Cambridge 16 - Listening TEST 1 - Tài liệu tham khảo Tiếng Anh ( TA8 ISW) | Đại học Hoa Sen

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LISTENING TEST 1 - TRANSCRIPT PA P R A T R 1 T 1 SARAH:
Hello. Children’s Engineering Workshops. FATHER:
Oh hello. I wanted some information about the workshops in the school holidays. SARAH: Sure. FATHER:
I have two daughters who are interested. The younger one’s Lydia, she’s four
– do you take children as young as that ? SARAH:
Yes, our Tiny Engineers workshop is for four to five-yea - r olds. FATHER:
What sorts of activities do they do? SARAH:
All sorts. For example, they work together to design a special cover that goes round an eg e g g g ( Q ( 1 Q )
1 , so that when it’s inside they can drop it from a height and it doesn’t break.
Well, sometimes it does break but that’s part of the fun! FATHER:
Right. And Lydia loves building things. Is there any opportunity for her to do that? SARAH:
Well, they have a competition to see who can make the highest to t w o e w r e r (Q ( 2 Q ) 2 .
You’d be amazed how high they can go. FATHER: Right. SARAH:
But they’re learning all the time as well as having fun. For example, one thing
they do is to design and build a ca c r a r ( Q ( 3 Q )
3 that’s attached to a balloon, and the force of the air
in that actually powers the car and makes it move along. They go really fast too. FATHER:
OK, well, all this sounds perfect. ————————– FATHER:
Now Carly, that’s my older daughter, has just had her seventh birthday, so
presumably she’d be in a different group? SARAH:
Yes, she’d be in the Junior Engineers. That’s for children from six to eight. FATHER:
And do they do the same sorts of activities? SARAH:
Some are the same, but a bit more advanced. So they work out how to build
model vehicles, things like cars and trucks, but also how to construct an a i n m i a m l a s l s (Q ( 4 Q ) 4 using the
same sorts of material and technique, and then they learn how they can program them and make them move.
FATHER: So they learn a bit of coding? SARAH:
They do. They pick it up really quickly. We’re there to help if they need it, but
they learn from one another too. FATHER:
Right. And do they have competition too? SARAH:
Yes, with the Junior Engineers, it’s to use recycled materials like card and wood to build a br b i r d i g d e g e ( Q ( 5 Q )
5 , and the longest one gets a prize. FATHER:
That sounds fun. I wouldn’t mind doing that myself! SARAH:
Then they have something a bit different, which is to think up an idea for a five- minute mo m v o i v e i e (Q ( 6 Q )
6 and then film it, using special animation software. You’d be amazed what they come up with. Nhu Pham Linguistics 0827.109.209 - 0798.551.436 FATHER:
And of course, that’s something they can put on their phone and take home to show all their friends. SARAH:
Exactly. And then they also build a robot in the shape of a human, and they de d c e o c r o a r t a e t e ( Q ( 7 Q )
7 it and program it so that it can move its arms and legs. FATHER:
Perfect. So, is it the same price as the Tiny Engineers? SARAH:
It’s just a bit more: £50 for the five weeks. FATHER:
And are the classes on a Monday, too? SARAH:
They used to be, but we found it didn’t give our staff enough time to clear up
after the first workshop, so we moved them to We W d e n d e n s e d s a d y a s y (Q8 Q )
8 . The classes are held in the morning from ten to eleven. FATHER:
OK. That’s better for me actually. And what about the location? Where exactly are the workshops held? SARAH:
They’re in building 10A – there’s a big sign on the door, you can’t miss it, and that’s in Fr F a r d a s d t s o t n o e n e ( Q ( 9 Q ) 9 Industrial Estate . FATHER: Sorry? SARAH:
Fradstone – that’s F-R-A-D-S-T-O-N-E. FATHER:
And that’s in Grasford, isn’t it? SARAH: Yes, up past the station. FATHER: And will I have any pa p r a k r i k n i g n g ( Q ( 1 Q 0 1 ) 0 problems there ? SARAH:
No, there’s always plenty available. So would you like to enrol Lydia and Carly now? FATHER: OK . SARAH:
So can I have your full name … PART 2
Good morning, everyone, and welcome to Stevenson’s, one of the country’s major
manufacturers of metal goods. Thank you for choosing us for your two weeks of work
experience. My name is Julia Simmons, and since the beginning of this year I’ve been the managing director.
