白领美丽英文诵典365 -070 7 Skills for Talents in Twen

Seven skills for talents on twenty-first century

Technical and technological¹ skills will take on greater importance. They will be a growing need for people who can understand and fix systems, from computer systems to product distribution systems, to plumbing² systems.

Visionary skill would be in demand. The ability to gather and absorb a wide range of input³, then use that knowledge, understanding, and perspective to get organization into future, would be vital. Numbers and measurement would be important, of course (some word lost). Practically every company will have to move away from today’s obsession⁴ with looking ahead only as far as the next financial reporting period.

Ability to organize would definitely be important in the corporation of the future. Everywhere there will be a need to organize something: resources, workflow, marketing⁵ mix, financial opportunities, and much more, all would demand high levels of organization and reorganization.

Persuasive⁶ skills would be used in many ways by the corporation in the future, the most effective individuals would be those who know how to present information and ideas, so that others can understand and support a particular position. Good salesmanship will be essential in many more interaction that we consider today, especially inside your organization.

Communication skills - careful listening, clear writing, close reading, plain speaking, and accurate description - would be invaluable⁷. In tomorrow’s fast-pace business environment, they will be precious little time to correct any misunderstandings. Communications breakdown⁸ may well become fatal corporate⁹ disease.

Ability to learn would be above everything else in importance - empowering people to grow in effectiveness and help their companies achieve desired objectives. Some of the skill is innate¹⁰, but many people enhance their ability to learn and to relate different aspects of learning to college and university courses. We believe the liberal arts education experience would prove to be most valuable type of education for tomorrow’s leaders.

The top employees of coming century will be flexible, creative and motivated toward making a positive difference in the world. They will seek balance, growth, and fulfillment in both work and home environments. The corporation in the future must respond to those needs and desires; otherwise they will find themselves hampered¹¹ by a lack of qualified¹² people to accomplish the organization’s work。

1 technological   

adj.技术的；工艺的

参考例句：

• A successful company must keep up with the pace of technological change.一家成功的公司必须得跟上技术变革的步伐。
• Today,the pace of life is increasing with technological advancements.当今， 随着科技进步，生活节奏不断增快。

2 plumbing   

n.水管装置；水暖工的工作；管道工程v.用铅锤测量（plumb的现在分词）；探究

参考例句：

• She spent her life plumbing the mysteries of the human psyche. 她毕生探索人类心灵的奥秘。
• They're going to have to put in new plumbing. 他们将需要安装新的水管。 来自《简明英汉词典》

3 input   

n.输入(物)；投入；vt.把(数据等)输入计算机

参考例句：

• I will forever be grateful for his considerable input.我将永远感激他的大量投入。
• All this information had to be input onto the computer.所有这些信息都必须输入计算机。

4 obsession   

n.困扰，无法摆脱的思想(或情感)

参考例句：

• I was suffering from obsession that my career would be ended.那时的我陷入了我的事业有可能就此终止的困扰当中。
• She would try to forget her obsession with Christopher.她会努力忘记对克里斯托弗的迷恋。

5 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

6 persuasive   

adj.有说服力的，能说得使人相信的

参考例句：

• His arguments in favour of a new school are very persuasive.他赞成办一座新学校的理由很有说服力。
• The evidence was not really persuasive enough.证据并不是太有说服力。

7 invaluable   

adj.无价的，非常宝贵的，极为贵重的

参考例句：

• A computer would have been invaluable for this job.一台计算机对这个工作的作用会是无法估计的。
• This information was invaluable to him.这个消息对他来说是非常宝贵的。

8 breakdown   

n.垮，衰竭；损坏，故障，倒塌

参考例句：

• She suffered a nervous breakdown.她患神经衰弱。
• The plane had a breakdown in the air,but it was fortunately removed by the ace pilot.飞机在空中发生了故障，但幸运的是被王牌驾驶员排除了。

9 corporate   

adj.共同的，全体的；公司的，企业的

参考例句：

• This is our corporate responsibility.这是我们共同的责任。
• His corporate's life will be as short as a rabbit's tail.他的公司的寿命是兔子尾巴长不了。

10 innate   

adj.天生的，固有的，天赋的

参考例句：

• You obviously have an innate talent for music.你显然有天生的音乐才能。
• Correct ideas are not innate in the mind.人的正确思想不是自己头脑中固有的。

11 hampered   

妨碍，束缚，限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions. 恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
• So thought every harassed, hampered, respectable boy in St. Petersburg. 圣彼德堡镇的那些受折磨、受拘束的体面孩子们个个都是这么想的。

12 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。