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新编剑桥商务英语高级第三版第51
VOCABULARY
Moneyexpressions
1Howdoyouinterpretthisquotation?
‘Moneyoftencoststoomuch.'RalphWaldoEmerson,Essayist
2Completetheseflowcharts.Usethewordsinthebox.
do
invest
save
earn
withdraw
owe
bet
repay
invoiced
dolend
0earnmoney→bepaidforyourwork→spendmoney
1borrowmoney→money→paybackmoney
2money→chargeinterest→makeaprofit
3ordergoods→beforthegoods→payforthegoods
4moneyonahorse→winmoney→collectyourwinnings
5moneyinshares→earninterest→buymoreshares
6gotothebank→somemoney→spendthemoney
7putyourcarupforsale→receiveanoffer→adeal
8findacaryouwanttobuy→negotiateadiscount→money
9business→makeaprofit→reinvesttheprofit
10beshortofmoney→takeoutaloan→theloan
3What'sthedifferencebetweenthefollowing?
1winmoneyandearnmoney
2lendandborrowmoney
3spendandwastemoney
4
costsandisworth£300
4Workwithapartner.Taketherolesofbankmanagerandloanapplicantandactouttheconversation.Lookatthenotesandplanwhatyouaregoingtosay.
Bankmanager
Youmustdecideifyouareabletolendthemoneytotheapplicant.Findout:
﹒abouthis/herfinancialsituation
(salary,otherincome,saving,mainoutgoings,otherdebts).
﹒whattheloanisfor.
Bepreparedtogivedetailsofinterestrates,termsoftheloan,securityneeded,etc.
Loanapplicant
Youneedtoborrowsomemoney.Bepreparedtosay:
﹒whatyouwanttobuy,howmuchmoneyyouneedandforhowlong.
﹒whatyourfinancialsituationis
(salary,otherincome,saving,mainoutgoings,otherdebts).
Alsofindoutabouttheinterestratesandothertermsoftheloan.
5Discussthesequestions.
1Isiteasytogetcreditinyourcountry,forexample,tobuyahouse,acar,anewTV?
2Isconsumerconfidencehighatthemoment?
Why?
/Whynot?
3
ExamSuccess
Whatispeople'sgeneralattitudetoborrowinginyourcountry?
exactword-for-wordphrasesfromthelisteningtext.Theymustbespeltcorrectly
Youranswerwillbe
6Youwillhearpartofalecturegivenbyaneconomisttoagroupofbankersandeconomists.InitshedescribestheimpactofAlanGreenspan'seconomicpolicyontheUSandglobaleconomies.Afriendwhocan'tattendhasaskedyoutotakesomenotes.Beforelisteningpredictthekindofwordsthatwillgoineachspace.
7Listenandcompletethenotesbelow.Useuptothree
wordsineachspace.
BusinessMAGAZINE
THELEGACYOFALANGREENSPAN
Thebackground
1AlanGreenspanchangedpeop'lesattitudesto.
2Peoplehavebeenagainstborrowingmoneysince.
3Nowyoungpeopletakeoutloanstopaytheirwaythrough.
4Formanyhomeownersit'snormaltohaveasecond.
Thecurrentlendingmarket
5Creditiseasyandinterestratesare.
6Banksoftenlendmoney.
7Insomestatesi'tspossibletogetaMortgageewithno.
Reasonsforthispolicy
8Aslongaspeoplearespending,.
9InGermany,intimesofuncertainlypeopletendto.
Thefuture
10In2005Americanpersonaldebtwas.
11Somepeoplesaywearesittingon.
12Assetvalueswillnotcontinuetorise.
8Doyouthinkapolicyofborrowandspendhelpstheeconomy?
Ordoyouthinksoonerorlatertherewillbeadebtcrisis?
9Explainthefollowingfinancialtermsfromthetext.
1toremortgageyourhome
2tomakeadown-payment
3assetvalueswillcrash
4tobeinnegativeequity
564trilliondollars
GRAMMARExpressionofcomparison
1Underlinetheexpressionsofcomparisonandtheadverbs/prepositionsthatgowiththem.
0WarsawismuchcheaperthanOslo.
1Ifindthetrainmorecomfortablethanthebus.
2Wal-martisthebiggestfoodretailerintheUSA.
3It'snotasexpensiveasyouthink.
4Thetwoarticlespresentthesameargumentsaseachother.
5HungarianisadifferentlanguagetoGerman.
6AustralianfoodissimilartoNewZealand's.
7IttookmelesstimethanIthoughtitworld.
8TheaverageAmericanconsumestwiceasmuchenergyastheaverageEuropean.
2Whatword(s)couldyouaddtothestatementsinexercise1toshowthatthedifference(orsimilarity)isbig?
Usethesewordstohelpyou(sometimesthereismorethanonepossibility)
muchfarbyfaroververyexactlynearlycompletely
0WarsawischeaperthanOslo.
WarsawismuchcheaperthanOslo.
3Makecomparisons(differencesandsimilarities)betweenthefollowing.
1youandanothermemberofyourfamily(father,mother,brother,sister,etc)
2twocitiesyouknowwell
3twoemployersorteachersyouhavehad
4yourowncountryandanothercountryyouhavevisited
5twocompaniesyouhaveworkedfororcollegesyouhaveattend
4ReadthisarticleaboutenergyconsumptionintheUSA.Writeonewordto
filleachgap.
