研究生综合英语 Unit 10.ppt

Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project Task 1 Look at the cartoons carefully and work in pairs to discuss the implied meanings behind them on Page 280. Sample: It can be seen from the first cartoon that demand is a trigger for supply. Without the slightest doubt, the fact is the market changes with the wind. Yet, one can determine the direction of the wind in the market by developing sensitivity to the demands of consumers. The “smart” financial planner telling his client to invest all his money in the production of pitchforks because he sees that a lot of people are ready to fight (perhaps for their freedom or rights) outside. Sample: In the cartoon, a pupil is asked to give an answer to the question “What is two plus two?” But the pupil asks the teacher to clarify this question. Well, in terms of pure math, two plus two is four. However, in corporate math, it might be a different story. This can be decoded from different angles again. For example, here “two” can refer to “two people”; if we put our heads together, chances are that we can produce better yields. Thus, two plus two can be more than four. In another instance, “two” can also refer to “two dollars”; maybe, you can do nothing with two dollars. But if you add another two dollars then it is likely that you can put a plan into practice, thus creating profits. If so, two plus two is again more than four. Sample: This cartoon is a bit ironical. Here, the man in the picture oversimplifies the concept of a global economy, in thinking that it may start from eating different types of food from different countries. There is no question that the development of a global economy is much more than that. Sample: This cartoon helps explain the consequences inflation might lead to. In essence, inflation is a rise in the price of something though the value