Unit 5 Regional Economic Integration《世纪商务英语阅读教程专业篇II》

TopicIntroduction

RegionalIntegrationisaprocessinwhichneighboringstatesenterintoanagreementinordertoupgradecooperationthroughcommoninstitutionsandrules.Theobjectivesoftheagreementcouldrangefromeconomictopoliticaltoenvironmental,althoughithastypicallytakentheformofapoliticaleconomicinitiativewherecommercialinterestsarethefocusforachievingbroadersocio-politicalandsecurityobjectives,asdefinedbynationalgovernments.

Economicintegrationistheunificationofeconomicpoliciesbetweendifferentstatesthroughthepartialorfullabolitionoftariffandnon-tariffrestrictionsontradetakingplaceamongthempriortotheirintegration.Thisismeantinturntoleadtolowerpricesfordistributorsandconsumerswiththegoalofincreasingthelevelofwelfare,whileleadingtoanincreaseofeconomicproductivityofthestates.Task1:PreviewingtheUnitTopicLookatthepictureanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.TheASEANEconomicCommunityshowninthefollowingpictureisatypicalexampleofregionaleconomicintegration.Doyouknowhowmanymembersitconsistsof?Andwhoarethey?

2.Canyounamesomeotherexamplesofregionaleconomicintegration?And,howdotheyaffecttheworldeconomy?

1.10/ten.TheyareIndonesia,Malaysia,thePhilippines,Singapore,Thailand,Brunei,Cambodia,Laos,MyanmarandVietnam.

2.Open(

)1.economicintegration(

)2.BRICSnations(

)3.regionalintegration(

)4.community(

)5.dispute(

)6.internationalcommunity(

)7.developmentstrategy(

)8.regionalstability(

)9.intergovernmentalorganization(

)10.sustainabilityTask2:PreviewingProfessionalTerms

Inthisunit,youmaymeetsomeparticulartermscommonlyusedinthetopicofregionaleconomicintegration.Now,checkthefollowingexpressionsandmatchthemwiththeirChineseequivalents.Useadictionarytohelpyouifnecessary.GCIJBAHDEFA.国际社会B.争端C.“金砖”国家D.区域稳定E.政府间组织F.可持续性G.经济一体化H.发展战略I.区域一体化J.共同体ReadingSkillsPractice

Inthispart,youwillmeetdifferenttypesoffragmentedreadingmaterialssuchasapassage,anextract,apieceofnews,orsomepicturemessageswhichmayshowyoufurtherinformationaboutregionaleconomicintegrationandhelpyoupracticeyourreadingskills.Task3:IdentifyingtheMainIdea

Findonesentenceintheabovepassagethatseemstobethemainideaoftheentireparagraph.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.

Topicsentence:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Generalintegrationcanbeachievedinthreedifferentapproachableways:throughtheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),bilateralintegration,andregionalintegration.

1.Generalintegrationcanbeachievedinthreedifferentapproachableways:throughtheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO),bilateralintegration,andregionalintegration.Meaning:_____________________________________________________________ContextClues:_________________________________________________________Task4:GettingMeaningsfromtheContext

Thisexercisewillhelpyouwiththevocabularythatyoudon’tknow.Readthefollowingtwosentences.Figureoutthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwordsfromthecontextandwritethemonthelines.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.havingtwosides;affectingorinvolvingtwoparties,countries,etc.......onlytwocountrieseconomicallycooperatewithoneandother.

2.Indeed,factorsofmobilitylikecapital,technologyandlabourareindicatingstrategiesforcross-nationalintegrationalongwiththosementionedabove.Meaning:______________________________________________________________ContextClues:_________________________________________________________Task4:GettingMeaningsfromtheContext

Thisexercisewillhelpyouwiththevocabularythatyoudon’tknow.Readthefollowingtwosentences.Figureoutthemeaningsoftheunderlinedwordsfromthecontextandwritethemonthelines.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.beingmobile......likecapital,technologyandlabour…….com-:together,with-ship:profession;condition;skillinter-:betweenmanu:hand-ment:stateorconditionTask5:GuessingMeaningsbyUsingRootsandAffixes

Readtheextractabove.Trytomatchthefollowingwordswiththeirmeaningswiththehelpofthelistedmeaningsofaffixesorrootbelow.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.Task5:GuessingMeaningsbyUsingRootsandAffixes1.comprehensive

