"In any profession--business, politics, education, government--those in power should step down after five years. The surest path to success for any enterprise is revitalization through new leadership." " T' R# o3 q$ E3 a: Q
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在任何领域中----商业、政治、教育、政府----掌权者应该在五年后就让位。这是任何机构获得成功的最好的方式:通过更新领导者而保持活力。
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4 a9 o7 z4 X# z- R, ELimiting the term of leadership is an effective way to prevent corruption and lack of initiatives.
2 }1 p1 l4 D) ?5 K7 U; L3 w1. When leaders have no fear of losing their power, they tend to abuse their power. " B4 x) T) s) p; @# X
2. A new leadership usually has greater initiative and would bring in new ideas. , Z. [- W0 z% y" l
3. However, in certain realms such as business it might not be so necessary to limit the term of leadership.
5 _0 z; N4 `- \6 w4. Furthermore, new leaders often lack the necessary skill and experience to cope with existing problems; therefore, they need a period of time for adaptation.
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! z) Z& k h; H8 _: p8 ^1 b "One can best understand the most important characteristics of a society by studying its major cities."
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人们可以通过研究一个社会的主要城市来了解它最重要的特点。
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It is no longer true the major cities are characteristic of a society. U* ]; c ]* w* o% v. Q8 X" N( c
1. Major cities used to be the cultural centers of a society. A$ J% E9 k: d T" v6 r
2. Nowadays, however, due to the influence of globalization, major cities throughout the world look more or less the same.
+ R/ ]0 q2 S4 ^* M3. By contrast, the rural areas of a society maintain more of its cultural tradition.
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