商务英语阅读(第三版)Chapter 1 Government and Trade_OK
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trade deficit (para.3)贸易赤字 wage differentials (para.6)工资差别 free-trade agreement (para.6)自由贸易协定 regression analysis（para.9）回归分析 trade surplus (para.11)贸易盈余 labor productivity (para.15)劳动力生产率
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Scan the text again and write down the key terms related to the topic.
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Sum up the main ideas of the text by referring to the key phrases and exchange ideas in groups.
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Today’s trade deficit is not a technology problem.
Technology may become a problem in the future.
Policymakers must work with the private sector to identify and reduce barriers to U.S. exports.
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GATT, WTO, EU and NAFTA
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Increasing flows of trade and investment are integrating the global economy.
Trade and investment agreements are creating a global legal system.
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According to the text, what revitalized trade policy may lead to a stronger U.S. economy?
Why is freer trade rather than protectionism a better option for world economic growth?
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Answer the following questions according to the text. Based on what you have read from the article, do you
think growth in emerging economies will be good for the United States? How to understand that trade with developing countries has been assigned a villainous role that far exceeds its actual impact on America’s economic difficulties? What would be your suggestions to further improve the US-China economic relations?
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aggregate (para.16) spurt (para.18) peripheral (para.18) respite (para.18) homogeneous (para.20) mute (para.20)
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outlay (para.32) leverage (para.33) moribund (para.36) retaliatory (para.40)
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factors of production (para.20)生产要素 ratio of export (para.23)出口比例 anti-dumping (para.35)反倾销 market access (para.38)市场准入 supply chain network (para.40)供应链网
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The policy debate must focus on the right issue, and not be drawn down blind alleys.
Companies should focus on innovation and cost reduction and avoid dragging policymakers and themselves along timewasting tangents.
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最新的科学研究揭示了这样的事实，即为 减少温室气体排放所采取的必要措施会带 来沉重的经济和政治成本。
有传言称上个月政府和这家公司的总裁秘 密达成一笔交易。
反对派对美国政府施加压力，让他们改变 对纺织品进口的政策。
自从签署双边自由贸易协定以来，这个新 兴经济体一直处于科技的前沿。
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一般来说，浮动汇率应该使国家免 受与贸易伙伴在通货膨胀上的持续差 异的影响。 据保守预测，到2010年中国与北美和 欧盟的进出口贸易量将分别超过4000 亿美元，与10个东盟国家的进出口贸 易量将超过2000亿美元。
Government and Trade
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U.S. exports of manufactured goods reached $952 billion in 2009 and grew strongly in 2010. The goal of increasing exports substantially is feasible, given favorable economic conditions and policies. It may even be possible to bring some off-shored production back to the United States, a possibility some manufacturers have been exploring, in order to remediate cost, quality and delivery problems. But policymakers must recognize that:
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Give the Chinese equivalents to the following English terms.
sluggish economy _____________ trade deficit ____________ industrialized countries __________ international specialization_________ trade surplus ____________
◦ foreign investment restrictions ◦ trade barriers ◦ personnel transfer
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The goal of business strategy is to allow the firm to achieve its goals in an unpredictaห้องสมุดไป่ตู้le environment.
Trade agreements reduce uncertainty and enhance predictability of the laws governments impose on foreign firms.
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Give the English equivalents to the following Chinese terms.
关税壁垒 _____________ 劳动生产率 _____________ 生产要素 _____________ 回归分析 _____________ 世界经济复苏 _____________
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encapsulate (para.1) linchpin (para.1) ire (para.2) bust (para.2) pact (para.4) offshore (para.4) pertain (para.5)
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vexing (para.6) emblematic (para.7) invoke (para.7) time-out (para.7) redeploy (para.13) tumble (para.15)
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这一监控体系最终将取代美国政府对古巴雪 茄进口的上限。
墨西哥和美国之间的争执不会有任何作用， 并可能导致北美自由贸易协定中关税解除的 中断。
在召开部长级会议之前，将举行一次经济合 作商业论坛，重点探讨如何减小全球经济失 衡的纠正对中国的冲击。
只有少数美国人将此问题归咎于这些明显的
因素，即美元贬值或经济周期。
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Give the English equivalents to the following Chinese terms.
经济双赢 _____________ 收入不平等 ___________ 解雇工人 _____________ 双边协议 _____________ 市场准入 _____________
4
Scan Text A and get some main ideas about the following questions.
What does this text tell us about? What are the popular theories about the
impact of U.S. trade policy with developing countries? Are they valid? Why (not)?
The reduction of barriers to international business expand the firm’s strategic options.
26
Sourcing and manufacturing of goods Pricing strategies & anti-dumping duties Technology transfer & intellectual property Market entry strategies
Governments seek to capture trade and investment flows and the economic benefits of participating in globalization by becoming members of trade agreements.
