Unit 1 1
Text A The Great American Slowdown 1
Text B Inflation Everywhere 5
Text C Viewpoint:Anatomy of a Meltdown 9
Unit 2 13
Text A International Cooperation to Cope with High Oil Prices 13
Text B Future Shock 17
Text C The Benefits and the Curse of Oil 20
Unit 3 24
Text A Merrill Facing Lawsuit over Securities Sale 24
Text B Brand Olympics Underway 28
Text C How J.P.Morgan Steered Clear of the Credit Crunch 32
Unit 4 35
Text A Marketing 35
Text B Marketing Group Merely"Selling a Dream" 39
Text C Harley-Davidson Tries to Rejuvenate Its Business 42
Unit 5 46
Text A E-Commerce 46
Text B E-commerce with Chinese Characteristics 51
Text C Amazon Outlook Bright Despite New Threats 54
Unit 6 58
Text A The'Strong'Yuan 58
Text B Continuous Rise of Yuan Hits Textile Export Firms 62
Text C What's Behind U.S.Pressure on Renminbi Exchange Rate? 65
Unit 7 69
Text A Bill Gates 69
Text B Fortune 500 Women CEOs 73
Text C Ben Bemanke 76
Unit 8 80
Text A History of Insurance 80
Text B Car Insurance Guide 85
Text C Why Insurance Is High and Hard to Get 87
Unit 9 91
Text A Reconstruction Starts in Areas of China Hit by the Earthquake 91
Text B Hopes that the Olympics Would Cure Chinese Market Woes have been Dashed 96
Text C Consumers Spend More As Gasoline Prices Fall 99
Unit 10 102
Text A America Drops,Asia Shops 102
Text B Wal-Mart 2Q Profit up 17%,Raises Outlook 107
Text C Trade Barriers Toughen With Global Slump 110
Unit 11 114
Text A Who Will Profit When Google Exits from China? 114
Text B Google's Exit:a Deliberate Plot 119
Text C Google Hits Exit Key 122
Unit 12 127
Text A Bond Worry:Will China Keep Buying? 127
Text B Market to Dictate US Holdings 132
Text C Tricky Dick and the Dollar 135
Unit 13 138
Text A China's Own Version of the Real Estate Bust 138
Text B Ratio Rentals 142
Text C Home Improvements 146
参考答案 149
课文参考译文 164
参考文献及报刊网站 199