商务英语阅读上册课件和答案4.pptVIP

Business English Reading Courseware;Chapter 4;单元教学目的;本章阅读技巧提示; 主题句出现在文尾。即文章先阐述了细节，然后归纳要点，得出结论，概括主题，叫做归纳写作法，主题句往往位于末段。这一类文章的主题句也很明显，不难找到。　　在有些文章中，为了突出主题，作者在文章开头提出主题，接着进行阐述或论证，在结尾时再次点出主题，这种首尾呼应的写作方式也很常见。值得注意的是，前后两个主题句不是简单的重复，再次出现的主题句往往是前面主题句的进一步引申或发展。; 文章的开头只是提出一个问题或者貌似正确的观点，而真正的主题则是通过对问题的解析和引申，或是通过责问和驳论的方式导出主题。　主题句隐含在全文当中，没有明确的主题句。阅读这样的文章，要求考生根据文章的细节来分析、概括推导出文章的主题。具体方法是：首先弄清楚各个段落讲了哪几个方面的内容，这些内容在逻辑上有什么联系，寻找共同点,然后加以归纳形成主题。;Step One; If youre involved in international business, they should be part of your daily vocabulary. But mention Incoterms to a colleague or acquaintance and the response youre likely to get is Inco-WHATS? Unfortunately, the Incoterms—a set of internationally recognized terms of sale-- are not as well known or widely used in North America as they should be, considering the benefits they offer to companies engaged in world trade. ; The Incoterms were created in 1936 by the Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). Today, they continue to facilitate international trade by providing voluntary rules for interpreting the rights and obligations of buyers and sellers under international sales contracts. The Incoterms represent 13 different international trade scenarios. Each term specifies whether the buyer or the seller is responsible for arranging such necessities as export licenses, customs clearance, insurance, inspections, and other obligations. ; They specify at which point the risk of loss and/or damage passes from seller to buyer as well as which party pays for specific activities. A buyer and seller who conduct their purchase and sale under one of the Incoterms, therefore, will have a mutual understanding of their rights, costs, and obligations regardless of differences in language and local business practices. Because the business of international trade is ever changing, the ICC updates and amends the Incoterms whenever necessary. ; This years revision--Incoterms 2000--promises to make the terms e