Melinda Smith's got a job at Qiaoxiang Community Service Center. Today is her first day at work.George, the Director of the Administration Department, is introducing her to Wendy and Helen.
George: Hello, everyone. I'd like you to（1）our newcomer, Melinda.
Melinda: Hi, I'm Melinda Smith, nice to meet you all here.
Wendy: Nice to meet you, too, Melinda. I'm Wendy Brown, just（2）me Wendy.
Helen: Hi, I'm Helen Clinton. Welcome.
Melinda shakes hands with everyone.
Wendy: Would you come over, please, Melinda This is your desk.
Melinda: Thank you very much. Could you please tell me what's the telephone（3）on my desk
Helen: Oh, it's 8633-2788. If you have any questions here, please tell us. We'll all be ready to help.
Melinda: Thanks for everything. You're（4）helpful.
Wendy: When you are free, I'll show you around our center and introduce you to other colleagues.
Melinda: That's great! I'll be looking（5）to it.

Melinda Smith's got a job at Qiaoxiang Community Service Center. Today is her first day at work.George, the Director of the Administration Department, is introducing her to Wendy and Helen.
George: Hello, everyone. I'd like you to（1）our newcomer, Melinda.
Melinda: Hi, I'm Melinda Smith, nice to meet you all here.
Wendy: Nice to meet you, too, Melinda. I'm Wendy Brown, just（2）me Wendy.
Helen: Hi, I'm Helen Clinton. Welcome.
Melinda shakes hands with everyone.
Wendy: Would you come over, please, Melinda This is your desk.
Melinda: Thank you very much. Could you please tell me what's the telephone（3）on my desk
Helen: Oh, it's 8633-2788. If you have any questions here, please tell us. We'll all be ready to help.
Melinda: Thanks for everything. You're（4）helpful.
Wendy: When you are free, I'll show you around our center and introduce you to other colleagues.
Melinda: That's great! I'll be looking（5）to it.

Melinda Smith's got a job at Qiaoxiang Community Service Center. Today is her first day at work.George, the Director of the Administration Department, is introducing her to Wendy and Helen.
George: Hello, everyone. I'd like you to（1）our newcomer, Melinda.
Melinda: Hi, I'm Melinda Smith, nice to meet you all here.
Wendy: Nice to meet you, too, Melinda. I'm Wendy Brown, just（2）me Wendy.
Helen: Hi, I'm Helen Clinton. Welcome.
Melinda shakes hands with everyone.
Wendy: Would you come over, please, Melinda This is your desk.
Melinda: Thank you very much. Could you please tell me what's the telephone（3）on my desk
Helen: Oh, it's 8633-2788. If you have any questions here, please tell us. We'll all be ready to help.
Melinda: Thanks for everything. You're（4）helpful.
Wendy: When you are free, I'll show you around our center and introduce you to other colleagues.
Melinda: That's great! I'll be looking（5）to it.

Melinda Smith's got a job at Qiaoxiang Community Service Center. Today is her first day at work.George, the Director of the Administration Department, is introducing her to Wendy and Helen.
George: Hello, everyone. I'd like you to（1）our newcomer, Melinda.
Melinda: Hi, I'm Melinda Smith, nice to meet you all here.
Wendy: Nice to meet you, too, Melinda. I'm Wendy Brown, just（2）me Wendy.
Helen: Hi, I'm Helen Clinton. Welcome.
Melinda shakes hands with everyone.
Wendy: Would you come over, please, Melinda This is your desk.
Melinda: Thank you very much. Could you please tell me what's the telephone（3）on my desk
Helen: Oh, it's 8633-2788. If you have any questions here, please tell us. We'll all be ready to help.
Melinda: Thanks for everything. You're（4）helpful.
Wendy: When you are free, I'll show you around our center and introduce you to other colleagues.
Melinda: That's great! I'll be looking（5）to it.

