大学英语课件（全新版）Unit 2 Economic Life.pptVIP

Unit 2 Economic Life Text A Ethics and the Consumer Discussion Topics. Will you buy some cheap products of high quality produced in factories which use child labors? Under every circumstance can we make a moral decision. Do you agree to the statement or not? Why or Why not? Ethical behavior sometimes requires us to do more than just comply with laws in order to avoid the penalty of breaking them.(para.4) Blank Filling If you broke a dish by _____ in a china store would you feel _____ to pay for it? If you were harmed by a _____ product you had purchased, would you ___ for an amount of money tat was greater than the value of your loss? (Paragraph 2） Why should you have to _____ the time and trouble to return to the store to pay ___ the item? After all ,it wasn’t your fault that the cashier did not ring ___ the purchase price of the item. (para.5) Paraphrasing When Americans make consumer decisions, they usually consider more than the price and quality of products offered for sale. (para.1) At the heart of ethical decision-making is determining whether you personally feel that a given action is right or wrong, and acting accordingly. (para.7) It certainly does not take priority in your budget. (para.12) You are not worried about it because you know that the amount is too trivial to justify any legal action against you by the book club. (para.12) Because of these possible negative consequences, it might not even occur to Jeannie to defraud the sellers. (para.17) Because there are fewer external constraints to guide us toward ethical consumer behavior, an understanding of one’s responsibilities in the marketplace is even more important today than it was in the past. (para.19) Discriminate against: (para.1) Discriminate A from B :see or make a difference (between two things) discriminate between two cases/one case from another 区分两件事/将一件事与另一件事区分开 In accordance with (para.4) in agreement or harmony with sth in accordance with sb‘s wishes 按照某人的愿望 act in