Unit6b Cultural diversity

scenarios:n. 1、a description of how things might happen in the future;2、a written outline of what happens in a film / movie or play;

intrigue:v. to make sb very interested and want to know more about sth;2、intrigue (with sb) (against sb) (formal) to secretly plan with other people to harm sb;n. 1、the activity of making secret plans in order to achieve an aim, often by tricking people;2、a secret plan or relationship, especially one which involves sb else being tricked;3、the atmosphere of interest and excitement that surrounds sth secret or important;

remuneration: n. an amount of money that is paid to sb for the work they have done;

criterion：n.a standard or principle by which sth is judged, or with the help of which a decision is made criteria:pl.

redundant: adj. without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company;2、not needed or useful;

bond: n. 1、an agreement by a government or a company to pay you interest on the money you have lent; a document containing this agreement;2、a sum of money that is paid as bail;

prerequisite:n.&adv. something that must exist or happen before sth else can happen or be don;

dilemma: n. a situation which makes problems, often one in which you have to make a very difficult choice between things of equal importance;

reduction: n. an act of making sth less or smaller; the state of being made less or smaller;

approach: v. 1、to come near to sb/sth in distance or time;2、approach sb (about / for sth) | approach sb (about doing sth) to speak to sb about sth, especially to ask them for sth or to offer to do sth;3、to come close to sth in amount, level or quality;4、to start dealing with a problem, task, etc. in a particular way;n.1、a way of dealing with sb/sth; a way of doing or thinking about sth such as a problem or a task;2、the act of speaking to sb about sth, especially when making an offer or a request;

ultimately:adv. 1、in the end; finally;2、at the most basic and important level;

elite: n. a group of people in a society, etc. who are powerful and have a lot of influence, because they are rich, intelligent, etc.;

seniority:n. 1、the fact of being older or of a higher rank than others;2、the rank that you have in a company because of the length of time you have worked there;

thereby:adv. used to introduce the result of the action or situation mentioned;

hyper-competitive：adj.高度竞争的，竞争激烈的 methodology：n.一套方法，方法论 remuneration：n.报酬，付酬 cultural diversity：文化差异 structured interview：结构性面谈

nepotism：n.裙带关系

mediocre：adj.中等水平的，平庸的

scenario：局面，情况，趋势(当今高频率出现的词，常用来替换situation)

rationale：n.全部理由，根本原因

marketplace：n.市场，交流场所，商业界

lower-performance：adj.业绩低下的

elite：adj.杰出的，卓越的，精锐的

discharge：vt.解雇，开除

synergy：合作，协同作用，增效(作用)

household appliances：家用电器

professional title：职称头衔