Stevenson’s is quite an old company. Like me, the founder, Ronald Stevenson, went into the
steel industry when he left school – that was in 1923. He H e s e s t e t u p u p t h t i h s i s c o c m o p m a p n a y n y w h w e h n e n h e h e f i f n i i n s i h s e h d e d hi h s i s ap a p p r p e r n e t n i t c i e c s e h s i h p i , , i n i n 19 1 2 9 6 2 6 ( Q ( 1 Q 1 1 )
1 , although he actually started making plans two years earlier,
in 1924. He was a very determined young man !
Stevenson’s long-term plan was to manufacture components for the machine tools industry –
although in fact that never came about – and for the automotive industry, that is, cars and
lorries. However, there was a delay of five years before that happened, because shortly before
the company went into production, St S e t v e e v n e s n o s n o n wa w s a s gi g v i e v n e n th t e h e op o p p o p r o t r u t n u i n ty t y to t o ma m k a e k e go g o o d o s d s fo f r o r ho h s o p s i p t i a t l a s l s an a d n d ot o h t e h r e pl p a l y a e y r e s r s in i n th t e h e h e h a e l a th t c h a c r a e r e in i d n u d s u t s r t y r , y , so s o th t a h t’ t s ’ s w h w a h t a t we w e di d d i d fo f r o r th t e h e fi f r i s r t s t fi f v i e v e ye y a e r a s r s ( Q ( 1 Q 2 1 ) 2 .
Over the years, we’ve expanded the premises considerably – we were lucky that the site is big enough, so mo m v o i v n i g n g to t o a a ne n w e w lo l c o at a i t o i n o n ha h s a s ne n ve v r e r be b e e n e n ne n c e e c ss s a s r a y r y (Q ( 1 Q 3 1 ). However, the layout is
far from ideal for modern machinery and production methods, so we w e in i t n e t n e d d to t o c a c r a r r y r y ou o t u t ma m j a o j r o re r f e u f r u b r i b s i h s m h e m n e t n of o f t h t i h s i s s i s t i e t e ( Q ( 1 Q 3 1 ) 3 over the next five years. Nhu Pham Linguistics 0827.109.209 - 0798.551.436
I’d better give you some idea of what you’ll be doing during your two weeks with us, so you know what to expect. Mo M s o t s t mo m r o n r i n n i g n s g s yo y u o ’ u l’l l ha h v a e v e a a pr p e r se s n e t n a t t a i t o i n o fro r m o m on o e n e of f th t e h e ma m n a a n g a e g r e s r s (Q ( 1 Q 4 1 )
4 , to learn about their department, starting this morning with research and development.
And you’ll all spend some time in each department, observing what’s going on and talking to
people – as long as you don’t stop them from doing their work altogether! In the past, a
teacher from your school has come in at the end of each week to find out how the group were
getting on, but your school isn’t able to arrange that this year. ————————-
OK, now I’ll briefly help you to orientate yourselves around the site. As you can see, we’re in
the reception area, which we try to make attractive and welcoming to visitors. There’s a
corridor running left from here, and if i f y o y u o u go g o a l a o l n o g n g th t a h t a , t , t h t e h e d o d o o r r f a f c a i c n i g g yo y u o u a t a t the h e e n e d n d i s i s the h e en e t n r t a r n a c n e c e to t o the h e co c f o f f e f e e e ro r o o m o . m .Th T i h s i s lo l o o k o s k s ou o t u t on o t n o t o th t e h e ma m i a n i n ro r a o d a d on o n on o e n e sid i e d , e , an a d n d so s m o e m e tr t e r e e s e s on o n t h t e h e o t o h t e h r e r ( Q ( 1 Q 5 1 )
5 , and that’ll be where you meet each morning.
The factory is the very big room on the far side of the site. Next to it is th t e h wa w r a e r h e o h u o s u e s , e , wh w i h c i h c h ca c n a n be b e ac a c c e c s e s s e s d e d by b y lo l r o r r i r e i s e s go g i o n i g n g up u p th t e h e ro r a o d a d to t o th t e h e tu t r u n r i n n i g n g ar a e r a e a at a t th t e h e en e d n . d .Yo Y u o u ca c n a n ge g t e t to t o th t e h e w a w r a e r h e o h u o s u e s e b y b c r c o r s o s s i s n i g n g t o t o t h t e h e f a f r a r s i s d i e d o f o f t h t e h e c o c u o r u t r y t a y r a d r , d , a n a d n t h t e h n e n t h t e h e d o d o o r o r i s i s o n o y o y u o r u r r i r g i h g t h t (Q ( 1 Q 6 1 ) 6 .
