商务英语阅读答案CHAPTER1-4
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Chapter 12.FTTFFF FFFFTT3.phnise translation1)E-C translationbilateral relationship 双边关系Euro zone欧元区Sovereign wealth fund 主权财富基金Trade agreement 贸易协定Trade bill贸易法案Raise hackles 惹怒Economic relation 经济关系Exchange rate 了匸率Monetary policy 货币政策Heat up升温2)C-E translation国际收支经常项H顺差current account surpluses竞选运动election campaign成员国member states除…以外aside from出口紧贴export subsidies消费者感知consumer perception代表on behalf of知识产权intellectual property外资收购foreign takeover4.sentence translation1.interest and attention on the new EU-Russia trade agreement gained momentum after EU leaders' travel to Russia in May in an attempt to resolve their differences across a range of issues.2.he sat down and fired off a furious letter to the Indian government, describing a radical change of the US policy towards textile imports.3.the Republican leadership in the US government will soon lift its cap on cigar imports from Cuba, replaced by a monitoring system which will be put in place for 2008.4.the renowned economist proposed that the Finnish government set up a sovereign wealth fund, modeled on China Investment Corp (CIC).5.before the bilateral free-trade agreement these two countries reached in 2007, their strategic sectors, such as cotton and woolen, electronics, mining, car producing, etc. had been off limits to foreign investors・6."aside form the technical difficulties, there are heavy financial and political costs associated with the measures necessary to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases," said an expert at this year's Si no-Korea summit7.as negotiations continued last night in Tokyo, Japanese government officials said they were hopeful they could pull off a summit with China in Beijing but stressed nothing had been finalized. & in a previous career, I spent many years negotiating on behalf of the EU with the Russian andChinese governments on everything from Siberian overflight rights to the terms of China's accession to the World Trade Organization.9.Mexico and the US squabbled over poultry imports, which may disrupt the lifting of cigricultural tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement.-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Forum 2007 will take place shortly before the WTO ministerial conference in Hong Kong next month.5.CLOZERussian bilateral accession little supplier issued political domestic EU sectorsChapter 22.FFTFF TTTFT3.phrase translation1)E-CConsumer-goods 消费品Discount retailers 折扣零售商Brand equity詁牌资产价值Advertising budget 广告预算Real-time sales date现实销售数据Sales promotion 促销Profit margin 盈利Scanner data扫描数据2)C-E价格溢价price premium基线销售baseline sales减价price reductions广告支出advertising spending营销组合marketing mix非折扣价销售溢价quantity premium产品系列范围(品类)product-line length (variety)美元分配allocation of dollars4.sentence translation1.the government has allocated $()」billion to the development and utilization of renewable energy in rural areas.2.we should not develop the Western region at eth expense of environment. Therefore the government has been following a sustainable development road attaching equal importance to economic development and environmental protection・3.as a big responsible nation, China will strictly abide by the WTO rules and honor its commitments ・4.the raid growth in China's grain production can be ascribed to the fact that the Chinese government has implemented a seriesof reform policy and measures in the rural areas, such as raising the prices of grain purchased by the state.5.in the globalization ear, not all countries play on the level playground・Some dcvclopingcountrics had to adhere to some marketing principles or even accede to the request ofsome governments.6.over the past year, the globalinvestment demand was on the wane; the major would currencies suffered swift turbulence and some emerging markets underwent severe financial crises.works fundamentally alter the nature of competition and level the playing filed, especially for smaller business regardless of the barriers like time and distance.8.through micro credit projects, with the credit available on demand, farmers are able to pay back both the principle and interest in time.9.China's vigorous economic development is indicative of the fact that China has become one of the countries that enjoy the highest economic growth speed in the world.10.with the reform of the wholly state-owned commercial banks, when some qualified commercial banks seek listing in the stock market, others certainly will follow suit.5.clozeBlame damaged short-term building profitability arm boosts orientation moreover loweringChapter 32.FTFTT FTTFF3.phrase translation1)E-CPrivileged minority享有特权的额少数人Gas station 加油站Marketing research 市场调查Professional competence 专业技能A sales point 卖点Product design 产品设计Potential consumer 潜在顾客Business disaster 商业灾难2)C-EH 常牛活daily life广告造势活动advertising campaigns物理特性physical characteristics视觉现象visual imagination国内媒体national media销售增长 a sale increase销售渠道distribution system产品导向性的广告product-oriented adverting4.sentence translation1.expertshave attribute the main cause of the company^ poor performance to its poor HR functions, especially the appointment of the senior management.2.British Airways intends to create a more flexible and modern corporate culture through the relocatio n.3.rumors about redundancy make the company at its worst in terms of moral ever since its foundatio n.4.after financial scandals・ Many companies can only resort to charity activities to improve theircorporate image.5.politicians should not engage in business affairs that might affect their political judgment.6.as a sleeping partner of the enterprise, he is entitled to share the profit, but is deprive of participating in its management.7.after watching this interviews, she realizes how difficult it is to be a venture capitalist. For one thing, you need to have the money; for another, you need to have the insight to pick the right (promising) start-ups.8.to enter a specific market, in addition to acquire sufficient knowledge about our target customers, we also need to know about the local policies and abide by them.9.with the efforts of these university students, it was brought to light that this world-famous multinational had established some sweat factories in China.10.in a time when customers change constantly and rapidly in their needs, only companies who are quick to respond can survive and succeed in the end・5.clozeSincere privileged led constitutes intellectual resort instead reduce clients divertChapter 42.FTTTF FTFFT3 phrase translation1)E-C translationMobility of people 人口流动Supplier networks供丿'卫商网络Standardized items 标准零配件Specialist manufacturing technology 特殊制造技术Complementary economies 互补经济体Anti-Japanese sentiment 反口情绪Foreign affiliates外方合伙人,外国附属公司Go public 上市2)并购mergers and acquisitions海夕卜扩张overseas expansion全球化战略globalization strategy保护主义扌昔施protectionist measures知识产权intellectual property right贸易伙伴trading partners资木投入capital investment4.sentence translation1.vendors now offer systems that work only with their hardware, but they are trying to make their equipment integrate with others9 hardware・2.agricultural exports, by contrast, respond immediately, growing at an annual rate of 17.7 percent in 1980 and 1981.3.this book takes a strategic view of business and develops the ability to take a multidisciplinary approach to managing a business and resolving problems and issues・4.thanks to the recession and 9/11, Mayor Michael Bloomberg must contend with whopping budget deficit projected to 60 million.5.dispose of batteries properly. Do not throw them into fire or expose to high temperature.6.in the future, in addition to syndicating our groups5 efforts, we will ally with foreign companies to leverage advantages and enhance global competitiveness.7.wc arc certain that in due course of time, the economic reforms will have bought about results and benefits that will go beyond China's boundaries.8.one of the major banks has lowered its interest rate and the other bank is expected to follow suit.9.during these quarterly meetings, it9s the boss's responsibility to respond to each manager^ plan.10.wc will put in place a new order of the socialist market economy through completing the market system and rectifying and regulating the market behavior.5.clozeAmbivalent integration hindered from by shortage options acquisitions strategy alliance craft。
商务英语阅读上册课件及答案4
18. Ex Point of Origin(陈旧术语)产地交货
19. compliance n. 顺从, 遵从 20. Miami n. [美国南部港市]迈阿密
单元注释
1. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)国际商会 2. INCOTERM 2000 国际贸易术语解释 2000通则 3. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale Of Goods 联合国国际货物销售合同公 约
If you're involved in international business, they should be part of your daily vocabulary. But mention "Incoterms" to a colleague or acquaintance and the response you're likely to get is "Inco-WHATS?" Unfortunately, the Incoterms—a set of internationally recognized terms of sale-are not as well known or widely used in North America as they should be, considering the benefits they offer to companies engaged in world trade.
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商务英语阅读基础篇2第六版第四单元答案
商务英语阅读基础篇2第六版第四单元答案单项选择(每小题2分,共30道题)1. She refused to ___ the door key to the landlady until she got back her deposit. [单选题] *A. hand inB.hand outC.hand downD.hand over(正确答案)2. I've never been to Lhasa, but that's the city___. [单选题] *A.I'd most like to visit(正确答案)B. where I like to visit?C. which I like to visit mostlyD. I'd like much to visit3. He ___ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful. [单选题] *A. may have acted(正确答案)B. must have actedC. should actD. would act4. The government____ to approve the use of wide-spead surveillance when the Justice Department took objections. [单选题] *A. is goingB. had beenC. was about(正确答案)D. is coming5. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course. [单选题] *A. he was knowingB. he is knowingC. having a knowledge of(正确答案)D. knows6. Mr. and Mrs. Smith are so excited today, for they bought____ yesterday. [单选题] *A. many furnituresB. so much furnitureC. many piece of furnitureD. a lot of furniture(正确答案)7. Despite their good service provided, most inns are less expensive than hotelsof____standards. [单选题] *A. equivalent(正确答案)B. likelyC. alikeD. uniform8. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____ very pleasant to sit on in summer. [单选题] *A. which is(正确答案)B. which it isC. it isD. where it is9. If you have really been studying English for so long. It's about time you ___ able to write letters in English. [单选题] *A. should beB. were(正确答案)C. must beD . are10. He's ___ as a “bellyacher”—— he's always complaining about some thing. [单选题] *A. who is knownB. whom is knownC. what is known(正确答案)D. which is known11. way(). [单选题] *A.路,道路;方法,方式;方面(正确答案)B.高速公路C.快速干道,高速公路D.传送,运送;传达,表达12. expressway() [单选题] *A.路,道路;方法,方式;方面B.高速公路C.快速干道,高速公路(正确答案)D.传送,运送;传达,表达13. freeway() [单选题] *A.路,道路;方法,方式;方面B.高速公路(正确答案)C.快速干道,高速公路D.传送,运送;传达,表达14. convey() [单选题] *A.交通工具,车辆;传播媒介,工具,手段B.显然的,明显的C.先前的,以前的D.传送,运送;传达,表达(正确答案)15. vehicle() [单选题] *A.交通工具,车辆;传播媒介,工具,手段(正确答案)B.显然的,明显的C.先前的,以前的D.传送,运送;传达,表达16. obvious() [单选题] *A.经由,经过,通过;凭借,通过…传递…,借助于B.显然的,明显的(正确答案)C.先前的,以前的D.传送,运送;传达,表达17. previous() [单选题] *A.经由,经过,通过;凭借,通过…传递…,借助于B.显然的,明显的C.先前的,以前的(正确答案)D.传送,运送;传达,表达18. via() [单选题] *A.经由,经过,通过;凭借,通过…传递…,借助于(正确答案)B.显然的,明显的C.先前的,以前的D.传送,运送;传达,表达19. want() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在B.想要;需要;缺乏(正确答案)C.假期;度假D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的20. vanish() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在(正确答案)B.