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  Death of a defective company

  When the defective equipment sold throughout the country was shown to have degraded the groundwater of a large park, there was no option but to deforest the area, burn the land and decree it off limits.

  That was the best defence that would help the company deflect the intense criticism that was coming. It was, in fact, the only defensive position available. Defects in the company's equipment were becoming common and their opponents were becoming deft at providing definitive deductive evidence that the company should be shut down. The degradation they were causing was simply too great and the favor of the public was fading

  At first, the company wanted to defy public opinion, however, and continue to operate. They renewed an advertisement campaign to show the public their dedication to fixing their deficiencies. They also promised in these ads that they would dedicate even more efforts to environmental protection, pay for cleanup and fund environmental education. The public deduced that the ads were the last gasps of a degenerate company, however, and deemed them unbelievable. They even called the advertisements a joke!

  That was when the company realized that it had failed to re-define itself to the public and agreed with the consensus that they should cut their losses and close down. They de, faulted on their loan payments and filed for bankruptcy.

  It was the end of the company but definitely not the end of the battle. Numerous other companies were still out there, polluting the environment and selling defective products. The battle would be long, but the dedicated few knew that it would be worth it to everyone in the end.

  讀故事單詞雅思詞匯-缺陷公司的死亡

  全國范圍內(nèi)銷售的有缺陷的設(shè)備已經(jīng)表明造成了一大公園的地表水水質(zhì)的退化，惟一的選擇就是砍掉樹林，燒了那塊地，然后頒布命令禁止任何人進(jìn)入。這是幫助公司轉(zhuǎn)移突如其來的猛烈批評的最佳保護(hù)辦法。事實(shí)上，這是惟一的防守位置。公司設(shè)備的缺陷日益普遍;對手們越來越善于提供最可靠的推論證據(jù)證明這家公司應(yīng)該關(guān)閉。他們造成的衰退太嚴(yán)重了，公眾支持率正在下降。

  但是，開始的時(shí)候公司想無視公眾意見，繼續(xù)運(yùn)作。他們重新發(fā)起一輪廣告攻勢，向公眾表明他們會一心一意改正缺點(diǎn)。他們還在這些廣告中承諾會對環(huán)境保護(hù)付出更多努力，出資凈化環(huán)境并且資助環(huán)境教育。

  可是，公眾推斷，這些廣告是一家退化公司的最后喘息，認(rèn)為它們是不可信的。他們甚至稱這些廣告是笑話!

  到這時(shí)公司才意識到?jīng)]有向公眾重新解釋自己，一致同意應(yīng)該減少損失、關(guān)門大吉。他們拖欠貸款，申請破產(chǎn)。

  公司完了，但戰(zhàn)斗肯定還沒有結(jié)束。還有無數(shù)其他公司在污染環(huán)境和出售有缺陷的產(chǎn)品。戰(zhàn)斗會曠日持久，但那些少數(shù)具有獻(xiàn)身精神的人知道對每個(gè)人來說此戰(zhàn)最終是值得一打的。

  單詞祥解

  decree n.法令,政令v.頒布命令,決定

  dedicate v.把(自己、一生等)獻(xiàn)給,把(時(shí)間、精力等)用于

  dedicated a.奉獻(xiàn)的,獻(xiàn)身的,一心一意的

  dedication n.獻(xiàn)身,題獻(xiàn),獻(xiàn)辭

  dedue v.演繹,推論,推斷

  deductive a.演繹的,推論的;用演繹法推理的

  deem v.認(rèn)為,視為,相信

  default n./v.不履行,違約,拖欠

  defect n.缺點(diǎn),毛病;缺乏,欠缺

  defective a.有缺點(diǎn)的,有缺陷的

  defence n.防御,保衛(wèi),保護(hù);辯護(hù),答辯

  defensive a.防御的,保衛(wèi)的;保護(hù)的

  deficiency n.1 缺陷2 缺乏,缺少,不足3 不足的數(shù)量4【生】基因缺失

  define v.1 解釋,給...下定義2 使明確,使清楚

  definitely ad.明確地,清楚地;一定地,肯定地

  definitive a.1 決定性的,最后的,確定的2 最可靠的,權(quán)威性的

  deflect v.1(使)偏斜,(使)轉(zhuǎn)向2 轉(zhuǎn)移,引開

  deforest v.濫伐...的森林,砍掉...上的森林

  deft a.靈巧的,熟練的

  defy v.(公然)違抗,藐視,經(jīng)受得住,頂?shù)米?使成為不可能

  degenerate v.墮落,變壞

  a.墮落的,頹廢的,退化的

  degradation n.降低,下降;降級,落泊;【生】退化

  degrade v.1 使降級2 降低...的身份,使丟臉,削弱...的力量3【生】使退化

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