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Unit 1
When faced with both economic problems and increasing competition not only from firms in the united states but also from international firms located in other parts of the world, employee and managers now began to ask the question：what do we do now?although this is a fair question, it is difficult to answer. Certainly, for a college student taking business courses or be beginning employee just staring a career, the question is even more difficult to answer. And yet there are still opportunities out there d=for people who are willing to work hard, continue to learn, and possess the ability to adapt to change.
当面对不仅来自美国的公司而且来自位于世界其他地方的国际公司的经济问题和日益激烈的竞争时，员工和经理现在开始要问一个问题：我们要做什么？虽然这是一个很清晰的问题，但是它是很难回答的。当然，对于一个正在谈论商务课程的大学生或者一个刚开始职业生涯的员工来说，这个问题更难回答。但目前仍然有许多机会给那些愿意努力工作，继续学习并且拥有适应变化的能力的人。
Whether you want to obtain part-time employment to pay college and living expense, begin your career as a full –time employee, or start a business, you must bring something to the table that makes you different from the next person . Employee and our capitalistic economic systems are more demanding than ever before. Ask yourself: What can I do that will make employee want to pay me a salary? What skills do I have that employers need? With these questions in mind, we begin with another basic question: Why study business? There are at least four quite compelling reasons.
无论你想获得可以用来支付大学和生活开销的兼职，作为一个全职员工开始
你的职业生涯，或者创业，你都应该拿出可以让你不同于其他人的东西。雇主和我们的资本主义经济体系比以往更加苛刻。问问你自己：我怎样做才能让我的雇主愿意支付我一份薪水？我拥有什么技能是雇主所需要的？在脑海里带着这两个问题，我们开始另一个基本的问题：为什么学习商务。
这里有四个令人完全信服的理由。 For help in choosing a career
What do you want to do with the rest of your life? Someplace, sometime, someone probably has asked you this same question. And like many people, you may find it a difficult question to answer. B y studying business, you will be introduced to a wide array of employment opportunities. In private enterprise, these range from small, local businesses owned by one individual to large companies such as American Express and Marriott International that are owned by thousands of stockholders. There are also employment opportunities with federal, state, county, and local governments and with not-for-profit organization such as the Red Cross and Save the Children.
一. 在职业选择上的帮助：
你希望用你剩余的生命做什么事？某地，某时，某人也许问过你这个同样的问题。然而就像许多人，你会发现这是一个很难回答的问题。通过学习商务知识，你将被引入到一个广泛的就业机会，在私营企业中，范围是从由个人所拥有的小型、本地企业到比如美国运通公司或者万豪国际集团这些由成千上万的股东共同拥有的大型公司。在联邦，州，县，以及地方政府部门与非营利组织如红十字会和救助儿童会等同样有着就业机会。
One thing to remember as you think about what your ideal career might be is that a person’s choice of a career ultimately is just a reflection of what he or she
values and holds most important. What will give one individual personal satisfaction may not satisfy another. What you choose to do with your life will be based on what you feel is most important. And the you is a very important part of that decision.
有一件事要记住，当你在思考你的最理想的职业是什么的时候，就是一个人对于职业的选择，最终只是反映出他或她的价值观和认为最重要的事。能够令一个人满意的可能没办法使其他人也满意。你在生活中所选择去做的将基于你觉得最重要的是什么。所以“你”是那个决定的重要组成部分。 To be a successful employee
Deciding on the type of career you want is only the first step. To get as job in your chosen field and to be successful at it, you will have to develop a plan, or a rod map, that ensures that you have the skills and knowledge the job requires. You will be expected to have both technical skills needed to accomplish a specific task and the ability to work well with many types of people in a culturally diverse work force. These skills, together with a working knowledge of the American business system and an appreciation for a culturally diverse workplace, can give you an inside edge when you are interviewing with a prospective employer. 一. 成为一名成功的员工
决定你想要的职业只是第一步。要在你所选择的领域找到工作，并在其上取得成功，你必须制定一个计划，或者一个图表，以确保你拥有工作所需的技能和知识。你将被期望同时拥有完成某项任务所需的技术技能以及在多元文化的工作中与各种类型的人共事的能力。这些技能连同对于美国商业系统的工作知识和对文化多元化工作场所的评价一起，可以在你被未来雇主面试的时候给你一个内在
的优势。
All the resource available at your college or university can help you to acquire the skills and knowledge you will need for a successful career. But don’t underestimate your part in making your dream a reality. It will take hard work, dedication, perseverance, and time management to achieve your goals. Communication skills are also important. Today, most employers are looking for employee who can compose a business letter and get it in mailable form. They also want employees who can talk with customers and use a e-mail to communicate with people within and outside the organization. Employers also will be interested in any work experience you may have had in cooperative work/school programs, during summer vacations, or in part-time jobs during the school year. These things can make a difference when it is time to apply for the job you really want.
在大学里的所有可利用的资源能够帮助你获得你将来为了实现一个成功的职业生涯所需要的技能和知识。但是不可以低估让梦想变成现实这一过程中你自身的那一部分。要实现自己的目标，就要努力工作、奉献、毅力和时间管理。与人沟通的技能同样是重要的。今天，许多雇主正在寻找能够撰写商务信函，并使它成为可以邮寄的形式的员工。他们同样希望自己的雇员能够与顾客交流并且能够使用电子邮件与组织内外的人进行沟通。雇主们同样会感兴趣于你可能在暑假期间或者学期兼职中在其他工作或者学校等合作社里有过的工作经验。当你在申请一份你真正想要的工作时，这些东西会让情况变得不一样。 To start your own business
Some people prefer to work for themselves, and they open their own businesses. To be successful, business owners must posses many of the same
skills that successful employees have. And they must be willing to work hard and put in long hours.
三．开始你自己的事业
有的人更喜欢为他们自己工作，所以他们开创了自己的事业。为了实现成功，企业主必须拥有成功员工所拥有的许多相同的技能。他们还必须自愿地努力工作并且长时间地投入。
It also helps if your small business can provide a product or service that customers want. For example, Mark Cuban started a small Internet company called Broadcast.com that provided hundreds of live and on-demand audio and video programs ranging from rap music to sporting events to business events over the Internet. And because Cuban’s company met the needs of his customers, Broadcast.com was very successful. When Cuban sold Broadcst.com to Yahoo! Inc., he became a billionaire.
如果你的小企业可以为顾客提供他们想要的一种产品或服务，那将会产生很大用处。例如，马克古巴开创了一个名为Broadcast.com的小型网络公司，在网络上提供数以百计的直播和点播的音视频节目，范围从说唱音乐到体育赛事到商务活动。由于古巴的公司满足了客户的需求，所以Broadcast.com是非常成功的。当古巴把broadcast.com卖给雅虎时，他成为了一个亿万富翁。
Unfortunately, many small-business firms fail; 70% of them fail within the first five years. Typical reasons for business include undercapitalization (not enough money), business location, poor customer service, unqualified or untrained employees, fraud, lack of a paper business plan, and failure to seek outside professional help.
不幸的是，许多小型企业都失败了；他们之中70%在五年之内就失败了。企业
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