董事会比例——老夏考研每日一题（24）

“quote”含义为“引用，援引”，而“quota”含义为“配额，限额”。一个字母差距，甚大的区别。另外一个词“the status quo”（现状）也是一个常见的考点单词。

今天给出的是一个词汇推测题。我们先做题吧。

【题目】The word “mandate” is closest in meaning to ______   

[A] trick.

[B]ethics.

[C] rate.

[D] ruling.

【试题】

①Illinois companies escaped a clumsy attempt in Springfield to force them to diversify their boardrooms. ②But the point of that effort shouldn’t be lost in the dust of the recently concluded legislative session. ③An early House bill would have required Illinois companies to have at least one woman, an African American and a Latino on their boards, a provision we opposed. ④The version now headed to the governor’s desk dropped that mandate. ⑤Instead, publicly traded companies in Illinois would be required to report on their websites the demographics of their board and executive ranks. ⑥An annual report card on corporate diversity would be published by the University of Illinois.

【参考译文】

①Illinois companies escaped a clumsy attempt in Springfield to force them to diversify their boardrooms.伊利诺斯州的公司逃脱了一次该州府的笨拙的尝试，即迫使他们使董事会多样化。

②But the point of that effort shouldn’t be lost in the dust of the recently concluded legislative session. 但那一尝试的意义不应在最近结束的立法会议的尘土飞扬中烟消云散。

③An early House bill would have required Illinois companies to have at least one woman, an African American and a Latino on their boards, a provision we opposed. 早期的众议院议案可能就要求伊利诺斯州的公司至少有一名女性董事、一名非洲裔美国人和一名拉丁裔美国人，而我们是反对这一条款的。

④The version now headed to the governor’s desk dropped that mandate.现在提交给州长的版本取消了那一指令。

⑤Instead, publicly traded companies in Illinois would be required to report on their websites the demographics of their board and executive ranks.相反地，伊利诺斯州的上市公司将被要求在其网站上公布其董事会和管理层的人口统计数据。

⑥An annual report card on corporate diversity would be published by the University of Illinois. 伊利诺伊大学(University of Illinois)将发布一份关于企业多样性的年度报告卡。

董事会比例——老夏考研每日一题（24）

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