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GlobalBiz: The Start Up of You: 03 March 12

Sat, 3 Mar¹ 12

Reid Hoffman is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of LinkedIn and has just written a book called The Start-up of You. It’s described as ‘A blueprint² for thriving in your job and building a career by applying the lessons of Silicon³ Valley’s most innovative⁴ entrepreneurs.’ In this edition of Global Business Peter Day hears from Reid Hoffman as he explains how to accelerate your career in today’s competitive world. The key is to manage your career is, he says, to treat it as if it were a start-up business: a living, breathing, growing start-up of, well, you. Producer: Julie Ball Editor: Stephen Chilcott

1 mar   

vt.破坏，毁坏，弄糟

参考例句：

• It was not the custom for elderly people to mar the picnics with their presence.大人们照例不参加这样的野餐以免扫兴。
• Such a marriage might mar your career.这样的婚姻说不定会毁了你的一生。

2 blueprint   

n.蓝图，设计图，计划；vt.制成蓝图，计划

参考例句：

• All the machine parts on a blueprint must answer each other.设计图上所有的机器部件都应互相配合。
• The documents contain a blueprint for a nuclear device.文件内附有一张核装置的设计蓝图。

3 silicon   

n.硅(旧名矽)

参考例句：

• This company pioneered the use of silicon chip.这家公司开创了使用硅片的方法。
• A chip is a piece of silicon about the size of a postage stamp.芯片就是一枚邮票大小的硅片。

4 innovative   

adj.革新的，新颖的，富有革新精神的

参考例句：

• Discover an innovative way of marketing.发现一个创新的营销方式。
• He was one of the most creative and innovative engineers of his generation.他是他那代人当中最富创造性与革新精神的工程师之一。