M: This soup is delicious. What’s in it, Mary
W: I am sorry, what
M: You know sometimes I think you watch too much TV.
W: Oh, I hardly ever watch TV.
M: Are you serious
W: Well, sometimes I watch the morning shows and I usually watch the late movies.
M: And you always have dinner in front of the TV. I mean, you never talk to me.
W: Yes, I do. I talk to you during commercials.
M: This soup is delicious. What’s in it, Mary
W: I am sorry, what
M: You know sometimes I think you watch too much TV.
W: Oh, I hardly ever watch TV.
M: Are you serious
W: Well, sometimes I watch the morning shows and I usually watch the late movies.
M: And you always have dinner in front of the TV. I mean, you never talk to me.
W: Yes, I do. I talk to you during commercials.
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W: Are you ready to order soup
M: Yes. I’d like to have some vegetable soup.
W: Are you ready to order soup
M: Yes. I’d like to have some vegetable soup.
W:Are you ready to order soup
M:Yes.I’d like to have some vegetable soup.
M: Can you tell me how to make vegetable soup
W: My mother gave me a recipe.
M: Why don’t you have some more soup
W: No, thank you. It’s delicious, but I’ve had enough.
It was about 2 p.m. on Mar. 9 when
three Nucor Corp. electricians got the call from their colleagues at the Hickman
(Ark.) plant. It was bad news: Hickman’s electrical grid had failed. For a
minimill steelmaker like Nucor, which melts scrap steel from autos, dishwashers,
mobile homes, and the like in an electric arc furnace to make new steel, there’s
little that could be worse. The trio immediately dropped what they were doing
and headed out to the plant. No supervisor had asked them to make the trip, and no one had to. They went on their own. There wasn’t any direct financial incentive for them to blow their weekends, no extra money in their next paycheck, but for the company their, contribution was huge. What’s most amazing about this story is that at Nucor it’s not considered particularly remarkable. "It could have easil A. They are among the very motivated workforce. B. They are ready to sacrifice themselves for the interests of company. C. Front line workers can execute power and make key decision. D. They are entitled to contribute advice and participate in decision making. 我来回答: 提交
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