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课件网) Words and expressions forehead n. 额，前额 50 blank adj. 无表情的，木然的 50 dizzy adj. 头晕目眩的 50 chairwoman n. 女主席；女会长 50 * sunrise n. 日出（时分）；黎明；拂晓 50 potential n. （事物的）潜力，可能性 51 * bug n. 突然的兴趣，迷恋 51 enterprising adj. 有创业精神的；有事业心的；有进取心的 51 input n. 投入（物） 51 * obstacle n. 障碍，阻碍，妨碍 52 phase n. 阶段，时期 52 * manufacturer n. 制造商；制造公司，制造厂 52 * cosmetics n. 化妆品，美容品 52 purchase v. 购买 52 distribution n. （商品的）分销，经销 52 bonus n. 奖金；红利 52 * entrepreneurial adj. 创业的，具有创业精神的 52 guidance n. 指导，引导 52 consultant n. 顾问 52 How do graduates make the choice between starting a business or seeking employment Look at the charts and answer the questions. 01 1. What options do college students have after graduation They can get a full-time job, pursue further education, or start their own business. They may choose not to have a job. 2. What does the second chart tell you about the trend for college graduates starting their own businesses From 2009 to 2015, the percentage of university graduates who started a business rose. Between 2015 and 2016, the percentage remained almost at the same level, about 3%, while in 2017, the percentage declined. 3. What do you think the trend will look like in five years’ time Based on the title and the picture below, please predict: what would be talked about in the passage Maybe it is about a young girl who starts a business of flowers. Business Blossoms创业之花 ① As she spoke, Zhang Yue put her hands behind her back to hide that they were shaking. She couldn’t, however, hide the line of sweat（汗水） running down 沿着……流 / 淌下来 her forehead , which was caused partly by the heat of the television studio电视演播室, but more by fear of the four people seated in front of her. They stared back, [their blank faces giving no clue（线索，提示）]独立主格结构作伴随状语 as to what they would say next. Feeling dizzy , Zhang Yue took a deep breath as she struggled to finish her presentation, “And that is why I need your help in turning my new and exciting business into a successful one.” go blank (脑子)一片空白 turn...into... 把……转变成…… ② Now chairwoman of her own company, Zhang Yue is fond of saying, “The early bird catches the worm.” The place (where this happens) is a valley, a world away from(一个远离……的世界) any television studio. Moving carefully through the darkness, she passes row upon row of (鳞次栉比的) rose plants. In an hour, these fields will be full of people, working quickly to pick the flowers before sunrise. “It has to be done then,” says Zhang. “These flowers are delicate(精致的，娇嫩的，易碎的）.” ③ Zhang never thought that this was something （that) she would end up doing). Surrounded by roses as she was growing up, she paid them little attention. It was only after graduating from university overseas (adv. 在国外 ... ...
