When presented with a common case， sales managers tend to see sales problems， production managers see production problems， and so on.

　　当面对同一件事例时，销售经理易于看到销售问题，生产部经理看到生产问题，等等。

　　Facts are terrible things if left spreading and unexamined.

　　如果听任事实泛滥不加检测，那是可怕的事。

　　Don't leave the building unless instructed to do so.

　　除非接到通知，不要离开这幢大楼。

　　II.练 习

　　1.单词英译汉

　　goal， objective， accomplish， predict， accompany， implement， tendency， achievement， argue， budget， define， entity，

　　2.词组英译汉

　　in the way， in part， point of view， contribute to， to apply for， in hand， to turn down

　　3.句子英译汉

　　（1）A decision is a choice made from among alternative courses of action that are available.

　　（2）Often managers must make a best guess at what the future will be and try to leave as little as possible to chance.

　　（3）If there is no choice， there is no decision to be made.

　　（4）For managers every decision has constraints based on politics， procedures， laws， precedents and the like.

　　（5）For example， managers sometimes treat problems in an either/or fashion.

　　（6）Decision makers must have some way of determining which of several alternatives is best - that is， which contributes the most to the achievement of organizational goals.

　　（7）In the larger scheme of things， however， increased funding for research to improve the products might be more beneficial to the organization.

　　（8）Some of these objectives are more important than others， but the order and degree of importance often vary from person to person and from department to department.

　　4.Text A 汉译英

　　决策者应该能够对将来作出最好的推测。

　　Decision makers should be able to make a best guess at what the future will be.

　　有人认为经理们所作的一切均与决策有关。

　　Some people believe almost everything a manager does involves decision.

　　没有正确的选择就没有正确的决定。

　　If there is no proper choice， there is no proper decision.

　　不同的人对同样的问题有不同的看法，所以解决的办法也不同。

　　Different people have different ideas about the same problem； their solutions to the problem are， therefore， also different.

　　决策者往往是公司业务发展的关键。

　　Decision makers often play the key role in the development of the business of a company.

　　Decision makers are usually key people who determine the company's business development.