有效撰寫英文商業策略 (Writing Effective Business Strategies)

Exercise 696

Identifying Future Directions and Challenges in Developing a Product or Service
(產品/服務開發的未來動向及挑戰)

I. Pre-Listening Exercise
II. Listening Exercise
III. Post-Listening Exercise


I. Pre-Listening Exercise [Top]

Check the meanings of the following words and expressions:

non-profit foundation
under the auspices of
become pivotal in
overall directions of
integrate and support research activities

  • National Health Research Institute (NHRI)
  • mission-oriented
  • clinical disorders
  • occupational diseases
  • establishing a transparent system

 

II. Listening Exercise [Top]
Listen to the conversation by pressing the "Play" button and then answering the following questions. Press the "Final score" button to check your quiz results.


1. How was the National Health Research Institute created?
A. out of a mandate promulgated by the Department of Health
B. out of law enacted from Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in 1995, (NHRI)
C. out of law enacted from the National Health Insurance Bureau

2. How many research divisions and departments does the NHRI comprise?
A. five and three, respectively
B. ten and four, respectively
C. six and two

3. What do scientists at the NHRI investigate?
A. the overall directions of national science and technology development in medical care
B. a transparent system for reviewing and assessing research projects
C. many aspects of biomedical sciences

4.Knowledge expertise and facilities at the NHRI will become pivotal in doing what?
A. planning the overall directions of national science and technology development in medical care
B. understanding, preventing and curing diseases nationwide
C. coordinating, integrating and supporting research activities undertaken by medical institutions

5. How does the NHRI facilitate information exchanges?
A. by training young scientists and physicians
B. by dedicating itself to the enhancement of medical research and healthcare island wide
C. through domestic and international cooperative ventures

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III. Post-Listening Exercise [Top]

Write a paragraph that makes an inference from statistics regarding a product or service by following this structure:

1. Introduce a sector or industry concerned with the development of a specific product or service.
簡述部門或產業對特定產品/服務的關注
2. Describe product or service development in detail.
針對特定產品/服務的發展詳細說明
3. Cite a specific application.
舉一個特定應用實例
4. Describe future directions or potential applications of this product or service.
說明該產品/服務未來的發展方向及其發展潛能