Lesson 1
1.What Does an Economist Do? 1
2.Look after What We Have 11
3.Mass-Production 21
4.Labels 32
5.Relax and Live 43
6.British Exports and Imports 56
7.Universal Product Code 66
8.Raw Materials for Clothing 77
9.Direct Taxation and Indirect Taxation 89
10.Going to Work in New York 100
11.The First Four Minutes 113
12.Transport and Public Transportation 127
13.Iron and Steel 141
14.Why People Buy 156
Appendices 173
Chinese Translations for Reference 173
Key to the Exercises 186
Vocabulary List 205