商务英语综合教程：unit 4 Business Ethics.pptVIP

…in the final analysis, this again has positive effects for the institutions concerned. (para. 6) in the final analysis: after everything has been considered归根结底 e.g. In the final analysis, our primary concern must be for the overall interest. 翻译：All real education is, in the final analysis, self-education. 一切真正的教育, 说到底, 都是自我教育 The impotence of ethics is shown in the fact that most people choose to maximize their own benefits when economic and political decisions have to be made, and are only prevented from acting against the common interest by governments branching out into many walks of life. (para. 7) branch out: to expand or extend ones interests扩大活动范围 e.g. The young tree is beginning to branch out.这棵幼树开始发枝了。 The research has branched out from physics into related scientific fields. 从物理学而引申到相关科学领域 The impotence of ethics is shown in the fact that most people choose to maximize their own benefits when economic and political decisions have to be made, and are only prevented from acting against the common interest by governments branching out into many walks of life. (para. 7) Can you translate this sentence into Chinese? 伦理道德的无力在很多时候得以体现以下方面，如大多数人当面临作出经济和政治决定时，往往选择最大化自己的利益，并尽量避免违背共同利益，因为政府已深入到社会各阶层。 How do you understand the sentence? Intelligent action is acting in ones enlighted self-interest and thus compatible with the selfish tendencies in our societies. enlightened: showing a rational , modern, well-informed outlook/ spiritual insight Example The purchase of a car To assume that altruism and a holistic world-view are predominant human characteristics would be unrealistic. (Para. 7)  Altruism has a Latin origin, ‘altr’ and ‘ali’ are two variations of ‘alter’, which in Latin means other 其他的。Similar examples can be found: alien (adj.) 外国的；相异的 n. 外国人，外星人 alibi (n.) 托辞，藉口；不在场证明（在其他场所） alteration (n.) 改变，变更 I share the view of the German philosopher Vittorio H?sle that it is impossible “to eradicate egoism”…(para. 8) eradicate: destroy compl