Unit 1 服务外包和世界性的产业转移 1
Text A．In China,Outsourcing Is No Longer Cheap 1
Text B．The Benefits of Outsourcing for Small Busi-nesses 11
Unit 2 职业教育 17
Text A．High Cost of Driving Ignites Online Classes Boom 17
Text B．Private Education——Is It Worth It? 26
Unit 3 体育经济 33
Text A．A Marketing Formula to Match Eight Gold Medals 33
Text B．China's Economic Miracle at a Crossroads as Olympics Start 41
Unit 4 美国未来领导人的经济政策分析 49
Text A．Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession 49
Text B．Obama Looks to Shift Focus of Campaign to Economy 57
Unit 5 欧盟领导人的主要经济政策 64
Text A．Europe Succumbing to Global Economic Woes 64
Text B．EU Budget Rules Face First Test with Down-turn 73
Unit 6 汽车工业 81
Text A．Auto Industry Feels the Pain of Tight Credit 81
Text B．North American Automakers and Suppliers Face Up to $13 billion in Raw-Materials Risk in 2008 90
Unit 7 太空探索 99
Text A．Up,Up And Ka-Ching! 99
Text B．The Value of Space Exploration 108
Unit 8 人口问题 117
Text A．Population Problems 117
Text B．Population Changes and The Problems They Have Created 127
Unit 9 证券市场 134
Text A．Reforms That Can Boost Securities Markets 134
Text B．More Than A Bear Rally 142
Unit 10 环保问题 149
Text A．Profile:The Business Case for CSR-Angela Stangroom at BMW UK 149
Text B．Green Environment 156
Unit 11 亚洲经济 165
Text A．Fuel Subsidies Overseas Take a Toll on U.S 165
Text B．In Cambodia,Land Seizures Push Thousands of the Poor Into Homelessness 174
Unit 12 中美贸易 181
Text A．Booming,China Faults U.S.Policy on the E-conomy 181
Text B．Some Ads Preach Unity and Togetherness.Some Celebrate the Spirit of Athleticism 189
Unit 13 非洲经济 198
Text A．At Summit,More Promises of African Aid 198
Text B．A Newcomer Is Shaking up Satellite Television in Africa 206
Unit 14 南美经济 213
Text A．Clouds Gather Again Over the Pampas 213
Text B．An Effort to Promote Entrepreneurship in the Developing World Is Bearing Fruit 220
Unit 15 国际投资 230
Text A．Chrysler's Future Cloudy After Year with Cer-berus 230
Text B．Sony to Buy Bertelsmann's Stake for $900M 238
参考答案 245