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1、商务英语助学材料(1)为了帮助大家更快地掌握商务英语中一些专业词汇，扩充知识血，加深对本门课程的理解，特下载并编辑整理相关资料，人家可有选择的使用学习。1.Economics:TheFoundationofBusinessUnderstandingeconomicsisessentialtounderstandingbusiness・Nosingledefinitionofeconomicssatisfieseveryone,butletslookatoneconcisedescription:Economicsisthestudyofhowasociety(pe
2、ople)choosestousescarceresourcestoproducegoodsandservicesandtodistributethemtopeopleforconsumption.Thisdefinitionraisescertainissuesthatarekeytounderstandingeconomics:(1)resources,(2)goodsandservices,and(3)allocationofbothresourcesandproducts.Let'sdiscusseachofthem。ResourcesAnation'sr
3、esourcesconsistofthreebroadareas:natural,capitalzandIabor.Naturalresourcesareprovidedbynatureinlimitedamounts;theyincludecrudeoil’naturalgas,mineraIs,timber,andwater.Naturalresourcesmustbeprocessedtobecomeaproductortobeusedtoproduceothergoodsorservices.Forexample^treesmustbeprocessedi
4、ntolumberbeforetheycanbeusedtobuildhomes,shoppingmallszandschools。Capitalresourcesaregoodsproducedforthepurposeofmakingothertypesofgoodsandservices.Somecapitalresources,calledcurrentassets,haveashortlifeandareusedupintheproductionprocess.Theseresourcesincludefuel,rawmaterials,paper,an
5、dmoney.Long』ivedcapitalresources,whichcanbeusedrepeatedlyintheproductionprocess,arecalledfixedcapital.Exampiesincludefactorybuildings,compact-diskmachines,personalcomputers,andrailroadcars.Laborresourcesrepresentthehumantalentofanation.Tohavevalueinthelaborforee,individualsmustbetrain
6、edtoperformeitherskilledorsemiskilledwork・Forexample,thejobofphysicistrequiresextensivetraining’whereasonlyminimaItrainingisneededtooperateaservicestation'sgaspumps.Thiscollectionofhumantalentisthemostvaluablenationalresource・Withouthumanresources,noproductiveuseofeithernaturalorcapit
7、alresourcesispossible・UnitedStatesUnitedStatesUnitedStatesCubaSwedenGoodsandServicesAnation'sresourcesareusedtoproducegoodsandservicesthatwillmeetpeople'sneedsandwants.Needsaregoodsandservicespeopiemusthavesimplytoexist.Want®ontheotherhand,arethingstheywouldIiketohavebutdonotabsolutel
8、yneed
