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讀英國《金融時報》學(xué)英語（十四）

本作品的全部文章均來自英國《金融時報》的原版英語報道，話題內(nèi)容涵蓋金融財經(jīng)、時尚輕奢、運(yùn)動美食、職場管理、移民留學(xué)等多個領(lǐng)域，以中英雙語對照的閱讀形式呈現(xiàn)，方便讀者中英對照學(xué)習(xí)，感受地道英語的真正魅力。

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Downshifting: How to Work Less and Enjoy Life More

Thisbookshowsreadershowtoresistthispressureandactuallyspendlesstimeintheoffice.JohnDrake,whosuccessfullydownshiftedhisownworklife,examinesthefranticpaceoftoday'sbusinessenvironment,helpsreadersovercomethefearofworkingless,andhowtomakethechange.

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North and South（III） 北與南（英文版）

Thisworkfollowsthestoryoftheheroine'smovementfromthetranquilsettingofruralsouthernEnglandtotheturbulentindustrialnorth,setinthemid-19thcentury,andwrittenfromtheauthor'sfirst-handexperience.NorthandSouthissetinthefictionalindustrialtownofMiltonintheNorthofEnglandwhichismodeledafterManchester,whereGaskelllivedasthewifeofaUnitarianminister.Gaskellherselfworkedamongthepoorandknewatfirsthandthemiseryoftheindustrialareas.Forcedtoleaveherhomeinthetranquilruralsouth,MargaretHalesettleswithherparentsinMiltonwhereshewitnessesthebrutalworldwroughtbytheindustrialrevolutionandemployersandworkersclashinginthefirstorganisedstrikes.Sympathetictothepoorwhosecourageandtenacitysheadmiresandamongwhomshemakesfriends,sheclasheswithJohnThornton,acottonmillmanufacturerwhobelongstothenouveauxrichesandwhosecontemptuousattitudetoworkersMargaretdespises.

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Performance Budgeting

ImproveYourAgency'sPerformanceBudgetsandAccountabilityReportsPerformanceBudgeting:WhatWorks,WhatDoesn’tisamust-haveresourceforgovernmentofficialsimplementingperformancebudgetingwithintheirorganizations.

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Responsible Restructuring

WayneCascioexplodesthirteencommonmythsaboutdownsizing,detailingitsnegativeimpactonprofitability,productivity,quality,andonthemorale,commitment,andevenhealthofsurvivors.Heusesreal-lifeexamplestoillustratesuccessfulapproachestoresponsiblerestructuring.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood（II） 艾德溫·德魯?shù)轮i/德魯?shù)乱砂福ㄓ⑽陌妫?/h4>

TheMysteryofEdwinDroodisthefinalnovelbyCharlesDickens.ThestoryissetinCloisterham,alightlydisguisedRochester.ItbeginsasJohnJasperleavesaLondonopiumden.Thenextevening,EdwinDroodvisitschoirmasterJasper,EdwinconfidesthathehasmisgivingsabouthisbetrothaltoRosaBud.Thenextday,EdwinvisitsRosaattheNuns'House,theboardingschoolwhereshelives.Theyquarrelgood-naturedly,whichtheyapparentlydofrequentlyduringhisvisits.Meanwhile,Jasper,havinganinterestinthecathedralcrypt,seeksthecompanyofDurdles,amanwhoknowsmoreaboutthecryptthananyoneelse.ThoughthenovelisnamedafterthecharacterEdwinDrood,thestoryfocusesonDrood'suncle,precentor,choirmasterandopiumaddict,JohnJasper,whoisinlovewithhispupil,RosaBud.MissBud,Drood'sfiancée,hasalsocaughttheeyeofthehigh-spiritedandhot-temperedNevilleLandless,whocomesfromCeylonwithhistwinsister,Helena.LandlessandDroodtakeaninstantdisliketooneanother.Droodlaterdisappearsundermysteriouscircumstances.ThenovelwasunfinishedatthetimeofDickens'sdeathandhisendingforitisunknown.

