间谍这一行
<p> 2015复习正是强化复习阶段,在考研英语中占了40分,所以考研英语阅读是英语科目中重要的一项。名师老师曾建议过考研生需要坚持每天泛读10-15分钟的英文原刊。强烈推荐了杂志《经济学人》.杂志中的文章也是考研英语的主要材料来源.希望考研考生认真阅读,快速提高考研英语阅读水平。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> 间谍这一行 <span word="Success">Success</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stealth">stealth</span> 隐者为赢 <span word="What">What</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="fromintelligence">fromintelligence</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> 企业管理者所能从情报官身上学到的 <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Spy">Spy</span>: <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Tips">Tips</span> <span word="From">From</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Former">Former</span> <span word="CIAOfficer">CIAOfficer</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>. 书名:《像间谍一样工作:前 <span word="CIA">CIA</span> 特工教你生意经》作者:<span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span> <span word="Trading">Trading</span> <span word="Secrets">Secrets</span>: <span word="Spies">Spies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Age">Age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Terror">Terror</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Huband">Huband</span>. 书名:《行业秘密:恐怖时代的间谍和情报》作者:<span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Huband">Huband</span> <span word="SPIES">SPIES</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="wrongly">wrongly</span> <span word="presumed">presumed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shadowy">shadowy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="exotic">exotic</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="aremore">aremore</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="unusually">unusually</span> <span word="crafty">crafty</span> <span word="bureaucrats">bureaucrats</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="James">James</span> <span word="Bond">Bond</span>. <span word="Their">Their</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="handy">handy</span> <span word="forbusiness">forbusiness</span> <span word="executives">executives</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="officer">officer</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Work">Work</span> <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Spy">Spy</span>,<span word="her">her</span> <span word="gripping">gripping</span> <span word="layman">layman</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="guide">guide</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spycraft">spycraft</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="adopting">adopting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="smindset">smindset</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="managers">managers</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="efficient">efficient</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="handling">handling</span> <span word="people">people</span>. 人们常常认为间谍这份工作神神秘秘、认为他们总是活动于异国他乡,其实这种想法是错误的。实际上,与詹姆斯-邦德相比,他们更像是狡诈非凡的官员。前<span word="CIA">CIA</span> 特工<span word="J">J</span>.<span word="C">C</span>. <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>认为,间谍所掌握的技巧对于企业管理者来说相当受用。在《像间谍一样工作》一书中,她为大众介绍了间谍所掌握的技能,内容十分引人入胜。她为我们讲述了运用情报官的思维方式是如何会让管理者更有效率、更好地管理人力资源的。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="undercover">undercover</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span> <span word="ran">ran</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="torisk">torisk</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="steal">steal</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Targeting">Targeting</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recruiting">recruiting</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="offerslessons">offerslessons</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="networking">networking</span>: <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="customersand">customersand</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="seeming">seeming</span> <span word="pushy">pushy</span>? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>, <span word="andwhat">andwhat</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incentives">incentives</span>? <span word="It">It</span> <span word="turns">turns</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lavishentertainment">lavishentertainment</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="works">works</span>; <span word="appealing">appealing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ego">ego</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span>. 在她八年的卧底行动中,<span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>带领特工在敌国活动,她让手下冒着生命危险为美国窃取机密。这些特工人选的寻找过程和招募过程会给我们些许启示,这些启示在管理中可被叫做战略性人脉网,即了解有关顾客和竞争者的信息。如何在不显得莽撞的前提下与人沟通?引鱼上钩的钩是什么?鼓励对方进一步配合的措施是什么?结果证明:提供好处费或奢侈的款待很少能奏效;投其所好远远更加有效。 <span word="While">While</span> <span word="steering">steering</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span>, <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="accurate">accurate</span> <span word="account">account</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="howintelligence">howintelligence</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="operate">operate</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="strategic">strategic</span> <span word="elicitation">elicitation</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="pushesreaders">pushesreaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="random">random</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="described">described</span>. 尽管<span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>绕开了真正的秘笈不谈,但她准确地描述了情报官是怎么工作的。她对战略导出练习的描述尤其出色,在这种练习中,她迫使读者从陌生人那里获取任意信息。 <span word="In">In</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="deceit">deceit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tool">tool</span>, <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span>. <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Carlesondescribes">Carlesondescribes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ideal">ideal</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Boy">Boy</span> <span word="Scout">Scout</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="terse">terse</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="onethics">onethics</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="convincing">convincing</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="preachy">preachy</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="explains">explains</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="why">why</span> <span word="fiddling">fiddling</span> <span word="expensesleads">expensesleads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="instant">instant</span> <span word="dismissal">dismissal</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CIA">CIA</span>: <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="cheat">cheat</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="maybetray">maybetray</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="secrets">secrets</span> <span word="too">too</span>. <span word="Readers">Readers</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="sleaze">sleaze</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="endemic">endemic</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="findthese">findthese</span> <span word="points">points</span> <span word="instructive">instructive</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="advance">advance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="lines">lines</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="companywill">companywill</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="crossand">crossand</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span>. 在以欺骗为手段的间谍行业中,知道何时诚实很重要。<span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>把理想的中央情报局官描述为表面老实,但有着不为人知的阴暗面。她对伦理学所做的简洁评论听起来很有说服力,但并无说教意味。