介紹事件，引入具體事件是為了闡述趨勢或者普遍性
①②③評價離職情況④敘述離職後情況
①When Liam McGee departed as president of Bank of America in August, his explanation was surprisingly straight up. ②Rather than cloaking his exit in the usual vague excuses, he came right out and said he was leaving “to pursue my goal of running a company.”③Broadcasting his ambition was “very much my decision,” McGee says. ④Within two weeks, he was talking for the first time with the board of Hartford Financial Services Group, which named him CEO and chairman on September 29.
分析原因，具體事例分析裸辭內在原因
①②第三人稱說明裸辭原因③過渡句④⑤⑥具體案例進一步說明
①McGee says leaving without a position lined up gave him time to reflect on what kind of company he wanted to run. ②It also sent a clear message to the outside world about his aspirations.③And McGee isn’t alone. ④In recent weeks the No.2 executives at Avon and American Express quit with the explanation that they were looking for a CEO post.⑤As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on. ⑥A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
分析原因，分析裸辭外部原因
①外在刺激因素②③正反兩面論證①
①As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold, deputy chiefs may be more willing to make the jump without a net.②In the third quarter, CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had, according to Liberum Research. ③As the economy picks up, opportunities will abound for aspiring leaders.
過往論證，以前裸辭不常見
①直接擺出作者觀點②③過去招聘規則迂迴論證①
①The decision to quit a senior position to look for a better one is unconventional. ②For years executives and headhunters have adhered to the rule that the most attractive CEO candidates are the ones who must be poached.③Says Korn/Ferry senior partner Dennis Carey: “I can’t think of a single search I’ve done where a board has not instructed me to look at sitting CEOs first.”
舉例論證，過往裸辭不常見的原因
①轉承上文過往裸辭的風險性②③④⑤實例論證說明①
①Those who jumped without a job haven’t always landed in top positions quickly. ②Ellen Marram quit as chief of Tropicana a decade ago, saying she wanted to be a CEO.③It was a year before she became head of a tiny Internet-based commodities exchange. ④Robert Willumstad left Citigroup in 2005 with ambitions to be a CEO. ⑤He finally took that post at a major financial institution three years later.
闡明現狀，新的辭職規則已經制定
①舊觀念在轉變②③④說明舊觀念轉變的原因
①Many recruiters say the old disgrace is fading for top performers. ②The financial crisis has made it more acceptable to be between jobs or to leave a bad one.③“The traditional rule was it’s safer to stay where you are, but that’s been fundamentally inverted,” says one headhunter. ④“The people who’ve been hurt the worst are those who’ve stayed too long.”
細節26. When McGee announced his departure, his manner can best be described as being__________.
[A] arrogant. [B] frank.
[C] self-centered. [D] impulsive
細節27. According to Paragraph 2, senior executives’ quitting may be spurred by__________.
[A] their expectation of better financial status.
[B] their need to reflect on their private life.
[C] their strained relations with the boards.
[D] their pursuit of new career goals.
詞義28. The word “poached” (Line 3, Paragraph 4) most probably means__________.
[A]approved of. [B]attended to. [C] hunted for. [D] guarded against.
推理29. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that__________.
[A]top performers used to cling to their posts.
[B]loyalty of top performers is getting out-dated.
[C]top performers care more about reputations.
[D]it’s safer to stick to the traditional rules.
主旨30. Which of the following is the best title for the text?
[A]CEOs: Where to Go?
[B]CEOs: All the Way Up?
[C]Top Managers Jump without a Net
[D]The Only Way Out for Top Performers
生詞
very much my decision 我的決定（強調程度重要性）
quarter 四等份之一
難句
- As the first signs of recovery begin to take hold
隨著經濟復甦的現象開始產生的時候
分析：引導詞as、v.begin
（修飾）
as引導時間狀語從句 主謂賓隨著經濟復甦的現象開始產生的時候
- As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure, executives who don’t get the nod also may wish to move on.
當董事會仔細審查繼任計劃以回應股東壓力時，那些未得到同意的高管可能也想離開
分析：引導詞as、v.scrutinize、v.may、引導詞who、v. don’t
拆分
（主句）主謂賓executives also may wish to move on.高管可能也想離開
（修飾）
時間狀語修飾主句 As boards scrutinize succession plans in response to shareholder pressure,當董事會仔細審查繼任計劃以回應股東壓力時
定語從句修飾executives who don’t get the nod那些未得到同意的（高管）
- CEO turnover was down 23% from a year ago as nervous boards stuck with the leaders they had
CEO人事變動率與去年相比下降了23%，由於焦慮的董事會緊抓他們擁有的領導人不放。
分析：v.was、引導詞as、v.stuc、引導詞（whom）、v.had
（主句）主謂賓 CEO turnover was down 23%。CEO人事變動率下降了23%。
（修飾）
介詞短語作狀語 from a year ago與去年相比
原因狀語從句 as nervous boards stuck with the leaders由於焦慮的董事會緊抓領導人不放
- 定語從句省略（whom）修飾leaders the leaders（whom） they had他們擁有的領導人
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