe you are quite right!

Since you have mentioned the zigzag road in one's life, you will find it make sense when you look back.
It occurs to me that there is a relevant topic talking about the career paths and life experiences in one of the lectures in TOEFL's TPO. I think one can be enlightened after listening to that. Maybe you will have the same feeling with me if you have the chance to finish that lecture.

Thanks again for your wonderful reading materials! They help a lot!!!

作者: lixiao19910508 时间: 2012-11-18 19:16
4:05
3:09
2:25
3:49
3:26

12:14

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-18 19:30

Thanks attractg for your discussion! I believe you are quite right!

Since you have mentioned the zigzag road in one's life, and you will find it make sense when you look back.
It occurs to me that there is a relevant topic talking about the career paths and life experiences in one of the lectures in TOEFL's TPO. I think one can be enlightened after listening to that. Maybe you will have the same feeling with me if you have the chance to finish that lecture.

Thanks again for your wonderful reading materials! They help a lot!!!

-- by 会员 teddybearj4 (2012/11/18 10:05:52)

teddy的英文表达很好昂~~

我也看过那篇TPO的~~嘿嘿，yeah , the same feeling ~~~ Teddy以后要帮我揪语法错误昂~~ 我的英文表达还有很多问题~

作者: teddybearj4 时间: 2012-11-18 20:01

-- by 会员 teddybearj4 (2012/11/18 10:05:52)

teddy的英文表达很好昂~~

我也看过那篇TPO的~~嘿嘿，yeah , the same feeling ~~~ Teddy以后要帮我揪语法错误昂~~ 我的英文表达还有很多问题~

-- by 会员 attractg (2012/11/18 19:30:13)

米有啊，我经常越障写完了没读一遍就发上来了。隔两天翻翻帖子，oh no，单复数语法句子不通什么的错误连天啊！！！然后又弱弱的去改掉它……其实阅读写作什么的就是要逼一下自己，阅读不好小分队才不能落下啊，写作不行才不能停止练笔哇~~大家一起练习，共同交流，相互监督，才能进步嘛~~

作者: attractg 时间: 2012-11-19 09:41

-- by 会员 teddybearj4 (2012/11/18 10:05:52)

teddy的英文表达很好昂~~

我也看过那篇TPO的~~嘿嘿，yeah , the same feeling ~~~ Teddy以后要帮我揪语法错误昂~~ 我的英文表达还有很多问题~

-- by 会员 attractg (2012/11/18 19:30:13)

-- by 会员 teddybearj4 (2012/11/18 20:01:23)

我也是这样的~~ 莫有时间改~~ 回忆的时候光关注内容了就忽略语法错误了~~ 哇咔咔，只能写得时候多注意~ 大家都加油，加油~~！！！

作者: wensd1111 时间: 2012-12-13 08:58
1 A 01:31
2 A 02:22
3 A 01:37
4 A 02:05
5 A 02:06
6 A 08:11
main idea: working a is a world wide problem and should be pay attention on
attitude support.
structure:1.the consept of the a
2.the related phenomenia with a, which was regarded as the office disadvantages
3.the legislation focus on the a
4.the reason behind the legislation
5.the effect of the a.

作者: CD用户825193 时间: 2012-12-18 21:50
标题: Daily RC-9_2012-11-18
SPEED
1. 3'39" [356]A recent report shows that nearly $2 billion of diamonds from Z has been stolen by the president.
A partenership Canada-based organization pointed out that diamonds were missing form both illegal and legal trades.
A state-owned nespaper claimed that the ?? used the diamonds for military purpose, rather than the country development?
The president of Z hasn't officialy replied to the claims. But some government official asked the claimers to show evidence.
A diamond trade monitor organization set an embargo to Z's diamond trade in 2009, but rescind the embargo in two years.

The recently elected President Obama will face the expenses of the while house in the past two years?

2. 2'39" [303]
The independent Congressial Budget Office pointed out the importance of the agreement of spending and tax cuts, if no agreement, the economy would be worse and the jobless rate will increase.
Obama and his opponents really wanna make a deal with the Republic Representatives, though it's not easy to reach a deal. They tried once but failed, so that they made a mandated spending and tax cuts effective in Junuary.
The US debt...

3. 2'41" [312]LAOS is a poor country in Asia, but now it's developing steadier and faster. This yr it joined the WTO, hosted an international meeting. Its economy is distinguished with gold, copper and hydropower.
From 2012-11 its development rate is steady, only 2 3 other countries which r also in Asia have steadier growth rates.
The label of "Great Moderation" given to America and other rich areas b4 the crisis shall now describe Asia.
Asian countries are better known for their speed than stability. There were five well-known Asian countries for their fast developing economy. Though the speed is out of ??? international range??

4. 3‘09“ [361]
Developing Asia is dominated by populous countries who depends on the domestic demands more than export.
After the Asian financial crisis, Asian policy makes faced a dilemma. If they increase the interest rates to defend the exchange rates, the borrowers will be hurt; if they let the currency at a ease rate, the foreign currency burden will be inflated and borrowers get crippled.
Now they lower their foreign debt, borrow money from the domestic loan? So that they can decrease the interest rate when economy is slow.
Indonesia is doing well at control the interest rates by the central bank, to keep the economy steady.
... 忘了

5. 3’50” [324]
Worryingly the Asian countries r developing with increasing debts. The leverage is higher than the international rate. Somebody said it's the leverage keep the economy growing steadily.
M? is skeptical about the leverage theory.
Luckily the Asian countries didn't learn the west's "self-correcting" economic system. Like Indonesia, it makes loan-tighten policy to lower the loan or mortgage.
M? criticized the tightening policy. ...

OBSTACLE

11'47" [1559]Being bullied at work includes physical abuse, isolation, etc... An investigation shows that many ppl have been bullied or experienced bullying at work, different countries have different percantage.

Bullying at work has attracted many organization's notice, and some European countries enacted some law against it. These laws ensure employers provide a health working environment to employees, both physically and psychologically.

US plans but not yet to enact anti-bullying bills. And some employees want their insurance include the being bullied protection, as they couldn't find other legal protection.

Allowing bullying happen at work place is realy harmful to a company. If employee leaves because of bullying, the training to replacement, insurance, etc, will cost a lot. Also it'll harm the company's reputation, lower employees' work effeciency.

Nowadays employers should make sure the work place keep the employee both physically and psycologically healthy.

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