想要;需要;缺乏C.假期;度假D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的21. vain() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在B.想要;需要;缺乏C.假期;度假D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的(正确答案)22. vacation() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在B.想要;需要;缺乏C.假期;度假(正确答案)D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的23. vacant() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在B.未被占用的,空着的;空缺的;空虚的(正确答案)C.真空;真空吸尘器;用真空吸尘器清扫D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的24. vacuum() [单选题] *A.突然不见,消失;绝迹,不复存在B.未被占用的,空着的;空缺的;空虚的C.真空;真空吸尘器;用真空吸尘器清扫(正确答案)D.徒劳的,无效的;自负的,自视过高的25. win() [单选题] *A.获胜,赢(正确答案)B.宣判…有罪;囚犯C.说服,劝服;使确信,使信服D.胜利26. convince() [单选题] *A.获胜,赢B.宣判…有罪;囚犯C.说服,劝服;使确信,使信服(正确答案)D.胜利27. victory() [单选题] *A.获胜,赢B.宣判…有罪;囚犯C.说服,劝服;使确信,使信服D.胜利(正确答案)28. convict() [单选题] *A.获胜,赢B.宣判…有罪;囚犯(正确答案)C.说服,劝服;使确信,使信服D.胜利29. conviction() [单选题] *A.确信,坚定的信仰;坚信,信服;定罪,判罪(正确答案)B.宣判…有罪;囚犯C.牺牲品,受害者D.胜利30. victim() [单选题] *A.确信,坚定的信仰;坚信,信服;定罪,判罪B.宣判…有罪;囚犯C.牺牲品,受害者(正确答案)D.胜利阅读理解一:In the classic marriage vow(誓约), couples promise to stay together in sickness and in health. But a new study finds that the risk of divorce among older couples rises when the wife-not the husband—becomes seriously ill.“Married women diagnosed with a serious health condition may find themselves struggling with the impact of their disease while also experiencing the stress of divorce,”said researcher Amelia Karraker.Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham analyzed 20 years of data on 2,717 marriages from a study conducted by Indiana University since 1992. At the time of the first interview, at least one of the partners was over the age of 50.The researchers examined how the onset(发生)of four serious physical illnesses affected marriages. They found that, overall, 31% of marriages ended in divorce over theperiod studied. The incidence of new chronic(慢性的)illness onset increased over time as well, with more husbands than wives developing serious health problems.“We found that women are doubly vulnerable to marital break-up in the face of illness,”Karraker said. “They’re more likely to be widowed, and if they’re the ones who become ill, they’re more likely to get divorced.”While the study didn’t assess why divorce in more likely when wives but not husbands become seriously ill, Karraker offers a few possible reasons. “Gender norms and social expectations about caregiving many make it more difficult for men to provide care to sick spouses,” Karraker said. “And because of the imbalance in marriage markets, especially in older ages, divorced men have more choices among prospective partners than divorced women.”Given the increasing concern about health care costs for the aging population, Karraker believes policymakers should be aware of the relationship between disease and risk of divorce.“Offering support services to spouses caring for their other halves may reduce marital stress and prevent divorce at older ages,” she said. “But it’s also important to recognize that the pressure to divorce may be health-related and that sick ex-wives may need additional care and services to prevent worsening health and increased health costs.”31. What can we learn about marriage vows from the passage? [单选题] *A) They may not guarantee a lasting marriage.(正确答案)B) They are as binding as they used to be.C) They are not taken seriously any more.D) They may help couples tide over hard times.32. What did Karraker and co-author Kenzie Latham find about elderly husbands? [单选题] *A) They are generally not good at taking care of themselves.B) They can become increasingly vulnerable to serious illnesses.C) They can develop different kinds of illnesses just like their wives.D) They are more likely to contract serious illnesses than their wives.(正确答案)33. What does Karraker say about women who fall ill? [单选题] *A) They are more likely to be widowed.B) They are more likely to get divorced.(正确答案)C) They are less likely to receive good care.D) They are less likely to bother their spouses.34. Why is it more difficult for men to take care of their sick spouses according to Karraker? [单选题] *A) They are more accustomed to receiving care.(正确答案)B) They find it more important to make money for the family.C) They think it more urgent to fulfill their social obligations.D) They expect society to do more of the job.35. What does Karraker think is also important? [单选题] *A) Reducing marital stress on wives.B) Stabilizing old couples’s relations.C) Providing extra care for divorced women.(正确答案)D) Making men pay for their wives’ health costs.阅读理解二:If you were like most children, you probably got upset when your mother called you by a sibling’s(兄弟姐妹的)name. How could she not know you? Did it mean she loved youless?The study, published online in April in the journal Memory and Cognition,found that the “wrong” name is not random but is invariably fished out from the same relationship pond: children, siblings, friends. The study did not examine the possibility of deep psychological significance to the mistake, says psychologist David Rubin, “but it doestell us who’s in and who’s out of the group.”The study also found that within that group, misnamings occurred where the names shared initial or internal sounds, like Jimmy and Joanie or John and Bob. Physical resemblance between people was not a factor. Nor was gender.The researchers conducted five separate surveys of more than 1,700 people. Some of the surveys included only college students; others were done with a mixed-age population. Some asked subjects about incidents where someone close to them—family or friend—had called them by another person’s name. The other surveys asked about times when subjects had themselves called someone close to them by the wrong name. All the surveys found that people mixed up names within relationship groups such as grandchildren, friends and siblings but hardly ever crossed these boundaries.In general, the study found that undergraduates were almost as likely as old people to make this mistake and men as likely as women. Older people and women made the mistake slightly more often, but that may be because grandparents have more grandchildren to mix up than parents have children. Also, mothers may call on their children more often than fathers, given traditional gender norms. There was no evidence that errors occurred more when the misnamer was frustrated, tired or angry.36. How might people often feel when they were misnamed? [单选题] *A)Unwanted.B)Unhappy.(正确答案)C)Confused.D)Indifferent.37. What did David Rubin’s research find about misnaming? [单选题] *A)It is related to the way our memories work.(正确答案)B)It is a possible indicator of a faulty memory.C)It occurs mostly between kids and their friends.D)It often causes misunderstandings among people.38. What is most likely the cause of misnaming? [单选题] *A) Similar personality traits.B) Similar spellings of names.C) Similar physical appearance.D) Similar pronunciation of names.(正确答案)39. What did the surveys of more than 1,700 subjects find about misnaming? [单选题] *A) It more often than not hurts relationships.B) It hardly occurs across gender boundaries.C) It is most frequently found in extended families.D) It most often occurs within a relationship groups.(正确答案)40. Why do mothers misname their children more often than fathers? [单选题] *A) They suffer more frustrations.B) They become worn out more often.C) They communicate more with their children.(正确答案)D) They generally take on more work at home.。
商务英语口译王艳答案
商务英语口译王艳答案【篇一:商务英语阅读第二版(王艳主编)chapter1-4 课后答案详解】汉chapter1sluggish economy冷清的经济full employment充足就业trade deficit贸易赤字in-depth analysis深入的剖析industrialized countries工业化国家free-trade agreement 自由贸易协议international specialization 国际专业化product differentiation产品差异trade surplus 贸易盈余determinative factor 决定性因素chapter2consumer-goods花费品discount retailers折扣零售商equity品牌财产价值advertising budget广告估算brand real-time sales data 及时销售数据sales promotion 促销profit margin 盈余scanner data 扫描数据chapter3privileged minority marketing research 享有特权的少量人gas station加油站市场检查 professional competence 专业技能a sales point 卖点product design 产品设计potential consumer 潜伏顾客business disaster 商业灾害chapter4mobility of people人口流动supplier networks供给商网络standardized items标准零配件specialist manufacturing technology 特别制造技术complementary economies互补经济体anti-japanese sentiment 反日情绪foreign affiliates 外方合伙人,外国隶属公司go public 上市二、汉翻英chapter1经济共赢 economic win-win 收入不一样等wage inequality 关税壁垒 tariff barrier劳动生产率labor productivity辞退工人 lay off works生产因素factor of production双边协议 bilateral deal回归剖析regression analysis市场准入 market access世界经济复苏world economic recoverychapter2价钱溢价 price premium基线销售base-line sales减价 price reductions广告支出advertising spending营销组合 marketing mix销量溢价quantity premium产品数目(种类)product-line variety美元分派allocation of dollarschapter3平常生活 daily life广告活动advertising campaigns物理特色 physical characteristic视觉想象visual imagination 国内媒体 national media销售增加sales increase销售渠道 distribution system产品到导向型的广告product- orientated advertisingchapter4公司并购mergersand acquisition 国外扩充overseas expansion全世界化战略globalization strategy保护主义举措measures 市场准入 access of market知识产权property right贸易伙伴trading partnersprotectionist intellectual三、完形填空chapter 1 chapter 2chapter 3chapter 4资本投入【篇二:商务英语口译教课纲领】文摘 :商务英语口译王艳答案一、课程基本信息1. 课程名称:商务英语口译)程教课纲领课程英文名称: business english interpretation 2语系3. 学时 /学分: 34 学时 /2 学分4. 开课学期:第七学期.讲课专业:外5. 面向对象:本科大四学生二、课程性质与任务课程性质:专业选修课程。
商务英语阅读答案345
商务英语阅读答案 UNIT3TEXT 1DISCUESS1 Be direct in telling people the company can not employ them and explain in detail the financial hardship causing the end of layoffs. At the same time, refrain from talking about other employees' situation.2 The employer can present laid-off employees with written materials explaining the terms of their layoff,including any severance or other benefits they qualify for.3 People can immediately do something about their job situation,such as contract a career counselor or a prospective employer. Otherwise,they may just spend the weekend ruminating over the bad news.FILLING THE BLANK1 layoff2 one on one3 stick to4 reach out to5 taking in6 refrained fromTRABSLATE1 咱们简直是成天望着窗外,看着人们离去。
2 即便你在做决按时考虑过该员工的表现,你仍是要对他说这不是他的错,而是你的错,为了幸免裁员你已经全力以赴了。
3 一些公司担忧会受到报复,就让保安当即护送被裁员工离开公司——可能会给员工一小会时刻整理自己的杂物。
商务英语阅读1答案
Business EnglishExtensive Reading (1)商务英语阅读(1)Ⅰ. Reading ComprehensionPart One : Directions: Choose the correct answers according to the information given from the passeges. Read the passages through carefully before making your choices. Please mark the corresponding leter for each item on Answer Sheet.Passage One: Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.The popularity in North America is Iceberg Water, a leading brand of bottled water, which is harvested from icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.Arthur Wiesenberger, who carries the title Water Master, is one of the few water critics in North America.As a boy,he spent time in the larger cities of Italy,France and Switzerland, where bottled water is consumed daily.Even then,he kept a water journal,writing down the brands he liked best.“My dog could tell the difference between bottled and tap water,”he says.But is plain tap water a11 that bad? Not at a11.In fact, New York’s municipal water for more than 100 years was recently considered among the best in the world in terms of both taste and purity.Similarly,a magazine in England found that tap water tasted better than several leading brands of bottled water.Nevertheless,soft-drink companies view bottled water as the next battle-ground for market share.As diners thirst for leading brands, soft-drink companies and restaurants salivate(垂涎)over the profits.A restaurant’s typical mark-up on wine is 100 to 150 percent, whereas on bottled water it's often 300 to 500 percent.As a result some restaurants are selling bottled water.According to an article in The Wall Street Journal, some of the more shameless tactics include placing attractive bottles on the table for a visual sell,listing brands on the menu without prices,and pouring bottled water without even asking the diners if they want itRegardless of how it's sold,the popularity of bottled water bring us better health and purity. 注意:此部分试题请在答题卡上作答。
BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总
BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总2022年BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总1A friend of mine was fond of drawing horse. He drew the horses very well,but he always began the tail. Now it is the Western rule to begin at the head of the horse, that is why I was surprised. It struck me that it could not really make any difference whether the artist begins at the head or the tail or the belly(肚子) or the foot of the horse, if he really knows his business. And most great artists who really know their business do not follow other people’s rule.They make their own rules. Every one of th em does his work in a way peculiar(奇特的) to himself; and the peculiarity means only that he finds it more easy to work in that way.Now the very same thing is true to literature(文学). And the question, “How shall I begin?" only means that you want to beg in at the head instead of beginning at the tail or somewhere else. That is, you are not yet experienced(有经验的) enough to trust to your own powers. When you become more experienced you will never ask the question, and I think that you will often begin at the tail --that is to say, you will write the end of the story before1/ 10you have even thought of the beginning.1. A friend of the writer’s drew the horses ____.A. very wellB. in the way of western ruleC. in the way of his own ruleD. all of the above2. The writer was surprised because ____.A. the artist began to draw at the head of the horseB. the artist began to draw at the tail of the horseC. the artist made his own ruleD. the artist did not follow other peo ple’s rule3. You are not yet experienced because ____.A. you don’t know where to beginB. you want to begin at the head instead of beginning at the tailC. you always asked questionD. you do not trust to your own powers4. When you become more experienced you will ____.A. never ask questionB. often begin at the tailC. should write the end of the story2/ 10D. should think of the beginning5. The topic of the passage is ______.A. How to draw a horseB. How to write a storyC. How to make your own rulesD. Trust to your own powers参考答案: CDDCD2022年BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总2In the world ,soccer of football is the most popular sport. This is because many countries have wonderful teams for the World Cup. The World Cup is held every four years.To remember 2022年FIFA World Cup ,children from different countries and more than 60 children from Japanese schools came together and spent three weekends drawing a big picture called"Dream(梦幻) World Cups"in Japan .The children drew animals, flowers and people playing soccer under a bule bright sky. They wished each football team good luck by drawing the flags(旗帜)of all the countries that will take part in the World Cup in Japan and South Korea.The picture was put up in a park near a playground in Yokohama .Some football teams will have3/ 10games there.Are you a football fan(迷)?The World Cup makeds more and more people interested in football Teenagers(青少年)like playing and watching football .Many of them love some football stars so much that they get the pictures of their favourite players on the walls of their rooms. That is the way to show their love for the World Cup as children in Japan.1.If a country wants to take part in the World Cup ,she must have______.A.Many football fansB.a very good teamC.many football playerD.a big playground2.The next World Cup will be held in_______.A.2022年B.2022年C.2022年D.2022年3.From the passage ,in the picture children drew many things except_________.A. people playing footballB. pictures of some football starsC. a sunny skyD. flowers4.In"Dream World Cup",the children drew the flags of some4/ 10countries______.A. to show their love for their owe countryB. to tell the people their storiesC. to show their good wishes for the football teamsD. to show their new ideas about football5.Many teenagers owe the pictures of some football stars because______.A. they are interested in footballB. they are football fansC. they think their favourite players are greatD. all of A,B and C参考答案:BAABD2022年BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总3Questions 21 -35. Read this text about an Italian car company.. Choose the best word to fi71 each gap.. For each question(21 -35) mark one letter (A ,B ,C or D) on your Answer Sheet.. One answer has been given as an example.Gianni Agnelli ,Chairman of Fiat , Italy’s largest privateindustrial corporation ,is known in Italy as the lawyer ,because he5/ 10trained in law at Turin University. ____example____he has neverpracticed , his training may soon be useful. On April 17th Mr. Agnelli admitted to a group of Italian industrialists in Venice ____21____ Fiat had been ____22 ____ in some corruptions in Italy. On April 21st, Fiat’s lawyers and Cesare Romiti , its managing director , met Milan magistrates to ____ 23 ____ the firm’s involvement in bribery to win business from state-owned companies.Fiat is not the ____24____ Ita lian company caught up in Italy’s increasing Political corruption scandal. According to the latest figure ,some 200 businessmen and politicians were sitting in prison ____25 ____ a result of judicial inquiries into kickbacks paid to politicians by firms. Hundreds more are still____26____influence of Fiat, ____27____sales are equal to 4/00 of Italy’s home product ,the scandal at the company has ____28____the industrial establishment.Though neither Mr. Agnelli____29____Mr. Romiti has been ____30____ of wrongdoing, several other senior Fiat managers have allegedly been involved in paying kickbacks to win state-owned contracts ____31____ arrested include Francesco Mattiol ,Fiat’s finance director , and Antonio Moscon , the ____32____ head6/ 10of its Toro insurance branch____ 33____men have been ____.34____about their previous roles on the board of Cogefar-Impresit, Fiat’s construction subsidiary. Last May, Enzo Papi admitted paying a 1.5 million-dollar bribe for a contract , ____ 35 ____ to Milan’s underground.21. A what B that C when D if22. A involved B connected C related D done23. A talk B say C speak D discuss24. A one B single C worst D only25. A as B for C with D after26. A in B under C at D on27. A who B which C whose D its28. A rocked B ruined C damaged D destroyed29. A or B also C and D nor30. A accused B charged C criticized D blamed31. A Who B Those C He D That32. A old B former C late D last33.A Either B All C Every D Both34. A solved B answered C questioned D replied35. A contracted B related C connected D communicated参考答案:21. B 22. A 23.D 24. D 25. A 26.B 27.C 28. A 29.D7/ 102022年BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案汇总4. Read this text about an Italian car company.. Choose the best word to fi71 each gap.. For each question(21 -35) mark one letter (A ,B ,C or D) on your Answer Sheet.. One answer has been given as an example.Gianni Agnelli ,Chairman of Fiat , Italy’s largest private industrial corporation ,is known in Italy as the lawyer ,because he trained in law at Turin University. ____example____he has never practiced , his training may soon be useful. On April 17th Mr. Agnelli admitted to a group of Italian industrialists in Venice ____21____ Fiat had been ____22 ____ in some corruptions in Italy. On April 21st, Fiat’s lawyers and Cesare Romiti , its managing director , met Milan magistrates to ____ 23 ____ the firm’s involvement in bribery to win business from state-owned companies.Fiat is not the ____24____ I talian company caught up in Italy’s increasing Political corruption scandal. According to the latest figure ,some 200 businessmen and politicians were sitting in prison ____25 ____ a result of judicial inquiries into kickbacks paidto politicians by firms. Hundreds more are still____26____influence8/ 10of Fiat, ____27____sales are equal to 4/00 of Italy’s home product ,the scandal at the company has ____28____the industrial establishment.Though neither Mr. Agnelli____29____Mr. Romiti has been ____30____ of wrongdoing, several other senior Fiat managers have allegedly been involved in paying kickbacks to win state-owned contracts ____31____ arrested include Francesco Mattiol , Fiat’s finance director , and Antonio Moscon , the ____32____ head of its Toro insurance branch____ 33____men have been ____.34____about their previous roles on the board of Cogefar-Impresit, Fiat’s construction subsidiary. Last May, Enzo Papi admitted paying a 1.5 million-dollar bribe for a contract , ____ 35 ____ to Milan’s undergroun d.21. A what B that C when D if22. A involved B connected C related D done23. A talk B say C speak D discuss24. A one B single C worst D only25. A as B for C with D after26. A in B under C at D on27. A who B which C whose D its28. A rocked B ruined C damaged D destroyed9/ 1029. A or B also C and D nor30. A accused B charged C criticized D blamed31. A Who B Those C He D That32. A old B former C late D last33.A Either B All C Every D Both34. A solved B answered C questioned D replied35. A contracted B related C connected D communicated参考答案:21. B 22. A 23.D 24. D 25. A 26.B 27.C 28. A 29.D10/ 10。
商务英语阅读 王艳 Chapter 4
2. Why does Japan need to embrace globalization? 3. How can Japanese firms go global?
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1. Why is Japan such an outlier? 2. Why does Japan need to embrace globalization?
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企业重组
外包 核心竞争力 放宽管制 私募股权投资
10. Specialization To restrict someone’s economic activities to some certain fields 专门化
Economic globalization
1. The term “economic globalization” is now being used with increasing frequency in newspapers, magazines, seminars and international conferences. 2. The basic feature is free flow of commodity, capital, technology, service, and information in the global context for optimized allocation.
3.Economic globalization is giving new impetus and providing opportunities to world economic development and meanwhile making the various economies more and more interdependent and interactive.
商务英语阅读(第1册)第二版 Unit 4 Employees
Words and Expressions
empower v. to give sb. the power or authority to do sth. 授权 (CET-6)
The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.
Words and Expressions
candid adj. saying what you think openly and honestly; not hiding your thoughts 坦率的;坦诚的 (TEM-8)
Natalie is candid about the problems she is having with Steve.
Learning Objectives
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Explore the features of a good manager.
2 Understand how managers exert influence on their employees.
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Explore the enlightened approach to developing the workforce
The process can be painful but it leads to greater selfawareness.
Words and Expressions
hallmark n. a feature or quality that is typical of sb./sth. 特征;特点 (TEM-8)
Words and Expressions
hijack v. to take over sth. and use it for a different purpose 强行接管(而移作他用)(CET-4) The organization had been hijacked by extremists.
