l        Do you think companies should have a dress code for their employees?

code noun

▶LAWS/BEHAVIOUR◀

[countable]a set of rules, laws, or principles that tell people how to behave

their moral code 道德法规

Each state in the US has a different criminal and civil code. 美国每个州的民法和刑法都不同。

The judge ruled that there had been no breach of the code. 法官判决该案件没有违反法规。

There were plans to introduce a dress code (=rules about what to wear) for civil servants. 政府有计划引入公务员着装制度。

 

参考答案：

Yes. I think companies must project a professional and smart image. Therefore, a dress code can help build up the image.

 

project  verb

▶CALCULATE◀

[transitive] to calculate what something will be in the future, using the information you have now 计算

The company projected an annual growth rate of 3%. 该公司计算出年增长率为3%。

be projected to do something

Total expenditure is projected to rise by 25%. 总支出经过计算后将会增长25%。

▶FILM◀

[transitive] to make the picture of a film, photograph etc appear in a larger form on a screen or flat surface 放映

project something onto something

She projected the slide onto the wall. 她把幻灯片在墙上播放。

▶YOURSELF◀

[transitive] to try to make other people have a particular idea about you 展现出某种特定形象

I hope the team will project a smart, professional image. 我希望这个团队能够展现出精明、专业的形象。

project yourself (as something)

his attempts to project himself as a potential leader 他努力想展现出一个未来领导者的形象

▶PLAN◀ be projected

to be planned to happen in the future打算

the projected closure of the hospital 该家医院预计关闭

 

l        Do you think it necessary to be smartly dressed for promotion?

参考答案：

No, I don’t think so. I believe promotion means hands-on experience, better qualifications, loyalty to a company and current performance rather than smart dresses.

 

l        In the future, do you think business people will dress more formally or less formally?

参考答案：

I believe people are bound to/will/ are set to/…    dress less formally in the future because most staff are likely to have flexible time and work from home. In the future, they won’t need to dress formally.

 

¨         谈对未来事物的看法

will

would

be bound to

be set to

be likely

be unlikely

the chances are that

 

V. Vocabulary Consolidation on Unit 2a (page 163)

 

VI. Memo Writing

参考答案：

To: All Project Team Members

From: David Guan, Project Team Leader   

Date: 12 May 2002                    

Subject: Cancellation of project meeting

 

Our next project meeting will be cancelled because two members will be abroad for a trade fair in France on May 13. Shall we meet again at 9am on 19 May? Besides, you should hand in your suggestion for the agenda by May 15.

 

VII. Speaking

Corporate hospitality

hospitality noun [uncountable]

1 friendly behaviour towards visitors好客

Thanks for your hospitality over the past few weeks. 感谢你在过去的几周里对我的盛情款待。

2 services such as food and drink that an organization provides for guests at a special event 款待

the use of a yacht for corporate hospitality 将游艇用作公司款待

 

corporate hospitality=entertainment provided by companies for their customers 公司的款待

 

Mixing business with pleasure

1. meal

 

fact-finding adjective

fact-finding trip/visit/mission etc

an official trip, visit etc during which you try to find out facts and information about something for your organization, government etc 调查事实的行程

a group of US congressmen on a fact-finding mission to Northern Ireland
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