Business Channel 2007-01-07&09

Fortune selected the 100 Best Companies to Work For by asking companies to apply to this list. To be considered, companies have to allow 400 of their employees to be surveyed anonymously¹. This year we talk to a hundred thousand employees. Four hundred and forty-six companies applied².

We ask employees to tell us stories about, you know, how they've been treated by their bosses and what's it like to come to work in the morning. What do you do during a typical day?

Google was named the Best Company to Work For, because the perk³s, the benefits, the culture they have created just blew everyone else away.

It's almost impossible to find a perk that Google doesn't offer its employees. It offers them everything from three gourmet⁵, free meals a day to on-site gyms to free doctors to subsidized dentists. The list goes on and on and on. It's the kind of place where, yes, you're going to work but you also know you are going to have a fun time as well.

The perk that blows everybody away, Google, is the free food. It's not just free. It's not just three meals. It's also good. It's also very. On the more intangible side, what a stimulating⁶ environment Google is! Not only are they working on cutting-edge products, but they really think about how to occupy their employees' brains. If you want to work, I just couldn't imagine a more exciting place to do it right now.


Vocabulary


perk n. Perks⁴ are special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job or belong to a particular group.
One of the perks of being a student is cheap travel.

gourmet adj. Gourmet food is nicer or more unusual or sophisticated⁷ than ordinary food, and is often more expensive.
The couple share a love of gourmet cooking.

1 anonymously   

ad.用匿名的方式

参考例句：

• The manuscripts were submitted anonymously. 原稿是匿名送交的。
• Methods A self-administered questionnaire was used to survey 536 teachers anonymously. 方法采用自编“中小学教师职业压力问卷”对536名中小学教师进行无记名调查。

2 applied   

adj.应用的；v.应用，适用

参考例句：

• She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
• This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。

3 perk   

n.额外津贴；赏钱；小费；

参考例句：

• His perks include a car provided by the firm.他的额外津贴包括公司提供的一辆汽车。
• And the money is,of course,a perk.当然钱是额外津贴。

4 perks   

额外津贴，附带福利，外快( perk的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Perks offered by the firm include a car and free health insurance. 公司给予的额外待遇包括一辆汽车和免费健康保险。
• Are there any perks that go with your job? 你的工作有什么津贴吗？

5 gourmet   

n.食物品尝家；adj.出于美食家之手的

参考例句：

• What does a gourmet writer do? 美食评论家做什么？
• A gourmet like him always eats in expensive restaurants.像他这样的美食家总是到豪华的餐馆用餐。

6 stimulating   

adj.有启发性的，能激发人思考的

参考例句：

• shower gel containing plant extracts that have a stimulating effect on the skin 含有对皮肤有益的植物精华的沐浴凝胶
• This is a drug for stimulating nerves. 这是一种兴奋剂。

7 sophisticated   

adj.老练的，精密的，尖端的，高雅的

参考例句：

• She has become very sophisticated since she went to live in London.移居伦敦后她变得世故多了。
• This is a very sophisticated machine.这是一台非常精密的机器。