商务英语课件：03Unit1a(II)

1、Poland officially the Republic of Poland ,a country in Central Europe, PolskaPoles 波兰人Famous peopleF.F.Chopin (18101849 ) :Polish composer and pianist of the romantic school, regarded by some as the greatest of all composers of music for the piano. Maria Skodowska-Curie (1867 1934) was a Polish-Fren

2、ch physicist and chemist. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity, the first twice-honored Nobel laureate (and still today the only laureate in two different sciences), and the first female professor at the Sorbonne. Reading-No Longer Poles ApartScan the article and summarize what Cussons pr

3、oblem was?what Cussons did to develop teamwork?what benefits this brought? 3Cussons brought in three expatriate managers to work with the local sales staff in project teams.It also brought in a consultant, who organized two one-week courses, working on team building and developing creative thinking.

4、 Cussons has seen financial benefits, reporting savings of 200,000 from the first course and expected savings of 700,000 from the second. The courses have also allowed the participants to measure progress against targets set on the course and have made people excited about their jobs. 4AnswerPoles:P

5、undistinctively different ideas/peoplePoland subsidiaryExamples:Seven days without water makes one weak.A: You missed school yesterday, didnt you? B: So, not a bit.5No Longer Poles ApartUroda SA:SA: French, limitedS/AS.A.6No Longer Poles Apartacquire:take over:7No Longer Poles ApartGeneral EnglishBu

6、siness English获得、占有收购He acquired an enviable reputation for artistic ability Merger and acquisitionGeneral EnglishBusiness English接管 accept certain responsibility控制、收购gain control ofHe has made it clear that he won t take over the job. The firm has been taken over by an American conglomerate. 联合大企业t

7、oiletry:Usually plural form化妆品toothpaste/comb/perfume8No Longer Poles ApartA 2s m business:expatriate:9No Longer Poles ApartGeneral EnglishBusiness English商务（un）公司（cn）The stock market is a barometer of business.Many small businesses go broke.General EnglishBusiness English移居国外者外派员工bring in:He was br

8、ought in last year as the direct manager.electric:exciting, thrillingan electric performancethrow new light on:The new facts throw some light on the matter.monthly review每月盘点10No Longer Poles Apartreturns:11No Longer Poles ApartGeneral EnglishBusiness English回来（un）盈利（pl）Her uncles return was welcome

9、d by all family members.Companies seek higher returns by investing in other corporations.small profits and quick returnsIndividualism holds that the individual is the primary unit of reality and the ultimate standard of value. This view does not deny that societies exist or that people benefit from

10、living in them, but it sees society as a collection of individuals, not something over and above them. Individualists believe that every person is an end in him and that no one should be sacrificed for the sake of another. Individualism points out that achievement goes beyond what has already been d

11、one; it is something new that is created by the individual. In American enterprises, these features are obviously proved not only by the manager, also the staff.Collectivism holds that the group-the nation, the community, and the race is the primary unit of reality and the ultimate standard of value

12、. This view does not deny the reality of the individual. It believes that the needs and goals of the individual are subordinate to those of the larger group and should be sacrificed when the collective good requires so. The achievement is a product of society. In China, the group interests have been highly emphasized thousands of years ago, and t