Теория и практика перевода. Терехова Г.В. - 86 стр.

integrated circuits and you have marvels as if voice activated calling and voiced
synthesized message capabilities.
        In the not-too-distant future, the phones in your office and home may be wire-
free. Moreover, sometimes they are now. With sound quality, that rivals wired
quality. However, wireless voice transmission is just the beginning. Technological
advances are making it possible to transmit data as well.
        In fact, it will soon be as common to connect computers by ultra-high
frequency, distortion-free radio transmitters as it is with wires that run through walls.
Even portable computers, like the kind you take on trains, are now in constant contact
to their database. When someone needs to access the mainframe, they simply plug
their computer into their cellular phone. What’s more, the advent of digital
technology will ensure error-free data transmission.
        Even more astounding, the effects of the wireless revolution will soon be
global. Companies like Motorola had on the drawing board plans to launch 77 low
Earth orbit satellites that essentially would allow anyone with a cellular phone to
communicate with anyone else on EARTH simply by dialing their personal telephone
number. And they did. One person, one number. A staggering achievement.
        Overall, it’s obvious that the future of personal communication has no wires
attached. The freedom it has brought should allow for unheard-of opportunities for
increased productivity and personal enrichment.
        And for those who feel that being in constant contact with the world around
you is a little too much like 2001, remember this. You can always turn it off.

      2.2.7 Текст “Careers”

        Twenty-five years ago, armed with a degree in accounting, I joined my
current employer in an entry-level position. These past 25 years have been good to
me. I've steadily risen in responsibility and title and currently manage a department of
45 people. But I'm thinking of leaving. After all these years with a large corporation,
I'm wondering whether working for a smaller company might not provide greater
rewards, both psychologically and financially. I have a few friends who left jobs with
big companies to join smaller firms, in one case going from a company generating
billions of dollars a year to a six-person startup company. He seems happy enough,
but his only complaint is that he lacks the staff and resources he once enjoyed at his
previous employer: Any thoughts on the rewards versus the risks of going from big to
small?
        Find your niche
        You pose two different questions. The decision whether to stay where you are
or to seek another job has more to do with your personal situation than deciding
whether you'd be happier with a smaller company. I'II focus on the big-vs.-small
question because if you do decide to leave your present situation, chances ate you'll
be seeking employment with a smaller firm.
         Here's why.
         A recent report published by Dun & Bradstreet said that companies with
fewer than 20 employees are expected to have created more than half of all new jobs