商务英语阅读习题及答案一.doc
商务英语阅读习题及答案⼀.docII) Match each one on the left with its correct meaning on the right1. motivation2. pursue3. mark up4. procurement5. intangible6. cargoroyalty商务英语阅读习题(⼀)I) Comprehension1. What is international trade?2. What are the major motivations for private firm to operate international business?3. What measures do most companies usually adopt to avoid wild swings in the sales and profits?4. Pleas give the four major modes chosen by most companies when entering into international trade.5. Could you find any difference between Direct Investment and Portfolio Investment? If you can, please tell the main reasons.6. What is MNE? What are its synonyms?7. What limits a firm's sales?A. tomake continual efforts to gain sth. B. the action of obtaining, esp. by efforts of carefulattention. C. which by is its nature can not be known by senses, not clear and certain, not real. D. the goods (freight) carried by a ship, plane or vehicle.E. the amount by which a price is raised.F. profit, interest-G. the net value of assets or interest, invest.8. equity 股本,资产净值 H. not needing other things or people, taking decisions alone.9. yield I. a share of the profits.10. independent J. need or purpose.2. A3.E4.B5. C6.D7.18.G9.F 10.HHI) Fill in the blanks with the words or expressions given below and if necessary, put the word in the right form.A. orientationB. diversifyC. seek outD. differentiate...fromE. take advantage ofF. undergoG. bring aboutH. correspond L abandon J. amount to K. Come after L. approach1. That factory is trying to B its products to sell in different markets.2. A successful businessman is always skilled in E every possible opportunity.3. Reforming and opening to the world has G great changes in our lives.4. Can you D this kind of operating the others?5. Private firm going in for international business have a profit A6. He I his company and family and went away with all the money.7. The L of winter brings cold weather.8. The manager's words J a refusal to the proposal./doc/045460db492fb4daa58da0116c175f0e7dd11956.html pany is always C the best way to gain more while cost less.10.The city has F many changes during the last ten years.11.Direct investment usually K a firm has experience in exporting or importing.12.There goods don't H to the list of these I ordered.IV)Translate the following terms and phrases into Chinese;1.purchasing power lO.recovery2.sales potentials 11, recession3.mark-up 13. portfolio investment4.domestic markets 12. tangible goods5.finished goods 13. visible exports and imports6.profit margin 14. revenue and expenditure7.market share 15- excess capacity8.trade discrimination9.business cycles 16. licencing agreementsV)Translate the following sentences into Chinese;If the exporting market price exceeds the one at the importing country, a dumping margin exists on that particular sale. Then Under Article VI of GATT( General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) 1994, and the Anti-Dumping Agreement, WTO Members can impose anti-dumping measures, if, after investigation in accordance with the Agreement, a determination is made (a) that dumping is occurring, (b) that the domestic industry producing the like product in the importing country is suffering material injury, and (c) that there is a causal link between the two. Typically anti-dumping action means charging extra import duty on the particular product from the particular exporting country in order to bring its price closer to the “normal value" or to remove the injury to domestic industry in the importing country.VI)Translate the following sentences into English;1.国际贸易有助于所有的国家促进经济的发展。
新编商务英语阅读教程(第二版)练习参考答案
《新编商务英语阅读教程》(第二版)练习参考答案Unit OneI.1. 资产C2. 边际变动E3. 市场势力I4. 劳动生产力(率)J5. 经济学A6. 市场失灵G7. 市场经济F8. 机会成本D9. 通货膨胀K10. 外部性H11. 效率B12. 菲利普斯曲线LII.Passage One经济学的研究主要分为两部分:宏观经济学与微观经济学。
宏观经济学着眼于经济全局——一幅宏观的画面。
在宏观经济学中,我们研究国家的政策目标,例如充分就业、抑制通货膨胀、经济增长等,而不考虑个人或者单个团体的利益和行为。
对宏观经济学的关注是为了从总体上认识并改善经济的运行。
微观经济学则关注宏观画面中的细节。
在微观经济学中,我们着眼于实际构成宏观经济的个人、厂商和政府机构。
我们感兴趣的是这些独立经济单位的行为。
他们的目标何在?以有限资源实现目标的途径是什么?如何对各种激励和机会做出反应?宏观经济学主要关注,例如,总消费性支出对总产出、就业及物价的影响。
很少关注消费性支出及其决定因素的实际内涵。
相反,微观经济学关注的是个体消费者具体的支出决策及其影响因素(爱好、物价水平、收入状况)。
宏、微观经济学的区别还反映在关于企业投资的讨论中。
宏观经济学中,我们需要了解决定企业总投资率的因素以及这些投资对一国的总产出、就业及物价水平产生影响的路径。
而微观经济学中,我们关注的是各家企业关于生产率、生产要素的抉择以及具体物品的定价决策。
了解宏、微观经济学的区别并非难事。
在现实社会,宏观经济的表现有赖于微观行为,而微观行为又受宏观经济表现的影响。
因此,人们只有了解了所有经济活动的参与者的行为方式及其成因,才能充分了解整个经济的运作方式。
但是,就如你会开车而不懂发动机的构造原理那样,你能观察到经济运行方式但并不能完全解开其中奥秘。
在宏观经济学中我们注意到经济这部汽车在踩油门时加速,踩刹车时减速。
这就是我们在大多数情形下所需了解的一切。
然而,汽车总有出故障的时候。
商务英语阅读课后习题答案-chapter
Chapter 1二、短语翻译。
英翻汉Sluggish economy 萧条的经济Full employment 充分就业Trade deficit 贸易赤字in-depth analysis 深入的分析Industrialized countries 工业化free-trade agreement 自由贸易协定international specialization国际专业化product differentiation 产品差别trade surplus 贸易盈余determinative factor 决定性因素三、汉翻英经济双赢economic win-win 关税壁垒tariff barrier收入不平等wage inequality 劳动生产率labor productivity解雇工人lay off works 生产要素factor of production双边协议bilateral deal 回归分析regression analysis市场准入market access 世界经济复world economic recovery四. Translation1. The monitoring system will finally substitute the US Government’s cap on cigar imports from Cuba.2. The quarrel between Mexico and the US will be no avail and it may disrupt the lifting of the agricultural tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement.3. An economic cooperation business forum, which will discusshow to minimize the negative impact of global economic imbalance adjustment on China, will take place shortly before the ministerial conference.4. Few Americans attribute this to such obvious causes as a devalued dollar or business cycle.5. Recent research has shed light on the fact that there are heavy financial and political costs associated with the measures necessary to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases.6. There are rumors that the government struck a private deal with the corporation’s chairman last month.7. The opposition is exerting pressure on the US government to change the policy towards textile imports.8. Since the establishment of the bilateral free-trade agreement, the emerging economy has always been at the forefront of science and technology.9. In general, floating exchange rates are supposed to insulate countries from persistent differences in inflation with their trading partners.10. According to conservative estimates, by 2010, China’s import and export volume with North America and the EU would surpass $400 billion respectively, with ten ASEAN countries exceeding $200 billion.五、完形填空1.manufacturingpetitive3.deficit4.budget5.expanding6.recovery7.revival8.emerging9.innovation 10.propertyChapter2二、consumer-goods 消费品discount retailers折扣零售商brand equity 品牌资产价值advertising budget 广告预算real-time sales data 实时销售数据sales promotion促销profit margin 盈利scanner data扫描数据三、汉翻英价格溢价price premium 基线销售base-line sales减价price reductions 广告支出advertising spending营销组合marketing mix 销量溢价quantity premium产品数量(种类)product-line variety 美元分配allocation of dollars四. 翻译1. The government has allocated $ 0.1billion to the development and utilization of renewable energy in the rural areas.2. We should not develop the Western region at the expense of environment. Therefore the government has been following a sustainable development road attaching equal importance toeconomic development and environment protection.3. As a big responsible nation, China will strictly be abide by the WTO rules and honor its commitments.4. The rapid growth in China’s grain production can be ascribed to the fact that the Chinese government has implemented a series of reform policy and measures in the rural areas, such as raising the prices of grain purchased by the state.5. In the globalization era, not all countries play on the level playground. Some developing countries have to adhere to some marketing principles, or even accede to the requests of some governments.6. Over the past year, the global investment demand was on the wane; the major world currencies suffered swift turbulence and some emerging markets underwent severe financial crisis.7. Networks fundamentally alter the nature of competition and level the playing field, especially for smaller business regardless of the barriers like time and distance.8. Through micro credit projects, with the credit available on demand, farmers are able to pay back both the principle and interest in time.9. China’s vigorous economic development is indicative of the fact that China has become one of the countries that enjoy the highesteconomic growth speed in the world.10. With the reform of the wholly state-owned commercial banks, when some qualified commercial banks seek listing in the stock market, others certainly will follow suit.五、完形填空1.blame2.damaged3.short-term4.building5.profiability6.arm7.boosts8.orientation9.moreover 10.loweringChapter3二. Privileged minority 享有特权的少数人Gas station加油站Marketing research 市场调查Professional competence 专业技能A sales point 卖点Product design 产品设计Potential consumer潜在顾客Business disaster 商业灾难三、汉翻英日常生活daily life 广告活动advertising campaigns物理特征physical characteristic 视觉想象visual imagination国媒体national media 销售增长sales increase销售渠道distribution system产品到导向型的广告product-orientated advertising四. 翻译1. Experts have attributed the main cause of the company’s poor performance to its poor HR functions, especially the appointmentof the senior management.2. British Airways intends to create a more flexible and modern corporate culture through the relocation3. Rumors about redundancy make the company at its worst in terms of morale ever since its foundation.4. After financial scandals, many companies can only resort to charity activities to improve their corporate image.5. Politicians should not engage in business affairs that might affect their political judgment.6. As a sleeping partner of the enterprise, he is entitled to share the profits, but is deprived of participating in its management.7. After watching this interview, she realizes how difficult it is to be a venture capitalist. For one thing, you need to have the money; for another, you need to have the insight to pick the right(promising) start-ups.8. T o enter a specific market, in addition to acquiring sufficient knowledge about our target customers, we also need to know about the local policies and abide by them.9. With the efforts of these university students, it was brought to light that this world-famous multinational had established some sweat factories in China.10. In a time when customers change constantly and rapidly intheir needs, only companies who are quick to respond can survive and succeed in the end.五、完形填空1.sincere2.privileged3.led4.constitutes5.intellectual6.resort7.instead8.reduce9.clients 10.divertChapter4三. Phrase Translation1. 人口流动2. 供应商网络3.标准零配件4. 特殊制造技术3.互补经济体 6.反日情绪7. 外方合作人, 外国附属公司8.上市企业并购mergers and acquisition海外扩overseas expansion全球化战略globalization strategy保护主义措施protectionist measures市场准入access to market知识产权intellectual property right贸易伙伴trading partners资本投入capital investment四. 翻译1. Vendors now offer systems that work only with their hardware, but they are trying to make their equipment integrate with other’s hardware.2. Agricultural exports, by contrast, respond immediately, growing at an annual rate of 17.7 percent in 1980 and 1981.3. This book takes a strategic view of business and develops the ability to take a multidisciplinary approach to managing a business and resolving problems and issues.4. Thanks to the recession and 9/11, Mayor Michael Bloomberg must contend with a whopping budget deficit projected to 60 billion.5. Dispose of batteries properly. Do not throw them into fire or expose to high temperature.6. In the future, in addition to syndicating our groups’ efforts, we will ally with foreign companies to leverage advantages and enhance global competitiveness.7. We are certain that in due course of time, the economic reforms will have brought about results and benefits that will go beyond China’s boundaries.8. One of the major banks has lowered its interest rate and the other bank is expected to follow suit.9. During these quarterly meetings, it’s the boss’s responsibility to respond to each manager’s plan.10. We will put in place a new order of the socialist market economy through completing the market system and rectifying and regulating the market behavior.五、完形填空1. ambivalent,2.integration3. hindered4. from5. by.6. shortage,7. options8. acquisitions9. strategy 10. allianceChapte r 5三、汉翻英上市公司对…随时留意, 小心提防会计师事务所国外子公司经济规划的持观望态度(财务)调帐报告业绩评定指标/方法Generally accepted accounting principles revenue recognitionIncome statement earnings per share Managing director credit-rating agenciesFinance chiefs/executives institutionalinvestors四. 翻译1. Escal ating costs have almost wiped out the company’s profits from last year.2. This area is studded with bars all vying for customer attention. But it’s not easy to pin down what exactly it is that pleases customers the most.3. The project team decided to adhere to its original plan despite the appalling weather.4. At the press conference, the PR manager reiterated that the company’s operation has returned to normal. However, many private shareholders remain skeptical about such claims.5. The new labor law, which took effect last year, is likely to raise the labor cost of a considered number of enterprises6. The less senior employees are reluctant to express their views or make any suggestions because they don’t think their ideas will really be put into practice.7. Local relief organizations have also embarked on fund-raising campaigns so as to provide more financial support for the earthquake victims.8. Up to 30 companies submitted their request for price rises, but most of them didn’t stand a chance of getting approval from theregulatory agency.9. The decision-makers seem to have already given up on the reform program though its initiators are still trying hard to elicit support from other stakeholders.10. The new model, which has just been released onto the market recently, is being touted as the most energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly product of its kind.五、完形填空1. toll2.leveraged3. grips4. shaping5.counterpart6. joint7.potential8. with9.light 10. transparent 11. responses 12. onChapter 8三、汉翻英公司未来愿景消减成本利用资源投资组合untapped niches 尚未被竞争者发现的市场机会convenience stores 便利店market segments 市场细分premium brand 高端品牌实施战略execute strategy竞争优势competitive advantage实证研究empirical studies核心品牌core brand分销系统distribution system控股公司 a holding company文化冲突culture clashes股东财富shareholders wealth四. 翻译1. The management believes that its existing manufacturing and marketing expertise can be leveraged with the new business.2. Jack Welch, General Electric chairman, was universally acclaimed as one of the most successful manager in the 20th century.3. The Japanese company is unanimous in its support of divestiture since the acquired business unit is destroying the corporate value.4. This study reveals several fault lines that companies frequently encounter as they execute their corporate strategy.5. Problems arose at the very outset when Anheuser Busch acquired Eagle Snacks.6. AT&T put up with losses in NCR almost from the start, butcontinued to subsidize it.7. Mattel expected to derive above-average profitability from the acquisition of The Learning Company.8. We must bear in mind that a corporate strategy must be constantly evaluated and divestiture decisions made before it is too late.9. AT&T realized that telecom equipment is not identical to computer technologies.10. We can’t view the fai lure of the acquisition strategy in isolation. It’s the result of a combination of several factors, rather than unidimensional.五、完形填空1.acquisitions .2.executing3.divestiture4.at5. on6.plunged7.that8.synergies9.core 10.premium。
