Unit1
Some artists seeks for fame , but t hey don’t realized that chasing fame often leads to self destruction. However, it’s difficult for us to resist the temptation that fame brings us. Some gain fame quickly by developing a unique style with the help of agents. However, with the pressure to keep audience’s lasting enthusiasm, they lost their freedom to express themselves freely. And the example of Oscar Wilde exactly proved the view. There is a point that the greatest winners are those who initially failed in the conquest of fame, because they won freedom instead. With the example of Thomas Wolfe and Pestalozzi , we know that failure is the beginning of success. In a word, try to be happy in your lifetime instead of trying hard to achieve success.
Unit2
Chaplin is a great comedian not only for his motherland but also for the world. The character of “the tramp”made him famous, though the Tramp was considered a little crude at first. and his clothes gave him an appearance more like an Italian waiter than anything else. He resisted making a talking movie until 1936 when he made up a nonsense language which sounded like no known nationality. Chaplin achieved great success because he has the talent to explore and use his physical senses to invent his art. However, the collision between the need to be loved and the fear of being betrayed resulted in disaster in his emotional life which was shown in his movies. Eventually, life gave Chaplin the stable happiness, that is, his marriage with Oona O’Neil.
Unit5
While loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people want to admit it because it is considered as a sort of social disease. It is seen as admirable for American heroes to go alone into the wild areas and for poets and philosophers to seek out solitude. Some poets and philosophers, like William, Milton and Thoreau, enjoy inspiration from solitude. When an individual is solitary out of choice, the experience is less enjoyable. It is our basic need to talk to someone not only about the big things but also about the little daily things. As a consequence, lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the dog and, most embarrassingly , to total strangers. Therefore, it’s important for ordinary people to stay rational, make themselves comfortable and find some grace and pleasure in their home.
Unit6
Bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries. Bribery indeed have become a fact of commercial life. We divide these payments into three broad categories. The first category consists of substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure major contracts. The second category covers payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some projects. The third category involves payments made into countries where it is traditional to pay people to help with the passage of a business deal. There are some ways to prohibit bribery. ICC favors a code of conduct that would ban the giving and seeking of bribes. Unfortunately, opinions differ among the members of ICC concerning how to enforce the code. Anyway, today’s businessman will frequently meet situations where it is difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience.
Unit10
If a business does not adapt to changes in the business environment, then it will fail. Recently it has been argued that smart but inflexible employees don’t necessarily have the abilities to adapt to this ever-changing environment. It would appear that flexibility and emotional intelligence rather than IQ is a more accurate measure of intelligence. It is also a more accurate predictor of
success . This is an important point for businesses to understand because customers don’t really care about how highly intelligent a businessman is, they will take their business to wherever they are understood and respected . A business that staffed with people with a high Emotional Intelligence who have the ability to understand and relate well to others will succeed. All in all, EQ is the ticket for business success.。