i am pleased to invite you to a luncheon, to be held by the monterey institute of international studies on october 12, at noon, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the death of general stilwell and in honor of his daughter, mrs. nancy stilwell easterbrook. mrs. easterbrook was a member of the board of trustees of the monterey institute and founder of the stilwell scholarship, which is dedicated to supporting students from china.

for many years until she passed away, nancy had served as a goodwill ambassador of the american people who made unremitting efforts to promote exchanges between the united states and china. the stilwell scholarship she founded helps support deserving students from china who have come to the monterey institute to pursue professional degrees in translation and interpretation, international policy studies, language teaching and business management.

i hope you will be able to join us. mr. chuanyun boo, dean of the graduate school of translation and interpretation, will be calling you soon to discuss this event further.

yours sincerely,

tom burton

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dear tom,

i'm just writing to let you know that we're all well, and i hope you are, too. unfortunately, i've got some rather bad news for you: i'm afraid i made a bit of a mess of john's car. anyway, here's what happened.

we were on our way to carol's after a long party, and i suppose it must have been about eleven o’clock. well, the last few miles back home were really dark and deserted. i now realize i was probably going a bit too fast for a country lane because, although the road was fairly straight, i drove up onto the curb and went into a tree.

of course, john was absolutely furious and started shouting at me and cursing. after we' d argued for a few moments, we decided to look at the damage, and he calmed down a bit. well, we found we could move the car, but the wing was caught on the wheel, so we couldn't drive it. i tried to pull the wing clear, but i didn't succeed.

anyway, john went off to phone for a breakdown lorry, but while he was away, i had another go at the wing and this time succeeded in pulling it right off. i threw it onto the back seat, and by that time john got back and we were ready to go?so we didn't need the breakdown lorry at all. john has more or less forgiven me now, but he was very angry with me for a few days. i suppose i was a bit careless.

well, that's all for now. next time i write i hope i'll have better news for you.

yours sincerely,

linda chen

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“丁丁咚咚”、“嗒嗒”、“过关了”!最近我几乎时时处处都能听到这样的声音，这就是风靡全世界的电子游戏。因为它能让我们放松心情，有趣又易于携带，所以几乎每个家庭都会有一台电子游戏机。无论是逛街、上班还是休息，人们的手指都在屏幕上不停地滑动着。虽然很多人说，电子游戏不仅可以让我们对电脑有更多了解，还可以让我们的思维更加丰富多彩。但是在我看来，电子游戏弊大于利。

首先，电子游戏让人上瘾。沉迷于电子游戏会让我们无法自拔。一些有趣好玩的游戏，连大人都无法克制自己，一玩起来就停不下来，何况是自制力更弱的孩子。大人沉迷于游戏，就无法认真工作，工作效率降低，耽误公司的工作进程。而小孩儿沉迷于游戏，就无法认真学习，学习效率降低，导致自己的成绩下滑。

其次，电子游戏会浪费人们大量的时间。你如果在做作业或工作时开始玩电子游戏，玩了一关就会还想再玩一关，玩了一次就会还想再玩一次……然后你会情不自禁地一直盯着屏幕，不知不觉地把整个心思投入到电子游戏中去。时间就在这样的沉迷中流逝而去，而你却玩得忘乎所以。这些宝贵的时间本该投入到工作和学习中去，却因为你缺乏自制力而浪费在了游戏中。

最后，电子游戏还会影响健康。新闻上说，大部分小朋友和大人的近视，都是因为过度玩电子游戏造成的。而且电脑屏幕产生的辐射线，会刺激角膜使上皮细胞的抵抗力降低，导致角膜上皮细胞水肿、干燥，引发角膜炎症及溃疡等疾病。实验测试表明，人在操作电脑时，眨眼次数明显减少，眼睛得不到充足的泪液来湿润，这也使辐射对眼睛造成的伤害更加强烈，导致广泛的眼干燥症，严重者可能会产生干燥斑，如果不及时治疗还会引起结膜炎、眼部感染等。玩电子游戏的人长时间盯着屏幕，久而久之，会对眼睛造成难以弥补的伤害。

电子游戏虽然可以让我们的思维更具有创新力，但是对于无法克制自己的人来说电子游戏弊大于利。很多家庭都会禁止孩子玩电子游戏，我支持他们的决定，的确应该禁止孩子玩电子游戏。

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21世纪，是互联网的时代。

随着互联网的发展，大量的电子游戏也随之而出现。电子游戏是一把双刃剑，但是对于我们青少年来说，我认为它是弊大于利的。

沉迷于电子游戏，首当其冲的肯定是我们的身体了。因为现在的电子游戏都是按青少年的喜好所开发的，画面精美，场面刺激，所以很多青少年都沉迷于此，每天熬夜“奋战通关”，成为霸主。殊不知你们的身体在受到侵害，据研究表明：我们的身体11点过后就要排毒，如果此时我们处于极度兴奋状态，我们的身体就无法排毒。经常如此，迟早会猝死。

我们的眼睛更是如此，如果长时间对着手机和电脑打游戏，一直处于高度集中的状态，会导致眼睛干涩，灼热，轻者视力极度下降，重则失明。据健康调研数据表明：我国中学生近视发生率为52.2%，超过了一半之多，可见电子游戏的危害之大啊!

