现代商务英语综合教程 第6册PDF电子书下载

CHAPTER 1 Money 1

Background Case:Call for New 1,000-yuan Note Falls Flat 1

Listening 2

Reading:Personal Budgets 6

Translation 11

Speaking 13

Writing 14

Additional Reading:US Dollar History 14

CHAPTER 2 Banking 17

Background Case:Washington Mutual Closed in Largest US Bank Failure 17

Listening 18

Reading:The Grasshoppers and the Ants—A Contemporary Fable 21

Translation 27

Speaking 29

Writing 30

Additional Reading:How the Cards Are Cut 30

CHAPTER 3 Inflation 35

Background Case:Queen Wants a Pay Rise?! 35

Listening 36

Reading:The Great Inflation Cover-up 38

Translation 45

Speaking 46

Writing 47

Additional Reading:Inflation vs.Deflation 47

CHAPTER 4 Exchange Rates 51

Background Case:Life's a Beach as S Koreans Cash in on Rising Won 51

Listening 52

Reading:What Happens Ifthe Dollar Crashes? 54

Translation 59

Speaking 61

Writing 62

Additional Reading:China's Exchange Rate Policy and Trade Imbalances 62

CHAPTER 5 Business Cycle 67

Background Case:Ireland Offers Tips to Weather Recession 67

Listening 68

Reading:Graduates Face a Hard Road to the Top 70

Translation 75

Speaking 76

Writing 77

Additional Reading:Darwin's Recessionary Tip:Act like a Beetle 77

CHAPTER 6 The Role of Government 81

Background Case:Govt Steps Up Heat on Google 81

Listening 82

Reading:The Role of Government 84

Translation 91

Speaking 93

Writing 93

Additional Reading:The Declaration of Independence 94

CHAPTER7 Economic Crisis 99

Background Case:IMF Warns Global Financial Markets Fragile,Systemic Risks Elevated 99

Listening 100

Reading:The Specter of Stagflation 103

Translation 110

Speaking 112

Writing 112

Additional Reading:A Nightmare on Wall Street 113

CHAPTER8 Antitrust 117

Background Case:EU Files Antitrust Charges Against Intel 117

Listening 118

Reading:Monopoly 122

Translation 128

Speaking 129

Writing 129

Additional Reading:Mulling the Merger 130

CHAPTER 9 Intellectual Property Rights 133

Background Case:Kaspersky Claims Compensation from Rising 133

Corporation 133

Listening 134

Reading:The Crow and the Owl 137

Translation 144

Speaking 146

Writing 146

Additional Reading:Key Forms of Intellectual Property 147

CHAPTER 10 International Trade Barriers 151

Background Case:Chinese Exports Face More Technical Barriers 151

Listening 152

Reading:Free Trade Without the WTO 155

Translation 161

Speaking 162

Writing 163

Additional Reading:The Tariff Idea 164

CHAPTER11 Energy and Environment 167

Background Case:China Adopts Recycling Law to Boost Sustainable Development 167

Listening 168

Reading:Food vs.Fuel 171

Translation 178

Speaking 179

Writing 179

Additional Reading:Greenhouse Effect and Its Proposed Solutions 180

CHAPTER 12 Globalization 185

Background Case:Even the IBM PC and the Boeing 777 Aren't All American 185

Listening 186

Reading:Globalization,Yes,Globalization,No 189

Translation 197

Speaking 198

Writing 199

Additional Reading:Globalization in the World Economy 199