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2017商务英语中级阅读课堂讲义四

来源 :中华考试网 2017-03-08

  学习重点

  1. Speaking---forms of communication

  2. Reading --- Is your English too English

3. Leaving voice mails and Taking messages

  4. Vocabulary consolidation

  5. Self-study exercises

  6. Memo writing

  7. Oral Practice

  8. Homework

  I. Speaking.

  Keeping in touch

  1. frequency n.频率

  2. formality n.正式程度

  Discussion.

  l Which methods of communication do you like best? Letters, phone calls or e-mails?

  I like sending e-mails. They are quick, inexpensive, easy and efficient. Also, when I write my thoughts on the computer, I can edit and organize them to ensure that I am communicating clearly. However, sometimes it takes a long time to receive the reply, so I have to make a phone call.

  Points under consideration for their advantages and disadvantages

  l price

  l speed of communication

  l user-friendliness

  l Time-consuming

  II. Reading.

  Is Your English Too English?

  Para.1

  executive n.执行者, 经理主管人员

  corporate adj. 公司的

  dominance noun [uncountable]

  the fact of being more powerful, more important, or more noticeable than other people or things优势, 统治

  动词 dominate

  political/economic/cultural etc dominance 政治/经济/文化统治

  the economic and political dominance of Western countries 西方国家在经济和政治上的绝对优势

  television's dominance over other media 电视在媒体中的统治地位

  exceed verb [transitive] formal

  1 to be more than a particular number or amount超越, 胜过

  Working hours must not exceed 42 hours a week. 工作小时数不能超过42小时。

  His performance exceeded our expectations. 他的表现超过了我们对他的期待。

  2 to go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do超过

  He was fined for exceeding the speed limit. 由于超速,他被罚款。

  Explanation: communicating internationally

  Para. 2

  bilingual adj.能说两种语言的

  consistent adjectiveᅳ反义词 inconsistent

  1 always behaving in the same way or having the same attitudes, standards etc - usually used to show approval 连续的, 持续的

  consistent in

  We need to be consistent in our approach.我们必须在方法上保持连贯。

  a consistent improvement in the country's economy 该国经济持续改善

  ᅳconsistently adverb consistently high performance

  overestimate verb [transitive]

  1 to think something is better, more important etc than it really is过高评价

  ᅳ反义词 underestimate

  He tends to overestimate his own abilities. 他总是想过高地评价自己的能力。

  2 to guess an amount or value that is too high 过高地估算

  Most patients overestimated how long they had had to wait to see a doctor. 许多病人都过高地估计了需要等待看医生看病的时间。

  estimate noun [countable]

  1 a calculation of the value, size, amount etc of something 计算

  a rough estimate (=not an exact calculation) of how much time we'll need 粗略的估算我们需要的时间

  The figure will only be about two million, less than half the original estimate. 这个数值只有2百万左右,比原先的计算少一半还要多。

  2 a statement of how much it will probably cost to build or repair something修理、建设估价表

  The garage said they'd send me an estimate for the work. 汽车修理行说他们会给我寄来一份修车估价表。

  assume verb [transitive]

  1 to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof 估计

  I didn't see your car, so I assumed you'd gone out. 我没有看见你的车,所以我估计你已经走了。

  it is/seems reasonable to assume (that)

  I think we can safely assume (=it is almost certain) that interest rates will go up again soon. 我认为我们可以非常放心地预计利率会很快上调。

  2 assume control/responsibility etc 实施控制/承担责任

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