Unit Nine Economy
香港置地广场Text:
Globalization and China
Stephan Rothlin
Background Information
About the author:
The author is a professor of business ethics. In one of his writings he illustrated ideas about business ethics developed in U.S. and in Europe. He also indicates China has its culture’s rich ethical heritage, and can both govern and guide its national economy to develop better, not only for China but also for the World.
Language points
1. Para.[3]: The United States will cea the annual review procedure in which congress considers ending ...
“in which” in ud in a relative clau that starts within a preposition (it means to talk about a situation that you have just mentioned). Similarly ud in the passage: Para.10, Para.11.
2. Para.[6]: Global companies em perched ... ever widening open doors.
The ntences means: Global companies em to be laying China’s economic development on a dangerous position by making good u of ( or taking advantage of ) China’s ever widening open doors.
3. Para.[9]: Mencius remained especially strong in his belief that human nature might become ... . Similarly ud in the passage: Para.11皇的成语
“that” ud after verbs to introduce an objective clau which gives more information, a reason, an explanation etc.
4. Para.[11]: The policy of opening-up supported ... watching.
The opening policy supported for over twenty years started a period which has never happened before for economic growth that has the whole world watching.
5. Para.[13]: It is in the vital interest of business and administration for China to become familiarized with values.
“It” is ud as the subject or object of a verb when the real subject or object is later in the ntence.
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Word study
1. negotiate v. to discuss something in order to reach an agreement, especially in business or politics
① The government refus to negotiate with terrorists.
② Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working work.
③ The French have brought new proposals to the negotiating table ( official business ).
negotiation n. [usually plural] official discussion between the reprentatives of opposing groups, who are trying to reach an agreement especially in business or politics.
④ The treaty was a result of long and complex negotiation.
⑤ Through negotiation we are able to reach a compromi.
2. perch v. to be in a position on top of, or on the edge of something
① The birds perched on the telephone wires.
② He was perched on his throne.
情感升华③ The hou perched on a cliff above the town.
④ Linda perched herlf on a bar stool.
n. [informal] a high place where a person sits or where a building is placed
⑤ From our perch on the hill, we can e the whole city.
3. decisive a. 车轮菜action, event that has a powerful effect on the final result of something
① Waterloo was the decisive battle of the entire war.
② She demonstrated a talent for quick, decisive action.
③ The covenant at Sinai was the decisive step in the creation of Israel.
④ China has played a decisive role in the recent peace progress.
decisiveness n. the ability to make decisions quickly with confidence and determination
⑤ David acted with speed and decisiveness.
4. fundamental a. affecting the simplest and most important parts of something
① She is not just in a bad mood, she must have a fundamental psychological problem.
② His fundamental mistake was to rely too much on other people.
③ Water is fundamental to survival.
n. the most important idea, rules etc that something is bad on
④ I couldn’t even grasp the fundamentals of mechanics.
fundamentally ad. in everyway that is important or basic
⑤ They are good friends even though their view on many things are fundamentally different.
5. corrupt a. using one’s power in a dishonest or illegal way in order to get an advantage for onelf
① Corrupt judges have taken millions of dollars in bribes.
② Sometimes we doubt a corrupt society. (a very bad morally).
v. to encourage someone to start behaving in an immoral or dishonest way
③ Pornographic publications corrupt the minds of young people.
注造句
④事业单位工资制度 Young prisoners are being corrupted by the older, long term offenders.
