Must-Have Job Skills in 2013(2012-11-26)Even as employers remain cautious next year about every dollar spent on employees, they'll also want workers to show greater skills and results.For employees who want to get ahead, basic competency won't be enough.To win a promotion or land a job next year, experts say there are four must-have job skills: competency['kɑmpɪtənsi]n. 能力（等于competence）；资格land a job找到工作articulate [ɑ:'tikjulət, ɑ:'t ikjuleit]vt. 清晰地发（音）；明确有力地表达；用关节连接；使相互连贯vi. [语]发音；清楚地讲话；用关节连接起来adj. 发音清晰的；口才好的；有关节的PricewaterhouseCoopers n. 普华永道（全球四大会计事务所之一）accounting [ə'kau ntiŋ] n. 会计，会计学；帐单v. 解释（account的ing形式）；叙述consulting [kən'sʌltiŋ]adj. 咨询的，商议的；顾问的，任专职顾问的v. 咨询，请教；商议（consult的现在分词形式1. Clear communications"This is really the ability to clearly articulate your point of view and the ability to create a connection through communication," says Holly Paul, U.S. recruiting leader at PricewaterhouseCoopers, the accounting and consulting firm based in New York.For job seekers in particular, clear communication can provide a snapshot of their work style to employers. "As office conversations increasingly move online, some workers are losing or never developing the ability to give a presentation, for example. Others may be unable to write coherently for longer than, say, 140 characters.snapshot ['snæpʃɔt] n. 快照，快相；急射，速射；简单印象vt. 给…拍快照vi. 拍快照coherently [kəu'hiərəntli] adv. 连贯地；前后一致地；条理清楚地；互相偶合地；凝聚性地scour ['skauə] vi. 冲刷；擦；腹泻vt. 擦亮，洗涤；冲洗，清除n. 擦，冲刷；洗涤剂；（畜类等的）腹泻haunt [hɔ:nt] vt. 常出没于…；萦绕于…；经常去…vi. 出没；作祟n. 栖息地；常去的地方2. Personal brandingHuman-resources executives scour blogs. "If you post something that comes back to haunt you, people will see that."Workers also should make sure their personal brand isattractive and reflects well on employers. "More and more employers are looking for employees to tweet on their behalf.There are dozes of other apps to help users Tweet on the go, so that could account for its lower ranking.Twitter有其他几十个同类应用，这可能是它排名靠后的原因。

So how do you produce the perfect film or write the perfect book – or compose the perfect tweeton Twitter – in a way that will maximise the chances of catching on?因此，你该怎样制作一部完美的影片、或是写一本完美的书、又或是在Twitter上发一条完美的帖子，以求它能最大限度地流行开呢？3. FlexibilityThe ability to quickly respond to an employer's changing needs will be important next year as organizations try to respond nimbly to customers.The ability to learn new skills is of top importance, says George Boué"We want to know that if we roll out a new program or new tools that the folks we have on board are going to be open to learning," he says.4. Productivity improvement"The ability to spot talent and hire people has fallen out of use over the last several years," says Ben Dattner, an organizational psychologist in New York. "As the economy turns around, companies will have to work harder to retain talented employees. Companies have trimmed the fat, and now they have to build the muscle."nimbly ['nimbli] adv. 敏捷地；机敏地trimmed [trimd] adj. 平衡的；切边；纵倾的；修整过的Making Every Penny Count—Twice(2012-11-27)Ever wish you could make every penny count twice—especially around the holidays? Here are ways consumers can do what they already do, but also make those actions count for more in charitable and community .charitable ['tʃærətəbl] adj. 慈善事业的；慷慨的，仁慈的；宽恕的advertiser ['ædvə,taizə] n. 广告客户；刊登广告的人designate ['deziɡne it, 'deziɡnit, -neit] vt. 指定；指派；标出；把…定名为adj. 指定的；选定的1. Free money for the charity of your choiceUse , powered by Yahoo,for regular online searches, and the site will donate 50% of the revenue generated from the search advertiser to the charity.Make sure you designate a specific charity before you begin searching.groceries n. 杂货；食品；生活用品alleviate [ə'li:vieit] vt. 减轻，缓和coupons n. 优惠券；息票；[冶金]取样片（coupon的复数）translate [træns'leɪt; trɑːns-; -nz-] vt. 翻译；转化；解释；转变为；调动vi. 翻译2. Save on groceries and help alleviate hunger makes it possible to save money and give back. Visit their site and you'll find hundreds of coupons for everyday grocery, personal-care and office items.Every three coupons used translates to one meal.3. Volunteer at a food bankThree billion pounds of food and other grocery products are distributed each year through Feeding America's network of food banks.distributed [di'stribjutid] adj. 分布式的，分散式的distribute [di'stribju:t; 'dis-]vt.1. 分发；分送；分配，配给：They distributed political pamphlets in the hall.他们在大厅里散发政治小册子。