商务英语阅读(第二版) 王关富 Unit4The Incredible Shrinking Europe 课后答案

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1、Unit4TheIncredibleShrinkingEuropeExercises1.Answerstothequestionsonthetext:1)WhatwasthedreamthattheEurophileswerefamiliarwith?TheirdreamwastomakeE.U.anewlyemboldenedworldpowersteppinguptocalmtroublespots,usingaidandpersuasionwhereitcould,butpreparedtosendintroopswhenithadto.2)Whydo

2、esthepassagesaythatEuropeisaremarkablygoodplacetolive?BecauseEuropeismorestable,safe,greenandculturallydiversethanmostpartsoftheworldandaqualitylifecanbeguaranteedinE.U.states.3)DoesthegoodlifeathomemakeEuropestrongabroad?Why?No,agoodlifeathomedoesn’tmeanastrongEuropeabroad.Because

3、theE.U.mayhaveallthesoft-powercredentialsintheworld,butonthegrandstageithaslackedtheweightandinfluenceofothersonsomebigissues.4)WhatdoCriticsthinkoftheselectionofHermanVanRompuyandCatherineAshtonasEurope'sPresidentandForeignMinister?Theyconsidertheselectionassymbolicofalackofvision

4、anditmeansthegroupingwillhavetoreconcileitselftofiveyearsofunderperformance.5)WhatcanbelistedasE.U.’sachievementsintheyearsaround1980saccordingtothepassage?Byextendinganareaofpeaceandliberalgovernmenttotheeast,theE.U.hasdonemuchtocalmapartoftheworldthatnotlongagowasthecockpitformur

5、derousrivalries.6)InwhatwaycanEuroperealizeitsowndreamsandthoseofothersaccordingtothepassage?Ithastoactasatruesingleblocandwinotherstoitsside.7)WhydoestheGermangovernmentfaceenormousdomesticchallengesinadmittingitsforcesinAfghanistanaretheretofight,nottobehumanitarianworkersinunifo

6、rm?BecauseoneofmodernEurope'smostcherishedconvictionsisthattheforceofarmsrarelysettlespoliticaldisputesforlongandEuropeanpublicopinioninthe20thcenturyseemsunwillingtocommittothewarinAfghanistanforthelonghaul.8)WhatrolesdidGermanyplayinEuropeinthe20thcentury?Forthelasthalfofthe20thc

7、entury,GermanywasattheheartoftheEuropeanexperiment.ButsincetheendoftheColdWar,ithassteppedbackfromtheE.U.andbegunstrengtheningtieswithRussia.9WhataretheadvantagesforE.U.tobechosenastheWhiteHouse’spartner?TheadvantagesarethatEuropeisrichanddemocratic,anditsvaluesareclosertothoseofth

8、eU.S.thanthoseofanywhereel