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应用型研究生英语系列教材
A Practical English Course
for Postgraduate Students
研究生英语应用教程
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Unit Four
Table of Contents
Reading
Speaking
Translation
Writing
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Reading — Passage A
1. The Apprentice
The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by Donald Trump, created by Mark t and broadcast on NBC. Billed as “The Ultimate Job Interview”, the show stars sixteen to eighteen peting in an elimination-petition for a one-year, $250,000 starting contract of running one of business magnate Trump’panies.
《飞黄腾达》(The Apprentice),又译作《谁是接班人》,是美国一个实况电视节目,于2004年初在NBC频道播放。该节目是由Mark t Productions及Trump Productions LLC共同制作。电视制作人马克·伯奈特(Mark t)与纽约地产大亨当奴·杜林普(Donald Trump,又译唐纳德·特朗普)担任这个节目的监制。杜林普同时兼任该节目的主持人。《飞黄腾达》旨在为杜林普挑选一位合适的选手作为他的“接班人”。从这个“终极面试”胜出的选手可以得到杜林普公司一份年薪25万美元、为期一年的工作合同。
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2. NBC
The National pany (NBC) is an American work headquartered in the GE (General Electric) Building in New York City’s Rockefeller Center. It is sometimes referred to as the work due to its stylized peacock logo. NBC is available in an estimated 112 million households, or % of the country. NBC has 10 owned-and-operated stations and nearly 200 affiliates in the United States.
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3. Donald Trump
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American business magnate, socialite, television personality, and author. He is the Chairman and CEO of the anization, a US-based real-estate developer. Trump is also the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates numerous casinos and hotels across the world. Trump’s extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have made him a celebrity for years, a status which was only amplified by the ess of his NBC reality show, The Apprentice (of which he served, as host and executive producer).
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Comprehension
Fill in the numbered gaps in the passage with proper
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