GMAT考试写作指导:Issue写作范文四六
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46.         Contrary to the statement's premise1, my view is that businesses are less likely
than government to establish large bureaucracies, because businesses know that they are
more vulnerable than government to damage resulting from bureaucratic2 inefficiencies.
My position is well supported by common sense and by observation.
      First, public administrators3 lack the financial incentives4 to avoid bureaucratic
waste. In contrast, inefficiencies in a private corporation will reduce profits, inflicting6
damage in the form of job cuts, diminishing common-stock value, and reducing
employee compensation. These are ample incentives for the private firm to minimize
bureaucratic waste.
      Second, there is almost no accountability among government bureaucrats7. The
electorate8's voting power is too indirect to motivate mid-level administrators, whose
salaries and jobs rarely depend on political elections. In contrast, private corporations
must pay strict attention to efficiency, since their shareholders9 hold an immediate10 power
to sell their stock, thereby11 driving down the company's market value.
      Third, government is inherently monopolistic, large, and unwieldy; these features
breed bureaucracy. Admittedly some corporations rival state governments in size. Yet
even among the largest companies, the profit motive12 breeds a natural concern for
trimming waste, cutting costs, and streamlining operations. Even virtual monopolies
strive to remain lean and nimble in order to maintain a distance from upstart
competitors. When government pays lip service to efficiency, shrewd listeners recognize
this as political rhetoric13 designed only to pander14 to the electorate.
      In the final analysis, financial incentives, accountability, and competition all
distinguish private business from government, both in teems15 of their likelihood of
establishing large bureaucracies and in terms of the damage that these bureaucracies can
inflict5 on the organization.


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1 premise JtYyy     
n.前提;v.提论,预述
参考例句:
  • Let me premise my argument with a bit of history.让我引述一些史实作为我立论的前提。
  • We can deduce a conclusion from the premise.我们可以从这个前提推出结论。
2 bureaucratic OSFyE     
adj.官僚的,繁文缛节的
参考例句:
  • The sweat of labour washed away his bureaucratic airs.劳动的汗水冲掉了他身上的官气。
  • In this company you have to go through complex bureaucratic procedures just to get a new pencil.在这个公司里即使是领一支新铅笔,也必须通过繁琐的手续。
3 administrators d04952b3df94d47c04fc2dc28396a62d     
n.管理者( administrator的名词复数 );有管理(或行政)才能的人;(由遗嘱检验法庭指定的)遗产管理人;奉派暂管主教教区的牧师
参考例句:
  • He had administrators under him but took the crucial decisions himself. 他手下有管理人员,但重要的决策仍由他自己来做。 来自辞典例句
  • Administrators have their own methods of social intercourse. 办行政的人有他们的社交方式。 来自汉英文学 - 围城
4 incentives 884481806a10ef3017726acf079e8fa7     
激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 ); 刺激; 诱因; 动机
参考例句:
  • tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
  • Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者,提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法
5 inflict Ebnz7     
vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担
参考例句:
  • Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
  • Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。
6 inflicting 1c8a133a3354bfc620e3c8d51b3126ae     
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。
  • It's impossible to do research without inflicting some pain on animals. 搞研究不让动物遭点罪是不可能的。
7 bureaucrats 1f41892e761d50d96f1feea76df6dcd3     
n.官僚( bureaucrat的名词复数 );官僚主义;官僚主义者;官僚语言
参考例句:
  • That is the fate of the bureaucrats, not the inspiration of statesmen. 那是官僚主义者的命运,而不是政治家的灵感。 来自辞典例句
  • Big business and dozens of anonymous bureaucrats have as much power as Japan's top elected leaders. 大企业和许多不知名的官僚同日本选举出来的最高层领导者们的权力一样大。 来自辞典例句
8 electorate HjMzk     
n.全体选民;选区
参考例句:
  • The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
  • He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
9 shareholders 7d3b0484233cf39bc3f4e3ebf97e69fe     
n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
  • the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任
10 immediate aapxh     
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
参考例句:
  • His immediate neighbours felt it their duty to call.他的近邻认为他们有责任去拜访。
  • We declared ourselves for the immediate convocation of the meeting.我们主张立即召开这个会议。
11 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
12 motive GFzxz     
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
参考例句:
  • The police could not find a motive for the murder.警察不能找到谋杀的动机。
  • He had some motive in telling this fable.他讲这寓言故事是有用意的。
13 rhetoric FCnzz     
n.修辞学,浮夸之言语
参考例句:
  • Do you know something about rhetoric?你懂点修辞学吗?
  • Behind all the rhetoric,his relations with the army are dangerously poised.在冠冕堂皇的言辞背后,他和军队的关系岌岌可危。
14 pander UKSxI     
v.迎合;n.拉皮条者,勾引者;帮人做坏事的人
参考例句:
  • Don't pander to such people. 要迎合这样的人。
  • Those novels pander to people's liking for stories about crime.那些小说迎合读者对犯罪故事的爱好。
15 teems 61b8eaf2974f281b7d0512335d2dae9b     
v.充满( teem的第三人称单数 );到处都是;(指水、雨等)暴降;倾注
参考例句:
  • The swamp teems with mosquitoes. 这片沼泽地蚊子多极了。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • That book teems with blunders. 那本书错误不少。 来自辞典例句
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