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1、 Unit 2valuesn F i r s td i s c o u n ts t o r ei nR o g e r s ,A r k .The history of Wal-Martn沃尔玛公司由美国零售业的传奇人物山 姆沃尔顿先生于1962年在阿肯色州成立 。经过四十多年的发展，沃尔玛公司已 经成为美国最大的私人雇主和世界上最 大的连锁零售商。目前，沃尔玛在全球 开设了超过7,000家商场，员工总数190 多万人，分布在全球14个国家。每周光 临沃尔玛的顾客1.76亿人次。 The Founder of Wal-Mart: Sam WaltonnIf judged by appeara
2、nce, Sam Walton was a very ordinary man. He was raised in the Depression years, and served in the army during World War II. It was he, who from humble beginnings built the worlds most admired retail organization. nSam had a passion to compete and an appetite for adventure. He realized that Wal- Mart
3、 needed to do more than offer low prices to be successful - it also had to exceed customers expectations for quality service. Sam devoted his life to expanding and improving upon this concept. He was also a good motivator of people, because he practiced what he preached. He remained guided by the ol
4、d-fashioned principles of hard work, honesty, neighborliness and thrift. Even after his death in 1992, those principles continue to guide the company as it expands into other countries and cultures. Their purposeconduct;continuen e.g. The students carried on in spite of the presence of their headmas
5、ter.n They carried on the adventure in such a terrible storm.n9.folk: people in general (esp. AmE)n10.get away with: do sth wrong or risky without being caught or punishedn e.g. Although he made such a serious mistake, he was lucky enough to get away with it.n11.shell:bulletn12.local:of a particular
6、 placen e.g. the local people/government,etcn13.treatment: manner of treating sb/sthn e.g. The patient underwent painful medical treatment.n The miners demanded better treatment.n14.corporate: belonging to corporationn e.g. corporate culturen15.memo: a note of sth to be remembered.n memorandumn16.fo
7、lksy:simple in manners and customs, friendly and sociablen17.mayor: the one who governs a cityn18.by/from all accounts: according to what everyone says or what is reportedn account: description,reportne.g. I havent been there before. But it is, by all accounts, a lovely place.n idioms(1) on account
8、of sth: because of sthn e.g. The match was postponed on account of the heavy rain.n (2) on no account:not for any reasonn e.g. On no account should we yield.n (3) take account of sthn take sth into accountn19.cheerful: (of a person) happy in a lively way;(of sth) make one feel happyn e.g. Hes always
9、 a cheerful guy.n20.blend:mix together thoroughly n blend A with B;blend A and B (together)n blend in: mix harmoniously with sb/sthn e.g. As a newcomer, he was not sure whether he could blend in.n blend into sth:nThe building does not blend into itssurroundings.n21.flashy:attracting attention by bei
10、ng too smart and decorated; showyn22.throw ones weight aroundn show too much pride in oneselfn e.g. The new manager enjoys throwing his weight around.n23.reserve: order seats or accommodation for use at a future time;keep sth for a special usen reserve sth (for sth/sb)n e.g. These seats are reserved
11、 for our special guests.n24.pastor: ministern25.barber: a person whose job is to cut mens hair and shave themn c.f. hairdressern26.open up: (cause sth to )begin businessn e.g. He never opens his shop up on Sunday.n27.democrat: a person who believes in or supports democracy.n Democrat: member or supp
12、orters of the Democratic Party of the USn28.employee: a person who is employed by a firmn examinee,trainee,intervieween29.headline: title of an article in large type at top of a page,especially in a newspapern hit/make/reach the headlines:become the most important newsn30.wallet:small flat folding c
13、ase carried in the pocket for holding moneyn c.f. pursen31.hold to sth: not abandon or change(a principle, an opinion,etc.)n e.g. John holds to the belief that one can be successful as long as he works hard.n c.f. hold sb to sth:make sb keep a promisen e.g. He promised his wife a journey to Guilin a
14、nd she held him to it.n32.celebrity: famous personCn e.g. celebrities of stage and screenn33.stock:portion of capital held by an investorn34.on the run: continuously active and moving aroundn e.g. I have been on the run and Im exhausted now.n35.steer:direct or control( the course of a boat,car,etc.)
15、n e.g. steer the ship into the harborn steer/keep/stay clear of sth/sb:keep away fromn e.g. His doctor advised him to steer clear of tobacco.n36.schemer: a person who makes vicious plans.n37.ranking: the position one takes in an organization or societyn rank v:grade sb/sth according to quality, achi
16、evement,etc.n e.g. She ranked second in the contest.n It doesnt rank as his greatest victory.n38.make up: form, constituten e.g. The college is made up of 14 departments.n comprise,consist,compose,constituten comprise=(1)consist ofn be composed ofn (2)constituten e.g.(1) A year consists of is composed of 365 prisesn(2) 365 days comprise/constitute a year.n 39.executive:connected with managing a business or an organization;having the power to
