CENTURY BUSINESS ENGLISH.ppt

Practical Reading Consumption Spread The followingis a line graph which is a way to summarize how two pieces of information are related and how they vary depending on one another. The numbers along a side of the line graph are called the scale. Practical Reading Task 8 Check this graph showing the percentages of households in U.S. that own various modern conveniences over the past decades and try to find out the relationship between vertical and horizontal axis and the variety of each curve. Decide whether the following statements are True or False. detailed description 详细的叙述 detailed analysis 详细的分析 detailed account 详细的报道 in detail 详细地 There is some concern today that the increasing number of mergers among major companies is limiting the consumer’s right to choose. It means：Today more and more companies join together, people begin to worry about that there will be little chance for consumers to choose. merger n. 合并，归并 e.g. The two companies are considering merger as a possibility. 这两家公司考虑合并的可能性。 Language Points 7. …many trade groups have been organized to process grievances so that consumers can appeal beyond a company if they are unable to resolve a problem with the manufacturer or provider of a service. grievance: n. 委屈，苦衷，不满，怨恨 e.g. Management agreed to settle the workers’ grievances. 资方同意处理工人的申诉。 appeal: v. 恳求，呼吁；吸引力 Language Points e.g. The new fashion soon lost its appeal. 那种新式样不久就失去了吸引力。 e.g. Does jazz hold any appeal for you? 你对爵士乐有兴趣吗？ e.g. She appealed to the high court against her sentence. 她不服判决而向高等法院上诉。 e.g. His lawyer decided to take an appeal to a higher court. 他的律师决定向高一级法院上诉。 e.g. He was appealing for funds to build a new school. 他恳求拨款修建一所新学校。 Language Points Task 6 Read Text B and decide whether the following statements are True or False. Consumer protection is to protect the interests of consumers, requiring businesses to disclose detailed information about products. 2. The manufacturer plays an important role in prod