EnergyconsumptionintheUSA
AlthoughtheUSAhasonly5%oftheworld'spopulation,itis(0)thelargestconsumerofenergy
(1)far,consuming26%.Thisis
(2)so
surprisingasitisalsotheworld'slargestindustrializedeconomy.However,theUSAdoeswastemoreenergy(3)othernation:
gas-guzzlingcarswhich
consume(4)morefuelthantheaverageEuropeanorAsiancar;planes
whichendlesslycriss-crossthecountry.Indeed28%oftheUSA'senergyisconsumedbytransportationand(5)allthistransportusesoilforfuel.
ThestandardforcarfuelconsumptioninAmericatodayis(6)thesame
asitwastwentyyearsago-27.5milespergallon.(7)last,however,
therearemovesbythegovernmenttocontrolthisconsumption.Politiciansarebeginningtorealizethat,ofalltheplayersintheequation,itisconsumerswhohavethe(8)leverage,nottheoilsupplier.
5Inthecitywhereyoulive(180,000people),twoindependentcinemashaverecentlycomeupforsale.Bothareinapopularsuburbofthecity.Thecityhasthreeothercinemas-abigout-of-townmutiplex,asix-screencinemainthecentreoftownandasmallindependentinadifferentsuburb.
Thedetailsofthetwocinemaaregivenbelow.Studytheinformationanddecidewhichyouthinkwouldbeabetterinvestment.
TheLastPicturePalace
Location:
onemilefromthecitycentreinpopularstudentarea
Seatingcapacity:
180people
Parkingfacilities:
None
Currentcostofaticket:
£5
Lease:
15yearsremaining:
£15,000p.a.
Turnoverlastyears:
£110,000
Costs:
30%ofticketsalestodistributor;£35,000p.a.;runningcosts£10,000p.a.
Facilities:
None(ticketofficeandauditoriumonly)
Condition:
Inneedofrepairandredecoration(£40,000investmentneeded)
Price:
£40,000(includesallfittingsandcinemaequipment)
TheRegalCinema
Location:
Twomilesfromthecitycentreonmainroadoutofcity
Seatingcapacity
620people
Parkingfacilities:
50cars
Currentcostofaticket:
£5
Lease:
9yearsremaining:
£50,000p.a.
Turnoverlastyears:
£390,000(madealoss)
Costs:
30%ofticketsalestodistributor;salaries£130,000p.a.;otheroverheadsandtaxes£85,000p.a.
Facilities:
singleauditorium,foodanddrinkscounter,bar
Condition:
Inneedofcompleterefurbishmenttocreatetwonewauditoriums(£300,000investmentneeded)
Price:
£1
6Discussyourideaswithyourpartner,explainingyourreasons.
Usethelanguageboxtohelpyou.
Statingpreferences
PersonallyI'dgoforoptionAbecausei'ts⋯
IthinkoptionAhasmuchmoregoingforit.Forastart,it's⋯MypreferencewouldbeoptionAbecause⋯
WewouldbebetteroffbuyingoptionA,because⋯
OptionAoffersbetter⋯
TheonlydisadvantageIcanseeis⋯
IhaveseveralreservationsaboutoptionB.firstly,i'ts⋯
IthinkoptionBhasseveraldrawbacks.I'ts⋯
OptionB,ontheotherhand,istoo⋯
Allinall,optionArepresentsthebestsolutionbecause⋯
1Whatfinancialmistakesdoyouthinksmallbusinessesmostcommonlymake?
Workwithapartnerandmakealist.
Nottakingoutinsurancetocoverthesuddenlossofasenior/keyemployee.
2Putthesewordsintotherightplacetomakepairsoffinancialterms.
Long-termexpenditureaccountsreceivablenetfixcostsRetainedprofitunprofitablelossdebtorliabilities
0variablecostsfixedcosts
5profit
1income
6dividends
2assets
7creditor
3gross
8profitable
4current
9accountspayable
3Usingthewordsinexercise2completethispassagefromanonlineguideforinvestors.
Understandingfinancialstatements
Tomakegoodinvestmentdecisions,youneedtounderstandthebusinessy'roeuinvestingin.knowingwhentobuyandwhentoselldependsnotonlyonunderstandingthemarketingeneralbutalsothefinancialhealthofthecompany.Yourfirstportofcall:
theannualreport.
Thiscontainstheaccounts-thebalance
Sheet,theincomestatementandthecashflowstatement.We'lldealwithjusttheimportant.Withallfinancialstatements,youmustcomparethesetsoffiguresfromrecentyearstoseehowthecompanyisdeveloping.
Thebalancesheetisasnapshotofacompan'ysfinancialpositionatagivenmoment.Imaginetomorrowyoumakealistofeverythingyouown(includingwhatinothersowetoyou)-house,car,moneyinthebank,etc.theseareyour
(1).Set
againsttheseeverythingthatyouowe-mortgage,creditcardbill,etc.Theseareyour
(2).Thetwocolumnsarewhatmakeupthebalancesheet.
Withacompanybalancesheetyoualsoneedtoconsidertheshareholde'resquity(thesharesownedinthecompanybyothers).Thebasicequationisassets=liabilities+shareholders'equity.
The(3)assetsofacompanyareitsbuildingsandequipment.Asan
investoryoushouldpayparticularattentiontotwokindsofcurrentasset-thestockandtheaccountsreceivable(moneyowedtothecompanybycustomers).Iftheamountofstockisgrowingfast,thenitcouldbethatstockisn'tmoving.Iftheaccountsreceivablefigureislarge,thenthe(4)
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