商务英语阅读1参考答案
商务英语阅读1参考答案一、阅读理解1. 问题1:文章主要讨论了什么?答案:文章主要讨论了全球化背景下商务英语的重要性以及如何提高商务英语的沟通技巧。
2. 问题2:为什么商务英语在当今世界如此重要?答案:商务英语重要性体现在跨国贸易的增长,国际商务交流的频繁,以及对专业商务人士的需求。
3. 问题3:文章提到了哪些提高商务英语能力的方法?答案:文章提到了扩大词汇量、学习商务术语、练习商务写作、参与商务会议以及利用在线资源等方法。
4. 问题4:作者对商务英语的未来趋势有何看法?答案:作者认为随着全球化的深入,商务英语将继续成为国际商务沟通的关键工具,并且其重要性将不断增加。
5. 问题5:文章中提到的“商务英语沟通的障碍”有哪些?答案:文章中提到的障碍包括文化差异、语言习惯、专业术语的误解以及非语言交流的挑战。
二、词汇理解1. 问题1: "Negotiation"在商务英语中通常指的是什么?答案: "Negotiation"在商务英语中通常指的是商务交易或协议过程中的协商过程。
2. 问题2: "Collaboration"一词在商务环境中的含义是什么?答案: "Collaboration"在商务环境中指的是不同个人或组织之间的合作,以实现共同的目标或完成项目。
3. 问题3: "Mergers and Acquisitions"通常指的是什么类型的商务活动?答案: "Mergers and Acquisitions"通常指的是公司之间的合并或收购活动,这是企业扩张或重组的一种方式。
4. 问题4: "Stakeholder"在商务英语中通常指谁?答案: "Stakeholder"在商务英语中通常指的是对公司或项目有直接或间接利益的个人或团体。
5. 问题5: "Due Diligence"在商务英语中的含义是什么?答案: "Due Diligence"在商务英语中指的是在进行商务交易前对相关事务进行彻底的调查和评估,以确保交易的合理性和安全性。
商务英语阅读Chapter 4
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At maturity, the strong growth in sales diminishes. Competition may appear with similar products. The primary objective at this point is to maintain market share and extend the product life cycle as much as possible
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商务英语阅读第一单元
Chapter 1 General View of InternationalBusinessWTOPara 1engaged ininternational transactionsbe involved inoriginate引起, 发明, 发起, 创办vi. 起源, 发生restrictions n.限制, 约束virtually: in facttariffs: 关税quotas:配额embargo:禁运boycotts:联合抵制barrier:贸易壁垒The World Trade Organization (WTO)inter-governmental organization:政府间的组织flow:流畅(be) based on:以……为基础services:服务settle:解决;平息trade dispute:贸易争端negotiation:谈判promote cooperation:促进合作joint decision-making:共同决策consensus:一致同意;一致意见body:机构;团体council:决策班子;委员会committee:委员会consist of:由…组成entire membership:全体成员administrative support:行政支撑secretariat:秘书处Geneva, Switzerland:瑞士的日内瓦Para. 2trading system:贸易系统date back:追溯到…Bretton Woods: 布雷顿森林conference:会议delegate:代表conceive:构思create:创立;创建the World Bank:世界银行the International Monetary Fund:国际货币基金组织1International trade organization (ITO):国际贸易组织a specialized agency:个别机构charter:宪章ambitious:有抱负的;有雄心壮志的extend beyond:扩充;延伸world trade disciplines:世界贸易原则commodity agreement:国际商品协定restrictive business practices:限制性经营办法international investment:国际投资Havana:哈瓦拉(古巴首都)Cuba:古巴ratification:批准legislation:立法opposition:反对the U.S. Senate:美国上议院driving forces:动力announce:宣布seek:寻求congressional ratification:国会的批准effectively:有效地eventual result:最后的结果subsequent:随后的;后来的creation:创建;创立the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT):关贸总协定be concerned with:关注…primarily:主要的(mainly)reduce barriers to the international trade of goods:减少国际商品贸易壁垒result from:由…所产生provisional: 临时的prosperous:兴旺发达的multilateral:多边的;多国的international commerce:国际贸易overhaul:彻底改革due:应得的;预期的massive modification:巨大的改革Uruguay Round:乌拉圭回合(在乌拉圭的多次国际贸易谈判) Para 3regulate:控制;调节;规范regulating world trade of goods:规范国际商品贸易tariff barriers:关税壁垒non-tariff barriers:非关税壁垒not long after:soongive birth to: 产生(result in…)de facto: 实际上;实事上informally:非正式的over the years:during the following years evolve: 发展;进化set out:订立conduct international trade:进行国际贸易institution:机构temporary:暂时的;临时的recognize:认可replace:代替amend:修改incorporate:合并live on:继续存在updated:最新的text:版本(version)key principles: 主要原则adopt:采用General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS):服务贸易总协定intellectual property: 知识产权Trade-Related Aspects of International Property Rights (TRIPS):与贸易有关的知识产权协定Para 4signatory (signatories):签署各国intend:打算set up a worldwide trading organization:建立世界贸易组织in the event:最后(eventually)reach an understanding: 达成一致意见(not) increase tariffs beyond their existing level:增加的关税不超过现在的水平Abolition:废除most favored nation:最惠国trading privileges:贸易特权extend:扩展;延伸systems of preferences:优惠系统;特惠系统Commonwealth Preference:英联邦关税特惠制trading blocs:贸易集团establishment:建立common-market type agreements:共同市场协定EC:abbr. 欧共体(European Community)Outward -looking:外向型的Insular:adj.内向型的;海岛的, 孤立的, 超然物外的abolish quotas:废除配额Kennedy Round:肯尼迪回合account for about 80% of international trade:占….. Para. 5emphasis: 重点;强调shift:转换;转移the north-south dialogue:南北对话conduct:进行;实行the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD):联合国贸易与发展会议primary commodities:初级商品discriminate (against):歧视protectionist policy:贸易保护主义政策freer access to markets:更自由进入市场的机会WTO Agreements:世贸协定Part 1expansion:扩充governing:控制;调节cover:包括global exchange of goods:全球商品交易capital:资本multi-national organization:多国贸易(be) capable of:能….resolve: 解决trade conflicts:贸易冲突;贸易争端play a key role:发挥关键性的作用settle trade disputes:解决贸易争端at its heart:起核心作用legal:法定的ground-rules:章程essentially:本质上bind governments to keep their trade policies:约束各国政府保持贸易政策不变within agreed limits:已经过协议的范围内as negotiated and signed governments:作为经过谈判和签署协议的各国政府objective:目标;目的achieve:实现tolerance:宽容generosity:大度impartial means of settling trade disputes:公正解决贸易争端的办法overriding purpose:最重要的目的undesirable side effects:不希望发生的副作用obstacles:障碍ensure:确保;保证individuals:个体transparent:透明的readily:容易地ascertainable:确定的predictable:可预见的protectionism:贸易保护主义bloated:膨胀的inefficient:低效率的closure:关闭draft:草拟drafted and signed by community of trading nations: 由各贸易国共同草拟和签署的considerable debate:充分的辩论controversy:争论function:作用forum:论坛Part 2dispute settlement:解决争端conflicting interest:利益冲突bring actions on its own initiative:独自采取行动initiate actions:采取行动dispute settlement process:解决争端程序spell out:讲清除;详细说明Understanding on Rules and Procedures Governing the Settlement of Disputes:解决争端规则和程序的谅解govern:管理;统治;控制dispute settlement body:解决争端机构a special assembly:立法机构consultation:磋商interested third-parties:有利益关系的第三当事人the establishment of a panel:建立专家组investigate:调查alleged violations:对违反…的指控appellate review:上诉审查Appellate Body:上诉机构adoption of the panel: 采纳专家意见appellate decision by the Dispute Settlement Body:解决争端机构的上诉裁决implementation of the decision adopted:执行所采纳的裁决escalating:逐步上升的;循序渐进的three-step process:三个步骤voluntary conformity:自愿一致the violating member: 侵害方compensation:赔偿the injured member:被侵害方trade concessions:贸易让步;妥协accomplish:实现retaliation:报复arbitration:仲裁Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization:建立世界贸易组织协定Part 3antidumping: 反倾销imposition:强加impositionof antidumping:强加反倾销(报复) countervailing measures:抵销措施;补偿措施fair value:公平价值dumping: 倾销recognize:公认prohibit:禁止an established industry:已有的工业materially:从物质上inhibit:抑制;约束domestic industry:国内工业provide: 规定impose:强行征税antidumping duty:反倾销税in appropriate circumstances:在适当的情况下outline:概述subsidy:津贴;补助金bounty:津贴bestow:给予artificially cheaper:人为造成的便宜emerging industries: 新兴工业a member nation: 成员国a countervailing duty:反倾销税;反补贴税offset:抵销Part 4lengthy and complex:漫长而复杂的legal texts:法律文本cover a wide range of activities:涉及范围广government purchases: 政府采购food sanitation regulations:食品卫生规则intellectual property:知识产权fundamental principles:基本原则run throughout all of these documents:应用与所有文件worldwide, multilateral trading system:全世界多边贸易系统states v. :规定discrimination:歧视discriminate:歧视grante:准予;承认most-favoured-nation (MFN) status:最惠国地位national treatment (国民待遇)freer:更自由的prediatable:可以预见的arbitrarily:任意地;随意地more competitive:更据竞争性的discouraging: 打击market share:市场份额beneficial:受益的flexibility:灵活性special privileges:特权Part 6cost-free: 免费的;不付出代价的attain:获得applicant:申请者go through:经过existing members:现有成员国prospective members:申请加入的国家engage in some painful reforms:进行一些难度很大的改革curb export subsidies(subsidy):控制;抑制enforcement of laws:强制执行法律intellectual property piracy:侵犯知识产权的行为1.2 Globalization1.2.1.globalization:全球化globe: 地球;世界integrated:综合的a more integrated and interdependent world economy:更加综合和相互依赖的世界经济components:成分;因素the globalization of markets:全球化市场the globalization of production:全球化生产1.2.1.1the merging of historically distinct and separate national markets into one huge global marketplace:从过去的明显的单一国内市场融汇为一个巨大的全球市场the taste and preference:品味和偏好converge on a global norm:汇聚为一个全球标准Citicorp credit cards:花旗银行信用卡Levi’s jeans:Levi’s 牛仔服Sony Walkmans and Discmans:Nintendo game players:任天堂游戏机hold up:认为prototypical:典型的trend:趋势Levi Strauss:一公司名(Levi’s strauss 牛仔裤) benefactor: 贡献者;恩人;捐助者facilitator:推动者standardized product:标准化产品the size of these multinational giants:跨国公司规模facilitate: 推动;促进triple:增至三倍account for:占target emerging markets:瞄准新兴市场close to: nearlyPart 2prevalence:流行Sony PlayStations:索尼游戏站push too far: (将某事)过分扩大give way to:让位于….significant:重要的relevant dimensions:相关方面distribution channels:销售渠道culturally embedded value systems:根深帝固的文化价值观念marketing strategy:营销策略and the like: and so onoperating practice: 操作习惯customize:为用户定制best match conditions in a country:最好地与当地国家的情况相适应promote: 开发varying car models:不同的汽车类型a range of factors:一系列的因素traffic congestion:交通拥堵Part 3currently:目前;现在universal need the world over: 全球性的需要the world over:all over the worldcommodity: 商品aluminum:铝microprocessor:微型处理器DRAMs: computer memory chips:电脑存储芯片commercial jet aircraft:商用喷气式飞机financial assets:金融资产US Treasury bills:美国短期债券,偿还期一般为三到六个月futures on the Nikkei Index:日经期货指数the Nikkei Index 东京证券交易所Eurobonds: 欧洲债券Mexican peso:墨西哥比索Part 4an important feature:特点;特征confront:面对;对抗competitor:竞争对手in nation after nation:一个又一个国家rivalry:竞争rival: 对手Pepsi:百事可乐Ford:美国福特汽车公司Toyota:丰田汽车Boeing:波音公司Air-bus:空中客车Caterpillar:公司名Komatsu:公司名Nintendo:任天堂Sony:索尼gain an advantage:取得优势homogeneity:同质:同种multinational enterprise:跨国企业emerge:出现convergence:集中homogeneous:相似的;同类的1.2.1.2 The Globalization of Production tendency: 趋向source:寻找(search for)take advantage of national differences:利用国家之间的不同in the cost and quality:在成本与质量方面factors of production:生产要素overall cost structure:全部成本结构functionality:功能major component parts:主要零件supplier:供应商fuselage, doors and wings:机身,机门和机翼the nose landing gear:飞机起落架wing flaps: 副翼;阻力板rationale:基本原理outsource: 外购;外包perform:从事;做enhance: 提高;增强Part 2dispersal:分散get into the act:参加;插手Swan Optical: 公司名(a company)manufacturer:制造商distributor:销售商eyewear:眼镜revenue:收入jointly: 共同的minority stake:少数股份locations:地方(places)designer eyewear:设计师的眼镜charge a premium price: 获取保险费溢价disperse:分散competitive advantage:竞争优势exemplify:例证;作为…例子irrelevant:不恰当的;不相关的the outsourcing of productive activities:外购(外包)的生产活动substantial:很大的;重要的impediment:障碍optimal dispersion:理想的分散(生产活动)Part 3travel down the road toward…:go toward…characterized by…以…为特点important actors in this drama:这个舞台上的重要演员foster:促进merely:onlyrespond: 相应;回应1.2.2. Implications for the Globalization of Production decline: 下降Implications for International Business:国际贸易的含义due to:由于containerization:集装箱化transportation cost:运输成本associated with…:与…有关technological innovation:技术革新information processing:数据处理;信息处理fall dramatically:很大的下降in the past two decades:在过去的二十年里essential:重要的Texas Instrument (TI): a firm in the US approximately:大约coordinate:管理;协调on a global scale:在全球的范围内remote entry terminals:远程终端inquiry terminals: 查询终端mainframe computers:大型计算机vast:大量的instantaneously:瞬间的;立刻的implement:实现Part 2electronic:电子的Hewlett-Packard: a US firm(be) composed of:由…组成videoconferencing technology:视频会议技术on a weekly basis:每周一次的via: 通过by way ofintegration:综合管理1.22.2Implications for the Globalization of Markets facilitate:推动economical:节约的;经济的mass movement of people:(人们)大量移动cultural distance:文化差距bring about:使…产生convergence:集中consumer tastes and preferences:消费品味和偏好CNN: 美国有限新闻网络primary conveyor:主要载体evolution:发展;演变akin:类似的emergence:出现Rio (巴西)里约热内卢Berlin:柏林Gap jeans:一种牛仔服品牌San Francisco:旧金山Part 4 overemphasize:过分强调usher in:引领conduct:做;操作ignore:忽视peril:危险。
