世纪商务英语阅读教程第四版(基础篇1)Unit1课件概要.pptVIP

Reading Skill Focus Successful readers use a variety of plans to deal with words they do not know. Theymay study the formation or parts of the word, or they may make use of definition, its synonym or antonym provided by the author to work out its meaning. Determining meaning through context is the most effective method for handling unknown words. Comprehensive Reading In 2005, China surpassed the United States as South Korea’s largest export market. Bilateral trade between China and South Korea was worth $63.2 billion last year and is expected to reach $100 billion within the next year or two, according to the Chinese Embassy in Seoul. 去年，中国超过美国成为韩国最大的出口市场。据首尔的中国大使馆称：去年两国间的双边贸易达到632亿美元，预计未来的一、两年将达到1000亿美元。 Comprehensive Reading Yang Houlon, at the embassy, said “China’s economy is growing, so demand for Chinese speakers is increasing. China and Korea share a lot of common ground. It is easy for us to communicate.” 该大使馆的代表团副主任Yang Houlon说“中国的经济在增长，因此对懂汉语的人才需求也在不断增长。中韩有许多共同的文化背景，彼此很容易沟通。” Deputy Chief of Mission Deputy Chief of Mission: 副大使 Comprehensive Reading Task 6 Read Text B and choose the most probable meaning for the following words, and explain the clues. baffling (Para. 1, Line 2): A. puzzling B. clear C. understandable A ______ 前半句表明，Kim Chang Eun 在学习英语的过程中遇到很大困难，因此可以判 断rules of grammar对他来说，是很难懂的，由此可以推断，baffling的意思是“令人困惑的”。 Clue: Comprehensive Reading 2. switch (Para. 2, Line 1): A. introduce B. remain C. change C ______ 从前文可以看出，这个人学英语遇到很大困难，所以switch to Chinese。也就是说他不再学英语了，转而学习汉语，因此可以猜出switch 的意思是“转变”。 Clue: Comprehensive Reading 3. surpass (Para. 3, Line 8): A. follow B. to be slower than C. to be greater or better than C ______ 句意表示，中国即将成为韩国最大的贸易伙伴，而on its way的意思是“在途中，即将”，由此可以推断，surpass的意思是“超越，超过”。