Ethicalissues
IV. Ethical issues
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3. A
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8. N
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10. M
Speaker one: sexual harassment---the employee resigned
political correctness noun [uncountable]
language, behaviour, and attitudes that are carefully chosen so that they do not offend or insult anyone - used especially when you think someone is too careful in what they say or how they behave 谨言慎行
Political correctness has had an impact on the language people use to describe women. 谨言慎行对于人们在描述妇女时使用的语言产生了影响。
politically correct
compliment noun
1 [countable] a remark that shows you admire someone or something 恭维话，褒奖
Being compared to Abba is a great compliment. 让我与…相比简直是巨大的赞扬。
Rob Andrew had a quiet game, which is meant as a compliment.
All Félix’s guests paid her extravagant compliments. 所有…的客人都对她大加赞赏。
To Joe the greatest compliment was to be considered amusing. 对于… 来说，最大的褒奖就是被人们认为他风趣。
2. compliments
[plural] praise or good wishes 表扬
This soup is delicious; my compliments to the chef.
3. with the compliments of somebody/with our compliments
formal used by a person or company when they send or give something to you 免费赠送地
With the compliments of J. Nocuold & Son.
Please accept these tickets with our compliments.
complimentary adjective
1 given free to people(免费)赠送的
There was a complimentary bottle of champagne in the hotel room. 在饭店房间里有一瓶免费的香槟酒。
I’ve got some complimentary tickets for the theatre tonight. 我得到了今晚剧院的免费票。
2 saying that you admire someone or something 赞扬的，夸奖的
complimentary remarks 奉承话
haul verb [transitive]
to pull something heavy with a continuous steady movement to硬拖，强拉
haul something off/onto/out of etc something
She hauled her backpack onto her back.
the steam locomotive which hauled the train
I hauled the door shut behind me.
outrage verb [transitive usually passive]
to make someone feel very angry and shocked 让人愤怒，震惊
Customers were outraged by the price increases. 顾客对于价格的上涨感到震惊。
Speaker two: racial discrimination ---a manager was dismissed
blow the whistle on somebody informal to tell someone in authority about something wrong that someone is doing 揭发，检举
He blew the whistle on his colleagues. 他揭发他的同事。
be given/get your marching orders British English informal
to be ordered to leave, especially because someone no longer wants you to work for them or no longer wants a relationship with you 炒鱿鱼
prejudice [uncountable and countable]an unreasonable dislike and distrust of people who are different from you in some way, especially because of their race, sex, religion etc - used to show disapproval 偏见
Women still face prejudice in the workplace.
prejudice against
a cultural prejudice against fat people 对于肥胖人事的文化偏见
Asian pupils complained of racial prejudice at the school. 亚洲小学生抱怨在学校期间的种族歧视。
Speaker Three: industrial espionage--- the company produced guidelines
penetration noun
1 [uncountable and countable] when something or someone enters or passes through something, especially when this is difficult 进入
Cover the entire device to prevent water penetration.
penetration of
The attack failed to lead to any deep penetration of enemy territory.
2 [uncountable and countable] the degree to which a product is available or sold in an area渗透(即产品在市场上的销售情况)
penetration of
the rise in import penetration of the domestic market国内市场中进口产品渗透的增长
penetrate verb
▶GO THROUGH◀
[intransitive and transitive] to enter something and pass or spread through it, especially when this is difficult 渗透，进入
Sunlight barely penetrated the dirty windows.
penetrate into
Explorers penetrated deep into unknown regions.
▶BUSINESS◀
[transitive] to start to sell things to an area or country, or to have an influence there 开始在某一地区或国家销售产品，对该地区产生影响
Few U.S. companies have successfully penetrated the Japanese electronics market. 很少有美国公司可以成功地进入日本电子市场。
whizzkid noun British English
whiz kid American English [countable] informal
a young person who is very skilled or successful at something杰出青年，天才儿童，神童
financial whizzkids in the City
Speaker four: corporate gift-giving ---an ethics officer was appointed
freebie noun [countable] informal
something that you are given free, usually by a company 免费物品
on a freebie
The company paid for the minister to fly out to Australia on a freebie.
freebie holiday/hotel/flight etc
A waiter was handing round freebie glasses of wine.
pending formal while waiting for something, or until something happens 有待…
Sales of the drug have been stopped, pending further research. 这款药物的销售被叫停，等待进一步的研究结果。
rep informal
a sales representative 销售代表
someone who speaks officially for a company, organization, or group of people
---synonym representative
You need to speak to the students’ rep.
Safety reps have the right to stop the job when workers are in danger.
Speaker five: environmental protect---a written warning was given.
hefty adjective[usually before noun] 大而壮的
1 big and heavy 高大的，笨重的
a tall, hefty man
hefty camera equipment
2 a hefty amount of something, especially money, is very large 高昂的
a hefty fine 高昂的罚款
1. Language.
Conditional 3
The uses of the conditional which appear in the tapescripts are as follows.
Reporting
l To report a future conditional:
She went straight to the board and warned them that she’d take legal action if nothing was done about it.
Conditional 3
l To refer to the hypothetical consequences of an action which did not take place:
If you’d looked around the workplace, I guess you would have seen the evidence.
Conditional 3 tends to be thought of as:
if + past perfect Would have + past participle
However, it may be more useful for you to think of it as :
if + past perfect simple or continuous any ‘past’ modal + have + past participle
2. Speaking.
One-minute talk: how to encourage ethical behavior from employees
Does the student show a clear understanding of the task?Yes
SHORTIs there an appropriate introduction and conclusion?Partly
Are the student’s ideas well-organised and logically ordered?Yes
TALKIs appropriate signposting and linking language used?Yes
Does the student develop ideas rather than repeat them?Yes
Are the ideas clearly expressed and easy to understand?Yes
Does the student speak in a clear and natural manner?Yes
Is the talk of an appropriate length?Yes
set out phrasal verb
1 to start a journey, especially a long journey 出发
set out for
Kate set out for the house on the other side of the bay.
set out on a journey/drive/voyage etc
The band are setting out on a European tour in March.
2 to start doing something or making plans to do something in order to achieve a particular result 开始做某事，着手制定计划
set out to do something
salesmen who deliberately set out to defraud customers 那些专门要欺诈消费者的销售人员
set out with the idea/purpose/intention etc of doing something
They set out with the aim of becoming the number one team in the league. 他们着手制定目标，要成为联赛中的第一名。
anonymous adj. done, sent, or given by someone who does not want their name to be known匿名的
an anonymous donation of $5,000
anonymous phone call/letter etc (=one that is often unpleasant or contains threats)