2.partnership3.international4.manufacture5.agreementA.thestatement(oralorwritten)ofanexchangeofpromisesB.concerningorbelongingtoalloratleasttwoormorenationsC.broadinscopeD.thestateofbeingapartnerinbusinessE.theactofmakingsomething(e.g.aproduct)fromrawmaterials1.that(Paragraph2,Line4)____________________________2.it(Paragraph3,Line1)______________________________3.it(Paragraph3,Line2)______________________________4.one(Paragraph5,Line1)____________________________5.its(Paragraph5,Line2)_____________________________6.that(Paragraph6,Line2)___________________________afactorTask6:UnderstandingPronounReferences

Asyouknow,pronounscantakeplaceofnouns.Whenyouread,it’simportanttounderstandthemeaningsofpronounsandknowwhichnounapronounrefersto.Readtheextractagain,andtrytofigureoutwhateachpronounrefersto.ScantheQRcodeabovetogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.tobeorganizedacrosstheregiontopurchasegoodsacrosstheborderaneconomyChina‘(s)orChinesethegrowthTask7:SkimmingforInformation

Doyoustillremembertheskillofskimming?Nowskimthepassageaboveandchoosethebestanswerforeachstatementorquestion.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.

1.Accordingtotheauthor,thefirstthingsthatcometominduponmentionoftheBelt&RoadInitiativeare_________________.

A.largescale

B.largeproject

C.largeinfrastructureprojects

D.notclear2.Accordingtothecontext,whatcouldbetherightmeaningoftheunderlinedword?

A.Thecolourofgreen.

B.Young.

C.Envy.

D.Environmentalandsustainable.Task7:SkimmingforInformation

Doyoustillremembertheskillofskimming?Nowskimthepassageaboveandchoosethebestanswerforeachstatementorquestion.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.

3.WhichoneisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.SustainabledevelopmentisakeyconceptoftheB&RInitiative.

B.TheB&RInitiativebringsanewincentiveforsustainabledevelopment.

C.Chinaiscommittedtopromotinga“green”Belt&Road,whichhasgotawarmwelcomeandpraisefromtheinternationalcommunity.

D.ErikSolheimistheexecutivedirectoroftheUNEnvironmentandsecretary-generaloftheUnitedNations.Task8:UnderstandingPurposeandTone

It’sveryimportantforustoidentifytheauthor’spurposeandtoneonthesubjectofthetextinreading,whichwillhelpushaveabetterunderstandingofthepassage.NowreadthefollowingshortpassageaboutB&R,trytofigureouttheauthor’sattitudeandanswerthequestionsbelow.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.

Whatistheauthor’sattitudetotheworldimpactoftheBeltandRoadassuggestedbyChina?Andhowdoyouknow?_______________________________________________________________________Positive,because……(Open)Task9:PracticalReading

Ineconomics,BRICorBRICSandASEANarebothtypicalexamplesofeconomiccooperationanddevelopment.Readthefollowingtextandanswerthefollowingquestions.Task9:PracticalReadingTask9:PracticalReading

It’sveryimportantforustoidentifytheauthor’spurposeandtoneonthesubjectofthetextinreading,whichwillhelpushaveabetterunderstandingofthepassage.NowreadthefollowingshortpassageaboutB&R,trytofigureouttheauthor’sattitudeandanswerthequestionsbelow.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.1.HowmanymembersdoBRICSandASEANhaverespectively?2.InwhichorganizationdoesChinaplayaveryimportantrole?3.Whichorganizationwasfoundedorcameintobeingearlier,BRICSorASEAN?4.Whichcountrymayberegardedasamemberofbothorganizationsaccordingtotheaboveinformation?Five(5)andten(10).InBRICS.ASEAN.Indonesia.ComprehensiveReadingInthispart,youwillreadalongerandmorecompletearticleandpracticeyourcomprehensivereadingskills.BeforeYouReadTask10:PreviewingVocabulary

Beforeyoureadthetext,trytomatchthefollowingwordsandexpressionsinColumnAwiththedefinitionsanddescriptionsinColumnB.Useadictionaryforhelpifnecessary.AsYouRead

ThefollowingarticleisabouttheintroductionoftheASEANCommunity.Itconsistsofthreeparts:thePolitical-SecurityCommunity,theEconomicCommunityandtheSocio-CulturalCommunity.Inthetablebelow,writethespecifictargets/aimsandultimategoalsofeachcommunityafterreadingthisarticlequickly.Task11:OrganizingInformationTheASEANCommunity1MarksaNewChapterinChina—ASEANTies

