Unit 2 Economy - 中山大学大学英语学习与管理平台--大学 .ppt

Unit 2 Economy “Economy” is a general term for materials relating to, or based on, the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services, including business, industry, employment, trade, and economic sectors such as finance, service, construction, housing, manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, commercial fishing, etc. Do you know…? NYSE stands for a.?New York Securities Estateb.?National Years Stocks Exchangesc.?New York Stock Exchanged.?American Stock Exchange Do you know…? Every stock has a a.?symbolb.?valuec.?company behind itd.?all of the above Do you know…? Commission is a.?the amount that a stock increases in a day b.?the total price of a stockc.?a bonus you get for buying a stockd.?a fee paid to a sales associate Do you know…? Payments made to stockholders based on a certain percent of the companys profits are called a.?sharesb.?stocksc.?dividendsd.?stock markets Do you know…? A bull market is a market which is a.?Using bulls as its logob.?Staying the samec.?Droppingd.?Doing well A bear market is a market which is a.?Risingb.?Decliningc.?Using bears as its logod.?Staying the same Part A: Fall in the UK Share Prices rally / ????? / a notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline 跌停回升；降后复涨 股票价格在今天收市前略有回升。 Share prices had a late slight rally (n.) /had rallied (v.) by the close of trading today. rally (v.) a great deal of support for their presidential campaign index / ??????? / a system by which prices, costs, etc. can be compared to those of a previous date 指数 a price index 物价指数 stock market indices 股市指数 the cost-of-living index 物价消费指数 flagship / ???????? / the best and most important product, building, etc. that a company owns or produces 王牌；头号；佼佼者 (~ store/train/company 旗舰店/头等列车／公司) the flagship of a newspaper chain 多家报社中的佼佼者 the flagship of a line of reference books 参考书系列中的王牌 pun / ??? / an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings, or of words that have the same sou