今天小編為大家準備了BEC中級真題第5輯精聽：Test 2-Part Three(2)，一起來做聽力練習吧！

聽力原文：

You've?mentioned?the?chair?several?times.?Obviously?the?choice?of?chairperson?is?crucial?to?a?board's?effectiveness.

你提到過好幾次主席。顯然，主席的選擇對董事會的有效性至關重要。

Who?do?you?think?makes?the?best?chair?

你認為什么樣的人做主席最好？

The?role?of?the?chair?is?to?support?the?chief?executive?and?help?him?do?the?best?job?possible?but?not?to?do?it?for?him.

主席的職責是支持首席執(zhí)行官，幫助他盡可能做好工作，但不是為他做。

Often?an?outgoing?executive?takes?on?the?role?of?the?chair,?but?they?can?find?it?a?difficult?part?to?play?if?they?are?not?really?ready?yet?to?give?up?the?reins?so?I'd?go?for?someone?who's?heading?for?the?top.

通常，即將離職的高管會擔任主席一職，但如果他們還沒有真正做好放棄權力的準備，他們會發(fā)現(xiàn)這是一個困難的角色，所以我會選擇一個正在走向高層的人。

An?inexperienced?business?person,?though,?is?a?bit?of?a?risk?as?the?skills?needed?by?a?chair?do?have?to?be?learnt.

然而，一個沒有經(jīng)驗的商人也有一定的風險，因為主席所需要的技能是需要學習的。

What?qualities?and?skills?does?the?chair?need?then?

那么，主席需要什么樣的素質(zhì)和技能呢？

It?has?to?be?someone?who?can?resist?the?desire?to?impose?his?own?will?on?the?board.

這個人必須能夠忍住不將自己的意愿強加于董事會。

He?must?ensure?all?opinions?are?covered?and?must?be?able?to?keep?people?calm?at?stressful?moments.

他必須確保所有的意見都被涵蓋，并且必須能夠讓人們在壓力時刻保持冷靜。

He?should?be?able?to?point?out?the?strengths?in?any?argument?and?help?the?board?come?to?the?best?decision?possible.

他應該能夠指出任何論點的優(yōu)點，并幫助董事會做出盡可能最佳的決定。

I?suppose?the?agenda?is?another?important?factor?in?running?a?successful?meeting?

我想日程安排是成功召開會議的另一個重要因素吧？

Yes,?it's?extraordinary?how?little?time?is?devoted?to?prioritising?what?goes?on?the?agenda.

是的，很少有時間把議程上的事情按照優(yōu)先順序排列，這是很不尋常的。

It's?often?drawn?up?by?a?secretary?from?a?standard?list?because?the?people?attending?the?meeting?are?supposedly?spending?their?time?focusing?on?more?important?matters.

它通常是由秘書從標準清單中起草的，因為參加會議的人應該把時間花在了更重要的事情上。