採納人工智慧
As 2023 comes to an end, professors at Spain’s University of Navarra’s IESE Business School have predicted four key trends that business leaders should be aware of in 2024.
隨著2023年接近尾聲，西班牙納瓦拉大學IESE商學院的教授們預測了企業領袖在2024年應該注意的四大趨勢。
come to an end(phr.)來到尾聲predict(v.)預測，forecast(v.)預測、預報key(adj.)關鍵的=crucial, criticalbe aware of(phr.)知道、意識到=be conscious of
These trends include embracing new technologies, prioritizing honesty in business development, aligning compensation with ESG goals, and encouraging productive ways of working for all workers.
這些趨勢包括採納新技術、在業務發展中將誠信放在首位、使薪酬與ESG目標一致，以及鼓勵所有員工採用高生產力的工作方式。
include+V-ing包含…embrace(v.)擁抱、欣然接受提議、包含prioritize(v.)優先處理…、把事情優先順序排好honesty(n.)誠信、誠實honest(adj.)誠實的，be honest with sb.對某人誠實align A with B(phr.)使一致compensation(n.)薪酬、賠償ESG=environmental (環境保護) social (社會責任) governance (公司治理)productive(adj.)多產的、有生產力的、富有成效的
Regarding new technologies, IESE faculty believe that not only will artificial intelligence continue to be the most popular business trend, but businesses “should go all in.”
關於新技術，IESE學院的成員們認為人工智慧不僅將持續是最受流行的商業趨勢，企業更應「全力以赴」。
faculty(n.)全體教職員，為集合名詞，不可數go all in(phr.)孤注一擲、全力以赴
Professor Sampsa Samila says that AI “will affect all areas of business,” and embracing it will be very important for companies to succeed.
桑普薩•薩米拉教授指出，人工智慧「將影響所有商業領域」，因此採納這項技術對企業的成功非常重要。
be of critical importance(phr.)至關重要succeed(v.)成功，succeed in+V-ing(phr.)成功做到某事
Additionally, businesses should aim for honesty in 2024.
此外，企業在2024年應以誠信為目標。
aim for sth.(phr.)以…為目標，aim high野心勃勃，aim at sth.(phr.)針對…
According to Professor Yuliya Snihur, this means companies should keep their goals realistic rather than making promises they cannot keep.
尤利雅•斯尼胡爾教授認為，這意味著企業應保持目標實際，而不是做出無法兌現的承諾。
realistic(adj.)現實的、實際的、務實的deliver(v.)兌現承諾make (keep, break) a promise(phr.)做出(守住、打破)承諾
Next, IESE professors predict a new ESG trend: companies’ paying executives based on how well ESG goals are met.
接著，IESE的教授們預測了一種新的ESG趨勢：企業根據ESG目標的實現程度向高階管理人員支付薪酬。
executive(n.)高階主管
According to Professor Gaizka Ormazabal, this will show that companies are really trying to make a difference in the world.
蓋茲卡•奧馬薩巴爾教授認為，這將顯示公司確實在努力改變世界。
make a difference(phr.)做出改變
Finally, the school’s professors believe that more workers will return to their offices in 2024.
最後，該學院的教授認為，2024年將有更多的工作者返回辦公室工作。
argue+that子句，argue表認為
However, they say that companies should continue to offer workers different styles of working — in the office, at home or both — in order to allow both male and female workers to be as productive as possible.
不過，他們表示，公司應繼續提供不同的工作方式，包括在辦公室辦公、在家工作或兩者兼而有之，以便讓男女工作者都盡可能地提高工作效率。
efficient(adj.)有效率的as…as possible盡可能…的