Unit 16

UNIT 16 WORD LIST acid An acid is a chemical that can burn or dissolve other substances. In chemistry class, we mixed two acids together and watched the reaction. administration An administration is the group of people who manage a company or organization. She hoped she could be promoted to a job in administration. administrative Administrative describes anything related to managing a company or organization. I work as an administrative assistant to the owner of the company. biotechnology Biotechnology is the use of living parts, such as cells, in industry and technology. Researchers at the biotechnology company use bacteria to make medicine. cholesterol Cholesterol is a substance in fat, tissues, and blood of all animals. When people have too much cholesterol, they are at a high risk for heart problems. coalition A coalition is a group of people or organizations working for a common purpose. The companies formed a coalition to make trade less expensive. deceptive When something is deceptive, it encourages one to believe something that is false. The scary-looking man's appearance is deceptive, he is actually very nice. diabetes Diabetes is a medical condition in which a person's body cannot control the level of sugar in their blood. Overweight people are more likely to suffer from diabetes than slimmer ones, eliminate To eliminate something that is unwanted means to completely remove it. Wearing a seatbelt eliminates some of the dangers of driving a car. erosion Erosion is the destruction of rock or soil due to flowing water or weather. Canyons are formed because rivers of fast-moving water caused erosion.

酸是一种能燃烧或溶解其他物质的化学物质。 在化学课上，我们把两种酸混合在一起并观察反应。 administration指的是管理公司或组织的一群人。 她希望能被提升到行政部门工作。 administrative描述与管理公司或组织有关的任何事情。 我是这家公司老板的行政助理。 生物技术是指在工业和技术中使用生物部件，如细胞。 这家生物技术公司的研究人员利用细菌制造药物。 胆固醇是存在于所有动物的脂肪、组织和血液中的一种物质。 当人们胆固醇过高时，他们患心脏病的风险就很高。 coalition指的是为共同目标而工作的一群人或组织。 这些公司组成了一个联盟，以降低贸易成本。 当某物具有欺骗性时，它鼓励人们相信虚假的东西。 那个长相可怕的男人的外表是骗人的，其实他很好。 糖尿病是一种身体无法控制血糖水平的疾病。 例如：超重的人比苗条的人更容易患糖尿病。例如：消除某物意味着完全消除它。 系安全带可以消除开车的一些危险。 侵蚀是指水流或天气对岩石或土壤造成的破坏。 峡谷的形成是因为湍急的水流造成了侵蚀。

ethics Ethics are moral beliefs or rules about right or wrong. The act of stealing certainly doesn't go against some people's ethics. explicit If something is explicit, it is very clear, open, and truthful. The man gave a very explicit account of the car accident. framework A framework is a set of rules or ideas that people use to solve problems. His ideas fit into the framework of a successful business plan. manufacture To manufacture something means to make it in a factory. My father's company manufactures steel building materials. mechanism A mechanism is a part of a machine that performs a certain function. I can't open my car door because the locking mechanism is broke. minimize To minimize means to reduce something to the lowest possible level. I checked my homework twice to minimize errors. I might have made. nectar Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers that bees and other insects collect. Bees use nectar to make their honey. notion A notion is an idea or belief about something. I had a notion that this route would get us to the beach. regime A regime is a system of government or management. He was a member of the old regime that had been overthrown in the election. straightforward When something is straightforward, it is good because it is easy to understand. The teacher's grading system was straightforward and fair.

