文档介绍：Unit 8
Internatinal Trade
After studying this section, you are required to;
1. learn the definitionof “international trade”
2. understand the reasons for the international trade
3. understand the theory parative advantage
Text A:
International Trade
Questions for you to think about:
1. What is trade?
2. What is international trade?
3. How did trade between nations e into being?
4. Some nations are short of natural resourcs, but they are prosperous in tourism. Is it also a kind of international trade?
prehension
1 .Read the following statements and decide whether they are true (T) or false(F).
(1)()International trade means the exchange of goods modities between countries.
(2)()Britain produces sufficient of wheat to satisfy a large home demand
(3)()parative cost theory is the basis of specialization in trades and occupations.
(4)()Trade in services is often referred to as invisible trade.
(5)()Invisible trade is less important than the export of manufactured goods to a country.
Analysis of the text
1. in excess of超过,大于
1) to spend in excess of one's e 开支多于收入
2) This year's profit was in excess of a million pounds.
今年的利润超出了100万英镑。
2 whereas然而,反之,尽管,但是
1) The old system was plicated whereas the new system is really very simple.
这套老系统相当复杂,但是新的系统操作起来非常简单。
2) They want a house, whereas we would rather live in a flat.
他们想要一座房子,而我们宁愿住在一套公寓里。
3 satisfy a large home demand 满足国内的巨大需求
1) satisfy the people's needs满足人民需要satisfy all requirements满足所有要求
2)satisfy one's desire/ curiosity满足某人的欲望/好奇心
3) This government-funded project is to satisfy the growing need for new housing in this area.
这个由政府出资的项目是为了满足这一地区日益增长的对住房的需求。
4 Britain and 。原句为:
Britain is unable to produce sufficient of wheat to satisfy a large home demand.
5. made economic sense: to be economically sensible, profitable
在经济上是有益的,合算的
1) make political sense在政治上是有益的
2) He made the deal because it made good business sense.
他做成了这笔交易,因为这对他的生意有很大的益处。
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