比如说,她解释了为什么在中央情报局,如果一个人在公司开支上做手脚,就会被立即开除因为如果一个人骗了国家的钱,他就可能也会泄露国家的机密。如果你经商的地方欺诈行为泛滥,你就会感觉这些观点很有启发性。事先制定好你和你的公司不会超越的红线并且确保所有规定涉及到的人知道这些红线是什么,才是明智的做法。 <span word="While">While</span> <span word="Ms">Ms</span> <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="highlights">highlights</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="officers">officers</span>, <span word="MarkHuband">MarkHuband</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Trading">Trading</span> <span word="Secrets">Secrets</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="glimpse">glimpse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="spy">spy</span> <span word="agencies">agencies</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="theyare">theyare</span> <span word="evolving">evolving</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="combat">combat</span> <span word="new">new</span> 21<span word="st">st</span>-<span word="century">century</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="runs">runs</span> <span word="asecurity">asecurity</span> <span word="consultancy">consultancy</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="argues">argues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="undercover">undercover</span> <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="theyare">theyare</span> <span word="spying">spying</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="enemies">enemies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="talking">talking</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="detailsabout">detailsabout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="Secret">Secret</span> <span word="Intelligence">Intelligence</span> <span word="Service">Service</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="inopening">inopening</span> <span word="channels">channels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="communication">communication</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IRA">IRA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Northern">Northern</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ColonelQaddafi">ColonelQaddafi</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="regime">regime</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Libya">Libya</span>. <span word="Carleson">Carleson</span>的书突出了单个情报官的技能;至于间谍机构到底是干什么的、又是怎样参与到打击21世纪人们所面临的新威胁中的,<span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Huband">Huband</span>所著的《行业秘密》让读者得以一窥其貌。曾经是一名记者的<span word="MarkHuband">MarkHuband</span>现在正经营一家安全咨询公司。他认为通常来说,卧底最有用的时候,不是他们暗中监视一个国家的敌人之时,而是他们与其交谈的时候。对于英国秘密情报局在与北爱尔兰的爱尔兰共和军和与利比亚的卡扎菲政权打开了信息交流的渠道中所起的作用,作者给出了新的细节。 <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Huband">Huband</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="deals">deals</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fiascos">fiascos</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="misuse">misuse</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sketchy">sketchy</span> <span word="intelligenceavailable">intelligenceavailable</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Saddam">Saddam</span> <span word="Hussein">Hussein</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="programmes">programmes</span>. <span word="Spies">Spies</span> <span word="rarely">rarely</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="solidanswers">solidanswers</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="confusing">confusing</span> <span word="bits">bits</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="jigsaw">jigsaw</span> <span word="puzzle">puzzle</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unknown">unknown</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="shape">shape</span>.<span word="At">At</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="removes">removes</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="element">element</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="itrarely">itrarely</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="Huband">Huband</span>也会谈到失败的例子,像对于萨达姆的武器计划,情报人员得到的情报并不完全,结果这些情报被政府误用了。他说,间谍很少会提供可靠的答案,他们只会提供零零碎碎的令人困惑的信息,至于那些零零碎碎的信息所拼成的拼图有多大、是什么形状,谁也不知道。至多,秘密情报能让外事工作少遇到一些意料之外的事情,但很少会让人清楚该做什么。 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="tantalisingly">tantalisingly</span> <span word="incomplete">incomplete</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span>, <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="ajournalist">ajournalist</span>, <span word="hops">hops</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="fronts">fronts</span>, <span word="chiefly">chiefly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="terror">terror</span> . <span word="Heconcludes">Heconcludes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="spooks">spooks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="awash">awash</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span>, <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="everbefore">everbefore</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="intrinsic">intrinsic</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="intelligence">intelligence</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="waned">waned</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="someof">someof</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="finest">finest</span> <span word="spies">spies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="lured">lured</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="greatly">greatly</span> <span word="rewards">rewards</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="abackground">abackground</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="serviceand">serviceand</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="spycraft">spycraft</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="themexceptional">themexceptional</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="skills">skills</span>. <span word="Huband">Huband</span>所描绘的图景并不完整,但很有诱惑力。他的报道基于他多年当记者的经历,内容跨越数十年、穿梭于不同的战线、主要集中在反恐战争方面。他得出的结论是:现在的间谍所能获取的信息、所具备的洞察力和知识比以往任何时候都要多,但是情报的内在力量已经衰减。原因之一是有些最出色的间谍被私营部门挖走了。私营部门会特别奖励那些有在秘密政府机构工作背景的人不只是因为间谍工作赋予了他们超乎常人的与人相处的技巧。 词语解释 1.<span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> 向学习,从获得 <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="first">first</span>? 为什么不首先像这些人学习呢? <span word="What">What</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="this">this</span>? 我们能从中学到什么呢? 2.<span word="presume">presume</span> <span word="to">to</span> 冒昧 <span word="I">I</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="t">t</span> <span word="presume">presume</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disturb">disturb</span> <span word="you">you</span>. 我不敢冒昧打扰你。 <span word="Can">Can</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rely">rely</span> <span word="presume">presume</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="love">love</span>. 不能分享怙恃的爱。 3.<span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> 根据,按照 <span word="All">All</span> <span word="firsts">firsts</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="car">car</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="gm">gm</span>. 据通用公司表示,这些都是汽车史上的头一遭。 <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weiner">weiner</span>, <span word="product">product</span> <span word="teams">teams</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crank">crank</span>. 据韦纳尔表示,产品团队将继续发挥奇思妙想。 4.<span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> 向投诉;向呼吁 <span word="But">But</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="communicate">communicate</span> <span word="internally">internally</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span>. 但在公司内部进行交流中又需要调动员工的情绪。 <span word="How">How</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="supposed">supposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="women">women</span>? 没有女性的参与,我们怎么能设计出女性青睐的产品?</p>
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