伦理学是关于对与错的道德信仰或规则。 偷窃行为当然不违反某些人的道德规范。 如果某事是explicit，意思是非常清楚、公开和真实的。 那人非常清楚地叙述了车祸的经过。 框架是人们用来解决问题的一套规则或想法。 他的想法符合一个成功商业计划的框架。 制造某物意味着在工厂里制造它。 我父亲的公司生产钢铁建筑材料。 机械装置是机器中执行某种功能的一部分。 我打不开我的车门，因为锁装置坏了。 最小化是指将某物减少到尽可能低的水平。 我把作业检查了两遍，以尽量减少错误。 我可能做了。花蜜是由蜜蜂和其他昆虫收集的花朵产生的甜液体。 蜜蜂用花蜜酿蜜。 概念是关于某事的观念或信念。 我有个想法，这条路能把我们带到海滩。 政体是一种政府或管理制度。 他是在选举中被推翻的旧政权的成员。 当某事是直截了当的，它是好的，因为它很容易理解。 老师的评分制度既直接又公平。

The New Bioco Jack got a new job at a biotechnology company called Bioco. Bioco manufactured drugs to treat diabetes and high cholesterol. Jack's job was to use a tiny mechanism to get nectar from flowers. The nectar was a main ingredient in the drugs. Jack liked his job, and he thought that Bioco was a caring company. However, Jack soon learned that the company wasn't as kind as he first thought. Bioco's motto was "Make the Earth a Better Place." However, this motto was deceptive. The company actually did a number of really bad things to the environment. The company produced a lot of smog and harmful acid Bioco poured the acid in a nearby river, which killed the fish. The waste from the factory also caused erosion of the river banks. After a few weeks at the new job, Jack saw all the bad things Bioco was doing. He had always had strong ethics, and he knew he had to do something. One day, while the Bioco workers were eating in the cafeteria, Jack stood up and gave a speech. He said, "My fellow coworkers, I know you have all seen the evil things our company is doing. I have a notion that we can fix them if we form a coalition. We can go to the administration and tell them we'll quit if they don't eliminate the problems. They'll have no choice but to listen to us." Jack explained what they were to do. His coworkers liked his explicit plan. They went to the administrative offices and demanded that Bioco stop damaging the environment, or they all would quit. One supervisor said to them. "Thank you for being straightforward about this issue. Since I can't afford to lose all of you workers. I guess we'll just have to fix things!" Jack, his supervisor, and his coworkers spent the next month designing a new framework for the company. They cleaned up the acid from the river and minimized the amount of air pollution the company released. At last, under this new regime, the company's motto was more suitable.

杰克在一家名为Bioco的生物技术公司找到了一份新工作。 Bioco公司生产治疗糖尿病和高胆固醇的药物。 杰克的工作是用一种微小的装置从花中获取花蜜。 花蜜是这些药物的主要成分。 杰克喜欢他的工作，他认为比奥科是一家充满爱心的公司。 然而，杰克很快发现这家公司并不像他最初想象的那么友善。 Bioco的座右铭是“让地球变得更美好”。 然而，这句格言具有欺骗性。 这家公司实际上对环境做了很多非常糟糕的事情。 该公司产生了大量的烟雾和有害的酸，Bioco将酸倒在附近的一条河中，杀死了鱼。 工厂的废料也造成了河岸的侵蚀。 在新工作几个星期后，杰克看到了比奥科做的所有坏事。 他一直有很强的道德感，他知道他必须做点什么。 一天，当Bioco的员工们在自助餐厅吃饭时，杰克站起来发表了演讲。 他说：“我的同事们，我知道你们都看到了我们公司所做的坏事。 我有一个想法，如果我们组成一个联盟，我们可以解决这些问题。 我们可以去找行政部门，告诉他们如果他们不解决问题，我们就辞职。 他们别无选择，只能听我们的。” 杰克解释了他们要做什么。 他的同事们喜欢他明确的计划。 他们来到行政办公室，要求Bioco停止破坏环境，否则他们都会辞职。 一位主管对他们说。 “谢谢你在这个问题上直言不讳。 因为我不能失去你们所有的工人。 我想我们只能修理东西了！”接下来的一个月里，杰克、他的上司和同事们为公司设计了一个新的框架。 他们清理了河水中的酸性物质，把公司排放的空气污染量降到最低。 最后，在这个新制度下，公司的座右铭更合适了。