xxBEC中級(jí)閱讀材料為了幫助大家更好地備考xx年下半年的BEC中級(jí)考試，網(wǎng)為大家提供關(guān)于商務(wù)英語中級(jí)考試閱讀相關(guān)文章，希望大家可以仔細(xì)閱讀下。篇一：Hotmail更名OutlookMicrosoftCorpunveiledarevamped,Facebook-friendlyversionofitsfree,onlineemailserviceonTuesdayinanattempttoreversemarketsharelossestoGoogleInc'sfast-growingGmail.Theworld'slargestsoftwarepanyisrenamingitsHotmailserviceOutlook,givingitasharpnewlook,socialworklinks,andnewfeaturesforhandlingthetideofjunkandmassmailthatswampsmanyusers.Hotmailwasstilltheworld'slargestonlinemailserviceasofJune,aordingtothelatestScorefiguresavailable,with324millionusers,orabout36percentoftheglobalmarket.ButitislosingcustomerstoGoogle'sGmail,thefastest-growingrival,whichnowhasabout31percentofthemarket.YahooMailisstaticwithabout32percent.Inabidtorecapturegrowth,MicrosoftisrenamingtheserviceOutlook,anamefamiliartomostcorporateworkerswhouseMicrosoft'sOfficeemailapplication,andsprucingupthewholeexperience.Hotmailuserswillbepromptedtoswitchovertothenewserviceoverthenextfewmonths.Hotmail,launchedin1996,wasoneofthefirstonlineemailservices,butithasnotbeenupdatedbyMicrosoftforeightyears.Thenewlookiscleananduncluttered,featuringlotsofwhitespace,reminiscentofGoogle'srecentmakeoverofGmail.Relativelyunobtrusiveadvertisementsappearinacolumntotherightofthescreenwhenlookingatfolders.Theydonotappearwhenamessageisopen.UserscanlinkupwiththeirFacebook,Twitter,LinkedInandGoogle+aounts,toseethelatestupdatesfromfriendsandcontacts.OnlinechatisavailableviaFacebook.ThenewmailservicealsoallowseasyuseofMicrosoft'sInter-basedproducts,suchasSkyDriveforstoringdocuments,OfficeWebAppsforworkingawayfromaPC,andwilleventuallyhaveSkypevideochatbuiltin.篇二：不要沉迷過去的成功Today'sadviceesfromAutodeskInc.CEOCarlBass:今天的嘉賓是AutodeskInc.首席執(zhí)行官CarlBass："Ithinkit’srealeasyasaleadertoconfusewhattheresultsaretodaywiththeactionsthathappenedawhileago,becausethenyoujuststartcoasting."“我認(rèn)為作為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者真的很容易混淆過去的行為與該行為所產(chǎn)生的結(jié)果，那就意味著你已經(jīng)開始走下坡路了?！盉asssaystheproblemisthatpaniesusefactorslikerevenueandprofittomeasuretheirsuess,butit'spossiblethatthesethingsarestillpositiveevenafterapanyhaslostitsoriginalspark.Bass表示，問題就在于公司總是在用績效和收益來衡量公司的成功與否。但是，計(jì)時(shí)在公司出現(xiàn)問題之后，這些東西可能還是顯示良好。"I’vebeenspendingalotmoretimetryingtoquantifyorfigureoutifwhatwe’redoingisright,orwhetherwhatwe’rereallydoingisjustcelebratingtheresultofthingsthathappenedawhileago."“一直以來，我都花大量的時(shí)間嘗試著確定或指出是否我們?cè)谧龅氖虑槭钦_的，或者是否我們真正在做的只是在享受之前的成果?！逼褐袊碡?cái)產(chǎn)品銷售量大幅飆升SalesofindividualwealthmanagementproductsinChinashotupinthelastquarterofxxasbanksexpandedtheirproductofferings,thebankingregulatorsaidyesterday.BytheendofSeptembertherewere60bankinginstitutionsinChinaofferingindividualwealthmanagementservicessuchasmutualfunds,insuranceproductsandoffshoreinvestments.TogetherChina’sbankssoldRmb600bn($82bn)worthofsuchproductsinthefirstthreequartersofxx.ButtheChinaBankingRegulatoryCommission(CBRC)saiditexpectedthatfigurehadjumpedtoRmb1,000bnbytheendoftheyearasmoreproductsbecameavailableandcustomersshiftedmoneyoutofinterest-bearingtimedeposits.Withinflationhittingan11-yearhighof6.9percentinNovemberandtheone-yeardepositrateatonly4.14percent,Chineseinvestorsarefacedwithnegativerealinterestratesandhavebeenlookingforalternativestobankdeposits.ThegovernmentisactivelyencouragingChinesebankstodiversifyfromtheirtraditionalrelianceonthespreadbetweendepositandloaninterestrates,whicharesetbythecentralbanktoensureprofitabilityatthestate-ownedlenders.InJunelastyeartheCBRCsetatargetforlargeandmedium-sizedstate-ownedbankstoincreasetheirfee-basedinefromabout17percentoftheirtotalnowto40-50percentwithinthenextfiveto10years.Mostoftheworld’slargestbankshavesetupoperationsinChinaandmany,includingStandardChartered,UBSandHSBC,beganofferingprivatebankingservicesavailabletoclientswith$1mormoretoinvest,lastyear.DeutscheBankyesterdayannouncedithadincorporatedlocallyinBeijing,allowingittooffermoreservices,includingrenminbidepositandlendingservices.TheCBRCwarnedyesterdaythatthegrowthinwealt