沉迷于电子游戏，我们的学习成绩也会受到影响了。上课在想游戏，下课也在想游戏，无时无刻不在想，导致学习成绩像瀑布一样，直线下滑。据研究表明：在大多数中学生电子游戏玩家中，有80%的同学成绩处于中下水平，可见电子游戏的危害也不容小觑啊!

曾经有段时间我也沉迷于电子游戏，每天几乎都是“打游戏，吃饭，睡觉”三点一线度过，导致视力下降，没有心思学习，沉迷于虚拟世界里，无法自拔。不过还好经过我心理的斗争后，果断退出这个虚拟世界，重回现实。

综上所述，我认为电子游戏的弊端很大，对我们青少年的心理健康影响是无法估量的。

在互联网时代，我们不应该成为它的奴隶，而应该让它为我们所用。

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在科技发展日新月异的二十一世纪，互联网的使用成为了人们生活中必不可少的一部分。越来越多的青少年热衷进入网络世界，和与自己有着共同爱好的小伙伴一起沉浸在虚拟网络游戏中的情境，无法自拔。

电子游戏在毒害年轻一代吗?其实导致问题的发生的原因更多在于青少年本身。无尽的打怪升级，在枯燥的练级与奖励中耗费了太多的时间，让缺乏自制力和自控力的青少年们在如花一般的岁月里，躲避社交，沉迷在电子游戏之中。长期使用电子产品，缺乏户外活动，会导致精神萎靡，眼睛长期处于紧张状态。今天是晴天，晴天充满阳光，阳光总是既温暖又温馨，你却待在自己的房间，与另一个世界的人进行着虚拟的厮杀打骂。今天是春分，小伙伴们成群结伴地去公园里放风筝，你却住进了游戏的世界，和它每天过着重样的日子，却一点也不觉得无味。这样看来，电子游戏和青少年本身都存在问题。

但是，电子游戏就全是弊端吗?不是的。电子游戏其实是一种知识载体。游戏与游戏是可以相互结合的。例如，《梦幻西游》这款游戏中所蕴含的历史知识，青少年在玩的时候通过不断地观察、互动、实验掌握，遨游在其中。有句俗话说：“有网看遍天下，无网鼠目寸光。”一位脑科学博士说过，电子游戏对认知能力的改进是有帮助的，会使青少年有更高的注意力、认知控制能力、短时记忆能力和反应速度。

凡事都是有两面性的。青少年不应该因为电子游戏与现实中的家人、朋友疏远关系，但有时候却确实需要电子游戏帮助我们放松紧绷的神经，拓宽我们的知识面。但选择游戏时，我们要衡量一下游戏的利与弊，选择健康向上的游戏可以让我们的身心往健康的方向发展，并且提高自己的自主认识学习能力。不仅如此，玩游戏在时间上也应该有个度。在完成自己作为学生的本分之后，可以进行适当的娱乐。一旦我们平衡了户外活动和电子游戏这两者，就会发现精神的宇宙是如此辽阔，我们在大自然和虚拟世界中游刃有余，自得其乐。

青少年应该理性地对待时下流行的各种电子游戏。劳逸结合，主要精力放在学习上，多进行户外活动，和家人多多聊天拉近彼此的距离，传递快乐与轻松!

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in the 1960s a family vacation in the united states usually meant loading the kids into the station wagon and driving off down the highway toward a tourist destination. and when weary vacationers needed to rest for the night, they often looked for the familiar green signs with “holiday inn” written in script and a colorful star for emphasis. all across the united states, this sign welcomed travelers to holliday inn hotels with promises of quality, comfort, and value.

by 1968 holiday inn was so well known in the united states that it began opening franchises in europe. in 1973 the company opened its first asian hotel in japan, and in 1984 it became the first u.s.-based hotel to open for business in china. for 25 years holiday inn enjoyed great success in the european and asian markets, opening 600 hotels and earning a reputation as upscale , professional, and well run.

however, in the 1980s holiday inn’s fortunes were beginning to fade in the united states. many of the franchises were outdated and substandard . family vacationers were being replaced by business travelers as the hotel industry’s bread and butter , and aggressive competitors with superior marketing strategies were targeting this growing segment . in addition, overbuilding had set off a wave of price discounting . as a result, both holiday inn’s share of the lodging market and its image took a nosedive .

but in the 1990s this icon of the u.s. highway was brought back to life after being purchased by bass plc, a british conglomerate. bass moved quickly to make holiday inn worldwide the leading hotel chain, not just in the united states but around the globe. in the united states, holiday inn pursued a strategy that segmented the market into different types of travelers and created a unique type of lodging for each group. under names like holiday inn express, holiday inn select, sunspree resorts, and crowne plaza, the company offered different accommodations and amenities at different prices to suit the diverse needs of business and leisure travelers. combined with a campaign to bring all of the franchises back up to a high standard of quality, the strategy quickly began to pay off.

