4月20日20:45更新!!! ARGUEMENT: A3. The following appeared in a memorandum from the development director of the Largo Piano Company. “The Largo Piano Company has long been known for producing carefully handcrafted, expensive pianos used by leading concert pianists. During the past few years, however, our revenues have declined; meanwhile, the Allegro Musical Instrument Company introduced a line of inexpensive digital pianos and then saw its revenues increase. In order to increase Largo’s sales and in fact outsell Allegro, we should introduce a line of digital pianos in a variety of price ranges. Our digital pianos would be likely to find instant acceptance with customers, since they would be associated with the prestigious Largo name.” 1, The increase of revenue may just coincided with the sale of inexpensive digital pianos, while the two actually had no causal realationship. 2, The strategy used in other companys may not be suit for the Largo Piano. 3, The expected instant acceptance with customers may not be the case. As the fact the author cited, the revenue of the Largo Piano have declined during the past five years, it may no longer own the prestige.
1, 销售降低的原因?——排除他因。 2, 错误类比 3, 是否会得到持续接受?销售连续下降也许已经说明show声誉的下降。 1, A公司销售额上升的真实原因是否由于数字钢琴生产线的引入 2, 适用于A公司的不一定适用于L公司 3, 价格的变化将带来产品市场定位的变化,可能会损坏品牌形象
1. The argument was about a paragraph from a restaurant business newsletter about small franchise restaurants. A small restaurant owner, George, opened a pita restaurant in a college town Sallon. His restaurant has been quite successful for the last 2 years. So he decided to open another 3 restaurants in nearby cities and towns. He also plans to promote his 3 employees who have been trained under him to be the managers of the new restaurants. He expects his profits will trip after all restaurants are opened.
“Corporations should look to the city of Helios when seeking new business opportunities or a new location. Even in the recent recession, Helios’s unemployment rate was lower than the regional average. It is the industrial center of the region, and historically it has provided more than its share of the region’s manufacturing jobs. In addition, Helios is attempting to expand its economic base by attracting companies that focus on research and development of innovative technologies.” 一份面向地方生活的杂志上的一篇文章: 企业在寻找新的商机或位置时应该去Helios城。甚至在最近的衰退中,Helios的失业率也比地区平均水平低,它是地区的工业中心,历史上它提供的比它在地区制造业工作中分享的份额中更多。而且,Helios正试图通过吸引研究和发展革新技术的公司来扩张它的经济基础。 1. 作者认为应该到该地区建厂理由是这里的失业率很高。但是却没有给出因果关系。从常理来看这是没有道理的因为失业率高的地方可能更难雇佣到雇员从而使成本增加。 2. 作者认为该地区会鼓励研发,所以应该到该地区投资。但事实上就象作者说的那样该地区是制造业中心怎么可能有很多对技术和科研很熟练的人员。
1, 因为H地区industrial and manufacturing比较attractive,所以那里的工人很可能只适合做这类的,如果缺乏能够做innovative technologies and research的工人labor pool,那么很可能导致失败。 2, H的低失业率更可能成为坏处。因为比如有less available work force。企业必须提高wage才能吸引他们。提高了COST。 3, 错误的假设过去的成功能够代表未来。比方说已经饱和的资源、过分的竞争、以及可能出现的错误政策,都可能导致H地区的经济不再发达。
还有一个没找到原题,是一个叫Bostcom Corporation的公司经理号召把现在的mining technology换成renewable energy technology的题目。
ISSUE: 1、The public figures should not express the things they have not experienced or been directly influenced. 2. Portrayals of violence have proved commercially successful with tv programs, movies, songs, and other forms of entertainment products. Therefore, those who produce those should continue to incorporate violence into their products. “太多的人只想到得到结果。成功的关键是注意手边的特定事情而不担心结果。” 你怎么看这句建议的意思,总的来说,你认为它值得遵守吗?从你自身的经验,观察和阅读给出相关的原因and/or例子来支持你的观点。 1. 只想到结果的人而不注意手边的事情的人往往因为太迫切的期待结果而不屑于把手边看似琐碎的小事做好.事实上每一个目标的达成都是需要无数这样的事情集合在一起才可以达成的. 2. 同样的只注意手边的事情也是不可取的.因为一直这样就缺少了高屋建瓴的技能往往会过分注意细节而忽略了从整体上的把握.每一件事情就都变成是在孤立的完成而不是在为一个核心pivotal的目标而服务这样会忽略了重点降低效率.
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