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商务英语阅读自学考试课程考试大纲
商务写作
(一)课内训练(重点)
识记:
1.WhenBanker’sBetsGoBad
银行家的猜测落空
名词解释:
OCC:
OfficeoftheComptrolleroftheCurrency通货监理局
AlanGreenspan艾伦·格林斯潘,美联储主席
句子翻译:
1)Thebankhaddoubledprofitsinthepastyearviaastringofsuccessfulmergers,butonApr.21itreportedthatitssecuritiesportfoliohadunrealizedlossesofnearly$131million.
2)We’reconsideringstrategiesthatmakethemostsenseifratesaregoingupmuchmoreaggressivelyandsoonerthananticipated.
2.CreatingGovernmentFinancingProgramsforSmallandMedium-sizedEnterprisesinChina
中国为中小型企业提供政府财政援助项目
名词解释:
Labor-intensive劳动密集型
SME:
smallandmedium-sizedenterprise中小型企业
SOE:
state-ownedenterprises国有企业
句子翻译:
InChina,asaresultoftheeconomicreformsandmarketopeningmeasures,SMEshaveenjoyedremarkabledevelopmentandhavegrowntobecomeanimportantforceincontributingtowardssustainedandrapidgrowthoftheChineseeconomic.
(三)课外练习(一般)
理解:
1.CarlyleGroup’sAsianInvasion
加雷集团的亚洲扩张
名词解释:
Venture-capital风险资本
CarlyleGroup凯雷投资集团Citigroup花旗集团
2.WhytheDollarIsBloomingAgain为什么美元再次复兴?
名词解释:
Greenback美元(俚语)LehmanBrothersInc雷曼兄弟公司
EuropeanCentralBank欧洲中央银行FederalReserveBank美国联邦储备银行
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.HowBanksPrettyuptheProfitPicture银行如何美化收益前景
2.ThaiStocksWhatGoesUp泰国股市:
到底是怎么了?
3.InventingtoOrder以市场为导向开发产品
4.It’sanOfficePartyinHongKong香港办公楼地价之争
第二单元人力资源管理
(一)课内训练(重点)
识记:
1.China’sProblemofLabor中国人力资源问题
名词解释:
Confucianheritage孔子遗训Micro-managing微观管理Jobrotation轮岗
句子翻译:
1)Manyunderestimatethecostoflocalstaff.Chinesegraduatesoftenhaveaninflatedviewoftheirown,complainsomeforeignmanagers.MultinationalsarealsocompetingfortalentwithChina’sdomesticcompanies,whichneedtoimprovethequalityoftheirpeopleastheirmarketsopentoforeignrivals.
2)Butthegrowingshortageofexecutivetalentmaymakethegrowthassumptionswrittenintomanybusinessplansover-optimistic.
2.NoPrizesforRunners-up
奖励只给最优秀的员工
名词解释:
Redundancypayment冗余支出Benefitpackage福利包Meritbudget贡献奖
Flexiblereward灵活的奖励方式EgalitarianEurope“人人平等的欧洲”
句子翻译:
1\Butbenchmarkingemployees,andthenpayingthemdifferentrates,canturnouttobeaminefieldifhandledbadly.
2\Thosethatwantrewardstobecost-effectivebutmemorableareseekingtheservicesoffirmsthatspecializeinemployeerecognition.
(三)课外练习(一般)
理解:
1.TheInsideStory(PartⅠThePowerofOnlineHRManagement)
背景故事:
(一、在线人力资源管理的威力)
名词解释:
Ford美国福特汽车公司BPBritishPetroleum英国石油公司
Outsource人力资源外包Holidayentitlement员工休假权
Expatriateemployee外派员工
2.TheInsideStory(PartⅡOnlineTrainingasanAlternative)
背景故事:
(二、在线培训)
名词解释:
CurriculumVitae个人履历表
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.OrganizedLaborRevival(PartⅠAreUnionsDeclininginEurope?
)
工会组织的复兴(一、欧洲工会组织正在消亡?
)
2.OrganizedLaborRevival(PartⅡUnionRevival,TrueorNot?
)
工会组织的复兴(二、工会组织正在复兴?
)
3.CaseStudyIsThereaNiceWaytoFireYourEmployees?
案例分析:
真有合理地解雇员工的好办法吗?
4.HoldthatBodyCount!
人力的真正意义!