Somewhere you’ll be keen to find is th t e h e st s a t f a f f f ca c n a t n e t e e n e . n .Th T i h s i s is i s ri r g i h g t h t ne n x e t x t to t o re r c e e c p e t p i t o i n o n (Q ( 1 Q 7 1 ) 7 . I
can confidently say that the food’s very good, but the view isn’t. Th T e h e wi w n i d n o d w o s w s o n o n on o e n e si s de d e lo l o o k o k on o t n o t o a a co c r o r r i r d i o d r o r an a d n d co c u o r u t r y t a y r a d
r , which aren’t very attractive at all, an a d n d on o n th t e h e ot o h t e h r e r on o t n o t o th t e h e ac a c c e c s e s s s r o r a o d
a , which isn’t much better. You’ll be using th t e h e me m e e t e i t n i g n g ro r o o m o m quite often, and yo y u o ’ u l’ll l fi f nd n d it i t by b y wa w l a k l i k n i g n g al a on o g n g th t e h e co c r o r r i r d i o d r o r to t o th t e h e le l f e t f t of o f th t e h e co c u o r u t r y t a y r a d r , d , an a d n d co c n o t n i t n i u n i u n i g n g al a o l n o g n g it i t to t o th t e h e en e d n . d .Th T e h e me m e e t e i t n i g n g ro r o o m o m is i s th t e h e la l s a t s t on o e n e o n o n t h t e h e r i r g i h g t h t ( Q ( 1 Q 8 1 ) 8 , and I’m afraid th t e h re r ’ e s ’ s n o n o n a n t a u t r u a r l a l d a d y a l y i l g i h g t h t i n i n t h t e h e r o r o o m.
Then you’ll need to know where some of the offices are. Th T e h e hu h m u a m n a n re r s e o s u o r u c r e c s e s de d p e a p r a t r me m n e t n t is i s al a ll l t h t e h e f r f o r n o t n t o f o f t h t i h s i s b u b i u l i d l i d n i g n , g , s o s o y o y u o u h e h a e d a d to t o t h t e h e l e l f e t f t a l a o l n o g n g t h t e h e c o c r o r r i r d i o d r o r f r f o r m o m r e r c e e c p e t p i t o i n o , n , a n a d n d it i ’ t s ’ s th t e h e s e s c e o c n o d n d r o r o o m o m y o y u o u c o c me m e t o t . o It I t l o l o o k o s k s o u o t u t o n o t n o t o t h t e h e m a m i a n i n r o r a o d a d ( Q ( 1 Q 9 1 ) 9 . And finally, th t e h e bo b a o r a d r r d o r o o m o (Q ( 2 Q 0 2 )
0 , where you’ll be meeting sometimes. That has quite a pleasant view, as it lo l o o k o s k s ou o t u t on o n to t o th t e h e tr t e r e e s e . s .Go G o al a o l n o g n g t h t e h e co c r o r r i r d i o d r o r p a p s a t s t th t e h e co c u o r u t r y t a y r a d r , d , ri r g i h g t h t to t o t h t e h e e n e d n . d .T h T e h e b o b a o r a d r r d o r o o m o is i s o n o n t h t e e l e l f e t f , t , n e n x e t x t t o t o th t e h e f a f c a t c o t r o y r .
OK, now are there any questions before we … PART 3
JESS: How are you getting on with your art project, Tom?
TOM: OK. Like, they gave us the theme of birds to base our project on, and I’m not really all
that interested in wildlife. But I’m starting to get into it. I’ve pretty well finished the introductory stage.
JESS: So have I. When they gave us al a ll l t h t o h s o e s e ha h n a d n o d u o t u s t s w i w t i h t h d e d t e a t i a l i s l s of o f b o b o o k o s k s a n a d n d we w b e s b i s t i e t s e s t o t o lo l o o k o k a t a t ( Q ( 2 Q 1 2 / 1 Q / 22 2 )
2 , I was really put off, but th t e h e m o m r o e r e I I r e r a e d a , d , t h t e h e m o m r o e r e i n i t n er e e r s e t s e t d e d I I g o g t o . TOM: Me M e to t o o . o I I fo f u o n u d n d I I co c ul u d l d res e e s a e r a c r h c h so s o ma m n a y n y di d f i fe f r e e r n e t n t as a p s e p c e t c s t of o f bi b r i d r s d s in i n ar a t r t – – co c l o o l u o r u , r , mo m v o e v m e e m n e t n , t , te t x e t x u t r u e
r . So I was looking forward to the Bird Park visit.
