rash: series of unexpected occurrences
lofty: high
perk: benefit
disclosure: announcement
casual: normal
sloppy: careless
tackles: deals with
whistleblower: an employee who detects unethical, illegal or irresponsible wrong-doing within a company and informs the public and/or tries to put a stop to it 纪检人员
path: course of action
sue: take legal action against someone
sweatshop: workshop where employees work long hours under bad conditions for low wages
trust: have faith in
icebreaker 破冰船 breakthrough 突然成功
gap (代)沟
gulf
slot 窄缝
globalization 全球一体化 n.
globalized
the global village 地球村 That's a bit of a grey area. It's difficult to say who exactly has resposibility for recruitment. 灰色地带是黑白混合,意为是非不明了white machines: 家用电器 (刚有了那会都是白色)