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Business English Reading Comprehension Passage OneThe relationship between the home and market economies had gone through two distinct stages. Early industrialization began the process of transferring some production processes (e. g. cloth-making, sewing and canning foods) from the home to the marketplace. Although the home economy could still produce these goods, the processes were laborious and the market economy was usually more efficient. Soon the more important second stage was evident --the marketplace began producing goods and services that had never been produced by the home economy, and the home economy was unable to produce them (e. g. electricity and electrical appliances, the automobile, advanced education, sophisticated medical care). In the second stage, the question of whether the home economy was less efficient in producing these new goods and services was irrelevant; if the family were to enjoy these fruits of industrialization, they would have to be obtained in the marketplace. The traditional ways of taking care of these needs in the home such as in nursing the sick, became unacceptable (and, in most serious cases, probably less successful). Just as the appearance of the automobile made the use of the horse drawn carriage illegal and then impractical, and the appearance of television changed the radio from a source of entertainment to a source of background music, so most of the fruits of economic growth did not increase the options available to the home economy to either produce the goods or services or purchase them in the market. Growth brought with it increased variety in consumer goods, but not increased flexibility for the home economy in obtaining these goods and services. Instead, economic growth brought with it increased consumer reliance on the marketplace. In order to consume these new goods and services, the family had to enter the marketplace as wage earners and consumers. The neoclassical(新古典主义的) model that views the family as deciding whether to produce goods and services directly or to purchase them in the marketplace is basically a model of the first stage. It cannot accurately be applied to the second (and current) stage.1. The reason why many production processes were taken over by the marketplace was that______.A.it was a necessary step in the process of industrializationB.they depended on electricity available only to the market economyC.it was troublesome to produce such goods in the homeD.the marketplace was more efficient with respect to these processes2. It can be seen from the passage that in the second stage ______.A.some traditional goods and services were not successful when provided by the homeeconomyB.the market economy provided new goods and services never produced by the homeeconomyC.producing traditional foods at home became socially never produced by the homeeconomyD.whether new goods and services were produced by the home economy became irrelevant3. During the second stage, if the family wanted to consume new goods and services, they had to enter the marketplace ______.A.as wage earnersB.both as manufacturers and consumersC.both as workers and purchasersD.as customers4.Economic growth did not make it more flexible for the home economy to obtain the newgoods and services because ______.A.the family was not efficient in productionB.it was illegal for the home economy to produce themC.it could not supply them by itselfD.the market for these goods and services was limited5. The neoclassical model is basically a model of the first stage, because at this stage ______.A.The family could rely either on the home economy or the marketplace for the neededgoods and services.B.many production processes were being transferred to the marketplaceC.consumers relied more and more on the market economyD.the family could decide how to transfer production processes to the marketplacePassage TwoAs is known to all, the organization and management of wages and salaries are very complicated. Generally speaking, the Account Department is responsible for calculations of pay, while the Personnel Department is interested in discussions with the employees about pay.If a firm wants to adopt a new wage and salary structure, it is essential that the firm should decide on a method of job evaluation and ways of measuring the performance of its employees. In order to be successful, that new pay structure will need agreement between Trade Unions and employers.In job evaluation, all of the requirements of each job are defined in a detailed job description. Each of those requirements is given a value, generally in “points”, which are added together to give a total value for the job. For middle and higher management, a special method is used to evaluate managers on their knowledge of the job, their responsibility, and their ability to solve problems. Because of the difficulty in measuring management work, however, job grades for managers are often decided without reference to an evaluation system based on points.In attempting to design a pay system, the Personnel Department should compare the value of each job with those in the job market. It should also consider economic factors such as the cost of living and the labor supply.It is necessary that payment for a job should vary with any distinctions in the way that job is performed. Where it is simple to measure the work done, as in the work done with the hands, monetary encouragement schemes are often chosen; for indirect workers, where measurement is difficult, methods of additional payments are employed.6. If a company wants its new pay structure to be successful, it is necessary to _______.A. give the workers extra pay to encourage themB. share the same opinion between the Trade Union and the employersC. consult some problems associated with payD. adopt a special way to evaluate the performance of its employees7. The methods of additional payments are adopted for indirect workers because __________.A. they don't have a higher payB. the firm hasn't enough fundC. the measurement of their work is very difficultD. their work is less important than that of other workers8. What should a firm consider in designing a new pay system?A. The value of each job alone.B. The method of calculating the pay.C. The requirements of each job.D. The labor supply and the cost of living.9. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A. only the Accounts Department is involved in the management of salariesB. different job performances should be given different paymentsC. an evaluation system based on points is usually used to measure management workD. evaluating management work makes no difference from other work10. The main purpose of this passage is to _______.A. explain how the performance of a job can be measured in pointsB. describe the responsibilities of various departmentsC. tell readers how a firm can succeed in adopting a new pay systemD. tell readers how difficult the management work isPassage ThreeSelling skills can be very useful to you in your personal life. For example, have you ever wanted to use someone else's car? You had to use selling skills to persuade the owner to let you use it. When you apply for a job, you should really be trying to persuade the employer that you will be good employee. If you run for an elected office in an organization, you are really trying to sell yourself to others. You are trying to convince people that you have good ideas and will provide the type of leadership needed by that organization. Selling involves persuading others to accept your ideas or your advice.Selling skills are also important in most jobs. Business managers want to hire people who are creative, who work well with others, and who contribute to the success of their business. In the world of business, selling is a very important function. Business owners use selling skills to gain acceptance from customers and employees about store policies and procedures. Successful salespeople use selling skills to assist customers in making wise buying decisions.What Is Selling?Selling involves the art of communicating effectively with people — simply explaining how a product or service will benefit the customer. Customers will not purchase a product or service until they are convinced that they will benefit from owning that product or service. The salesperson needs to explain, advise, and generally help the customer. In fact, his most important job is to assist the customer in making a wise buying decision. The word selling is defined as:1. assisting the customer, and2. helping the customer make a wise buying decision.Assisting the CustomerBusiness in America today is very competitive. In our free enterprise system, there are many businesses that sell similar products and services. For example, you can purchase a pair of jeans from a department store, a women’s or men's apparel shop, a specialty store, or a discount store. Because customers can purchase the same product or service from more than one business, it is important that businesses provide polite, friendly service to customers. If customers do not receive polite and capable help from salespeople at a business, they may decide to purchase from another business. Salespeople make sure they provide the help customers expect.Helping the Customer Make a Wise Buying DecisionThe most important responsibility of any salesperson is to help customers make wise buying decisions. Customers have made wise buying decisions when they receive benefits from the products or services they have purchased. These benefits are called buyer benefits. A buyer benefit is the gain or personal benefit customers receive from the products or services they purchase. The salesperson's job is to make sure his customers purchase the products or services which will most benefit them.The Importance of SellingSelling is important to our economy, to business, and to the American people. In order to understand its importance, you need to be familiar with some basic facts about each segment of the American economy.The economy of our country is divided into three phases: production, marketing, and consumption. Production refers to the physical creation of goods and services. Farming, mining, fishing, lumbering, and manufacturing make up the production phase of our economy. Thousands of goods and services are produced each year. These goods and services, however, do not sell themselves. After goods and services have been produced, they must be made available to consumers for purchase. Marketing is the process through which goods and services flow from the producer to the consumer. Wholesalers and retailers make up the marketing phase of our economy.Selling is the most important marketing function performed by retail and wholesale businesses. Wholesalers buy from producers and sell to retailers. Retailers buy from producers and wholesalers and sell to consumers. Consumers are the users of goods and services in our society. The process of using goods and services is called consumption.What contribution does selling make to our economy? The role of selling in our society is to identify and provide the goods and services that will satisfy the needs and wants of the consumer. Manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers all depend on customers to purchase products and services. When a business's sales decline, the company usually reduces the number of its employees. The jobs of the many people who produce and provide goods and services, therefore, depend on successful salespeople. When customers purchase products and services, they help create employment in manufacturing, wholesaling, and retailing. Full employment in our country creates additional purchasing power for our consumers. Selling, therefore, assists in maintaining the high standard of living enjoyed in our country.What contribution does selling make to a business? The role of business in society is toprovide the types of products and services which consumers need and want. It is the job of the salesperson, as the business's representative, to satisfy the customers' needs and wants. Salespeople, and the manner in which they treat customers, can really determine the success or failure of most businesses.What contribution does selling make to the American consumer? Salespeople are often the only contact a customer has with a business. Salespeople represent the business to the customer. They should offer sincere, honest, friendly, and courteous service to customers. The salesperson's job is to make sure the customer benefits from purchasing a product or service. Salespeople can save customers time and money by providing product information, showing how a product or service will benefit the customer, and making sure customers purchase the products and services which will best meet their needs and wants.11.The main idea of the first paragraph is ________.A. the importance of selling skills in managing a companyB. the importance of selling skills in job-huntingC. the importance of selling skills in one’s personal lifeD. the importance of selling skills in borrowing12.Selling is defined in this article as _______________________________A. helping the customer, and helping him make a wise buying decisionB. getting customers to buy goodsC. getting customers to buy servicesD. Both B and C13.Business in America today is very competitive, because ___________.A. there are too many kinds of goods in the marketB. there are not many demanding customersC. there are too many similar kinds of goods or servicesD. there are too many businesses14.The three phases of the American economy are ____________________.A. manufacture, wholesale and retailB. production, sale and after-sale serviceC. production, marketing and consumptionD. production, consumption and service15.Which of the following is NOT true?A. Salespeople represent a business to the customer.B. Salespeople must offer satisfactory service to customers.C. Salespeople should help customers buy the products that will best benefit customers.D. The success or failure of salespeople has little to do with the success or failure of a business in most cases.Passage FourThe so-called Americanization phenomenon seems to be a consequence of the recent globalization in our world. If we find American products worldwide, it is also increasinglycommon to find Asian products in the United States.Going to any country in Asia nowadays, we are going to see a lot of the American icons (图标)everywhere. A few years ago when I was in Ho-Chi-Min City, formerly known as Saigon, I was completely astonished at the number of billboards advertising products from multinational companies, many of them American. It is unforgettable for me—the vision of the spectacular Coca-Cola billboard on a Ho-Chi-Min Street.Living in the United Slates now, I am discovering many Asian products in America, from food to movies. In one day in San Francisco, or Seattle, or Houston, we can buy