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1、Unit8FinanceListeningObjectivesTofamiliarizeyourselfwithtopicoffinance;TolearntotalkaboutfinanceinEnglish.Unit8FinanceWhensomeonetalksabout“finance”,thefirstthingthatcomesintoourmindismoney.Whyisfinanceimportantpersonally?Itconcerns,inourdailylife,food,clothing,shelter,taxes,marriageissues,k
2、nowledgeofmanagingmoneyandevenretirement.Fromtheangleofbusiness,financialmanagementorbusinessfinanceisconcernedwithmanaginganentity’smoney.Therefore,inotherwords,financeisactuallytheartandscienceofmanagingmoney.Finance,asascientificdiscipline,isthestudyofhowtoallocatescarceresourcesovertimeu
3、nderconditionsofuncertainty.Financetheoryconsistsofasetofconceptsthathelptoorganizeone’sthinkingabouthowtoallocateresourcesovertimeandasetofquantitativemodelstohelponeevaluatealternatives,makedecisions,andimplementthem.Andthefinancialsystemisdefinedasthesetofmarketsandotherinstitutionsusedfo
4、rfinancialcontractingandtheexchangeofassetsandrisks;theultimatefunctionofthesystemistosatisfypeople’sconsumptionpreferences.CultureTipUnit8FinanceListentothefollowingsentencesandrepeat.1.Lackofmoneyistherootofallevil.2.Lifeshouldn’tbeprintedondollarbills.3.Inflationistaxationwithoutlegislati
5、on.4.Moneyisaheadache,andmoneyisthecure.5.Wecantellourvaluesbylookingatourcheckbookstubs(票根，存根).6.Budget:amathematicalconfirmationofyoursuspicions.7.Moneyisbetterthanpoverty,ifonlyforfinancialreasons.8.Ifyoumakemoneyyourgod,itwillplagueyoulikethedevil.9.Bankingmaywellbeacareerfromwhichnomanr
6、eallyrecovers.10.Thesafewaytodoubleyourmoneyistofolditoveronceandputitinyourpocket.WarmingupSectionOneListeningSkillsSectionTwoListeningPracticeSectionThreeFurtherListeningSectionFourListeningAppreciationContents1SectionOneListeningSkillsInthissection,youwillhear8shortconversationsandtwolong
7、conversations.Attheendofeachconversation,oneormorequestionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.YoumustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer
