第四讲
unit 2 Economy
主要内容:
本文归纳了推动新经济向前发展的的十项基本原则,并对各项原则进行简要的说明.这十项原则包括物质matter,空间space,时间time,人员people,增长growth,价值value,效率efficency,市场market,交易transaction和刺激impulse. 同时介绍了中国加入WTo谈判的一些基本知识，简明阐述了21世纪的管理者应具备的素质。 学完本课后，应该对未来的经济规则和经济发展的趋势有一个大致的了解并能够用英语进行简单的经济方面的讨论和交流。
课文词汇及语法:
Dialogue
cooperation n. 合作,公司 net profit 纯利润
benefit n. 获利,赢利 open policy 开放政策
investment n.投资 advanced technology 高科技
investor n.投资商 transfer of technology 科技交流
loan n.贷款 production line 生产线
contract n.合同 financial outlay 财务支出
negotiate v. 谈判,磋商 registered capital 注册资金
risk n. 风险 legal representative 法人代表
cash n. 现金 raw material 原材料
assessment n. 评价,评估 income tax 个人所得税
import/export n. 进口/出口 the Board (members)董事会(成员)
1. cooperation.公司 (firm, company, concern)
joint ventures 合资企业
state-owned company 国有企业
overseas-funded company 外资企业
2. preferential treatment 优惠待遇
most-favored nation treatment 最惠国待遇
prefer A to B 更喜欢A
e.g. I prefer black tea to green tea. 我喜欢红茶胜过绿茶.
prefer doing A to doing B
e.g. I prefer walking to cycling. 我宁愿走路也不骑车.
prefer to do宁愿
e.g. I should prefer to waiting him here until evening. 我宁愿在这里等到天黑.
prefer to do A rather than do B
e.g. I prefer to go out with you rather than stay at home.我愿意和你出去不想呆在家里.
3. It should be a happy marriage.这会是一次愉快的联姻.
marriage: combination.
e.g. IT industry is the marriage of many other related industries.
marry v. 结婚,嫁,娶
e.g. John married Susan last year.
John has married Susan for a year. (N)
be married (with sb) for some time
e.g. John has been married with Susan for a year.
They have been married for 30 years.
Have you married? (N)
Are you married? - Not yet, I’m still single.