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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，扩充知识面，加深对本门课程的理解，特下载并编辑整理相关资料，大家可有选择的使用学习。1.Economics:TheFoundationofBusinessUnderstandingeconomicsisessentialtounderstandingbusiness.Nosingledefinitionofeconomicssatisfieseveryone,butlet'slookatoneconcisedescription:Economicsisthestudyofhowasociety(people)c
2、hoosestousescarceresourcestoproducegoodsandservicesandtodistributethemtopeopleforconsumption.Thisdefinitionraisescertainissuesthatarekeytounderstandingeconomics:(1)resources,(2)goodsandservices,and(3)allocationofbothresourcesandproducts.Let'sdiscusseachofthem。ResourcesAnation'sresourcesconsi
3、stofthreebroadareas:natural,capital,andlabor.Naturalresourcesareprovidedbynatureinlimitedamounts;theyincludecrudeoil,naturalgas,minerals,timber,andwater.Naturalresourcesmustbeprocessedtobecomeaproductortobeusedtoproduceothergoodsorservices.Forexample,treesmustbeprocessedintolumberbeforetheyc
4、anbeusedtobuildhomes,shoppingmalls,andschools。Capitalresourcesaregoodsproducedforthepurposeofmakingothertypesofgoodsandservices.Somecapitalresources,calledcurrentassets,haveashortlifeandareusedupintheproductionprocess.Theseresourcesincludefuel,rawmaterials,paper,andmoney.Long-livedcapitalres
5、ources,whichcanbeusedrepeatedlyintheproductionprocess,arecalledfixedcapital.Examplesincludefactorybuildings,compact-diskmachines,personalcomputers,andrailroadcars.Laborresourcesrepresentthehumantalentofanation.Tohavevalueinthelaborforce,individualsmustbetrainedtoperformeitherskilledorsemiski
6、lledwork.Forexample,thejobofphysicistrequiresextensivetraining,whereasonlyminimaltrainingisneededtooperateaservicestation'sgaspumps.Thiscollectionofhumantalentisthemostvaluablenationalresource.Withouthumanresources,noproductiveuseofeithernaturalorcapitalresourcesispossible.GoodsandServicesAn
7、ation'sresourcesareusedtoproducegoodsandservicesthatwillmeetpeople'sneedsandwants.Needsaregoodsandservicespeoplemusthavesimplytoexist.Wants,ontheotherhand,arethingstheywouldliketohavebutdonotabsolutelyneedforsurvival.Suchitemsasfood,clothing,shelte