第三单元市场
(一)课内训练(重点)
识记:
1.CelebrityEndorsementsasaStrategy营销策略之名人效应
名词解释:
BillCosby比尔·考斯比,美国黑人,喜剧之父
句子翻译:
Alternatively,advertiserscanchoosetouse“spokescharacters”.Owens-CorninghasusedthePinkPantherfornearly20yearstoendorseitsinsulationproducts,andMetropolitanLifehasusedthePeanutsgangtopromoteitsinsurancepolicies.Anotherwayadvertisersprotectthemselvesisbyusingdeceasedcelebrities.Throughthewondersoftechnology,televisionviewersseescreenlegendsJohnWaynepitchingCoorsbeerandFredAstairedancingwithaDirtDevilvacuumcleaner.
2.ChallengesinGlobalAdvertisingandPromotion广告及销售全球化的挑战
名词解释:
AvonChinaInc.雅芳(中国)公司
FedEx联邦快递,全球最大的快递公司
JamesBond詹姆斯·邦德,代号007,全球知名的英式间谍形象
句子翻译:
1)Thestyleofthead.Isalsoimportant,becausecomparativeads,whileacceptableandevencommonintheUnitedStatesandCanada,arelesscommonlyusedintheUnitedKingdom,unacceptableinJapan,andillegalinIndiaandBrazil.
2)Coca-Cola’sIndiansubsidiarywasforcedtoendapromotionthatofferedprizessuchasatriptoHollywood,becauseitencouragedcustomerstobuyinordertogamble,inviolationofIndia’sestablishedtradepractices.
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理解:
1.Advertisement广告
名词解释:
BureauofPublicEnterprise,BPE国有企业局,实际负责推动民营化计划的机构ManagementInformationSystem(MIS)管理信息系统
Manualofaccountingprocedure会计手续规则
2.MarketingtoLatinosandAfricanAmericans拉丁美洲及非洲的营销策略研究
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.AdvertisingontheWebCompaniesGrabtheBrassRing
网络广告:
公司的新商机
2.FromHarley-DavidsonArmchairstoCoca-ColaFishingLuresTheRiseofCorporateBranding
企业品牌化的兴起:
从哈雷牌轮椅到可口可乐牌鱼饵
3.OfferingGuaranteestoPromoteSales
提供质量保证以提高销售额度
4.PowerPricers:
HowSmartCompaniesUsePriceasaStrategicTool
价格的威力:
精明商家的价格策略
第四单元管理
(一)课内训练(重点)
识记:
1.Cross-culturalManagement跨文化管理
名词解释:
MBA:
MasterofBusinessAdministration,工商管理硕士
Pay-for-performance(PFP)业绩付酬—按照实际业绩付给酬劳
Matrixstructure矩阵结构
句子翻译:
Afairlyobviousculturaldividethathasbeenmuchstudiedistheonebetween,ontheonehand,thecountriesofNorthAmericaandnorth-westEurope,wheremanagementislargelybasedonanalysis,rationality,logicandsystems,and,ontheother,theLatinculturesofsouthernEuropeandSouthAmerica,wherepersonalrelations,intuition,emotionandsensitivityareofmuchgreaterimportance.
2.MotorolaModesofHandlingEthicalIssuesTransculturally
跨文化管理“摩托罗拉模式”所遵循的原则是什么?
句子翻译:
1)ThesimplestmodeisoneinwhichMotorolamakesnoparticularefforttoadjusttothelocalculture,butmerelyclarifiesitspolicyonagivenissue,andimplementsthatpolicyregardlessofwhetheritoverlapswiththevaluesorstandardsofthehostculture.
2)Insomesituations,theoverlapbetweenMotorola’sstandardsandcertainpracticesofthehostculturemightbesolimitedthatthecorporationhasnochoiceotherthansimplytoabidebyitsownstandardsandattempttoremainviableinthatcountry.
理解:
1.MighttheProperStudyofManagementBeMan?
管理的核心是管理人?
名词解释:
Stockmarket证券市场Zeitgeist时代精神TheoryX(Y)X(Y)理论
2.NomoreBoringAnalysis无需反复研究管理方式
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.WillThisMergerGoDownSmoothly?
这一次的收购会顺利进行吗?
2.Citi:
AWholeNewPlaybook花旗集团:
一个全新的开始
3.DoYouReallyNeedanMBA?
你真的需要一个MBA文凭吗?
4.GoingGlobalbyThinkingLocal立足本土,走向国际
第五单元贸易
识记:
1.TradeDisputes商务争议
名词解释:
Comparativecosts比较成本Specialization专业化生产
Insight洞察力Nobellaureate诺贝尔奖获得者
Productivity生产力Mainstreameconomists主流经济学家
avidRicardo大卫·李嘉图英国经济学家著有《政治经济学几赋税原理》
句子翻译:
Evenifonecountrycanmakeeverythingmorecheaplythaneveryotheritstillgainsfromfocusingonthegoodsinwhichitsrelativeadvantagesisgreatest—i.e.,inwhichithasacomparativeadvantage—andimportingtherest.