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Twenty Years After（II） 達(dá)爾達(dá)尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下）（英文版）

TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.Hisworkshavebeentranslatedintomanylanguages,andheisoneofthemostwidelyreadFrenchauthors.TwentyYearsAfterfirstserializedfromJanuarytoAugust1845.ItisasequeltoTheThreeMusketeersandprecedesTheVicomtedeBragelonne.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

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Twenty Years After（III） 達(dá)爾達(dá)尼央浪漫曲之二：二十年后（下） （英文版）

AlexandreDumaswasaFrenchwriter,TwentyYearsAfterisanovelbyAlexandreDumas.ThenovelfollowseventsinFranceduringtheFronde,duringthechildhoodreignofLouisXIV,andinEnglandneartheendoftheEnglishCivilWar,leadinguptothevictoryofOliverCromwellandtheexecutionofKingCharlesI.Throughthewordsofthemaincharacters,particularlyAthos,Dumascomesoutonthesideofthemonarchyingeneral,oratleastthetextoftenpraisestheideaofbenevolentroyalty.ThefantasticadventuresoftheThreeMusketeerscontinue-startingwithanintriguesurroundingD'Artagnanwhohas,fortwentyyears,remainedalieutenant.HismusketeersarevaliantandjustintheireffortstoprotectyoungLouisXIVandthedoomedCharlesIfromtheirattackers.

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The Shareholder Value Myth

Inthispathbreakingbook,renownedcorporateexpertLynnStoutdebunksthemyththatcorporatelawmandatesshareholderprimacy.Andshelooksatnewmodelsofcorporatepurposethatbetterservetheneedsofinvestors,corporations,andsociety.

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The Six Secrets of Raising Capital

BasedonBillFisher'sthree-dayseminarsthatregularlyselloutallovertheworld,thisbookoffersthekindofcapital-raisingstreetsmartsnoentrepreneurcandowithout.

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Shirley（III） 雪莉（英文版）

Thetitlecharacterwasgiventhenamethatherfatherhadintendedtogiveason.Beforethepublicationofthenovel,Shirleywasanuncommon–butdistinctlymale–nameandwouldhavebeenanunusualnameforawoman.Todayitisregardedasadistinctlyfemalenameandanuncommonmalename.Shirley,ATaleisan1849socialnovelbytheEnglishnovelistCharlotteBront?.ItwasBront?'ssecondpublishednovelafterJaneEyre(originallypublishedunderBront?'spseudonymCurrerBell).SetinYorkshireduringthetimeoftheLudditeunrest—alabormovementthatbeganin1811-1812inanefforttoprotecttheinterestsoftheworkingclass—thenovelconsistsoftwonarrativestrandswoventogether,oneinvolvingthestrugglesofworkersagainstmillowners,andtheotherinvolvingtheromanticentanglementsofthetwoheroines.Thenovel'spopularityledtoShirley'sbecomingawoman'sname.

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Power Through Partnership

Winnerofthe2015silvermedalippyawardinbusiness/career/sales.BetsyPolkandMaggieChotashavelearnedsomethingpowerful:whenwomenworktogethertheydiscoveralevelofsupport,flexibility,confidence,andfreedomtobethemselvesthattheyrarelyfindinotherworkrelationships.

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The Three Musketeers 三個火槍手（II）（英文版）

Ahistoricalromance.Swashbuckling,romanticandoftenhumourous,Dumas'novelisatimelesstaleoffriendshipandintrigue.Dumas'classicstory,firstserializedin1844,hasenthralledreaderswithitsfast-pacedplot,endearingcharacters,andromanticideals,immortalizedbythemotto"oneforall,allforone."Atimelesstaleofadventure,romance,intrigue,andrevenge,"TheThreeMusketeers"isthecaptivatingstory.Ahistoricalromance,thisnoveltellsoftheadventuresofthehot-headedyoungGascon,d'ArtagnanandhisthreecompanionsAthos,PorthosandAramisastheygallantlydefendtheQueenofFrance,usingtheirwitandtheirswords.TheymustfoilthenefariousplottingofCardinalRichelieuagainsttheKingandQueen,despitehisappearanceasanally.D'ArtagnanandthethreeMusketeersmustalsoovercomethevillainousmachinationsofMiladydeWinter,whoselethalcriminalitythreatensthoseinpoliticalpowerandtheloveofd'ArtgnanforConstanceBonacieux.

