2017年大学录取时间-关怀的近义词
Unit 9
Globalization
’
s Dual Power
1.
Glossary
2.
Key words
: project, relieve, neutralize, prevail, prospect
3.
Phrases:
idioms and phrases:
at
the edge of (a new century)
in some respects
to consist of
a succession of
to depart from
such
…
as
compared with
to go on a binge
to stay abreast of
to be hard-pressed to do sth.
to be hamstrung
to be prone to
to live on
on both counts
to be projected to
to
be up from to
to discriminate against
4.
Collocations
A double-edged sword
双刃剑
national sovereignty
国家主权
a daunting question
一个令人头疼的问题
Trade negotiations
贸易谈判
economic unification
经济一体化
ever-declining costs
曾经下降的成本
Consumer confidence
消费者信度
economic forecasts
经济预测
undersea cables
海底电缆
In one critical respect
在一个关键方面
an
economic entity
一个经济实体
financial markets
金融市场
Multilateral
institutions
多边机构
an ensuing financial crisis
随后的金融危机
bank loans
银行贷款
After adjusting for inflation
通胀因素调整
abrupt surges of global
capital
突然激增的全球资本
The
Institute of International Finance
国际金融研究所
a
full-scale economic downturn
一个全面的经济衰退
Office
buildings
inept policies
不适当的政策
lopsided trade flows
不平衡的贸易流动
Boom-bust cycles
management skills
product design
Unpredictable consequences
high-cost industries
the OECD
经济合作与发展组织
A powerful vehicle
a trendy word
capital flows
bond financing
债卷融资
Equity investment
股本投资
cross-border mergers and acquisitions
current-account deficit
Balance of payments
crony
capitalism
economies of scale
Component manufacturing
a scary prospect
a plausible presumption
A powerful popular backlash
genetically modified food
to lack a common agenda
To erode the local culture
to seek membership
to maximize their presence
To
spread technology
5.
Grammar:
that-clause wh-clause
6.
Word formation
: cross-; multi-; uni-; bi-; tri-; quadri-; lateral
7.
Background information:
1)
Author
2)
The
Asian
Financial
Crisis,
The
European
Union,
The
World
Bank,
The
World
Trade
Organization
8.
Text structure and the main idea of this passage
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questions about the text.
1) What was
the author trying to say in the article which was
written more than ten years ago?