JESS: What a letdown! It poured with rain and we hardly saw a single bird. Mu M c u h c h le l s e s s us u e s e th t a h n a n t h t e h e t r t i r p i p t o t o t h t e h e N a N t a u t r u a r l a l H i H s i t s o t r o y r M u M s u e s u e m u m ( Q ( 2 Q 1 2 / 1 Q / 2 Q 2 2 ) 2 . TOM: Ye Y a e h a , h , I I lik i e k d e d al a ll l t h t e h e st s u t f u f f ab a o b u o t u t ev e o v l o ut u i t o i n o n th t e h r e e
r . The workshop sessions with Dr Fletcher
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JESS: I missed those because I was ill. I wish we could’ve seen the projects last year’s students did.
TOM: Mm. I suppose they want us to do our own thing, not copy.
JESS: Have you drafted your proposal yet?
TOM: Yes, but I haven’t handed it in. I need to amend some parts. I’ve realised the notes
from my research are almost all just descriptions, I I ha h v a e v n e ’ n t ’ t ac a t c ua u l a lly l y ev e a v l a u l a u t a e t d e d an a y n t y h t i h n i g n . g .So S o I’ I l’ll l h a h v a e v e t o t o f i f x i x t h t a h t a t ( Q ( 2 Q 3 2 / 3 Q / 2 Q 4 2 ) 4 .
JESS: Oh, I didn’t know we had to do that. I’ I l’ll l h a h v a e v e t o t o l o l o o k o k a t a t t h t a h t a t t o t o o . Did you do a timeline for the project? TOM: Yes, and a mind map.
JESS: Yeah, so did I. I quite enjoyed that. But it was hard having to explain the basis for my decisions in my action plan. TOM: What?
JESS: You know, give a rationale.
TOM: I didn’t realise we had to do that. OK, I can add it now. And I’ve done the video diary
presentation, and worked out what I want my outcome to be in the project . JESS: Someone told me it i ’ t s ’ s b e b s e t t n o n t o t o t o be b e t o t o o o pr p e r c e i c s i e s e ab a o b u o t u t y o y u o r u r ac a t c u t a u l a l o u o t u c t o c m o e m ( Q ( 2 Q 3 2 /Q / 2 Q 4 2 ) 4 )
at this stage, so you have more scope to explore your ideas later on. So S o I ’ I m ’ m g o g i o n i g n g t o t o d o d o b a b c a k c k to t o m y m y p r p o r p o o p s o a s l a l t o t o m a m k a e k e i t i t a a b i b t i t m or o e r e v a v g a ue u . e TOM: Really? OK O , K , I ’ I l’ll l ch c a h n a g n e g e t h t a h t a t to t o o o t h t e h n e . n
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TOM: One part of the project, I’m unsure about is where we choose some paintings of birds
and say what they mean to us. Like, I chose a painting of a a fa f l a c l o c n o n by b y La L n a d n s d e s e e r e . I like it because
the bird’s standing there with his head turned to one side, but he seems to be staring straight
at you. But I can’t just say it’s a bit scary, can I? JESS: Yo Y u o u c o c u o l u d l d t a t l a k l k a b a o b u o t u t th t e h e p o p s o s s i s b i l b e l e d a d n a g n e g r e s u s g u g g e g s e t s e t d e d b y b y t h t e h e bi b r i d r ’ d s ’ s l o l o o k o k ( Q ( 2 Q 5 2 ) 5 . TOM: Oh, OK O . K
JESS: There’s a picture of a a f i f s i h s h h a h w a k w k b y b y Au A d u u d b u o b n o
n I like. It’s swooping over the water with a
fish in its talons, and with great black wings which take up most of the picture.
TOM: So you could discuss it in relation to predators and food chains?
JESS: Well actually I think I’ I l’ll l c o c n o c n e c n e t n r t a r t a e t e o n o n t h t e h e i m i p m r p e r s e s s i s o i n o n o f o f r a r p a i p d i d m o m t o i t o i n o n i t i t g i g v i e v s e . s .( Q ( 2 Q 6 2 ) 6 TOM: Right.
JESS: Do you know that picture of a a kin i g n f g i f s i h s e h r e r b y b y va v n a n G o G s o h
s – it’s perching on a reed growing near a stream.
TOM: Yes, it’s got these beautiful blue and red and black shades.