Sisheido cosmetics from Japan at the Galleria Mall, have sushi(寿司) and sashimi(生鱼片) in one of the many Japanese restaurants in the city, go to the cinema and enjoy the beautiful American-Chinese movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, and take home spring rolls from one of the many Chinese restaurants in town.I understand that a great many people would like to hold hack the globalization process in the world because they think they are losing their own culture, but it is very difficult to stop this process. We can only try to be critical and choose what is best for us to have or to buy.However, many people think that young people are not free to choose when they are constantly exposed to attractive advertisements that are specially made to capture the youth market. Peaceful protests could be arranged just to help people to think about the situation, but the tendency in our world is that we want globalization, but we don't want to lose our own culture.16. The Americanization phenomenon is more possible to be the result of ______.A. the influence of Americanization on the worldB. the influence of the West on the EastC. the globalization in the worldD. American products worldwide17. What was the author in the passage particularly impressed by?A. The wonderful American-Chinese movie.B. The delicious Japanese food in American cities.C. The high quality of Asian products.D. The fantastic advertisement for an American product.18.We can learn from the passage that one of the consequences of globalization that manypeople worry about is ______.A. the spread of culture from one country to anotherB. the destruction of cultural identitiesC. the prevalence of American cultureD. the resistance to globalization worldwide19. What attitude should we have towards the globalization process?A. Disapproving.B. Pessimistic.C. Critical.D. Indifferent.20. Young people today can't really choose what they should buy because they _______.A. are influenced by American cultureB. don't know what is suitable for themC. are critical about everything in the worldD. are faced with too many powerful advertisementsPassage FiveThe appeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effects. Consumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisement. For example, some advertisers appealed to people's desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising automotive products that improve gasoline mileage. Some of the products work. Others are worthless and a waste of consumers' money.Sometimes advertising is intentionally misleading. A few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters (节食者. with the message that there were fewer calories (热量单位,大卡) in every slice. It turned out that the bread was not dietetic (适合于节食的), but just regular bread. There were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loaf.On the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumer's real concerns. Consider fire insurance. Fire insurance may be sold by appealing to fear of loss. But fear of loss is the real reason for fire insurance. The security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most people. If consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertising.Each consumer must evaluate her or his own situation. Are the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the product. Consumers still control the final buying decision.21. Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by ________.A. stressing their high qualityB. convincing him of their low priceC. maintaining a balance between quality and priceD. appealing to his buying motives22. The reason why the bread advertisement is misleading is that ________.A. thin slices of bread could contain more caloriesB. the loaf was cut into regular slicesC. the bread was not genuine breadD. the total number of calories in the loaf remained the same23. The passage tells us that _________.A. sometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer needsB. advertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they don't needC. the buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisementsD. fire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment24. It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should ________.A. think carefully about the benefits described in the advertisementsB. guard against the deceiving nature of advertisementsC. be familiar with various advertising strategiesD. avoid buying products that have strong emotional appeal25. The passage is mainly about _________.A. how to make a wise buying decisionB. ways to protect the interests of the consumerC. the positive and negative aspects of advertisingD. the function of advertisements in promoting salesPassage SixThe Supreme Court's recent decision allowing regional interstate banks has done away with one restriction in America's banking operation, although many others still remain. Although the ruling does not apply to very large money-center banks, it is a move in a liberalizing direction that could in the end push Congress into framing a sensible legal and regulatory system that allows banks to plan their future beyond the next court case.The restrictive laws that the courts are interpreting are mainly a legacy(遗赠物)of the bank failures of the 1930's. The current high rate of bank failure—higher than at any time since the Great Depression—has made legislators afraid to remove the restrictions. While their legislative timidity (胆怯)is understandable, it is also mistaken. One reason so many American banks are getting into trouble is precisely that the old restrictions make it hard for them to build a domestic base large and strong enough to support their activities in today's telecommunicating round-the-clock, around-the-world financial markets.In trying to escape from these restrictions, banks are taking enormous, and what should be unnecessary, risks. For instance, would a large bank be buying small, failed savings banks at inflated prices if federal law and states regulations permitted that bank to explain instead through the acquisition of financially healthy banks in the region? Of course not. The solution is clear. American banks will be sounder when they are not geographically limited.The house of Representative's banking committee has shown part of the way forward by recommending common-sensible, though limited, legislation for a five-year transition to nationwide banking. This would give regional banks time to group together to form counterweights to the big money-center banks. Without this breathing space the big money-center banks might soon extend across the country to develop. But any such legislation should be regarded as only a way station on the road towards a complete examination of American's suitable banking legislation.26. The restrictive banking laws of the 1930's are still on the book because _______.A. the bank failures of the 1930's were caused by restrictive courtsB. banking has not changed during the past 50 yearsC. legislators believe banking problems similar to those of the Depression still exist todayD. the banking system is too restrictive, but no alternatives have been suggested27. According to the author, the change to a nationwide banking system should be _______.A. postponed until the consequences can be evaluatedB. gradual so that regional banks have a chance to compete with larger banksC. immediate because we can't afford any more bank failuresD. much faster to overcome legislative fear28. It can be inferred from the passage that _______.A. many restrictions in banking operation have been cancelledB. the ruling of removing the restriction can make the banks plan their future freelyC. the ruling of removing the restriction can't be applicable to all banksD. the old restrictions will be helpful to set up a powerful domestic base29. What is the author's attitude towards the current banking laws?A. Tolerant and disapproved.B. Concerned and dissatisfied.C. Understandable and indifferent.D. Supportive and admirable.30. The main idea of the passage is that _______.A. despite many bank failures, the nature of banking has not really changed so muchB. the current banking law must be useful to today's banksC. center banks currently have too much power as compared with the regional banksD. banks have been forced to take needless and dangerous risks due to the restrictions Passage SevenOver the past decade, American companies have tried hard to find ways to discourage senior managers from feathering their own nests at the expense of their shareholder. The three most popular reforms have been recruiting more outside directors in order to make boards more independent, linking bosses' pay to various performance measures, and giving bosses share options, so that they have the same long-term interests as their shareholders.These reforms have been widely adopted by America's larger companies, and surveys suggest that many more companies are thinking of following their lead. But have they done any good? Three papers presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in Boston this week suggest not. As is usually the case with boardroom tinkering, the consequences have differed from those intended.Start with those independent boards. On the face of it, dismissing the boss's friends from the board and replacing them with outsiders looks a perfect way to make senior managers more accountable. But that is not the conclusion of a study by Professor James Westphal. Instead, he found that bosses with a boardroom full of outsiders spend much of their time building alliances, doing personal favors and generally pleasing the outsiders.All too often, these seductions succeed. Mr. Westphal found that, to a remarkable degree,"independent" boards pursue strategies that are likely to favor senior managers rather than shareholders. Such companies diversify their business, increase the pay of executives and weaken the link between pay and performance.To assess the impact of performance-related pay, Mr. Westphal asked the bosses of 103 companies with sales of over $ 1 billion what measurements were used to determine their pay. The measurements varied widely, ranging from sales to earnings per share. But the researcher's big discovery was that bosses attend to measures that affect their own incomes and ignore or play down other factors that affect a company's overall success.In short, bosses are quick to turn every imaginable system of corporate government to their advantage-which is probably why they are the people who are put in charge of things. Here is paradox for the management theorists: any boss who can not beat a system designed to keep him under control is probably not worth having not beat a system designed to keep him under control is probably not worth having.31. What is the purpose of the large companies in recruiting outsiders and putting them on the board of directors?A.To diversify the business of the corporation.B.To enhance the cooperation between the senior managers and the board directors.C.To protect the interests of the shareholders.D.To introduce effective reforms in business management.32. What does Professor James Westphal’s study suggest?A.With a boardroom full of outsiders, senior managers work more conscientiously.B.Outside board directors tend to be more independent.C.Boardroom reforms have failed to achieve the desired result.D.Cooperation between senior managers and board directors suffered from the reforms.33. The word “seduction” in the fourth paragraph probably means “____”A. efforts to conquerB. exertions to understandC. endeavors to increase profitsD. attempts to win over34. Which of the following statements is true?A. Corporate executives in general are worth the high pay they receive.B. The income of corporate executives is proportional to the growth of corporate profits.C. Corporate executives tend to take advantage of their position to enrich themselves.D. The performance of corporate executives affects their own interests more than those of the shareholders.35. How does the author feel about the efforts to control senior executives?A. approving.B. optimistic.C. positive.D. doubtfulPassage EightHenry Ford, the famous U.S. inventor and car manufacturer, once said, “The business of America is business.” By this he meant that the U.S. way of life is based on the values of the business world.。
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商务英语阅读(课后练习答案)Chapter One: EconomicsLesson OneI• Check your comprehension: Decide if the sentences are T or F. Write T or F before each sentence. Compare your answer with your pair.l.T 2.T 3. F 4. F 5. FII• Familiar yourself with the following key terms:A.Choose the statement that defines one of the business terms given below.L distribute 2. purchase 3・ loan4.resource5.interest6. supplierB.Identify the English expressions of the following Chinese terms.1.unemployment rate2.financial affairs3.auto loanitary pursuits5.civilian pursuits6.raise money7.medical careS.economic concernsIII.Vocabulary practice: Filling in the blanks with the proper words or expressions you have learned from the text given below to finish the following sentences.1.distributed2. varying3. economic4. purchasing5.resources 6・ exchange 7.campaign & issueIV・ Translation.1.人类有多种需耍和需求。
2021商务英语BEC初级阅读理解练习题及答案
