商务英语阅读Unit 12-叶兴国.ppt

UNIT 12 2014.11 Business English: A Reading Course BACKGROUND INFORMATION I. How can we save time to do what we really want? How much time should CEOs devote to customers? WARM-UP QUESTIONS 1. Facing the current economic downturn, companies need efficiency more than ever. How can a CEO arrange his or her time efficiently? 2. Can you think of some ways to save time in daily life? Business English: A Reading Course * READING SKILLS: INTRODUCE THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS ENGLISH READING Business English: A Reading Course Unit 12 Skimming略读; Scanning寻读; Survey浏览; Comprehending细读; Appreciating赏析. Unit 13 1.Professional knowledge专业知识 ; 2. 背景知识Background information READING SKILLS: INTRODUCE THE BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT BUSINESS ENGLISH READING TEXT A： 20 WAYS TO SAVE 20 MINUTES Notes on the Text: 1. You’ve put in a longer-than-eight-hour day at work, cooked dinner, folded laundry, and you still haven’t got around to the brisk walk you vowed to take every day. 你每天花费8个小时以上的时间工作、做饭、折叠喜好的衣服等，但是你没有腾出时间来做你发誓每天要做的快走锻炼。 put in time: 在某一工作上花费（时间）。如： She puts in eight hours behind a desk every day. 她每天花8小时办公。 get around to: 腾出时间来做。如: I didn’t get round to putting all the photos in frames. 我没有找到时间将所有的照片装入镜框。 Business English: A Reading Course TEXT A： 20 WAYS TO SAVE 20 MINUTES Notes on the Text: 2. “You will never get absolutely everything done, so you might as well get the right things done,” he explains. 他解释说： “你永远不可能把所有的工作全部完成，所以你最好还是先完成重要的事情。” might as well: 倒不如，可以。如： I might as well stop that young screamer. 我还是让那个大哭大叫的孩子收声吧。 3. It works both ways... 这样做对双方都行…… work在这里是“行得通”的意思，如：Your idea won’t work in practice. 你的想法在实践中行不通。 Business English: A Reading Course TEXT B： HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD CEOS DEVOTE TO CUSTOMERS？ Notes on the Text: 1. Fortune 500: 财富500强以总收入计算，每年由《财富》杂志排名、编订及出版。 2. Of course, a company suffering a temporary crisis of confidence requires all hands on deck. 当然，一个承受暂时信心危机的公司需要所有人全力以赴。 all hands on deck: 原指船上的全部水手，这里指全体成员的努力。