JESS: Mm hm. I’ve actually chosen it because I I s a s w a w a a r e r a e l a l k i k n i g n f g i f s i h s e h r e r o n o c n e c e w h w e h n e n I I wa w s a s l i l t i t t e t r e , r , I I w a w s a s o u o t u t w a w l a k l i k n i g n g w i w t i h t h m y m y g r g a r n a d n f d a f t a h t e h r e r ( Q ( 2 Q 7 2 )
7 , and I’ve never forgotten it.
TOM: So we can use a personal link? JESS: Sure. TOM: OK. There’s a a po p r o t r r t a r i a t i t ca c l a lle l d e d Wi W lillilam a m We W l e lls
l . I can’t remember the artist but it’s a middle-
aged man who’s just shot a bird. And his expression, and the way he’s holding the bird in his
hand suggests he’s not sure about what he’s done. To me it i ’ t s ’ s ab a o b u o t u t ho h w o w am a b m i b g i u g o u u o s u s pe p o e p o l p e l e ar a e r e i n i n t h t e h e w a w y a y t h t e h y e y e x e p x l p oi o t i t t h t e h e n a n t a u t r u a r l a l w o w r o ld l . d .( Q ( 2 Q 8 2 ) 8
JESS: Interesting. There’s Ga G u a g u u g i u n i ’ n s ’ s pi p c i t c u t r u e r e Va V i a r i u r m u a m t a i
t . He did it in Tahiti. It’s a woman with
a white bird behind her that is eating a lizard, and what I’m interested in is what idea this bird refers to. Apparently, it i ’ t s ’ s a a r e r f e e f r e e r n e c n e c t o t o t h t e h e n e n v e e v r e -en e d n i d n i g n g c y c c y l c e l e o f o f e x e i x s i t s e t n e c n e c . e .( Q ( 2 Q 9 2 ) 9 Nhu Pham Linguistics 0827.109.209 - 0798.551.436 TOM: Wow. I chose a a po p r o t r r t a r i a t i t of o f a a li l t i t t l t e l e bo b y o , y , Gi G o i v o a v n a n n i n i de d e Me M d e i d c i i c .i .He H ’ e s ’ s ho h l o d l i d n i g n g a a ti t n i y n y bi b r i d r d in i n on o e n e f i f s i t s t ( Q ( 3 Q 0 3 ) 0 . I like the way he h ’ e s ’ s h o h l o d l i d n i g n g i t i t c a c r a e r f e ul u lly l y s o s o h e h e d o d e o s e n s ’ n t ’ t hu h r u t r t i t i . JESS: Ah right. PART 4
Ancient philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing, or even reading long, dense books.
In fact, it is something people have used throughout history – to solve their problems and to
achieve their greatest triumphs.
Specifically, I am referring to Stoicism, which, in my opinion, is th t e h e mo m s o t s t pr p a r c a t c i t c i a c l a l of o f al a ll l ph p i h l i o l s o o s p o h p i h e i s e s ( Q ( 3 Q 1 3 )
1 and therefore the most appealing. Stoicism was founded in Ancient Greece
by Zeno of Citium in the early 3rd century BC, but was practised by the likes of Epictetus, Cato.
Seneca and Marcus Aurelius. Amazingly, we still have access to these ideas, despite the fact that th t e h e m o m s o t s t fa f m a o m u o s u s S t S o t i o c i s c n e n v e e v r e r w ro r t o e t e a n a y n t y h t i h n i g n g do d w o n w n f o f r o r p u p b u l b i l c i a c t a i t o i n o (Q ( 3 Q 2 3 ) 2 . ) Cato definitely
didn’t. Marcus Aurelius never intended his Meditations to be anything but personal. Seneca’s
letters were, well, letters and Epictetus’ thoughts come to us by way of a note-taking student.
