商务英语听说（第三版）Lesson19_News_Report2教材教学课件.ppt

Lesson 19;Aims;Richard Nixon 理查德·尼克松 美国第37位总统。1972年2月访华，打开了两国关 系的大门，成为访问新中国的第一位美国总统。尼 克松因1972年6月17日发生水门事件被迫辞职。 ; 2. IMF: International Monetary Fund 国际货币基金组织, 于1945年12月27日在华盛顿成立的。与世界银行同时成立、并列为世界两大金融机构之一，其职责是监察货币汇率和各国贸易情况、提供技术和资金协助，确保全球金融制度运作正常；其总部设在华盛顿。 ;3. In economics, the term describes how major trading nations once used gold to set currency values and exchange rates. 译：在经济学中，这个术语描述了贸易大国曾经如何使用黄金设定货币价值和汇率。 ;4. Then-President Richard Nixon finally disconnected the dollar from the value of gold in 1971. 译：随后，尼克松总统终于在1971年宣布美元脱离黄金价值。 ; 5. The IMF also ended the required use of gold in transactions with its member countries. 译：国际货币基金组织还同时不再要求其成员国之间使用黄金进行交易。; 6. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 联合国秘书长潘基文，韩国外交官、政治家。2006年10月9日联合国安全理事会投票通过潘基文接替科菲·安南，成为第八位联合国秘书长，他是第二位来自于亚洲的联合国秘书长。;;;Part B Listening; The Massachusetts Institute of Technology ___________ started its first MOOC. The school plans to offer many free, non-credit courses through a ___________ called MITx. So far, most massive open online courses are in computer science, ___________, mechanics and engineering.;II. Listen to the news report and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. What is “sleep-disordered breathing” according to the passage? a. It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people can’t sleep. b. It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep. c. It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with normal breathing while people sleep early. d. It is a term for a group of conditions that can interfere with abnormal breathing while people sleep.;2. What do the conditions include? snoring b. mouth-breathing c. sleep apnea d. a, b and c;3. Which of the following is “NOT TRUE” about the effects of sleep-disordered breathing? a. Sleep-disordered breathing can do more than just leave people feeling tired the