2.ASaleContract销售合同
名词解释:
FOB:
FreeonBoard船上交货价格,离岸价格
CIF:
CostInsuranceandFreight到岸价格CFR:
CostandFreight成本加运费价
FCA:
FreeCarrier货交承运人CPT:
CarriagePaidto运费付至
CIP:
CarriageInsurancePaidto运费、保险费付至
EXW:
ExWork工厂交货DDU:
DeliveredDutyUnpaid未完税交货
DDP:
DeliveredDutyPaid完税后交货Remittance汇票
T/T电汇M/T信汇Banker’sdraft银行汇票
CommercialDraft商业汇票DocumentaryCollection跟单托收
D/PSight:
DocumentsagainstPaymentatSight即期付款交单
D/PafterSight:
DocumentsagainstPaymentafterSight远期付款交单
D/A:
DocumentsagainstAcceptance承兑交单
LetterofCredit信用证
IrrevocableL/C不可撤销信用证
SightL/C即期信用证
UsanceL/C远期信用证
TransferableL/C可转让信用证
句子翻译:
TheBuyersshallopenwithabanktobeacceptedbyboththeBuyersandSellersanirrevocabletransferableletterofcredit,allowingpartialshipment,transshipmentinfavoroftheSellersandaddressedtoSellerspayableatsightagainstfirstpresentationoftheshippingdocumenttoOpeningBank.ThecoveringletterofcreditmustreachtheSellers30daysbeforeshipmentandremainvalidinChinauntilthe21stday(inclusive)fromthedateofshipment.
(三)课外练习(一般)
理解:
1.BusinessNegotiation贸易磋商
2.TwoBusinessLetters商业信函实例
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.ALetterofCredit信用证
2.ABusinessLetter—ReviseFormerLetterofCredit信用证修订书
3.ABookingOrder订舱委托书
4.ACommercialInvoice商业发票
第六单元经济全球化
识记:
1.GameTheory博弈论
名词解释:
Oligopoly求过于供的市场情况
Pricecutting大减价Dilemma困境Gametheory博弈论
AdamSmith亚当·斯密,英国古典政治经济学代表人物,著有《国富论》
Invisiblehand“看不见的手”
句子翻译:
Gametheoryhasbeenusedbyeconomiststostudytheinteractionofoligopolies,on-managementdisputes;countriestradepolicies,internationalenvironmentalagreements,reputations,andahostofothersituations.
2.E-Commerce:
TheKittyHawkEra
电子商务:
KittyHawk时代
名词解释:
Salesvolume销售量
Megastore超级卖场Cyberspace网络空间Distributor分销商
Retailer零售商Intermediary中介Stockbroker股票经纪人
Dealer经销商Leverage杠杆作用
E-commerce电子商务Wal-Mart沃尔玛,世界第一大零售商
Brick-and-mortar传统意义上的公司
句子翻译:
1)Slowlybutsurely,consumersareleavingmallstoshopon-line,oftenintheirpajamasat11PM.Andanyonewhodoubtsthepotentialpowerofthee-commercejuggernauthasn’tgraspedtheadvantageforbothconsumersandbusinesses.
2)Allcompaniesfeartheleveragegainedbyconsumerswhocandemandever-lowerprices.Finally,businessesarerapidlylearningthatitisn’tenoughtotackthesuffix“dotcom”ontothecompanyname.
理解:
1.TheLogicofEconomics经济学逻辑
名词解释:
Inflation通货膨胀Tariff关税Quota配额
Taxcutsof1964美国1964年的减税政策
GreatDepression1929年至1933年的西方世界的经济大萧条
2.TheFourWheelsofGrowth促进经济增长的四个要素
(四)拓展阅读(一般)
理解:
1.CareersinGlobalMarketing全球营销下的职场规划
2.HowMarketsSolvetheThreeEconomicProblems市场解决三大经济问题的途径
3.GlobalMarketingWhatItIsandWhatItIsNot揭开全球营销的面纱
4.TheBusiness-to-businessCyber-buyingBazaar网络购物市场
第三部分有关说明与实施要求
(一)阅读理解Readingcomprehension.
Althoughitisnothingnewforcompaniestobuildrelationshipswithcustomers,ithasgenerallybeendoneonaone-to-onebasis.Inrecentyears,