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Permission to Speak Freely

InPermissiontoSpeakFreely,highlyacclaimedleaderdevelopersDougCrandallandMattKincaidillustratethebenefitsofcandor,explaintheinhibitorsthatcauseittofeelunsafe,andprovidetoolsforleaderstoencouragetheirpeopleandembedtrust.

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301 Ways to Have Fun At Work

Theauthorssurveyedover1,500individualsfromorganizationsaroundtheworldandreceivedenthusiasticresponsesthatyieldedabroadrangeofwaystospiceuptheworkday.

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North and South（I） 北與南（英文版）

NorthandSouthbyElizabethGaskellisfirstpublishedinbookformin1855originallyappearedasatwenty-two-partweeklyserialfromSeptember1854throughJanuary1855inthemagazineHouseholdWords,editedbyCharlesDickens.Thetitleindicatesamajorthemeofthebook:thecontrastbetweenthewayoflifeintheindustrialnorthofEnglandandthewealthiersouth,althoughitwasonlyunderpressurefromherpublishersthatGaskellchangedthetitlefromitsoriginal,MargaretHale.ThebookisasocialnovelthattriestoshowtheindustrialNorthanditsconflictsinthemid-19thcenturyasseenbyanoutsider,asociallysensitiveladyfromtheSouth.Theheroineofthestory,MargaretHale,isthedaughterofaNonconformistministerwhomovestothefictionalindustrialtownofMiltonafterleavingtheChurchofEngland.ThetownismodeledafterManchester,whereGaskelllivedasthewifeofaUnitarianminister.Gaskellherselfworkedamongthepoorandknewatfirsthandthemiseryoftheindustrialareas.

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Project Estimating and Cost Management

Improvetheaccuracyofprojectestimatesandmakebetterin-progressmodificationsbyfollowingthediscipline-independentapproachmappedoutinthisbook.Learnthebestwaystoapplynewtools,includingabreakdownstructureforbothworkandresourcesandprovenestimatingmodels.

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With Liberty and Dividends for All

PeterBarnesarguesthatbecauseofglobalization,automation,andwinner-take-allcapitalism,therewon’tbeenoughhigh-payingjobstosustainAmerica’smiddleclassinthefuture.Therefore,tosurviveeconomically,ourmiddleclassneeds—anddeserves—asupplementarysourceofnonlaborincome.

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Mary Barton（V） 瑪麗·巴頓（英文版）

MaryBartonisthefirstnovelpublishedin1848byEnglishauthorElizabethGaskell.ThestoryissetinManchester,anddealswiththedifficultiesfacedbytheVictorianlowerclass.ItisasubjectofsomedebatewhetherthefirstpersonnarratorinMaryBartonissynonymouswithGaskell.ThestorybeginsinManchester,whereweareintroducedtotheBartonsandtheWilsons,twoworking-classfamilies.JohnBartonisaquestionerofthedistributionofwealthandtherelationsbetweenrichandpoor.Soonhiswifedies—heblamesitonhergriefoverthedisappearanceofhersisterEsther.HavingalreadylosthissonTomatayoungage,Bartonislefttoraisehisdaughter,Mary,aloneandnowfallsintodepressionandbeginstoinvolvehimselfintheChartist,trade-unionmovement.

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Streamlining Business Requirements

Thisbookofferscomprehensiveframeworkneededto:?Effectivelyanalyzebusinessrequirements?Properlyidentifybusinessevents?Prepareforarequirementssession?Betterunderstandthe“bigpicture”

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