According to the majority of Americans，women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men.The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership，most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation，with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
So why，then，are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States？According to the public，at least，it's not that they lack toughness，management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs，relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles.Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead，topping the list of reasons，about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business，where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves.Similar shares say the electorate （选民）and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result，the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future，even though women have made major advances in the workplace.While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future，44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics：73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

According to the majority of Americans，women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men.The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership，most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation，with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
So why，then，are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States？According to the public，at least，it's not that they lack toughness，management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs，relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles.Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead，topping the list of reasons，about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business，where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves.Similar shares say the electorate （选民）and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result，the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future，even though women have made major advances in the workplace.While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future，44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics：73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

According to the majority of Americans，women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men.The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership，most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation，with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
So why，then，are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States？According to the public，at least，it's not that they lack toughness，management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs，relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles.Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead，topping the list of reasons，about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business，where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves.Similar shares say the electorate （选民）and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result，the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future，even though women have made major advances in the workplace.While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future，44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics：73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

According to the majority of Americans，women are every bit as capable of being good political leaders as men.The same can be said of their ability to dominate the corporate boardroom.And according to a new Pew Research Center survey on women and leadership，most Americans find women indistinguishable from men on key leadership traits such as intelligence and capacity for innovation，with many saying they're stronger than men in terms of being passionate and organized leaders.
So why，then，are women in short supply at the top of government and business in the United States？According to the public，at least，it's not that they lack toughness，management talent or proper skill sets.
It's also not all about work-life balance.Although economic research and previous survey findings have shown that career interruptions related to motherhood may make it harder for women to advance in their careers and compete for top executive jobs，relatively few adults in the recent survey point to this as a key barrier for women seeking leadership roles.Only about one-in-five say women's family responsibilities are a major reason why there aren’t more females in top leadership positions in business and politics.
Instead，topping the list of reasons，about four-in-ten Americans point to a double standard for women seeking to climb to the highest levels of either politics or business，where they have to do more than their male counterparts to prove themselves.Similar shares say the electorate （选民）and corporate America are just not ready to put more women in top leadership positions.
As a result，the public is divided about whether the imbalance in corporate America will change in the foreseeable future，even though women have made major advances in the workplace.While 53% believe men will continue to hold more top executive positions in business in the future，44% say it's only a matter of time before as many women are in top executive positions as men.Americans are less doubtful when it comes to politics：73% expect to see a female president in their lifetime.

Guests arriving at the Aloft Hotel in Manhattan or one in Silicon Valley will soon be able to do something hotels have dreamed about offering for years: walk past the check-in desk and enter their rooms by using a smartphone as a room key. The boutique hotel brand from Starwood to Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. plans to offer this feature at two hotels before the end of the quarter.
Starwood officials are hoping this will be one of the biggest technological changes in the industry since free Wi-Fi. “We believe this will become the new standard for how people will want to enter a hotel.” says Frits van Passchen, Starwood's CEO.
Not everyone is so sure. Past attempts to use technology to streamline the check-in process have had mixed results. Robert Habeeb, president of the First Hospitality Group, says he pulled out check-in desks at two of his Holiday Inn hotels after finding that most guests ignored them. He found that many travelers will talk with a staff member and ensure their room has the right view or location, or to try for an upgrade. Other guests may still want to be greeted when they arrive.
Hotels have never been known for being in the forefront of technology, partly because many hotels are owned and managed by small companies. Many hotel operators, though, have been searching for ways to remove the bottlenecks (瓶颈) at a hotel's front desk. “Everybody has to check in, but we are all doing it pretty much the same way we were 100 years ago,” says Christopher Nassetta, CEO for Hilton Worldwide holdings Inc. “It's something we are seriously addressing.”
Yet it is still not clear that virtual keys will do better than previous attempts to beat traditional check-ins. An effort several years ago to allow guests to enter rooms with the magnetic strip (磁条) on their credit cards never became popular. Guests worried about security and were unwilling to give their kids credit cards instead of room keys.