even so, the top brass at holiday inn worldwide knows that the greatest growth potential is not in the saturated u.s. market but in the evolving markets of europe, asia, and latin america. with increasing tourism and business development in these regions, the demand for comfortable, consistent, and affordable accommodations is booming . holiday inn needs a strategy for tapping this vast potential. would the strategies that fueled holiday inn’s turnaround in the united states bring similar results internationally? large-scale construction of new hotels will play a major role, so what kinds of hotels should they be? how can the company best meet the needs of a wide variety of international travelers? should holiday inn expand through franchises or by opening company-owned hotels? should the same type of promotion be used for the entire global market or should it be localized to each geographic area? these are questions that raymond lewis faces daily as vice president of marketing. if you were lewis, how would you answer them?

meeting business challenges at holiday inn worldwide

part of raymond lewis’s job is to monitor and predict changes in the ever-evolving global market . among the trends he has observed is the increasing similarity between the needs and desires expressed by consumers and businesses around the world in certain product categories such as lodging. on the other hand, lewis knows that various countries and cultures approach purchases differently, and that people of various cultures respond differently to product promotion . his challenge, then, is to figure out how to satisfy both the similar and the diverse needs of each new market.

lewis also knows that all travelers, regardless of where they are from or where they are going, share many of the same desires, fears, and expectations when they are traveling. they may not speak the same language or live the same lives while at home, but when they’re on the road, all travelers are (1) away from home and out of their personal comfort zones, (2) in different and often unfamiliar surroundings, and (3) subject to the same hassles and hardships. therefore, holiday inn focuses on delivering a consistent product around the world. this way, whether the hotel is in south korea, india, buenos aires , or israel, travelers know that they will always receive a comfortable room at a fair price.

in addition, the strategy of segmenting the market by types of travelers that proved so successful in the united states also works abroad, but in a different way. segmentation in the hotel industry is a relatively new concept in europe, and in asia it is virtually nonexistent. this is largely because in many of the developing nations of asia, travel has only recently become an option for the majority of people. as a result, not every type of holiday inn hotel will be successful in every country. the company must know each market very well before it decides which type of hotel to open. does the area draw mainly tourists or business travelers? how long do visitors usually stay? do people from surrounding areas travel often? what types of accommodations do competitors offer in the area? by knowing the answers to questions like these, holiday inn is able to decide which type of hotel will best serve the needs of travelers to the area. for example, the company opened a sunspree resort in arequipa, peru, close to machu pichu, a popular international tourist destination. holiday inn’s management team feels that sunspree has a great chance for success in this location because the hotel caters to tourists.

in the same way, holiday inn management expects a mix of business and leisure travelers to visit seoul, south korea. therefore, the new holiday inn seoul appeals to a broad range of travelers by offering a business center, banquet facilities , four restaurants, a fitness center , and a gift shop.

just as in its early days of expansion in the united states, holiday inn is accomplishing its international expansion through a mix of wholly owned facilities and franchises, depending on the availability of resources and potential for profit in each local market. although franchising agreements place less risk on holiday inn worldwide, they also require the company to give up more control than it would by opening wholly owned facilities. however, franchises must adhere to strict quality standards if they intend to operate under holiday inn’s famous name.

lewis and his team also recognize that even though travelers have similar expectations for the quality and value they get in a hotel, sometimes they like to stay in places that don’t feel like hotel chains. therefore, the company has opened hotels in europe, australia, and south africa that have a style and character unique to their locations. in this way, holiday inn is able to tailor its global product to local markets.

nonetheless, holiday inn’s promotion strategy is decidedly global, regardless of which markets it enters. lewis bases the strategy on two themes: “welcome” and “stay with somebody you know.” although the ad copy is translated when necessary, even the visual format is the same from country to country. of course, cultural differences must be accommodated from time to time. for example, travelers in britain preferred an ad that focused on a friendly doorman, whereas u.s. and german travelers preferred a more sentimental ad showing a businesswoman receiving a fax of a drawing from her child.

the inspiration for this global strategy came to lewis, not surprisingly, while he was traveling. when boarding a plane at dulles airport outside of washington, d.c., he passed a group of russian teenagers gathered around a guitar player singing “puff the magic dragon,” a folk song that was popular in the united states a few decades ago. this connection between cultures helped convince lewis that the world’s people were alike in many ways, particularly in the field of pleasure and business travel.

it remains to be seen how successful holiday inn’s global strategy will be in the long run . the company is off to a flying start. however, competitors such as marriott and choice hotels are moving quickly to make sure holiday inn doesn’t outpace them in the hot new global markets. but one thing is sure, lewis and the rest of the management team are not content with holiday inn being a leading hotel chain in the united states. they want holiday inn to be the leader around the world.

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