2021商务英语BEC初级阅读理解练习题及答案(4)【BEC】•不过免费重读!202*年商务英语考试(BEC)全程课程火热开售中>>I will always remember my mother‘s last few days in this world.On February 14th,2000,my class went on a field trip to the beach. I had so much fun. When we returned to school,my teacher told me to go to the headmaster‘s office. When I got into the office,I saw a police officer. Suddenly I realized something was wrong. The police officer told me what had happened and we went to pick my sister up. After that,we went to the hospital and waited. Time went slowly. Finally,we got to see our mother. It was terrible.On the next day,the headmaster came and told my two teachers what had happened. I was taking a rest that day. I knew it had something to do with my mother. I kept thinking that she either died or had gotten better. How I wishedthat she had gotten better. When my teacher took meoutside,my sister ran up to me. She started crying,“She ‘s gone. Teresa,mommy’s gone. She‘s dead.” I couldn’t believe it. We jumped into the car and drove straight to the hospital. Most of my family were there. The silence was terrible. I knew I had to say goodbye.Today when I look back,I still miss my mother very much,but I know that I will live. My mother was a strong mother,who had the biggest heart. My mother was an angel walking on the earth. I will always remember her as living. When someone is asked who their hero (英雄) is,they usually say someone famous,like Michael Jordan or Britney Spears. When someone asks me who my hero is,I tell them,my mother. My mother lives every day. That is what makes her a true hero.根据以上短文内容,然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择选项。
BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案分享
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BEC商务英语初级阅读试题及答案分享1Trouble with TeamworkMary Owen examines the role and efficiency of teamsRecruiters say that candidates who can give examples ofwork they have done as members of a successful team are in asstrong a position as those who can point to significant individualachievement. Indeed, too much of the latter may suggest thatthe person concerned is not a 'team player' - one of the moreserious failings in the book of management.The importance of being a team player is a side effect of the increasing interaction acrossdepartments and functional divides. Instead of pushing reports, paperwork and decisions aroundthe organisation, 'teams provide a dynamic meeting place where ideas can be shared and expertisemore carefully targeted at important business issues,' says Steve Gardner, in his book KeyManagement Concepts. He adds, 'Globalisation has added a further dimension to teamwork.Multinational teams now study policy decisions in the light of their impact on the local market.' But is teamworking being overdone? 'Some managers are on as many as seven or eightdifferent teams', says Dr Cathy Bandy,a psychologist who recently ran a conference on thesubject. 'They take up so much time that managers can't get on with core tasks.' Forming teamsand having meetings has, she says, become an end in itself, almost regardless of purpose. There isalso the danger of an unhealthy desire to keep the team going after the work has been done. 'People feel the need to belong, and team membership can provide a kind of psychologicalsupport.' The idea behind teamworking is that, when the right group of people is brought together, a'force' develops which is greater than the sum of their individual talents. This is often true in sport,where good players can reach unexpected heights as members of an international team.However,few business situations have as clear a set of objectives, or as clear criteria of success orfailure, as winning a match.'In business, everyone needs to be clear about what the challenge is and whether a team isthe right way of approaching it', says Steve Gardner. 'Unfortunately, people focus instead on whothe members of the team should be and what roles they are to play' Dr Bandy agrees. 'There isalways a danger that teams can turn into committees,' she says. 'In a lot of situations, one or twoindividuals would be much more effective.'So what makes a successful team? There are some general qualities that have been identified.Steve Gardnerrecommends that in every team there should be someone who is good atresearching ideas and another who is good at shooting down impractical ones. There should bethose who can resolve the tensions that naturally occur in a team and others who are focused ongetting the job done. Also, providing a clear and achievable target at the outset is the best way ofensuring that the team will move on to greater things.13 What point does the writer make about teamworking at the beginning of the article?A It is the most successful form of management.B It has changed the recruitment procedure in companies.C Well-run teams still allow individuals to demonstrate their talents.D Being a team player is now considered an essential management skill.14 According to the article, teamwork developed within companies as a response toA modern office design.B changing work practices.C a reduction in administrative tasks.D the expansion of international business.15 In the third paragraph, Dr Bandy suggests thatA many employees do not enjoy working in teams.B some managers are not very effective team leaders.C some teams are created unnecessarily.D few teams are well organised.16 According to the writer, teamwork is more effective in the field of sport because the playersA know what they want to achieve.B are more competitive by nature.C have more individual talent.D can be driven by national pride.17 Steve Gardner and Dr Bandy agree that when a business team is created people do notpay enough attention toA the structure of the team.B alternatives to the team.C selecting the team members.D directing the team's activities.18 What is Steve Gardner's advice on operating a successful team?A Maintain a flexible approach to membership.B Allow personalities to develop within the team.C Select people who fit naturally into certain roles.D Make every effort to avoid conflict between members.参考答案及解析《Trouble with Teamwork》,团队合作的麻烦。
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FTTFFF FFFFTT3. phrase translation1) E-C translationbilateral relationship 双边关系Euro zone 欧元区Sovereign wealth fund 主权财富基金Trade agreement 贸易协定Trade bill 贸易法案Raise hackles 惹怒Economic relation 经济关系Exchange rate 汇率Monetary policy 货币政策Heat up 升温2)C-E translation国际收支经常项目顺差current account surpluses竞选运动election campaign成员国member states除…以外aside from出口紧贴export subsidies消费者感知consumer perception代表on behalf of知识产权intellectual property外资收购foreign takeover4. sentence translation1. interest and attention on the new EU-Russia trade agreement gained momentum after EU leaders’ travel to Russia in May in an attempt to resolve their differences across a range of issues.2. he sat down and fired off a furious letter to the Indian government, describing a radical change of the US policy towards textile imports.3. the Republican leadership in the US government will soon lift its cap on cigar imports from Cuba, replaced by a monitoring system which will be put in place for 2008.4.the renowned economist proposed that the Finnish government set up a sovereign wealth fund, modeled on China Investment Corp (CIC).5. before the bilateral free-trade agreement these two countries reached in 2007, their strategic sectors, such as cotton and woolen, electronics, mining, car producing, etc. had been off limits to foreign investors.6. “aside form the technical difficulties, there are heavy financial and political costs associated with the measures necessary to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases,” said an e xpert at this year’s Sino-Korea summit7. as negotiations continued last night in Tokyo, Japanese government officials said they were hopeful they could pull off a summit with China in Beijing but stressed nothing had been finalized.8. in a previous career, I spent many years negotiating on behalf of the EU with the Russian and Chinese governments on everything from Siberian overflight rights to the terms of China’saccession to the World Trade Organization.9. Mexico and the US squabbled over poultry imports, which may disrupt the lifting of agricultural tariffs under the North American Free Trade Agreement.10. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Forum 2007 will take place shortly before the WTO ministerial conference in Hong Kong next month.5. CLOZERussian bilateral accession little supplier issued political domestic EU sectorsChapter 22. FFTFF TTTFT3. phrase translation1) E-CConsumer-goods 消费品Discount retailers 折扣零售商Brand equity 品牌资产价值Advertising budget 广告预算Real-time sales date 现实销售数据Sales promotion 促销Profit margin 盈利Scanner data 扫描数据2)C-E价格溢价price premium基线销售baseline sales减价price reductions广告支出advertising spending营销组合marketing mix非折扣价销售溢价quantity premium产品系列范围(品类)product-line length (variety)美元分配allocation of dollars4. sentence translation1. the government has allocated $0.1 billion to the development and utilization of renewable energy in rural areas.2. we should not develop the Western region at eth expense of environment. Therefore the government has been following a sustainable development road attaching equal importance to economic development and environmental protection.3. as a big responsible nation, China will strictly abide by the WTO rules and honor its commitments.4. the raid growth in China’s grain production can be ascribed to the fact that the Chinese government has implemented a seriesof reform policy and measures in the rural areas, such as raising the prices of grain purchased by the state.5. in the globalization ear, not all countries play on the level playground. Some developingcountries had to adhere to some marketing principles or even accede to the request of some governments.6. over the past year, the globalinvestment demand was on the wane; the major would currenciessuffered swift turbulence and some emerging markets underwent severe financial crises.7. networks fundamentally alter the nature of competition and level the playing filed, especially for smaller business regardless of the barriers like time and distance.8. through micro credit projects, with the credit available on demand, farmers are able to pay back both the principle and interest in time.9. China’s vigorous economic development is indicative of the fact that China has become one of the countries that enjoy the highest economic growth speed in the world.10. with the reform of the wholly state-owned commercial banks, when some qualified commercial banks seek listing in the stock market, others certainly will follow suit.5. clozeBlame damaged short-term building profitability arm boosts orientation moreover loweringChapter 32. FTFTT FTTFF3. phrase translation1) E-CPrivileged minority享有特权的额少数人Gas station 加油站Marketing research 市场调查Professional competence 专业技能A sales point 卖点Product design 产品设计Potential consumer 潜在顾客Business disaster 商业灾难2)C-E日常生活daily life广告造势活动advertising campaigns物理特性physical characteristics视觉现象visual imagination国内媒体national media销售增长a sale increase销售渠道distribution system产品导向性的广告product-oriented adverting4. sentence translation1. expertshave attribute the main cause of the company’s poor performance to its poor HR functions, especially the appointment of the senior management.2. British Airways intends to create a more flexible and modern corporate culture through the relocation.3. rumors about redundancy make the company at its worst in terms of moral ever since its foundation.4. after financial scandals. Many companies can only resort to charity activities to improve their corporate image.5. politicians should not engage in business affairs that might affect their political judgment.6. as a sleeping partner of the enterprise, he is entitled to share the profit, but is deprive ofparticipating in its management.7. after watching this interviews, she realizes how difficult it is to be a venture capitalist. For one thing, you need to have the money; for another, you need to have the insight to pick the right (promising) start-ups.8. to enter a specific market, in addition to acquire sufficient knowledge about our target customers, we also need to know about the local policies and abide by them.9. with the efforts of these university students, it was brought to light that this world-famous multinational had established some sweat factories in China.10. in a time when customers change constantly and rapidly in their needs, only companies who are quick to respond can survive and succeed in the end.5. clozeSincere privileged led constitutes intellectual resort instead reduce clients divertChapter 42. FTTTF FTFFT3 phrase translation1)E-C translationMobility of people 人口流动Supplier networks 供应商网络Standardized items 标准零配件Specialist manufacturing technology 特殊制造技术Complementary economies 互补经济体Anti-Japanese sentiment 反日情绪Foreign affiliates 外方合伙人,外国附属公司Go public 上市2)并购mergers and acquisitions海外扩张overseas expansion全球化战略globalization strategy保护主义措施protectionist measures知识产权intellectual property right贸易伙伴trading partners资本投入capital investment4. sentence translation1. vendors now offer systems that work only with their hardware, but they are trying to make their equipment integrate with others’ hardware.2. agricultural exports, by contrast, respond immediately, growing at an annual rate of 17.7 percent in 1980 and 1981.3.this book takes a strategic view of business and develops the ability to take a multidisciplinary approach to managing a business and resolving problems and issues.4. thanks to the recession and 9/11, Mayor Michael Bloomberg must contend with whopping budget deficit projected to 60 million.5. dispose of batteries properly. Do not throw them into fire or expose to high temperature.6. in the future, in addition to syndicating our groups’ efforts, we will ally with foreign companiesto leverage advantages and enhance global competitiveness.7. we are certain that in due course of time, the economic reforms will have bought about results and benefits that will go beyond China’s boundaries.8. one of the major banks has lowered its interest rate and the other bank is expected to follow suit.9. during these quarterly meetings, it’s the boss’s responsibility to respond to each manager’s plan.10. we will put in place a new order of the socialist market economy through completing the market system and rectifying and regulating the market behavior.5.clozeAmbivalent integration hindered from by shortage options acquisitions strategy alliance craft。