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Give the Chinese equivalents to the following English terms.
full employment _____________ in-depth analysis _____________ free-trade agreement ___________ product differentiation________ determinative factor ____________
trade deficit (para.3)贸易赤字 wage differentials (para.6)工资差别 free-trade agreement (para.6)自由贸易协定 regression analysis（para.9）回归分析 trade surplus (para.11)贸易盈余 labor productivity (para.15)劳动力生产率
6
Scan the text again and write down the key terms related to the topic.
7
Sum up the main ideas of the text by referring to the key phrases and exchange ideas in groups.
2
Today’s trade deficit is not a technology problem.
Technology may become a problem in the future.
Policymakers must work with the private sector to identify and reduce barriers to U.S. exports.
22
23
GATT, WTO, EU and NAFTA
24
Increasing flows of trade and investment are integrating the global economy.
Trade and investment agreements are creating a global legal system.
5
According to the text, what revitalized trade policy may lead to a stronger U.S. economy?
Why is freer trade rather than protectionism a better option for world economic growth?
14
Answer the following questions according to the text. Based on what you have read from the article, do you
think growth in emerging economies will be good for the United States? How to understand that trade with developing countries has been assigned a villainous role that far exceeds its actual impact on America’s economic difficulties? What would be your suggestions to further improve the US-China economic relations?
10
aggregate (para.16) spurt (para.18) peripheral (para.18) respite (para.18) homogeneous (para.20) mute (para.20)
11
outlay (para.32) leverage (para.33) moribund (para.36) retaliatory (para.40)
13
factors of production (para.20)生产要素 ratio of export (para.23)出口比例 anti-dumping (para.35)反倾销 market access (para.38)市场准入 supply chain network (para.40)供应链网
3
The policy debate must focus on the right issue, and not be drawn down blind alleys.
Companies should focus on innovation and cost reduction and avoid dragging policymakers and themselves along timewasting tangents.
20
最新的科学研究揭示了这样的事实，即为 减少温室气体排放所采取的必要措施会带 来沉重的经济和政治成本。
有传言称上个月政府和这家公司的总裁秘 密达成一笔交易。
反对派对美国政府施加压力，让他们改变 对纺织品进口的政策。
自从签署双边自由贸易协定以来，这个新 兴经济体一直处于科技的前沿。
21
一般来说，浮动汇率应该使国家免 受与贸易伙伴在通货膨胀上的持续差 异的影响。 据保守预测，到2010年中国与北美和 欧盟的进出口贸易量将分别超过4000 亿美元，与10个东盟国家的进出口贸 易量将超过2000亿美元。
Government and Trade
1
U.S. exports of manufactured goods reached $952 billion in 2009 and grew strongly in 2010. The goal of increasing exports substantially is feasible, given favorable economic conditions and policies. It may even be possible to bring some off-shored production back to the United States, a possibility some manufacturers have been exploring, in order to remediate cost, quality and delivery problems. But policymakers must recognize that:
15
Give the Chinese equivalents to the following English terms.
sluggish economy _____________ trade deficit ____________ industrialized countries __________ international specialization_________ trade surplus ____________
◦ foreign investment restrictions ◦ trade barriers ◦ personnel transfer
27
25
The goal of business strategy is to allow the firm to achieve its goals in an unpredictaห้องสมุดไป่ตู้le environment.
Trade agreements reduce uncertainty and enhance predictability of the laws governments impose on foreign firms.
18
Give the English equivalents to the following Chinese terms.
关税壁垒 _____________ 劳动生产率 _____________ 生产要素 _____________ 回归分析 _____________ 世界经济复苏 _____________
8
encapsulate (para.1) linchpin (para.1) ire (para.2) bust (para.2) pact (para.4) offshore (para.4) pertain (para.5)
9
vexing (para.6) emblematic (para.7) invoke (para.7) time-out (para.7) redeploy (para.13) tumble (para.15)
19
这一监控体系最终将取代美国政府对古巴雪 茄进口的上限。
墨西哥和美国之间的争执不会有任何作用， 并可能导致北美自由贸易协定中关税解除的 中断。
在召开部长级会议之前，将举行一次经济合 作商业论坛，重点探讨如何减小全球经济失 衡的纠正对中国的冲击。
只有少数美国人将此问题归咎于这些明显的
因素，即美元贬值或经济周期。
17
Give the English equivalents to the following Chinese terms.
经济双赢 _____________ 收入不平等 ___________ 解雇工人 _____________ 双边协议 _____________ 市场准入 _____________
4
Scan Text A and get some main ideas about the following questions.
What does this text tell us about? What are the popular theories about the
impact of U.S. trade policy with developing countries? Are they valid? Why (not)?
The reduction of barriers to international business expand the firm’s strategic options.
26
Sourcing and manufacturing of goods Pricing strategies & anti-dumping duties Technology transfer & intellectual property Market entry strategies
Governments seek to capture trade and investment flows and the economic benefits of participating in globalization by becoming members of trade agreements.
16
Give the Chinese equivalents to the following English terms.
full employment _____________ in-depth analysis _____________ free-trade agreement ___________ product differentiation________ determinative factor ____________