Dialogue 对话
A. So, Kevin, can you talk to us a little bit more about Nadella’s background?
那么Kevin，你能再和我们多说说Nadella这个人的背景吗？
B. Satya Nadella is an inside man; he’s a 22-year veteran at Microsoft. He’s led
the Cloud and Enterprise group at Microsoft. He has sufficient experience
working with the company.
塞特亚·纳德拉是微软的内部人员，他是一个在微软有22年工作经验的人。他是企
业及云计算业务主管。他在公司有卓越的工作经验。
A. He’s an insider, what do you think of that? Do you think an outsider would've
been a more suitable pick?
他是内部人员，你怎么看？你觉得局外人会更适合这个岗位吗？
B. It’s hard to say now, but a lot of analysts are skeptical that he’ll be willing to
make tough decisions. An outsider would have a fresh perspective on things
and be more willing to cut out products that aren’t working.
现在还很难说，但是很多分析人士都怀疑他没法做出变革决定。作为一个局外人，
公司对他来说是一个崭新的事物，他更愿意砍掉不景气的产品。
A. Do you think he’s an appropriate choice? And why do you think he was
selected?
你觉得他不是一个合适的人选？那你觉得他为什么会当选？
B. Nadella is definitely a safe choice. Microsoft really needs to keep up with the
times if they want to stay relevant. Nadella has been described as having strong
business acumen, as well as being more inclined to adopt fresh and
groundbreaking ideas. He tends to think outside of the box and that’s exactly
what the company needs.
纳德拉绝对是张安全牌。微软如果想要赶上别人的脚步，就要真的应该与时俱进了
。纳德拉被认为是极具商业头脑和接受新鲜事物的人。他喜欢不按常理出牌，这正
是公司所需要的。
A. What about Nadella’s predecessor and Bill Gates?
那么纳德拉的前辈和比尔盖茨怎么办呢？
B. Steve Ballmer has stepped down from his long time role as CEO, but he’ll still
be on the board of advisors. And along with that Gates has also stepped down
as chairman of the board to founder and technology advisor; he’ll still be
involved in day-to-day activities with the company.
史蒂夫·鲍尔默辞去长期以来的总裁职务，但他仍将担任董事会顾问。比尔盖茨同
样也不再担任董事会主席，进而担任创始人及技术顾问职务，他仍会处理每日的公
司事务。
A. What will Nadella do differently from Ballmer?
纳德拉将有什么不同于鲍尔默的做法呢？
B. Nadella wants to completely reinvent the company. He wants a big change
in the culture of the company. He believes that everyone needs to acknowledge
innovation and foster its growth. He’s mentioned that Ballmer's main concerns
were about the money. But Nadella wants to shift that focus from money over
to innovation.
纳德拉希望彻底改造公司。他想要在公司文化上有一个大的改进。他相信每个人都
应该承认原创，并促使其壮大。他提到鲍尔默最重视的是钱，但纳德拉希望把重点
从钱转变到创新上来。
A. Do you think Ballmer's obsession with money probably had some
detrimental effects on Microsoft?
你觉得鲍尔默对钱的过度重视对微软的有不利影响吗？
B. Indeed. Concentrating on money creates short-term solutions for the
company. On the other hand, focusing on innovation may not bring in revenue
right away, but it’ll definitely determine the longevity of the company and bring
in some money later.
确实有。对钱的过度重视使得公司着眼于短期利益。另一方面，注重创新可能短期
内不会带来盈利，但是对公司的长远发展是有利的，会慢慢带来收益。
A. Thanks for your input, Kevin!
谢谢你的介绍，Kevin！
关键词汇
analysts ˈænələsts 分析人士
groundbreaking 'ɡraʊndbreɪkɪŋ 突破性的
outside of the box ˈaʊtˈsaɪd əv ðə ˈbɑːks 跳出思维定势
predecessor 'predəsesər 前辈
detrimental ˌdetrɪ'mentl 不利的
inside man ˌɪn'saɪd mæn 内部人员
veteran 'vetərən 经验丰富的人
outsider ˌaʊt'saɪdər 局外人
perspective pərspɛktɪv 观点
relevant ˈrɛl ə vənt 相关的
keep up with the times ˈkiːp ʌp wɪθ ðə ˈtaɪmz 与时俱进
acumen 'ækjəmən 敏锐
stepped down ˈstept daʊn 下台
foster 'fɔːstər 促进
longevity lɔːn'dʒevəti 长寿，寿命
revenue rɛvənu 收入
补充词汇
corporation ˌkɔːrpə'reɪʃn 公司，法人
successor səkˈsesər 继承者
appointed əpɔjnt 指定的
former 'fɔːrmər 之前的
retire rətajr 退休
Expansion
analysts (analyst)
We can have our analyst look through all the information.
我们可以让分析人员看一遍所有的信息。
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Our analyst suggests we wait to see if prices go up.
我们的分析人员建议先等等，看价格会不会涨上去。
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Our analysts got all the data wrong.
我们的分析人员把数据都弄错了。
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groundbreaking (groundbreaking)
This is a groundbreaking idea that’ll put us on the map.
这个突破性的想法会让我们一夜成名。
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This groundbreaking technology makes traveling long distances easier.
这个突破性的技术让长途旅行更容易了。
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We have to keep this groundbreaking, new product under wraps.
我们必须要将这个突破性的新产品保密。
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outside of the box (outside of the box)
We want people who can think outside of the box.
我们希望人们都能跳出思维定势。
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Let’s try to think outside of the box.
让我们跳出思维定势。
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The team always thinks outside of the box.
这个团队总是不按常理出牌。
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predecessor (predecessor)
This is my predecessor Gregory Black.
这是我上一任Gregory Black。
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Tim Cook's predecessor is Steve Jobs.
蒂姆·库克的上一任是史蒂芬·乔布斯。
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He was a great predecessor; it’ll be hard to fill his shoes.
他上一任做的很好，继承他的工作不容易。
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detrimental (detrimental)
The effects are detrimental.
效果不理想。
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No one knows if there are any detrimental effects from this new policy.
没人知道这对新政策有没有消极影响。
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Isn’t that detrimental to the campaign?
这不是对竞选活动不利吗？
Grammar
Gerunds
A gerund uses a verb that ends in -ing, but functions as a noun. A gerund can function as a subject, direct object, subject complement, or object of a preposition. Gerunds are also sometimes called verbal nouns.
动名词是动词结尾加-ing却做名词使用。动名词可以做主语、直接宾语、主语补足语、或介词宾语。
Sample sentences:
Taking a nap today was just what I needed.
小睡一会儿正是我今天想要的。
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Swimming is a great exercise.
游泳是一项很好的锻炼方式。
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Taking photos is his hobby.
摄影是他的爱好。
Exercises
Culture
微软想要和从前一样，成为科技行业的龙头老大，必须要好好加油努力了。它从1975年以来，一直是电脑行业的成功典范之一。但如今，时代变迁，电脑已经不想以前那么抢手了。目前微软最大的卖点仍是Windows操作系统及微软的办公软件。微软希望纳德拉能改变公司的现状。
Practice