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：Collectibles

Collectibleshavebeenapartofalmosteveryculturesince

ancienttimes.Whereassomeobjectshavebeencollectedfortheir

usefulness,othershavebeenselectedfortheiraestheticbeauty

alone.IntheUnitedStates,thekindsofcollectiblescurrently

popularrangefromtraditionalobjectssuchasstamps,coins,rare

books,andarttomorerecentitemsofinterestlikedolls,bottles,

baseballcards,andcomicbooks.

Interestincollectibleshasincreasedenormouslyduringthepast

decade,inpartbecausesomecollectibleshavedemonstratedtheir

valueasinvestments.Especiallyduringcyclesofhighinflation,

investorstrytopurchasetangiblesthatwillatleastretaintheir

currentmarketvalues.Ingeneral,themosttraditional

collectibleswillbesoughtbecausetheyhavepreservedtheirvalue

overtheyears,thereisanorganizedauctionmarketforthem,and

theyaremosteasilysoldintheeventthatcashisneeded.Some

examplesofthemoststablecollectiblesareoldmasters,Chinese

ceramics,stamps,coins,rarebooks,antiquejewelry,silver,

porcelain,artbywell-knownartists,autographs,andperiod

furniture.Otheritemsofmorerecentinterestincludeold

photographrecords,oldmagazines,postcards,baseballcards,art

glass,dolls,classiccars,oldbottles,andcomicbooks.These

relativelynewkindsofcollectiblesmayactuallyappreciatefaster

asshort-terminvestments,butmaynotholdtheirvalueaslong-term

investments.Onceacollectiblehashaditsinitialplay,it

appreciatesatafairlysteadyrate,supportedbyanincreasing

numberofenthusiasticcollectorscompetingforthelimitedsupply

ofcollectiblesthatbecomeincreasinglymoredifficulttolocate.

：Fod

AlthoughHenryFordsnameiscloselyassociatedwiththeconcept

ofmassproduction,heshouldreceiveequalcreditforintroducing

laborpracticesasearlyas1913thatwouldbeconsideredadvanced

evenbytodaysstandards.Safetymeasureswereimproved,andthe

workdaywasreducedtoeighthours,comparedwiththeten-or

twelve-hourdaycommonatthetime.Inordertoaccommodatethe

shorterworkday,theentirefactorywasconvertedfromtwotothree

shifts.

Inaddition,sickleavesaswellasimprovedmedicalcareforthose

injuredonthejobwereinstituted.TheFordMotorCompanywasone

ofthefirstfactoriestodevelopatechnicalschooltotrain

specializedskilledlaborersandanEnglishlanguageschoolfor

immigrants.Someeffortswereevenmadetohirethehandicappedand

providejobsforformerconvicts.

Themostwidelyacclaimedinnovationwasthefive-dollar-a-day

minimumwagethatwasofferedinordertorecruitandretainthe

bestmechanicsandtodiscouragethegrowthoflaborunions.Ford

explainedthenewwagepolicyintermsofefficiencyandprofit

sharing.Healsomentionedthefactthathisemployeeswouldbeable

topurchasetheautomobilesthattheyproduced-ineffectcreating

amarketfortheproduct.Inordertoqualifyfortheminimumwage,

anemployeehadtoestablishadecenthomeanddemonstrategood

personalhabits,includingsobriety,thriftiness,industriousness,

anddependability.AlthoughsomecriticismwasdirectedatFordfor

involvinghimselftoomuchinthepersonallivesofhisemployees,

therecanbenodoubtthat,atatimewhenimmigrantswerebeing

takenadvantageofinfrightfulways,HenryFordwashelpingmany

peopletoestablishthemselvesinAmerica.

：Piano

Theancestryofthepianocanbetracedtotheearlykeyboard

instrumentsofthefifteenthandsixteenthcenturies---thespinet,

thedulcimer,andthevirginal.Intheseventeenthcenturytheorgan,

theclavichord,andtheharpsichordbecamethechiefinstruments

ofthekeyboardgroup,asupremacytheymaintaineduntilthepiano

supplantedthemattheendoftheeighteenthcentury.The

clavichordstonewasmetallicandneverpowerful;nevertheless,

becauseofthevarietyoftonepossibletoit,manycomposersfound

theclavichordasympatheticinstrumentforintimatechambermusic.

