商务英语综合教程上册课件第二版房玉靖 ISBN9787566303288 PPTUnit 8.ppt

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1、商务英语综合教程ISBN：978-7-81134--2011年11月第2版Unit8TheCostsofEconomicGrowthIntroductionTheeconomyhasdevelopedgreatlyinthepastyears,andpeople’slifehaschangedalotwithinventionoftelephones,automobiles,computersetc.However,theweatherisbecomingwarmerandwarmer;theairandwaterarepollutedmoreandmoreseriously

2、.NewWordsdesirableadj.可取的，值得拥有的overwhelmingadj.势不可挡的philosophern.哲学家stationaryadj.稳定的，固定的exceedv.超过，超越pivotaladj.关键性的，核心的jeopardizev.损害accumulatev.积累NewWordsaccruev.逐渐增长affluentadj.富裕的dislocationn.混乱paradoxn.悖论megalopolisn.特大城市Notes1.Citizensandscholarsaretodayraisingafundamentalquestion:Is

3、economicgrowthdesirable?如今，公民和学者们都提出了一个根本问题：经济增长是否可取？2.toputitonlyslightlylessgrandly用一种通俗的话来说3.Millactuallylookedforwardtothecomingofa“stationarystate,”providing,ofcourse,thatthepopulationproblemcouldbehandledandadecentstandardoflifecouldbeguaranteedtotheworkingclasses.这句话中的providing作连词用，含

4、义为：以……为条件，相当于provided.stationarystate稳定状态Notes4.Theargumenthasmanyvariants,butitisbuiltaroundtwofundamentalthemes.争议的形式各有不同，但都是围绕两个主题的。Variants：变体，不同的形式。5.outofeconomicnecessity出自于经济需要6.“keepingupwiththeJones”意为“赶上琼斯家”，指与他人攀比，非要胜任一筹的行事方式。Jones是非常普通的英文名字，此处指左邻右舍、亲朋同事等。Notes7.Similarly,inthec

5、aseofproducer-induceddemand,businessfirmsadvertisetoconvincetheconsumersthattheyneedthegoodsthattheywouldnothavemissedhadtheadvertisingandtheadditionalproductionneveroccurred。Toconvincetheconsumers后带一个以that引导的名词从句作宾语。其中包含一个that引导的定语从句修饰thegoods.这个定语从句中用的是虚拟语气，had…neveroccurred是条件句的一种形式，相当于i

6、f…hadneveroccurred.Notes8.Indeed,eventhemeasurementofgrowthismadedifficultbythefactthatmanyoftheproductsthatweincludeinourGNPmayactuallybenothingbutcostsofanindustrial-urbansociety.名词从句作fact的同位语。其中thatweincludeinourGNP是定语从句修饰products.Costsofanindustrial-urbansociety工业城市社会所付出的代价。ExercisesCom

7、prehensionoftheTextI.Answerthefollowingquestions.Whatisthefundamentalquestionraisedbycitizensandscholarsconcerningeconomicgrowthtoday?WhatdidthegreateconomistJohnStuartMillyearnfor?Whatisa“stationarystate”?Whatdoesthefirstthemestress?Accordingtothisidea,