Unit 1 经济发展
economist
“Short-termism” or the desire for quick profits, has worsened in publicly traded companies, says the Bank of England’s top economist.
macro economy
Some economist are more concerned with the state of macro economy operation.
protectionism
The current task is to promote free trade and to avert the threat of increasing protectionism.
rate
Figures published today show another fall in the rate of inflation.
depression
He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
stagnation
Poor economic policies led to a long period of stagnation and decline.
purchasing power
Wage rated must be maintained in order to maintain the purchasing power of the consumer.
Unit 2 经济状况
economy
In advanced countries, logistics play an important role in national economy.
boom
The tourism industry has been booming there years.
recession
In time of severe recession, companies are often forced to make massive job cuts in order to survive.
revive
The newly adopted financial policy revived the national economy.
prosper
Our great motherland is prospering with each passing day.
crisis
More than 20 million rural migrant workers in China have lost their jobs and returned to their home villages or towns as a result of global economic crisis.
finance
State finance has also entered on a new stage.
inflation
Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
fluctuation
A firm secures a needed commodity and is protected against price flutuation.
deficit
They’re ready to cut the federal budget deficit for the next fisal year.
address
I was addressing a small gathering in suburban Virginia living room - a women’s group that had invited men to join them.
This rule is meant to address the difficulty that students from impoverished or chaotic homes might have in completing their homework.
Unit 3 推动市场
enact
The king could not enact laws without the sanction of Parliament.
policy
The most common complaint centres on foreign policy.
dispose
The world produces much more garbage than it can dispose of.
enhance
Passing the examination should enhance your chance of getting a job.
accelerate
Sometimes both fertilizer and manure will accelerate the growth of plants, but sometimes they won’t.
market
Farmers go to the market to buy and sell vegetables.
collective
The country’s politicians are already heaving a collective sigh of relief.
compensate
If a tax motivates firms to trim health benefits, they should increase salaries to compensate.
abundance
In this land, crops grow in abundance all the time.
Unit 4 商业模式
business
With $3.15 billion being lost on Internet wagers this year, gambling has passed porngraphy as the Web’s most profitable business.
commerce
Two grocery shop and the general store are the sum total of local commerce.
consume
They don’t make countryside anymore , and every yeay concrete comsumes more of it.
corporate
The range of the scene is broadened to incorporate past, present and future.
reputation
She is a scienist of international reputation.
malpratice
defame
we expect politicians to defame each other in an election year.
affair
He claims he was made the fall guy for the affair.
matter
That matter bacause theory suggests that the maximum sustainable yield that can be cropped from a fishery comes when the biomass of a target species is about 50% of its original level.
Unit 5 劳动力匮乏
annual
A town of culture award could, it is argued, become an annual event, attracting funding and creating jobs.
complain
He who make constant complain gets little compassion.
shortage
Any shortage could push up grain price.
documentary
Morgan is also working on a documentary on the death of Monroe.
settle
Sexual confusion, economic frustrations, and religious hope — all came together in a decisive moment when he opened the Bible, told his father the first line he saw would settle his fate.
request
Mr. Dennis said he had request access to a telephone.
numerical
Nowadays, the numerical skills of children develop very early.
admit
Researchers admin that they study does not answer the question at how much business ought to spend on CSR.
import
The police caught a young man trying to import a huge quantity of cars.
Unit 6 签订合同
contract
The work will be done by private contract.
violate
Courts are likely to rule that the law violates the constitutional guarantee of “equal protection”.
prosecute
The faderal requires the local authority to prosecute an investigation.
penalty
Carrying fire arms is forbidden under an heavy penalty.
party
The rules say they must value some assets at the price a third party would pay.
responsibility
He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father’s mistakes.
entitlement
Only members of club are entitled to use the facilities.
obilige
Your bad behaviour obliged me to dismiss you.
duration
The associations between sleep duration and weight gain persisted even after controlling for factors such as physical activity and calorie comsumption in both group.
Unit 7 金融
stock
The store keeps a large stock of commodities.
invest
The goverment must invest more funds in training and development program.
appreciate
Your help will be highly appreciated.
bubble
At the time the telecoms bubble was at its height.
Unit 8 银行与责任
regulator
Financial regulators in Britian have imposed a rather unusual rule on the bosses of big banks.
delay
We must delay our journey till the weather improves.
accountable
Public figures must be held accountable for their behavior.
transient
Transient investor can hinder a firm’s efforts to invest in the long-term research or to build up customer loyalty.
hinder
Further investigation was hindered by the loss of evidence.
substancial
The Wall Street Journal finds that “a substantial part” of executive pay is now tied to performance.
tie
Pay increases are tied to inflation.
Unit 9 自动柜员机
insert
Sunday is the perfered day for advertising inserts in newspapers.
password
No one could use the computer unless they had a password.
confirm
Earlier reports were unable to confirm that there were any survivors.
deposit
As the river slows down, it deposits a layer of soil.
withdraw
She’d half expected him to withdraw from the course.
transaction
They derived the benefits from that transaction.
charge
Does your school charge school fees?
prompt
The situation prompted him to make a final decision.
Unit 10 税收与电商
cross border
The enforcement of laws is the basis of successful cross border trade.
tax
States will be able to force more people to pay sales tax when they make online purchases under a Supreme Court decision Thursday.
previous
The new evidence conflicts with the previous findings.
owe
I think you owe us an explanation.
overrule
The Supreme Court’s opinion Thursday overruled a pair of decades-old decisions.
loss
Each year the physical presence rule becomes further removed from economic reality and results in significant revenue losses to the States.
limit
The rule limited states’ ability to seek long term prosperity.
Unit 10 税收与电商
capital
Companies are having difficulty in raising capital.
labor
He labored at the English course for three years.
stable
The society will remain stable over the long term.
fluctuate
There’s a great many reasons why a woman’s weight may fluctuate.
crash
When the market crashed, they assumed that the deal would be cancled.
recover
The economy is beginning to recover.
consumption
The measures must be taken to reduce consumption.
escalate
Al-Qaida in Iraq was behind many of the bumblings in a drive to escalate sectarian violence.
Unit 12 上升下降
ascend
We watched the mist ascending from the valley.
surge
Specialists see various reasons for the recent surge in inflation.
zoom
Profits zoomed from nil in 1981 to about 16 million last year.
sour
Shares soured on the New York stock exchange.
decline
Depending on the comments received, the editor would accept the paper for publication or decline it.
descend
They descended the slope towards the hamlet.
plunge
Take the opportunity to plunge yourself into your career.
slump
Sales have slumped recently.
remarkably
considerable
The book has aroused considerable interest.
dramatically
The resulting settlement maps show how the distribution and density of the rural population around the city changed dramatically between AD 500 and 850, when Copan collapsed.