商务英语阅读Unit 8（课堂PPT）

1、1 1UNIT 8UNIT 82014.11Business English: A Reading Course2 2BACKGROUND INFORMATIONI. How will you live after retirement?II. Retirement planning 退休规划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 构词法；构词法；2. Memorial method2. Memorial method记忆法记忆法 Business English: A Reading Course5 5READING SKILLS: READING SKILLS: INTRODUCE THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS ENGLISH READING

6、 2. 2. Memorial methodMemorial method记忆法记忆法 1) associative memory1) associative memory联想式记忆法联想式记忆法从同义词、反义词、同一范畴出发、中心从同义词、反义词、同一范畴出发、中心词展开、相似词的细微区别等角度联想词展开、相似词的细微区别等角度联想2) meaning combination2) meaning combination意义组合记忆法意义组合记忆法有些字母组合既非词根，也非词缀，组合有些字母组合既非词根，也非词缀，组合在一起有一定的意义。如：在一起有一定的意义。如：st- :st- :“静止不

7、静止不动，保持不变化动，保持不变化”；fl-:fl-: “动、变化动、变化”，fly, flash, flow等。等。3) related words 3) related words 相关词记忆法相关词记忆法a. a. 词形相关，词义相近或相同；词形相关，词义相近或相同； b. b. 词形相关，词义相反。词形相关，词义相反。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: 一岁的小孩。一岁的小孩。合成词变成复数，如果该合成词有主干词，则在主干词后合成词变成复数，如果该合成词有主干词，则在主干词后面加面加-s -s： brother-in-law brother-in-lawbrotherbrothers s-in-law, -in-law, looker-on looker-onlookerlookers s-on; -on; 如果该合成词没有主干词，则在最后一个词的词尾加如果该合成词没有主干词，则在最后一个词的词尾加-s -s：grow-upgrow-upgrow-upgrow-ups s, , forget

11、-me-notforget-me-notforget-me-notforget-me-nots s; 若合成词中有若合成词中有manman或或womanwoman的话，复数形式则要求其构成的话，复数形式则要求其构成部分也要作相应变化：部分也要作相应变化：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：假定或综合：假定或综合队列，实验样本的一种方式。队列，实验样本的一种方式。cohortcohort：在人口统计学、统计学或市场调查中：在人口统计学、统计学或市场调查中定义的一代人。如：定义的一代人。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. 年龄在年龄在3030岁到岁到3939岁的一群人更加保守。岁的一群人更加保守。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. 如果你的养老金计划假设你将活到如果你的养老金计划假设你将活到8181岁，你可能计岁，你可能计算得并不准确。算得并不准确。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. 顺便说说，虽然他活到顺便说说，虽然他活到9595岁的可能性很小，但是如岁的可能性很小，但是如果他能的话，那么他就有果他能的话，那么他就有22%22%的机会活到的机会活到100100岁。岁。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. 麻烦在于这些做法的科学基础可能是脆弱麻烦在于这些做法的科学基础可能是脆弱的。的。 behind: behind: 作为作为的基础、支持。如：的基础、支持。如： Behind your every a

17、ction is self-interest. Behind your every action is self-interest. 你的每一个行动都是出于个人私利。你的每一个行动都是出于个人私利。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、休引起的忧郁。退休引起的忧郁。 blues: blues: 常作常作the bluesthe blues，非正式用法，表，非正式用法，表示示“忧郁忧郁”、“悲伤悲伤”等。如等。如: : She Shes got the blues. s got the blues. 她变得忧郁了。她变得忧郁了。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. 他们没有组织时间的计划，也没有能他们没有组织时间的计划，也没有能力去开发一个新的自我，于

20、是就沉溺力去开发一个新的自我，于是就沉溺于抑郁的情绪中。于抑郁的情绪中。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. 重新商定你们的关系并创造新的相处方式重新商定你们的关系并创造新的相处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. 对那些带着精神倾向的人来对那些带着精神倾向的人来说，发展和思考他们个性的这个方面正是时候。说，发展和思考他们个性的这个方面正是时候。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. 当职业生涯结束时，我们常回过头去重当职业生涯结束时，我们常回过头去重新确认最初的动力，并使之更加完整。新确认最初的动力，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. 为了说明这一点，我们假定某一个公司年初发行在外为了说明这一点，我们假定某一个公司年初发行在外的普通股票数为的普通股票数为1010股。股。2. 2. 好汉不吃眼前亏。好汉不吃眼前亏。3. 3. 数月努力，徒劳无功，科学家突发奇想，问题迎刃而数月努力，徒劳无功，科学家突发奇想，问题迎刃而解。解。4. 4. 罪魁祸首是病态的房地产市场：虽然消费者的支出情罪魁祸首是病态的房地产市场：虽然消费者的支出情况好于预期，但房屋建设已经崩溃了。况好于预期，但房屋建设已经崩溃了。5. 5. 在相同