Stoic principles were based on the idea that its followers could have an unshakable happiness
in this life and the key to achieving this was virtue. The road to virtue, in turn, lay in
understanding that destructive emotions, like anger and jealousy, are under our conscious
control – they don’t have to control us, because we can learn to control them. In the words of Epictetus: “ ex e t x e t r e n r a n l a l e v e e v n e t n s t s I I c a c n a n n o n t o t c o c n o t n r t o r l o , l , b u b t u t t h t e h e c h c o h i o c i e c s e s I I m a m k a e k e w i w t i h t h r e r g e a g r a d r d t o t o th t e h m e , m , I I d o d o co c n o t n r t o r l o ” l . ” .( Q ( 3 Q 3 3 ) 3
The modern day philosopher and writer Nassim Nicholas Taleb defines a Stoic as someone who has a a d i d f i f f e f r e e r n e t n t p e p r e s r p s e p c e t c i t v i e v e on o n e x e p x e p r e i r e i n e c n e c e w h w i h c i h c h m os o t s t o f o f us u s w o w u o ld l d s e s e e e as a s w h w o h llly l y n eg e a g t a i t v i e v (Q ( 3 Q 4 3 )
4 ; a Stoic “transforms fear into caution, pain into transformation, mistakes into initiation
and desire into undertaking”. Using this definition as a model, we can see that throughout the
centuries Stoicism has been practised in more recent history by kings, presidents, artists, writers and entrepreneurs. ———————
The founding fathers of the United States were inspired by the philosophy. George
Washington was introduced to Stoicism by his neighbours at age seventeen, and later, pu p t u t o n o n a a pl p a l y a y ba b s a e s d e d on o n th t e h e li l f i e f e of o f Ca C t a o t o to t o ins n p s i p r i e r e hi h s i s me m n e n (Q ( 3 Q 5 3 )
5 . Thomas Jefferson kept a copy of Seneca beside his bed.
Writers and artists have also been inspired by the stoics. Eugène Delacroix, the renowned
French Romantic artist (known best for his painting Liberty Leading the People) was an ardent
Stoic, referring to it as his “consoling religion”. The economist Ad A a d m a m Sm S i m t i h t ’ h s ’ s th t e h o e r o i r e i s e s on o n ca c p a i p t i a t l a i l s i m m m we w r e e r e si s g i n g i n fi f c i a c n a t n l t y l y in i f n l f u l e u n e c n e c d e d by b th t e h e St S o t i o c i i c s i m s (Q ( 3 Q 6 3 ) 6
) that he studied as a schoolboy, under a teacher who had translated Marcus Aurelius’ works.
Today’s political leaders are no different, with many finding their inspiration from the ancient
texts. Former US president Bill Clinton rereads Marcus Aurelius every single year, and many
have compared former President Obama’s calm leadership style to that of Cato. Wen Jiabao,
the former prime minister of China, claims that Meditations is one of two books he travels with
and that he has read it more than one hundred times over the course of his life.
Stoicism had a profound influence on Albert Ellis, who invented Co C g o n g i n t i i t v i e v e B e B h e a h v a i v ou o r u r T h T e h r e a r p a y p y (Q ( 3 Q 7 3 )
7 , which is used to help people manage their problems by changing the way that they Nhu Pham Linguistics 0827.109.209 - 0798.551.436 think and behave. It I ’ t s ’ s m o m s o t s t co c m o m m o m n o l n y l y us u e s d e d t o t o tr t e r a e t a t de d p e r p e r s e s s i s o i n
o . The idea is that we can take control of our lives by ch c a h l a lle l n e g n i g n i g n g th t e h e ir i r r a r t a i t o i n o a n l a l be b l e i l ef e f th t a h t a t cr c e r a e t a e t e ou o r u r fa f u a l u t l y t y th t i h n i k n i k n i g n , g , sy s m y p m t p o t m o s m s a n a d n d b e b h e a h v a i v o i u o r u s r s b y b y u s u i s n i g n g l o l g o i g c i instead. (Q ( 3 Q 8 3 ) 8
Stoicism has also become popular in the world of business. Stoic principles can build the
resilience and state of mind required to overcome setbacks because St S o t i o c i s c s te t a e c a h c h tu t r u n r i n n i g n g ob o s b t s a t c a l c e l s e s i n i t n o t o o p o p p o p r o t r u t n u i n ty t y ( Q ( 3 Q 9 3 )
9 . A lesson every business entrepreneur needs to learn.
I would argue that study Stoicism is as relevant today as it was 2,000 years ago, thanks to its brilliant in i s n i s g i h g t h s t s i n i t n o t o h o h w o w t o t o l e l a e d a d a a g o g o o d o d l i l f i e f e ( Q ( 4 Q 0 4 )
0 . At the very root of the thinking, there is a
very simple way of living – control what you can and accept what you can’t. Th T i h s i s is s no n t o t a s a s ea e s a y s y as a s it i t s o s u o n u d n s d s an a d n d wi w l i ll l r e r q e u q i u r i e r e co c n o s n i s d i e d r e a r b a l b e l e p r p a r c a t c i t c i e
c – it can take a lifetime to master. The Stoics
also believed the most important foundation for a good and happy life is not money, fame,
power or pleasure, but having a disciplined and principled character – something which seems
to resonate with many people today.