现代大学英语精读第二版Unit_Book.pptVIP

credit: an amount of money placed by a bank at the disposal of a client, against which he may draw loan: a sum of money which is borrowed, often from a bank, and has to be paid back, esp. together with an additional amount of money that you have to pay as a charge for borrowing called “interest” bond (finance): 指国家或地方自治团体为解决财政上的收支问题而长期举债融资的证券。其利息为契约性固定支付的，不论债务人的财务状况如何，均须支付。债券有一定的到期日，到期时，债务人须偿还债务。债券的类型很多，依发行人的身份，有公债（public bond）或称政府债券（government bond）与公司债券（corporate bond）之分。依担保性质，有担保债券（secured bond）与信用债券（debenture bond）之分等。 merger: the joining together of two or more companies or organizations to form one larger one acquisition: (formal) something that you have obtained by buying it or being given it cf. “takeover”: when one company takes control of another by buying more than half its shares * * * * * It is daunting because it is possible that the great changes brought by globalization would threaten everything in the world. * * * prone to prone to do something accident-prone/injury-prone etc prone to prone to do something accident-prone/injury-prone etc prone to prone to do something accident-prone/injury-prone etc stagnation, slowdown, slackening, downturn, decline, setback, recession, a depression, slump, bust, crisis. * Editorials in newspapers, policies speeches, essays on theories and politics, etc. Part II: Argumentation A. Advantages Text Analysis Detailed Analysis In what ways is globalization a trendy word for an old process? globalization markets and markets expansion (para. 3) a way of combating communism (para. 4) an antidote to deadly nationalism (para. 5) Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II (A): Discussion multinational companies (paras. 9-12) governments (paras. 13-17) private capital flow (paras. 7-8) countries, distinct economic entities? What is the critical respect that differs globalization from its old process? Text Analysis Detailed Analysis Part II (A): Discussion champion v. to publicly fight for and defend an aim or principle