赖世雄学英语第二册 lesson 12

　　Lesson 12
A team player
Text:
When you are working on a job teamwork¹ is important. A team player is a person who works² well with the other people on the job. Employers³ always look for employees⁴ who can get along to get their jobs done. There are many things you can do to be a good team player. By recognizing people’s differences in gender⁵, age or culture, you show that you respect to them. When working with others, try to come up with ideas that can help solve problems. Don’t insist that your idea be always used. Try to understand and contribute⁶ to your team. Find a way to work under different conditions. Learn to adapt and except new work message. If you follow these suggestions you can become a better team member and will achieve better results on the job.
Now listen to the text again and follow along
When you are working on a job teamwork is important. A team player is a person who works well with the other people on the job. Employers always look for employees who can get along to get their jobs done. There are many things you can do to be a good team player. By recognizing people’s differences in gender, age or culture, you show that you respect to them. When working with others, try to come up with ideas that can help solve problems. Don’t insist that your idea be always used. Try to understand and contribute to your team. Find a way to work under different conditions. Learn to adapt and except new work message. If you follow these suggestions you can become a better team member and will achieve better results on the job.
Dialogue:
A good team player
Man: Jim is a genius. He gets along well with everybody and he can always get the work done.
Woman: A boss likes him a lot. He says Jim is a good team player.
Man: Everybody would like to have Jim on their team. Because he is funny and helpful and he can contribute a lot to the team he belongs to.
Woman: Maybe we all should learn something from him.
Man: Right.

1 teamwork   

n.合作，协同工作

参考例句：

• Only teamwork will enable us to get the job done on time.只有团结一致，我们才能按时完成这项工作。
• Good teamwork between the players is not easy to get.队员之间很难做到配合默契。

2 works   

n.作品，著作；工厂，活动部件，机件

参考例句：

• We expect writers to produce more and better works.我们期望作家们写出更多更好的作品。
• The novel is regarded as one of the classic works.这篇小说被公认为是最优秀的作品之一。

3 employers   

雇主( employer的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias. 雇主必须公平而毫无成见地考虑所有求职者。
• The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws. 雇主有义务遵行健康安全法。

4 employees   

n.雇工，雇员( employee的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. 她对待雇员总是客客气气，关心体谅。
• The company has a strict dress code—all male employees are expected to wear suits. 公司有严格的着装规定—所有男职员都要穿西服。

5 gender   

n.（生理上的）性，（名词、代词等的）性

参考例句：

• French differs from English in having gender for all nouns.法语不同于英语，所有的名词都有性。
• Women are sometimes denied opportunities solely because of their gender.妇女有时仅仅因为性别而无法获得种种机会。

6 contribute   

vt.有助于，捐助，投稿；vi.出力，捐献，投稿

参考例句：

• The rich will be asked to contribute money;the strong to contribute labour.有钱出钱，有力出力。
• The three sons also contribute to the family business.这3个儿子也为家族事业做出了贡献。