新视域英语时文阅读 双色印刷 作者 艾格平 Unit 1 Current International News.pptVIP

Unit 1 Current International News Unit 1 Current International News Warming-up Questions Can you mention several pieces of current international news which you are really interested in? Warming-up Questions 2. What are the gun and tax cliffs to the US President Barack Obama in his second term? Topic-oriented Lead-in Topic-oriented Lead-in Vast universe is amazing, our titanic earth is marvelous there and international situation is globally changeable and unpredictable. The natural world is becoming kaleidoscopic every moment while our human society is becoming more colorful with time passing on, which completely makes people dazzling and dizzying. Topic-oriented Lead-in It will truly make us understand the world around us clearly to read the current international news all around the whole globe, to follow the rhythm of the times, to understand the development of today’s society, to keep up with the step of our human being’s progress and to deposit the civilization of mankind’s history while this world is carefully being looked around! Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Cultural Notes [1] the fiscal cliff 财政悬崖主要是指：财政状况走到了尽头，就是增税和减资这两项政策叠加在一起，在这一时间点进入突然性紧缩，被称为“财政悬崖”。 Cultural Notes 从赤字角度看，财政悬崖意味着美国联邦政府赤字明显减少。从经济总需求的角度讲，居民企业可支配收入减少可能会导致居民消费和企业支出减少，政府支出则会较大幅度减少。换句话说，财政悬崖就是“强制财政紧缩”，在提高税率、增加税收的同时较大幅度减少政府财政支出。 Cultural Notes [2] American civilization 与所有文明一样，美国文明也是人类在特定的自然和历史条件下形成的一种文明形态。它最大的特点就是年轻，只有不足四百年的历史。但它不是土生土长的文明，而是由成熟的欧洲移民按照自己的理念在新大陆创建起来的。 Cultural Notes ? 概括地说，美国文明可以看作宗教改革后的欧洲文明在北美这片自由土地上的变种。以英国人为主的移民将自己的文明移植到新大陆，在另一种环境下，旧的文明演变成了新的文明。英国的体制和理念在改造后成为美国文明的核心，但又不断地得到其他各族移民所带来的文明的补充，得到现实挑战所带来的纠正。在经历了一个半世纪的殖民开拓后，北美移民逐渐形成了独立的新民族的概念。在人类漫长的文明发展