TheEastAsiaSummit2onregionalcooperation,heldtowardstheendofthisyear,drewinternationalattentionbyvirtueofitshistoricconclusion—establishmentbytheendoftheyearoftheASEANCommunity,whichwastopmostontheleaders’

agendaduringtheASEANSummitlastApril.Suchacommunityembraces

ASEANPolitical-SecurityCommunity3,ASEANEconomicCommunity4andASEANSocio-CulturalCommunity5.Asia’sfirstsub-regionalintegrationever,itconstitutesamilestoneinglobalpoliticalandeconomicstructures.ForChina,itpresentsbothchallengesandopportunities.AsYouReadTask11:OrganizingInformation

UnityandCollaboration

CountriesinSoutheastAsiasuccessivelygainedindependenceafterWWⅡ6.Intherapidlyensuing

ColdWar7,however,thesecountriesbecamealignedwithdifferentcamps,somakingtheregionanarenaforcompetitionbetweenthesuperpowers.TheestablishmentofASEANin1967markedthestartofregionalintegrationinSoutheastAsia.AgainstthebackdropoftheColdWar,however,itwasnotasmoothprocess.AcompleteASEANdidnotformuntilcountriesontheIndochinesePeninsulajoinedaftertheColdWar.

Since2010,ASEAN,whichpursuestheBalanceofPowerpolicy8,hasencounteredgrowingpressureduetotheU.S.

rebalancing

policy9intheAsia-PacificregionandterritorialdisputesintheSouthChinaSea.Thishasthrownintosharpreliefthedivergencesamongitsmembers.Inrecentyears,thePhilippinesandVietnamhaveadoptedovertly

pro-Americanmeasures10,sotestingthesolidarityofASEANparticipants.Thefutureofthisassociationwheregreatpowers

convergedependsonthebalanceofmajorpowers.Unity,therefore,playsakeyrole.TheASEANCommunitythusconstitutesadrivingforcetowardsintegrationamongASEANmembers.AsYouReadTask11:OrganizingInformation

MembersoftheASEANEconomicCommunity(AEC)arerequiredtoremovenon-tariffbarriers,accelerateintegrationofthecapitalmarketandfinance,andfacilitatethefreeflowofgoods,services,investments,andskilledlabor.TheAECenvisionsASEANasasinglemarketandproductionbasewhosepurposeistonarrowgapsbetweenitsmembersanddeveloptheregionintoacommunityofcommonprosperityandprogress.AstheU.S.-ledTPP11negotiationshavemadeprogress,ASEANneedstomakeagreatercontributiontowardsbuildinguptheAECandexpandingtradevolumeamongitsmembers,thustomaintainitsleadingroleinEastAsianeconomiccollaboration.

TheASEANPolitical-SecurityCommunity(APSC)aimstomakeSoutheastAsiaasafer

region.ASEANmembersdiffergreatlyasregardstheirhistory,politicalsystems,religions,cultures,andethnicity,letalonewithrespecttothesovereigntydisputesamongsomeofthemovercertainterritoryandislands.Therefore,theAPSCisexpectedtocontrolandrelievefactorsthatmaycauseinternalconflictswhilepromotingthe“commonsecurity”conceptofdevelopment,eventuallyrealizingitsobjectiveofformingasecuritycommunity.AsYouReadTask11:OrganizingInformation

TheaimoftheASEANSocio-CulturalCommunity(ASCC)istoformacollectiveidentityfromanideologicalperspectivethatwillreinforcepublicopinionandsolayamoresolidsocialfoundationforregionalintegration.

NewModeofRegionalIntegration

Inthecourseofitsdevelopment,theassociationhasformulatedthe“ASEANway”,whichadoptstheprinciplesofmutualrespect,consultationandconsensus,anda“levelofcomfort”amongstitsparticipants.The“ASEANway”comprisessixprinciples.Theyincluderespectforsovereigntyandinterdependence,non-interventionininternalaffairs,non-useofforce,avoidanceofbilateralconfrontationsthathavenegativeimplicationsfortheregion,consensus-baseddecisionmaking,andcarefulhandlingofsensitiveissues.AsYouReadTask11:OrganizingInformation

AfterWWⅡ,Europe’sintegration,asembodiedintheEU,setagoodexampleofregionalconsolidation.However,thesuccessfulestablishmentoftheASEANCommunitychallengestheEuropeanlegal-rational,highlyinstitutionalizedmodel.Bycontrast,ASEAN,basedonconsensus,promotesintegrationthroughsoftruleswhilemaintainingtheassociation’sdiversity.Inotherwords,EuropeembodiesproceduraldemocracyandEastAsiaconsensusdemocracy.

