history. She's reshuffling execs and aiming to trim $1 billion in costs this year. 柯爱伦在塔夫茨大学学习机械工程，于1978年获得学士学位。1983年，她获得西北大学管理学硕士学位。她的职业生涯从通用电气开始，并于1988年加入杜邦，担任公司医疗成像部门经理。在担任杜邦执行副总裁期间，她负责四个部门，并带领公司在美国以外的市场实现了增长。柯爱伦于1月担任首席执行官，成为杜邦206年历史当中首位出任该职位的女性。她正在对管理层进行重组，希望今年能削减10亿美元的开支。
8. Carol Bartz 卡罗尔·巴茨
CEO of Yahoo
In 1976, Bartz went to work at the manufacturing conglomerate 3M, but left after her request to transfer to the headquarters was denied; she was told that 'women don't do these jobs.' Bartz moved on to the computer industry and became CEO of Autodesk in 1992. According to Forbes, Bartz 'transformed Autodesk from an aimless maker of PC software into a leader of computer-aided design software, targeting architects and builders.' On January 13, 2009, Bartz was named CEO of Yahoo!, the internet services company which operates the third most-visited website in the world. She is betting on display ads, content, and mobile capabilities to give the web pioneer new life. After six months on the job, she forged a deal for Microsoft to power searches on Yahoo.com.
1976年，巴茨到制造集团3M工作，但在要求到总部工作遭到拒绝后离职。她被告之：“这不是女人该干的活。”巴茨转行到电脑业，并于1992年成为Autodesk的首席执行官。《福布斯》杂志这样写道：巴茨“将Autodesk从一个漫无目的的电脑软件制造商转变成为电脑辅助设计软件的领头羊，瞄准建筑师和建造商。”2009年1月13日，巴茨被任命为雅虎的首席执行官，该公司运营着世界第三大网站。她把工作重点放在展示广告、内容和移动业务上，希望以此给这个网络先驱带来新生。上任六个月后，她同微软达成了一项协议，助推Yahoo.com的搜索业务。
9. Ursula Burns 厄休拉·伯恩斯
CEO of Xerox
Burns first worked for Xerox in 1980 as a summer intern and joined a year later after her master's degree. She worked in various roles in product development and planning throughout her 20s. Her career took an unexpected turn when in January 1990 a senior executive offered her a job as his executive assistant. Initially fearing that this would be a dead-end job, she accepted and rose through the ranks, becoming executive assistant to the chairman in 1991 and eventually becoming vice president for global manufacturing in 1999. In 2000 she was named a senior vice president. She was named CEO in July 2009 succeeding Mulcahy. In July, Burns became the first black female CEO on the Fortune 500. With 2008 profits down and the stock trailing the S&P, this straight-talking operator is charged with strengthening a company that's still rebounding from near bankruptcy in 2001.
伯恩斯于1980年以暑期实习生的身份开始在Xerox工作，一年后拿到硕士学位后正式加盟该公司。30岁之前她在产品开发和策划部门担任了多项职务。1990年1月，一位高管让她担任其行政助理后，她的工作发生了意想不到的变化。她起初担心这工作没什么出路，但她还是接受了，并逐渐升职，于1991年成为总裁行政助理，最终于1999年成为负责全球制造业务的副总裁。2000年，她被任命为高级副总裁。2009年7月，她接替穆卡西，出任公司首席执行官。同年7月，她成为《财富》500强中首位黑人女首席执行官。2008年公司利润下降，股票表现也不如标普指数，这位快人快语的掌舵人肩负着增强公司实力的重任，自2001年几乎破产以来，公司仍处在恢复阶段。
10. Brenda Barnes 布蓝达·巴恩斯
Chairman and CEO of Sara Lee
Barnes became chief executive earlier this year after Sara Lee announced a major restructuring that included the planned sale of product lines totaling $8.2 billion in revenue. At the same time, Barnes is tackling corporate inefficiencies by encouraging shared purchasing between divisions and less bureaucracy. Barnes raised eyebrows when she left PepsiCo in 1998 to spend more time with her family. Ever since Barnes got back on the 'on-ramp' into the corporate world, she has been the most oft-cited example in the business press of a woman who ditched her corporate career to spend time with her family, only to regain corporate power. Since taking the helm in 2005 after a six-year corporate sabbatical, she has shed businesses that made up 40% of revenue. Still, the stock has flagged.
今年年初，在莎莉·李宣布公司将进行大规模重组，同时计划将收入82亿美元的生产线出售之后，巴恩斯出任首席执行官。于此同时，巴恩斯鼓励不同部门进行联合采购，精简机构，解决了工作效率低的问题。1998年，为了有更多时间跟家人在一起，巴恩斯离开了百事可乐，这令人们惊讶不已。巴恩斯重回职场后，一直都是财经媒体津津乐道的模范女性：为了陪家人而放弃工作，而后又重掌公司大权。休息六年之后，巴恩斯于2005年重新掌舵，削减了占总收入40%的业务。然而，公司股票依然没有起色。更多信息请访问：http://www.24en.com/
3. Hit the road. 上路了
A: Do you want to come in for some tea? A: 你要不要进来喝个茶呢?
B: No. I'm running late. I really need to hit the road. B: 不了。我快迟到了, 得上路了。
\是快迟到了的意思。
\的 \有「去」的意思。好比某人每周去健身房三次, 你就可以说 \hits the gym three times a week.\。
\还可以用说成\。
4. hang out 和朋友在一起 更多信息请访问：http://www.24en.com/
A: I don't know what is going on lately. Jack seems to curse a lot these days. A: 不知道最近 Jack 怎么搞的。 他经常口出恶言。
B: Well, that's just what you get from hanging out with the wrong crowd. B: 嗯, 交错了朋友就是这样啊!
\是和朋友一起做一些事。看电影、逛街、聊天都算。也不限指异性朋友。 5. click (两人)合得来
I really like talking to her. I think we two really click. 我很喜欢和她说话。我觉得我们两个蛮合得来的。
好玩的字吧! 不过 click 不一定只用在异性之间。朋友之间的频率相同也可以用。 【以前只知道click the mouse,真是鼠目寸光啊！ 】
6. suck 差劲 ; 糟透了 更多信息请访问：http://www.24en.com/
A: Guess what? We've just now missed the bus, and the nextone won't come for another 45 minutes.
A: 知道吗? 我们刚好错过公车了; 下一班(车)还要四十五分钟才会来。 B: That sucks. B: 真逊!
\是「差劲」的意思。 \是「那部电影真是糟透了」的意思。
7. catch some Zs 小睡一下
A: Excuse me. I have to catch some Zs. A: 抱歉! 我想小睡一下。
B: I thought you just woke up. Sleepy head. B: 我以为你才刚睡醒。爱睡虫。
漫画里的人睡觉, 不是都画\来表示吗? 这里的 \就是这样来的。\也可以说\或 \snooze.\。
【噢！真是长见识。我怎么就没有想到呢？真该去测测智商。】 8. take a dump 上大号
A: Would you mind closing the door? I'm trying to take a dump here. A: 你可不可以把门关起来呢? 我正在上大号。 B: Well, learn to lock the door next time. B: 那么下次学会把门锁起来吧!
\是「丢掉」的意思, 「丢」什么不必我解释了吧?
「我要上厕所」(大小号都一样) 可以说 \或简单地说 \need to go.\。
9. crank up 把声量调大