2014年职称英语考试基础篇精读荟萃(5)
<p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span> <span word="five">five</span></p><p> <span word="It">It</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>. <span word="Six">Six</span> <span word="men">men</span>, <span word="neatly">neatly</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="shirts">shirts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boardroom">boardroom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="Jakarta">Jakarta</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="table">table</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="files">files</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hearing">hearing</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meditate">meditate</span>, <span word="consulting">consulting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="Javanese">Javanese</span> <span word="kings">kings</span>. <span word="Mysticism">Mysticism</span> <span word="touches">touches</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="aspect">aspect</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meditators">meditators</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span> <span word="sessions">sessions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="mainly">mainly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bringing">bringing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="making">making</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="mystic">mystic</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="kings">kings</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="companies">companies</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mysticism">Mysticism</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> 13<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span> <span word="introduction">introduction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Islam">Islam</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="Moslem">Moslem</span> <span word="merchants">merchants</span>. <span word="Those">Those</span> <span word="devout">devout</span> <span word="traders">traders</span>, <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Wali">Wali</span> <span word="Ullah">Ullah</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span>,<span word="energetically">energetically</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="adapting">adapting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="appeals">appeals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="mysticism">mysticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Java">Java</span>. <span word="Legends">Legends</span> <span word="attribute">attribute</span> <span word="magic">magic</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreknowledge">foreknowledge</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wali">Wali</span> <span word="Ullah">Ullah</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="powers">powers</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="believed">believed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fasting">fasting</span>.</p><p> <span word="Businessman">Businessman</span> <span word="Hadisiko">Hadisiko</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="fasts">fasts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="meditates">meditates</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="closer">closer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="employ">employ</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="managerial">managerial</span> <span word="level">level</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="meditate">meditate</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="cant">cant</span> <span word="hole">hole</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="untrustworthy">untrustworthy</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hired">hired</span>. <span word="Hadiziko">Hadiziko</span> <span word="hastened">hastened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="personnel">personnel</span> <span word="management">management</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="qualifications">qualifications</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="considered">considered</span>. <span word="Perspective">Perspective</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="mystic">mystic</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="relaxed">relaxed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="open">open</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="easier">easier</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="judging">judging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="venture">venture</span>. <span word="Meditation">Meditation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wisdom">wisdom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="sharpens">sharpens</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intuition">intuition</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="intuition">intuition</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>.<span word="Mystic">Mystic</span> <span word="meditation">meditation</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="reverse">reverse</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="slide">slide</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mid">mid</span>-1980. <span word="Operating">Operating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $ 3 <span word="millions">millions</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="alone">alone</span>. <span word="Meditation">Meditation</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="Putting">Putting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="confidence">confidence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="decisions">decisions</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="keys">keys</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="brought">brought</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profitability">profitability</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mysticism">mysticism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Handspikes">Handspikes</span> <span word="boardroom">boardroom</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Indonesia">Indonesia</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Kebatinan">Kebatinan</span><span word="the">the</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="self">self</span>.</p>
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