英语等级四级考试阅读讲解六

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.