商務英語閱讀Unit 8（課堂PPT）

1、1 1UNIT 8UNIT 82014.11Business English: A Reading Course2 2BACKGROUND INFORMATIONI. How will you live after retirement?II. Retirement planning 退休規(guī)劃1. predict lifespan;2. plan retirement life after 40;3. up to yr work status, health status, living condition, and financial condition.It is necessary to

2、 plan yr retirement life.III. How to plan yr retirement life In order to live a colorful retirement life, you should 1. be practical about yr financial condition; 2. not neglect your partner; 3. try different roles before retirement.3 3WARM-UP WARM-UP QUESTIONSQUESTIONS1. Truly we don1. Truly we don

3、t know how long wet know how long well live but ll live but we can plan how to live. What kind of plan we can plan how to live. What kind of plan do you prefer to live with? do you prefer to live with? 2. Do you agree that there are things more 2. Do you agree that there are things more important to

4、 us than work and money? If so, important to us than work and money? If so, what are they?what are they?Business English: A Reading Course4 4READING SKILLS: READING SKILLS: INTRODUCE THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS ENGLISH READING Questions:Questions:What are the effective methods we often use

5、to What are the effective methods we often use to memorize words? memorize words? 1. Word formation 1. Word formation 構詞法；構詞法；2. Memorial method2. Memorial method記憶法記憶法 Business English: A Reading Course5 5READING SKILLS: READING SKILLS: INTRODUCE THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS ENGLISH READING

6、 2. 2. Memorial methodMemorial method記憶法記憶法 1) associative memory1) associative memory聯(lián)想式記憶法聯(lián)想式記憶法從同義詞、反義詞、同一范疇出發(fā)、中心從同義詞、反義詞、同一范疇出發(fā)、中心詞展開、相似詞的細微區(qū)別等角度聯(lián)想詞展開、相似詞的細微區(qū)別等角度聯(lián)想2) meaning combination2) meaning combination意義組合記憶法意義組合記憶法有些字母組合既非詞根，也非詞綴，組合有些字母組合既非詞根，也非詞綴，組合在一起有一定的意義。如：在一起有一定的意義。如：st- :st- :“靜止不

7、靜止不動，保持不變化動，保持不變化”；fl-:fl-: “動、變化動、變化”，fly, flash, flow等。等。3) related words 3) related words 相關詞記憶法相關詞記憶法a. a. 詞形相關，詞義相近或相同；詞形相關，詞義相近或相同； b. b. 詞形相關，詞義相反。詞形相關，詞義相反。Business English: A Reading CourseUNIT 56 6Questions:Questions:1. What1. What the author the authors attitude towards the s attitude tow

8、ards the announcement of the Centers for Disease announcement of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? Control and Prevention? 2. What2. Whats the authors the authors opinion on s opinion on “available available online longevity calculationsonline longevity calculations”? ? 3. What does th

9、e author quote the story of 3. What does the author quote the story of Robert Mondavi? Robert Mondavi? Business English: A Reading CourseTEXT ATEXT A：HOW LONG WILL YOU HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVELIVE？7 7TEXT ATEXT A： HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE？Notes on the Text:Notes on the Text:1. 1-y

10、ear-olds: 1. 1-year-olds: 一歲的小孩。一歲的小孩。合成詞變成復數(shù)，如果該合成詞有主干詞，則在主干詞后合成詞變成復數(shù)，如果該合成詞有主干詞，則在主干詞后面加面加-s -s： brother-in-law brother-in-lawbrotherbrothers s-in-law, -in-law, looker-on looker-onlookerlookers s-on; -on; 如果該合成詞沒有主干詞，則在最后一個詞的詞尾加如果該合成詞沒有主干詞，則在最后一個詞的詞尾加-s -s：grow-upgrow-upgrow-upgrow-ups s, , forget

11、-me-notforget-me-notforget-me-notforget-me-nots s; 若合成詞中有若合成詞中有manman或或womanwoman的話，復數(shù)形式則要求其構成的話，復數(shù)形式則要求其構成部分也要作相應變化：部分也要作相應變化：a woman doctora woman doctorwomwome en doctorn doctors s, , a man cooka man cookm me en cookn cooks sBusiness English: A Reading Course8 8TEXT ATEXT A： HOW LONG WILL YOU LIV

12、E HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE？Notes on the Text:Notes on the Text:2. hypothetical or synthetic cohort2. hypothetical or synthetic cohort：假定或綜合：假定或綜合隊列，實驗樣本的一種方式。隊列，實驗樣本的一種方式。cohortcohort：在人口統(tǒng)計學、統(tǒng)計學或市場調(diào)查中：在人口統(tǒng)計學、統(tǒng)計學或市場調(diào)查中定義的一代人。如：定義的一代人。如：The cohort of people aged 30 to 39 are more The cohort of people ag

13、ed 30 to 39 are more conservative. conservative. 年齡在年齡在3030歲到歲到3939歲的一群人更加保守。歲的一群人更加保守。Business English: A Reading Course9 9TEXT ATEXT A：HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVEHOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE？Notes on the Text:Notes on the Text:3. If your retirement plan assumes you3. If your retirement plan assumes youll liv

