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1、Unit Twelve Expert Economist,商务英语综合教程 第二册,They are famous expert economists. Do you know them?,吴敬琏,Alan Greenspan,Learning Objectives:,To know the mysterious story about Alan Greenspan; To understand how economy is running in the United States; To use theme-related vocabulary and expressions in real
2、 situations.,Learning Points,Part I: Lead-in,Part II: Text A,Part IV: Text B,Part III:Exercise and Quiz,Lead-in,Can you tell us something about Alan Greenspan (1926.3) ?,First appointed Federal Reserve chairman by President Ronald Reagan in August 1987, he was reappointed at successive four-year int
3、ervals until retiring on January 31, 2006 after the second-longest tenure in the position.,President George W. bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Alan Greenspan, on November9, 2005 in the East Room of the White House.,Read the following famous quotations about economy :,Lead-in,The b
4、est cure for the national economy would be economy. (Ashoey Cooper, British novelist),There can be no economy where there is no efficiency. (Disraeli, British statesman),There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy. (Alfred p. Sloan. American businessman),返回,Text A Expert Eco
5、nomist,Cultural Notes Expressions used in the Text Words to Drill Structural Analysis Questions for Discussion Exercise and Quiz Assignment,1. Federal Reserve Board: 联邦储备委员会 2. the Dow Jones: 道琼斯工业平均指数 3. the NASNAQ: 纳斯达克综合指数 4. the Bureau of the Budget: 美国预算局 5. New Yorks Julliard school: 茱丽亚音乐学院,C
6、ultural Notes:,Its duties today fall into four general categories: Conducting the nations monetary policy； Supervising and regulating banking institutions； Maintaining stability of the financial system and containing systemic risk； Providing financial services to depository institutions, the U.S. go
7、vernment, and foreign official institutions.,联邦储备委员会,道琼斯指数,It is an index that shows how 30 large, publicly owned companies based in the United States have traded during a standard trading session in the stock market. It is the second oldest U.S. market index after the Dow Jones Transportation Avera
8、ge, which Dow also created.,纳斯达克综合指数,type: stock exchange location: New York City Founded February 8, 1971 Owner: the NASDAQ OMX Group Key people: Robert Greifeld (CEO) Currency United States dollar,美国预算局,The OMBs predominant mission is to assist the President in overseeing the preparation of the fe
9、deral budget and to supervise its administration in Executive Branch agencies.,茱丽亚音乐学院,“The transforming role of Juilliard is to help talented students harness their dedication to become communicative artists, imbued with the passion and understanding to reach within themselves to affect and move au
10、diences“ Joseph W. Polisi, President, the Juilliard School,Expressions used in the Text :,Commander-in-chief behind-the-scenes in charge of slam on the brakes be credited with sort of,Words to Drill:,compromise pop inflate contract jolt windshield whip slash,precipitate dispassionate celebrity moder
11、ate intensity reticence sag,compromise,n. an agreement or settlement of a dispute that is reached by each side making concessions妥协，互让了结；和解（协议） e.g. The secret of a happy marriage is compromise. 婚姻美满的秘诀在于互让。 V. settle a dispute by mutual concession 互让解决争端；和解；折中 e.g. In the end we compromised and def
12、erred the issue. 最后我们各退一步，将此问题推迟。,inflate,v.fill (a balloon, tire, or other expandable structure) with air or gas so that it becomes distended给（气球、轮胎等可扩张物）充气 e.g. With a supply of compressed air, the large balloon inflated in a matter of seconds. 大气球注入压缩空气后, 几秒钟便膨胀了起来。 bring about inflation of (a cu
13、rrency) or in (an economy) 使（通货）膨胀，使（物价）暴涨 e.g. The buyers bid against each other and often inflate the prices they pay. 买主们竞相投标, 往往人为地提高价钱。,contract,v. to become smaller 萎缩 缩小 e.g. Glass contracts as it cools. 玻璃遇冷收缩。 e.g. Metal contracts as it becomes cool. 金属冷却时体积缩小,jolt,v. to move suddenly and r
14、oughly 颠簸 e.g. A surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards. 他身后的人潮推着他向前。 e.g. The train jolted into motion. 火车猛然一震开始动了。,precipitate,v. cause (an event or situation, typically one that is bad or undesirable) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly, or prematurely 使（事件、情况，尤指坏事或讨厌之事）突如其来地发生，促成 e.g. Th
15、e incident precipitated a political crisis. 该事件促发了一场政治危机。,dispassionate,Adj. not influenced by strong emotion, and so able to be rational and impartial不动感情的；理性的；公正的 e.g. She dealt with lifes disasters in a calm, dispassionate way. 对待生活中的灾祸，她沉着理智。 e.g. a dispassionate critic 一位不偏不倚的批评家,celebrity n. a
16、 famous person 名人，名流 e.g. Lots of celebrities were at the film premiere. 许多名人出席了电影的首映式。 the state of being well known 著名，名望，名声 e.g. She said social class in America was largely decided by celebrity. 她说在美国社会阶层主要由名声决定。,celebrity,reticence,n. reservedness 不轻易暴露想法或感情;沉默,缄默 e.g. His reticence is more revealing than his speech. 他的沉默所表露的要胜过他的言词。 e.g. He breaks out of his normal reticence and tells me the whole story. 他打破了平时一贯沈默寡言的习惯,把事情原原本本都告诉了我。,Structural Analysis,Questions for Discuss
