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Unit3WorldNews:

EconomicDevelopments

PartIWarmingup

A

1.WhohavebeenmeetinginHongKongtodaytodiscusstheoutlookfortheglobaleconomy?

CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountries.

2.WhatdoesUNCTADsayabouttheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestment?

Itgrewby40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.

3.Whohasapprovedacutinincometaxrates?

TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentatives.

4.Whohasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts?

Intel

Whatisitsplan?

Toreduceitsworkforceby5,000.

5.WhatdecisionshavebeenmadebyEU,theU.S.andCanadaafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance?

EUhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflivestock.

TheU.S.andCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofanimalproducefromEU.

Tapescripts:

1.CentralBankgovernorsfrommorethanadozencountrieshavebeenmeetinginHongKongtoday.OnesubjecttheylikelydiscussedistheoutlookfortheglobaleconomybecauseoftheU.S.slowdownandJapan'sstrugglingrecovery.AnothertopictheymayhavediscussedishowtostrengthenfinancialmarketsinemergingeconomiesinAsiaandelsewhere.

2.AUnitedNations'reportsaystheworldwidetotalofforeigninvestmentgrewbynearly40%lastyeartomorethan600billiondollars.ThereportbytheUNConferenceonTradeandDevelopment,UNCTADsaysmostofittookplacebetweendevelopedcountriesasbigcompaniestookoneanotherover.

3.TheUnitedStatesHouseofRepresentativeshasapprovedacutinincometaxrates,thefirstpartofapackageoftaxcuttingmeasuresputforwardbyPresidentBush.Theincometaxreductionswillamounttonearly1trilliondollarsovertenyears.

4.Theworld'slargestmakerofcomputerchips,Intel,hasannouncedjobcutsafterafallindemandforitsproducts.Intelsaiditexpecteditsrevenueinthefirstquarterofthisyeartofallbyaquarterthanthesameperiodlastyear.TheCalifornia-basedcompanyplanstoreduceits85,000-strongworkforceby5,000.

5.TheEuropeanUnionhasimposedfurtherrestrictionsonthemovementoflive-stockafteracaseoffoot-and-mouthdiseasewasconfirmedinFrance.TheUnitedStatesandCanadahaveissuedtemporarybansontheimportofallanimalproducefromEUcountries.

B

Foreignexchangerates:

1dollar=1.733Germanmarks

=126.9Japaneseyen

1pound=1.624dollars

ShareIndex

DowJonesup6,783（+45）

London’s100up4,390（+20）

Nikkieclosed

2.ShareIndex:

DowJonesup10,116（+96）

StandrdandPoor’s500up1,254（+6）

NASDAQ:

down（-1.5%）

3.ShareIndex:

DowJonesdown8,094（-66）

NASDAQdown1,662（-3）

FT100down（-36）

CACQuarantedown（-33,-1%）

DAXdown（-1%）

4.Mostactivestocks:

CableandWirelessHKTup$0.45

HSBCdown$0.50

Hutchisondown$0.50

ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25

ChinaTelecomdown$1.50

ChangKongup$0.25

PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown$0.10

CCTTelecomdown$0.275

NewWorldCyberBasedown$0.075

HanongHoldingsdown$0.25

Goldprices:

HongKonggold:

HK$2,670

Londongold:

US$289

5.Earnings:

PhilipsElectronics（lastyear）:

$2.4billion（$300milliondown）

RoyalDutchShell（4thquarter）:

$3.6billion

ElectronicDataSystems（4thquarter）:

$0.70pershare（$0.02up）

Tapescripts:

1.ThedollaristradingatoneGermanmarkseventy-threepointthreeandat126.9Japaneseyen.Thepoundbuysonedollarsixty-twopointfour.InNewYork,theDowShareIndexclosed45higherat6,783.EarlierLondon's100ShareIndexended20higherat4,390.InTokyo,theNikkeiShareIndexisclosedforaholiday.

2.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageclosedup96pointsat10,116.TheStandardandPoor's500Indexgained6pointstocloseat1,254.ButtheNASDAQIndexlost1.5%ashightechnologyandInternetstockswerebattered.

3.RightnowtheDowisdownanother66pointsat8,094;theNASDAQCompositedown3pointsat1,662.TurningtoEurope'smajormarkets:

Londonstockswerehitbyawaveofprofittakingafterfivestraightrecordcloses;theFT100Indexdown36points;Parisseeinglossesaswell,theCACquarantedown33pointsor1%;andFrankfurt'sDAXalsofell1%afterbrieflymovingintorecordterritory.

4.TheHangSengIndexcloseddown89pointsat3,521.Theturnoverwas7.71billiondollars.Nowlookatthetenmostactivestocks.CableandWirelessHKTup45cents,HSBCholdingsdown50cents,Hutchisondown50cents,ShanglongkaiPropertyup$2.25,andChinaTelecomdown$1.50,ChangKongup25cents,PacificCenturyCyberworldsdown10cents,CCTTelecomdown27.5cents,NewWorldCyberspacedown7.5cents,andHanongHoldingsdown25cents.TheHangSengIndexfutureforNovemberandDecemberwerealldown.HongKonggoldclosedat2,670HongKongdollars,andLondongoldistradingat289U.S.dollars.