Theharpsichordwithitsbright,vigoroustonewasthefavorite

instrumentforsupportingthebassofthesmallorchestraofthe

periodandforconcertuse,butthecharacterofthetonecouldnot

bevariedsavebymechanicalorstructuraldevices.

Thepianowasperfectedintheearlyeighteenthcenturybya

harpsichordmakerinItaly(thoughmusicologistspointoutseveral

previousinstancesoftheinstrument).Thisinstrumentwascalled

apianoeforte(sortandloud),toindicateitsdynamicversatility;

itsstringswerestruckbyarecoilinghammerwithafelt-padded

head.Thewiresweremuchheavierintheearlierinstruments.A

seriesofmechanicalimprovementscontinuingwellintothe

nineteenthcentury,includingtheintroductionofpedalstosustain

toneortosoftenit,theperfectionofametalframe,andsteel

wireofthefinestquality,finallyproducedaninstrumentcapable

ofmyriadtonaleffectsfromthemostdelicateharmoniestoanalmost

orchestralfullnessofsound,fromaliquid,singingtonetoasharp,

percussivebrilliance.

：Moviemusic

accustomedthoughwearetospeakingofthefilmsmadebefore1927

as"silent”,thefilmhasneverbeen,inthefullsenseoftheword,

silent,fromtheverybeginning,musicwasregardedasan

indispensableaccompaniment;whenthelumierefilmswereshownat

thefirstpublicfilmexhibitionintheunitedstatesinfebruary

1896,theywereaccompaniedbypianoimprovisationsonpopulartunes,

atfirst,themusicplayedborenospecialrelationshiptothefilms;

anaccompanimentofanykindwassufficient,withinaveryshort

time,however,theincongruityofplayinglivelymusictoasolemn

filmbecameapparent,andfilmpianistsbegantotakesomecarein

matchingtheirpiecestothemoodofthefilm.

asmovietheatersgrewinnumberandimportance,aviolinist,and

perhapsacellist,wouldbeaddedtothepianistincertaincases,

andinthelargermovietheaterssmallorchestraswereformed,for

anumberofyearstheselectionofmusicforeachfilmprogramrested

entirelyinthehandsoftheconductororleaderoftheorchestra,

andveryoftentheprincipalqualificationforholdingsucha

positionwasnotskillortastesomuchastheownershipofalarge

personallibraryofmusicalpieces,sincetheconductorseldomsaw

thefilmsuntilthenightbeforetheyweretobeshown(ifindeed,

theconductorwasluckyenoughtoseethemthen),themusical

arrangementwasnormallyimprovisedinthegreatesthurry.

tohelpmeetthisdifficulty,filmdistributingcompaniesstarted

thepracticeofpublishingsuggestionsformusicalaccompaniments,

in1909,forexample,theedisoncompanybeganissuingwiththeir

filmssuchindicationsofmoodas“pleasant","sad","lively”,the

suggestionsbecamemoreexplicit,andsoemergedthemusicalcue

sheetcontainingindicationsofmood,thetitlesofsuitablepieces

ofmusic,andprecisedirectionstoshowwhereonepieceledinto

thenext.

certainfilmshadmusicespeciallycomposedforthem,themost

famousoftheseearlyspecialscoreswasthatcomposedandarranged

ford.wgriffithsfilmbirthofanation,whichwasreleasedin1915.

：国际商务与跨文化交际

theincreaseininternationalbusinessandinforeigninvestment

hascreatedaneedforexecutiveswithknowledgeofforeign

languagesandskillsincross-culturalcommunication,americans,

however,havenotbeenwelltrainedineitherareaand,consequently,

havenotenjoyedthesamelevelofsuccessinnegotiationinan

internationalarenaashavetheirforeigncounterparts.

negotiatingistheprocessofcommunicatingbackandforthfor

thepurposeofreachinganagreement,itinvolvespersuasionand

compromise,butinordertoparticipateineitherone,the

negotiatorsmustunderstandthewaysinwhichpeoplearepersuaded

andhowcompromiseisreachedwithinthecultureofthenegotiation.

inmanyinternationalbusinessnegotiationsabroad,americansare

perceivedaswealthyandimpersonal,itoftenappearstotheforeign

negotiatorthattheamericanrepresentsalarge

multi-million-dollarcorporationthatcanafford