Contents 1
Lesson 1 The Rise of the Standard Oil Company—Rockefeller 1
Text 1
New Words 2
Phrases and Expressions 4
Proper Names 5
Notes 5
Revision 19
Exercises 20
Key to Exercises 28
Translation of the Text 31
Lesson 2 Averting Brain Drain 33
Text 33
New Words 35
Phrases and Expressions 36
Proper Names 37
Notes 38
Revision 48
Exercises 49
Key to Exercises 57
Translation of the Text 60
Lesson 3 The Struggle to Create Creativity 62
Text 62
New Words 64
Phrases and Expressions 67
Proper Names 68
Notes 68
Revision 75
Exercises 76
Key to Exercises 84
Translation of the Text 87
Lesson 4 The New Microeconomics 89
Text 89
New Words 90
Phrases and Expressions 93
Notes 94
Revision 105
Exercises 106
Key to Exercises 114
Translation of the Text 116
Lesson 5 Landmark Intellectual Property Law 118
Text 118
New Words 120
Phrases and Expressions 122
Proper Names 123
Notes 123
Revision 132
Exercises 133
Key to Exercises 142
Translation of the Text 145
Lesson 6 Too Stuffed to Jump 147
Text 147
New Words 149
Phrases and Expressions 152
Proper Names 153
Notes 153
Revision 161
Exercises 162
Key to Exercises 170
Translation of the Text 173
Lesson 7 The New Corporate Culture 175
Text 175
New Words 177
Phrases and Expressions 179
Proper Names 180
Notes 181
Revision 192
Exercises 193
Key to Exercises 201
Translation of the Text 204
Lesson 8 Need Surgery?Bring Vodka and a Bribe 206
Text 206
New Words 209
Phrases and Expressions 212
Proper Names 213
Notes 214
Revision 228
Exercises 229
Key to Exercises 237
Translation of the Text 239
Lesson 9 Polite,Yes;But Not Soft 242
Text 242
New Words 244
Phrases and Expressions 247
Proper Names 248
Notes 249
Revision 259
Exercises 260
Key to Exercises 268
Translation of the Text 271
Lesson 10 China's Early Relations with the West 273
Text 273
New Words 276
Phrases and Expressions 282
Proper Names 283
Notes 285
Revision 295
Exercises 297
Key to Exercises 305
Translation of the Text 308