14、e to 81, ll live to 81, you probably wonyou probably wont hit it right on the button. t hit it right on the button. 如果你的養(yǎng)老金計劃假設你將活到如果你的養(yǎng)老金計劃假設你將活到8181歲，你可能計歲，你可能計算得并不準確。算得并不準確。4. By the way, while the odds are heavily against 4. By the way, while the odds are heavily against his reaching 95, if he s

15、hould happen to make it, he his reaching 95, if he should happen to make it, he then faces a 22% chance of getting to 100.then faces a 22% chance of getting to 100. 順便說說，雖然他活到順便說說，雖然他活到9595歲的可能性很小，但是如歲的可能性很小，但是如果他能的話，那么他就有果他能的話，那么他就有22%22%的機會活到的機會活到100100歲。歲。Business English: A Reading Course1010TEX

16、T ATEXT A：HOW LONG WILL YOU LIVEHOW LONG WILL YOU LIVE？Notes on the Text:Notes on the Text:5. Trouble is, the science behind them can 5. Trouble is, the science behind them can be squishy. be squishy. 麻煩在于這些做法的科學基礎可能是脆弱麻煩在于這些做法的科學基礎可能是脆弱的。的。 behind: behind: 作為作為的基礎、支持。如：的基礎、支持。如： Behind your every a

17、ction is self-interest. Behind your every action is self-interest. 你的每一個行動都是出于個人私利。你的每一個行動都是出于個人私利。Business English: A Reading Course1111TEXT BTEXT B： PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT RETIREMENT BLUESRETIREMENT BLUESNotes on the Text:Notes on the Text:1. retirement blues: 1. retirement blues: 退

18、休引起的憂郁。退休引起的憂郁。 blues: blues: 常作常作the bluesthe blues，非正式用法，表，非正式用法，表示示“憂郁憂郁”、“悲傷悲傷”等。如等。如: : She Shes got the blues. s got the blues. 她變得憂郁了。她變得憂郁了。Business English: A Reading Course1212TEXT BTEXT B： PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT RETIREMENT BLUESRETIREMENT BLUESNotes on the Text:Notes on the

19、 Text:2. With no plan for organizing their time 2. With no plan for organizing their time and no ability to develop a new ways of and no ability to develop a new ways of identity, they often sink into depression. identity, they often sink into depression. 他們沒有組織時間的計劃，也沒有能他們沒有組織時間的計劃，也沒有能力去開發(fā)一個新的自我，于

20、是就沉溺力去開發(fā)一個新的自我，于是就沉溺于抑郁的情緒中。于抑郁的情緒中。Business English: A Reading Course1313TEXT BTEXT B： PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT RETIREMENT BLUESRETIREMENT BLUESNotes on the Text:Notes on the Text:3. It3. Its often necessary to renegotiate your s often necessary to renegotiate your relationship and inv

21、ent new ways of being relationship and invent new ways of being together. together. 重新商定你們的關系并創(chuàng)造新的相處方式重新商定你們的關系并創(chuàng)造新的相處方式常常是很有必要的。常常是很有必要的。4. For people with spiritual inclinations, this 4. For people with spiritual inclinations, this is a time to nurture and reflect on that aspect is a time to nurtu

22、re and reflect on that aspect of their personality. of their personality. 對那些帶著精神傾向的人來對那些帶著精神傾向的人來說，發(fā)展和思考他們個性的這個方面正是時候。說，發(fā)展和思考他們個性的這個方面正是時候。Business English: A Reading Course1414TEXT BTEXT B： PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT PLAN AHEAD TO BEAT RETIREMENT BLUESRETIREMENT BLUESNotes on the Text:Notes on the Text:5.

23、 As we finish our careers, we tend to move 5. As we finish our careers, we tend to move into areas that reaffirm and reintegrate early into areas that reaffirm and reintegrate early impulses.impulses. 當職業(yè)生涯結束時，我們常回過頭去重當職業(yè)生涯結束時，我們常回過頭去重新確認最初的動力，并使之更加完整。新確認最初的動力，并使之更加完整。Business English: A Reading Cou

24、rse1515KEYS TO KEYS TO EXERCISESEXERCISESI. B C A C CI. B C A C CII. II. C C D C A C C D C A III. III. 1. 1. 為了說明這一點，我們假定某一個公司年初發(fā)行在外為了說明這一點，我們假定某一個公司年初發(fā)行在外的普通股票數(shù)為的普通股票數(shù)為1010股。股。2. 2. 好漢不吃眼前虧。好漢不吃眼前虧。3. 3. 數(shù)月努力，徒勞無功，科學家突發(fā)奇想，問題迎刃而數(shù)月努力，徒勞無功，科學家突發(fā)奇想，問題迎刃而解。解。4. 4. 罪魁禍首是病態(tài)的房地產(chǎn)市場：雖然消費者的支出情罪魁禍首是病態(tài)的房地產(chǎn)市場：雖然消費者的支出情況好于預期，但房屋建設已經(jīng)崩潰了。況好于預期，但房屋建設已經(jīng)崩潰了。5. 5. 在相同