5.ConsumerelectronicsmakerPhilipsElectronicsreportedalowerthanexpectedprofitforlastyear.Thecompanymadeabout$2.4billion,morethan$300millionbelowestimates.OilcompanyRoyalDutchShellposteditsearnings.Itmaderoughlya$3.6billionprofitforitsfourthquarter.ThatwasessentiallyinlinewithStreetexpectations.ElectronicDataSystemsalsoreporteditsfourthquarternumberslastnight.Itposteda70-centprofitpershare,twocentsbetterthanexpectations.

PartIIIVoicemailmaycostcompany’sbusiness

A

JudJessup（TakeCareHMO）:

…personalizedservice…”highservice”…gettingarecording…efficient…costeffective…

…individualproblems….

StanleyPlogue（PlogueResearch）:

…afourth…letout…voicemailsystem…givenup…

Sandyhale（PacificBell）:

…bottomline…costs…moreefficient…customerserviceoperations…avaluabletool.

B

1.T2.T3.F4.F5.T6.F7.F8.T9.T10.T

C

3.Fiveyearsago,peoplewerewaryofvoice-mail.

4.TakeCareusedafunnyvoice-mailmessageinitsadvertisements.

6.Voice-maildecreasescontactbetweencustomersandcompanies.

7.Theproblemisnotthetechnology,butthevoice-mailmenus.

PartIVBusinessjargon

A

…languageshorthand….

…overusebusinessjargon…anegativeeffect…

…alowopinion…managementjargon…athird…alackofconfidence…oneinfive…untrustworthy…coversomethingup.

…aneffectiveboss…caneasilyunderstand…managementjargon.

B

1.T2.T3.F4.F5.F

C

blue-skythinking:

imaginenewordifferentwaysofdoingthings

getourducksinarow:

haveeverythingarrangedefficiently

braindump:

telleverythingyouknowaboutaparticularsubject

thinkoutsidethebox:

becreativeinhowyouthinkaboutproblems

thehelicopterview:

anoverview

aheadsup:

awarning

that’sarealno-brainer:

that’ssimple

Unit4WorldNews:

UpinSpace

PartIWarmingup

A

1.ToMars/Marchofnextyear.

2.Becauseofamechanicalproblem.

3.5malesand2females.

4.NASA/AttheendofSeptember,83daysafterlanding.

5.ToreturnhomeattheKennedySpaceCenteraftercompletingrepairsontheHubbleTelescope.

B

MirFacts

15years

theSovietUnion,nowRussia

$4.2billion（forbuildingandmaintaining）

10years（1986—1996）

135tons

9,900cubicfeet

63feetwideand85feetlong

104cosmonauts,astronauts

46

438days

747days,three

Mar.23rd,

Unit5NewExplorationsinFoodandMedicine

A1

asuccessfulbraintissuetransplantcarriedoutbyaSouthAfricansurgeon.

Thediscoveryofanewwaytoincreasetheeffectivenessofchemotherapy.

Thepossibilityofanewwaytotreatglaucoma.

anewresearchonwritingwhichshowsthatwritingcanresultinclinicallymeaningfuloutcomes.

anewresearchonwritingwhichshowsthatwritingcanhelppeoplewithchronicillnessimprovetheirhealth.

thetheoryandfunctionofacupuncture.

A2

aweekago/Parkinson’sdisease.

anaturaldefensemechanism

thedeathofbraincells

meetingpatients’psychologicalneedsproducesphysicalhealthbenefits.

sideeffects/cutbackonmedication.

Theworld’sleadingtransplantsurgeon,DrChristopherBernard,hascarriedoutoneofthemostdifficultbraintissuetransplantsyetattempted.TheSouthAfricansurgeonhassucceededintransplantingtissuesintothehumanbraininwhatisthoughttobethefirstoperationofitskind.ThesurgerywasperformedaweekagoonapatientsufferingfromParkinson’sdisease.Aportionofthepatient’sadrenalglandwasimplantedintoapartofthepatient’sbrain,anoperationwhichhaspreviouslybeenperformedonlyonratsandmonkeys.

Approximatelyathirdofallpeopledevelopcanceratonepointintheirlives.Chemotherapyhasitslimitations,butitisoneofthemajortreatmentoptions.SomeAmericanscientistshavediscoveredtheycanincreasetheeffectivenessofchemotherapybyinhibitinganaturaldefensemechanismemployedbycancercells.

Glaucomaisresponsibleforblindnessinanestimated67millionpeoplearoundtheworld.Untilnow,treatmentshavefocusedexclusivelyontheeyes.Butthatmaychangeinthenextfewyear,followingthediscoverythatglaucomainvolvesthedeathofbraincells.

Newresearchshowsthatthesimpleactofwritingdownthoughtsaboutastressfuleventcanhelppeoplewithchronicillnessesimprovetheirhealth.Thisisthefirststudytoshowthatwritingcanresultinclinicallymeaningfuloutcomesforchronically-illpatients.Thestudyaddstothegrowingamountofscientificliteraturesuggestingthatmeetingpatient’spsychologicalneedsproducesphysicalhealthbenefits.

TraditionalChinesemedicinesaysthatgoodhealthisassociatedwiththebalanceofQi.Qicanbehinderedorhelpedbyyangandyin.Accordingtotraditionaltheory,thegoalofacupunctureistopromotetheflowofqibykeepingyinandyanginbalance----andthisisdonebyinsertingne