问答题 Prime Minister David Cameron has set out what businesses can do to help to build the Big Society. Speaking the Business in the Community Annual General Meeting and Leadership Summit, he explained how the business sector has the power, creativity and enterprise to help tackle some of the most pressing social challenges the UK faces. Mr. Cameron said that business should sign up to a commitment to responsible business practice and take action in five priority areas where Government would value business commitment the most. These are: improving skills and creating jobs, for example by increasing the number of apprenticeships; supporting small and medium-sized enterprises, such as by mentoring a start-up business; reducing carbon and protecting the environment and improving quality of life and well being through measures such as introducing flexible working. The PM said, “As it shows every day that Britain’s great businesses are not just a force for good in our economy. You are a force for good in our society too. You have the power, the creativity and the enterprise to help us tackle some of the most pressing social challenges we face. By meeting our shared responsibilities, we will build a shared future, a stronger future and a better Britain.”无
【正确答案】首相卡梅伦已经阐述了为帮助建立大社会企业可以做的事情。在英国工党年度股东大会和领导峰会上,他解释了商业部门是如何利用能力、创造力和进取心来帮助解决英国所面临的最紧迫的社会挑战。卡梅伦说企业应签署承诺书来对商业实践负责,并在五个优先领域采取行动,因为政府最重视这几个领域的商业承诺。这些承诺就是:提高技能,创造就业机会(比如可以增加学徒数量);大力支持中小企业,例如对刚刚起步的企业给予指导;减少二氧化碳排放,保护环境,提高生活质量和幸福指数(例如通过引入灵活多样的工作模式)。首相说,“每天的数据表明,不仅英国的伟大企业是我们经济体系里的中坚力量,你们也是我们整个社会的中坚力量。你们有能力,有创造力,有进取心,能够帮助我们解决一些当下所面临的最紧迫的社会挑战。只要尽到我们共同的责任,我们将建立一个共同的未来,一个更强大的未来和一个更好的英国。”
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