新编剑桥商务英语中级unit 5a.ppt

Warmer 1. What does relocation mean? Suggested answer: A relocation is defined as the removal of all or substantially all of the industrial or commercial operations in a covered establishment to a different location 100 miles or more away. Warmer 2. What are the things to be considered when choosing a relocation site ? human resources (availability of labor, quality and quantity.) running costs / operating costs / overheads经营/管理费用: (cheaper) labor costs / employment costs / payroll costs工资成本; (low) rates of inflation; (low) rates of corporate tax企业所得税率; Warmer government grants / financial aid / supportive policy. telecommunication services / network / rates. transport logistics交通及物流 (distribution networks). infrastructures: pro-business environment对商务有利的环境 , commercial premises商业楼宇. living standards / quality of life. Vocabulary relocate 搬迁,重新安置 running costs 管理费用 pro-business environment 对商务有利的环境 state-of-the-art telecommunications 发达的电讯服务 sophisticated 发达的,精密的,尖端的 Vocabulary logistics 物流 distribution network 物流/ 配送网络 inflation 通货膨胀 employment costs 雇工成本 set-up costs　 创办资本 telecommunication tariff　 电讯资费 Vocabulary overheads 企业一般管理费用，日常开支 capital investment　 资本投资 R D projects　 研发项目 successive　 继承的，连续的 infrastructure 基础设施 regulatory authority　 管理机构 Vocabulary telephone networks　 电话网络 cosmopolitan 世界性的，全球的 spectacular　 壮观的，引人入胜的 unspoiled 未损坏的 scheduled flights 定期航班 Vocabulary work permit　 工作许可证 integration programme 整合方案 paperwork　 文书工作 orientation 介绍性指导，介绍情况 Ireland爱尔兰 Dublin都柏林（爱尔兰共和国首都） Seattle 西雅图（美国中西部的一个城市） Speaking 1 Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions. 1.Why do companies relocate to another part of the same country? 2.Why do they relocate to another country? Speaking 1 Words and expressions for reference: ? get government grant 得到政府资助 ? relocate to a place where cheap labor is available 搬迁到劳动力成本比较便宜的地点 ? better transport network facilitates company development 更好的交通网络有利于公司的发展 ?