lesson 10

Unit 10 FOREIGN EXCHANGE RESERVE
外汇储备
词汇学习
1. intervene /ֽintə‘vi:n/ v. 介入

The Government is doing nothing to intervene in the crisis. 政府没有采取任何行动对这次危机进行干预。
2. mill 原指“磨坊”，现主要指轻工业方面的工厂。如： a cotton mill 棉纱厂 a silk mill 丝织厂 a flour mill 面粉厂


3. plant 多指电工或机器制造业方面的工厂。如： a machinery plant 机械厂 a car plant 汽车厂 a radio plant 无线电厂 a printing plant 印刷厂 4. works 多指钢铁等重工业方面的工厂。如： an iron and steel works 钢铁工厂 a machine works 机械工厂 a printing works 印刷厂
6. in some sense 从某种意义上 In some sense, the foreign exchange reserve will influence a country‟s exchange rate. 从某种意义上来讲，一个国家的外汇储备会影响这个国家 的汇率。 7. so long as 只要…… You will do all right so long as you follow my advice. 只要你听我的建议, 你一定会做好的。 8. China did sacrifice a lot. 中国确实牺牲了很多。 助动词do/does/did + 动词原型可以用来表示强调 Do write to me when you get there． 你到那儿后务必给我来信。 She did steal my wallet yesterdaERCISE



1. 1) So far as I understand, intervening in 2) used to practice 3) amidst the world financial crisis in 2008 4) I do want to become 5) In some sense 2. so far as I understand used to do know, in some sense


factory, mill, plant, works 的区别。它们都可表示“工厂”，注意以下用法： 1. factory 泛指一般意义的“工厂”，是最普通，用得最广泛的一个词。如： a clothing factory 服装厂 a glass factory 玻璃厂 a food factory 食品厂 a paper factory 造纸厂
重要词组与句型
So far as I understand, … 据我了解 So far as I understand, any investment products have the characteristic of risk. 据我了解，任何投资产品都具有风险特性。 2. intervene in 在……（方面）进行干预 The bank has been intervening in foreign exchange markets. 银行 一直干预外汇市场。
ed的几个用法 1)used to do sth. 过去常常做某事,(意思现在不做了) I used to get up early and take an hour„s walk before breakfast. 我过去常常起床很早并且在早餐前散步一小时。 2)be used to doing sth / be used to sth . 是指习惯于做某事.(这 里的to 是介词.) She isn’t used to living in the countryside now. 她不习惯在乡下生活。 Are you used to the food here? 你习惯吃这儿的饭菜吗？ 3)be used to do sth. 被用来做某事 Computers are used to do many things for people now. 现在计算机被用来做许多事情。
7. currency /'kʌrənsi:/ n. 通货，货币 8. threaten /'θret∂n/ v. 威胁，对……威胁 The people fear not death; why threaten them with it.
民不畏死, 奈何以死惧之.

We threaten no third party.
我们不威胁任何第三方.
9. amidst /ə'midst/ prep. 在……中 10. chaos /'keiɔs/ n. 混乱，紊乱 11. sacrifice /‘sækrifais/ v. 牺牲，献身 He was willing to make any sacrifice for peace.
2. prior /‘praiə (r)/ a. 先前的，较早的 I called my mom prior to my departure for New York
我动身去纽约之前打了个电话给妈妈。
3. persistent /pə'sist∂nt/ a. 持续的，不断的 4. balance of payment 收支平衡，国际收支平衡 5. deficit /„defisit/ n. 逆差，赤字 surplus 顺差 6. devalue /ֽdi:‘vælju:/ v. 使（货币）贬值 de-表示“下、向下、下降” declass降低社会地位 debus下汽车 detrain下火车
他愿意为和平作出任何牺牲。
12. overseas market 国外市场 overseas Chinese 华侨 overseas investor海外投资者 13. slump /slʌmp/ v. 大幅度下降，暴跌 14. (trade) surplus /'sə:pləs/ n. (贸易) 顺差 15. reform /ri‘fɔ:m/ n. 改革，改良，革新
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3. prior to 在……之前 The contract was signed two days prior to his being employed. 合同是在他被雇佣前两天签订的。 4. amidst 在……中 She forgot to say goodbye amidst all the rush and confusion. 她在忙乱中忘记了告辞。
Unit 9 阅读 We Do Business with Business Firm 我们与商行做交易

We buy goods商品 and services from business firm商行. A business firm is one person or a group of persons working to supply goods or services that other people want. Every time we buy something, we do business with the seller销售商. Buy a ticket票 to a movie and we do business with the movie theater剧院. A movie theater is a business firm. Buy a typewriter and we do business with store that sells it. Stores that sell typewriters are business firms. 我们从商行购买商品和服务。商行是为他人提供商品或服务的个人或多人 组成的团体。当我们购置物品时我们就在和销售者做交易。买张电影票看电 影我们就和影剧院做交易，影剧院就是商行。购买一台打字机我们就和销售 打字机的商店做交易。销售打字机的商店就是商行。
但有时界限不是很清楚，四者可通用。如： a paper mill（factory, plant, works） 造纸厂 a steel works（mill, plant, factory） 炼钢厂






Hardly几乎没有 anyone today is self-sufficient自给自足. We depend on business firms to produce almost all our goods and services. The clothes we wear , the books we study, and the paper we use are all produced by business firms. When there is much buying and selling of goods and services, we say, “Business is good.” When the sales of goods and services slow down, we say, “Business is poor.” 当今社会几乎没有人是自我生产所有所需物品的。我们依赖 商行为我们生产几乎所有我们需要的物品和服务。我们穿戴的衣 物、学习的书籍、使用的纸张都是商行产的。 当商品和服务的购销需求量大时我们说“生意好”，当商品 和服务的销售缓慢时我们说“生意不好。”



Most business firms are like像 those you know. In addition to除了 movie theaters and typewriter stores, they include grocery食品店 and hardware stores, bakeries面包店, repair shops, gas stations, banks, and barbers and beauty shops. There are also firms that you may never see or buy from directly. These might be mining矿业and lumbering伐木companies that supply raw materials for making goods. They might be mills and factories that use raw materials for making everything from pins别针to airplanes. Business firms such as railroads, airlines, and trucking companies bring raw materials to mills and factories and finished goods to buyers. 多数商行就是我们所熟悉的那些商店。除了影剧院和卖打字机的商店外， 商行还包括食品店、五金店、面包店、修理行、加油站、银行、理发店和美 容店。还有您或许未曾见过或直接购过物的商店。他们可能是为商品制造业 提供原材料的矿业和伐木业。他们可能是用原材料来制造象别针、大头针甚 至飞机那样的产品的作坊和工厂。他们是将原材料带到生产作坊和工厂，又 将所生产的成品送到购买者手中的火车运输公司、航空公司、汽车货运公司。