(精选)经贸英语文章选读UNIT 7 International Trade课件.ppt

UNIT 7   International Trade CONTENTS Teaching Aims Text A Text B Supplementing Reading TEACHING AIMS After studying this unit, you are required to Have a general idea of the reasons why international trade takes place. 2. Understand the three most important categories in a nation’s balance of payments . 3. Have a general idea of what Law of Comparative Costs means. 4. Master the difficult words and expressions. Text A An Introduction to International Trade 4. When countries import more than they export, an unfavorable balance of trade exists. ( ) 5. The different kinds of trade nations engage in are varied and complex, a mixture of visible and invisible trade. ( ) T T TEXT A Reading Comprehension TEXT A Notes Guatemala (危地马拉)?is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast. Its area is 108,890?km2 (42,043?mi2) with an estimated population of 13,276,517. TEXT A New Words and Expressions: 1. caveman n. （史前石器时代的）穴居人；野人 Economic activity? began with the caveman, who was economically self-sufficient. 经济活动始于自给自足的穴居人。 2. surplus n. 剩余；顺差；盈余；过剩 I deny that surplus value is the source of profit in any useful sense. 在任何有用的意义上，我都否认“剩余价值是利润的源泉”。 TEXT A New Words and Expressions:  3. utilize vt. 利用 To avoid an oil shortage, more machines should utilize solar energy. 为避免石油短缺，更多的机器应当利用太阳能。 4. plant n. 工厂，车间 Would you like to see the video introducing our plant? 你们要看介绍我们工厂情况的录像片吗？ TEXT A New Words and Expressions: 5. barter n. 物物交换；实物交易 The soldiers bartered for furs with rifles. 士兵们以步枪交换毛皮。 6. scatter vi. 分散，散开；散射 Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.