Lesson Thre Goods Move.doc

Lesson Three Goods Move. People Move. Ideas Move. And Cultures Change. Erla Zwingle Introduction What is the topic of Lesson Three? Do you know something about globalization? How do you view globalization? What does globalization result in ? Globalization (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) in its literal sense is the process of transformation of local or regional phenomena into global ones. It can be described as a process by which the people of the world are unified into a single society and function together. This process is a combination of economic, technological, sociocultural and political forces Language Points: 1. throes: (plural) violent pains, esp. at the moment of death in the throes of sth/doing sth: in the middle of an activity, esp. a difficult or complicated one 正在做，忙于 e.g. The country was in the throes of revolutionary change. 国家正处于革命动荡中。 2. tectonic: large plates which make up the earth’s crust. Slow but powerful movements of tectonic plates against one another produce geological upheavals such as volcanoes, earthquakes and mountain building. Hence any such changes seem profound and inexorable地壳构造的 3. assortment: variety 各种各样 an assortment of: a variety of e.g. a wide assortment of gifts to choose from He was dressed in an odd assortment of clothes. 他穿着奇装异服 4. dislodge sth(from sth): force or knock sth out of its position. 强行去除，取出，移动 e.g. The wind dislodged one or two tiles from the roof. 5. quarter: a district or a part of a town 6. clime: a region with reference to its climate 地域 7. The Communist Manifesto/ The Manifesto of the Communist Party: Karl Marx(1818.5.5－1883.3.14) was an idealist. He observed the cruelties and injustices that the poor working class endured during the period of industrial revolution, and was inspired to write of a society in which no oppression existed for any class of people. Marx believed in a revolution that would end socialism and