Anotherdifferenceliesinthemainimpetusofintegration.TheFranco-GermanaxishasalwaysbeenintegraltofurtheringEuropeanidealsinthisrespect.ButinSoutheastAsia,suchcountriesasIndonesiadonotnecessarilytakeontheleadershiproleinregionalintegration.Moreover,whenamalgamatingwithbigpowers,ASEANinsistsonan“ASEAN-centered”principleasthemotivatingforce.Consequently,theASEANCommunityengendersnewconceptsofregionalintegrationdevelopmentmodes,andalsonewideasondiversifiedintegrationamongcountriesinAsia,Africa,andLatinAmerica.toremovenon-tariffbarriers,accelerateintegrationofthecapitalmarketandfinance,andfacilitatethefreeflowofgoods,services,investments,andskilledlabor.tonarrowgapsbetweenitsmembersanddeveloptheregionintoacommunityofcommonprosperityandprogress.tocontrolandrelievefactorsthatmaycauseinternalconflictswhilepromotingthe“commonsecurity”conceptofdevelopment.tomakeSoutheastAsiaasaferregion/formasecuritycommunity.toformacollectiveidentityfromanideologicalperspectivethatwillreinforcepublicopinion.tolayamoresolidsocialfoundationforregionalintegration.

Asyouknow,pronounstakeplaceofnouns.Whenyouread,it’simportanttounderstandthemeaningsofpronouns,andtoknowwhichnounapronounrefersto.Lookbackattheabovearticle,andtrytofindthemeaningsofthefollowingpronouns.Whatdoeseachpronounreferto?ScantheQRcodeinTask6togetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.AfterYouReadTask12：UnderstandingPronounReferences1.its(Paragraph1,Line2)_________________________________________________2.which(Paragraph1,Line3)______________________________________________3.which(Paragraph3,Line1)______________________________________________4.them(Paragraph5,Line3)_______________________________________________5.which(Paragraph7,Line1)______________________________________________6.they(Paragraph7,Line3)_______________________________________________TheEastAsiaSummitestablishmentbytheendoftheyearoftheASEANCommunityASEANASEANmemberstheassociation(thatisASEAN)sixprinciples

Doyoustillremembertheskillofscanning?Now,scanthetextagain,payattentiontothereadingspeedandchoosethebestanswerforeachstatementorquestion.ScantheQRcodeontherighttogetthestrategiesifyoufailtofigureouttherelevantreadingskill.AfterYouReadTask13：ScanningforSpecificInformation1.WhichthreepartsdoestheASEANCommunityinclude?Theyare______________.

A.PoliticalCommunity,EconomicCommunityandSocio-culturalCommunity

B.Political-SecurityCommunity,EconomicCommunityandSocialCommunity

C.Political-SecurityCommunity,EconomicCommunityandSocio-cultural

Community

D.Political-SecurityCommunity,EconomicCommunityandCulturalCommunityAfterYouReadTask13：ScanningforSpecificInformation2.WhendidthecountriesinSoutheastAsiagainindependenceoneafteranother?

A.AfterWWI.

B.After1937.

C.After1945.

D.AftertheColdWar.3.WhatbecamethemarkofthestartofregionalintegrationinSoutheastAsia?

A.TheestablishmentoftheASEANCommunity.

B.TheColdWar.

C.TheestablishmentofASEAN.

D.WWⅡ.AfterYouReadTask13：ScanningforSpecificInformation4.Accordingtothetext,whendidacompleteASEANform?

A.AftertheColdWar.

B.WhenIndonesiajoinedaftertheColdWar.

C.In1967.

D.WhentheIndochinesePeninsulajoinedaftertheColdWar.5.WhyhasASEANencounteredmorepressuresince2010inpromotingintegrationamong

ASEANmembers?

A.BecauseoftheU.S.rebalancingpolicyintheAsia-Pacificregionandtheterritorial

disputesintheSouthChinaSea.

B.BecauseitpursuestheBalanceofPowerpolicy.

C.Becauseitsmembershavesharpdisputesamongeachother.

D.BecausethePhilippinesandVietnamhaveadoptedovertlypro-Americanmeasures.AfterYouReadTask13：ScanningforSpecificInformation6.Whichoft