Unit 2 Transportation《物流英语》教程文件.ppt

Unit 2 Transportation ;【Lead-in】 Transportation is an important component in logistics system. This unit first discusses the five basic types of transportation modes, including road transport, rail transport, water transport, air transport and pipeline transport. And then it mainly expounds the main factors of selecting the transportation modes, such as safety, cost, distance, etc.; 【Learning Objectives】 1. To know the different types of transportation modes. 2. To understand the rank of transportation modes. 3. To know the factors of selecting transportation modes. ;Listening Speaking ; 3. Transport by sea is the most mode of transportation in the world today. 4. Road transport systems have high maintenance costs, both for the and infrastructures. 5. Usually, it is to have the goods sent by sea than by railway.; Generally speaking, containerization o . from the United States and well organized in 1960s, developed in Japan in 1970s, b its development in South Korea in 1980s, and later boomed in China in 1990s. This system of transportation i moving of commodities in unit l as opposed to the conventional individual packaging or break bulk cargo. Most c . are constructed of steel because this metal is d and strong. But other materials have also been utilized, including aluminum, plywood, plastics and laminated wood.;Reading;【New Words and Phrases】 essential /i?sen??l/ adj. 必不可少的，基本的 constitute /?k?nstitju:t/ vt. 组成, 构成（某整体） feature /?fi:t??/ n. 特征 freight /freit/ n. 货物，货运 inland /?inl?nd/ adj. 内地的，内陆的 capable /?keip?bl/ adj. 有能力的，有技能的 be capable of sth 可以，容许；能胜任 vehicle /?vi:ik?l/ n. 交通工具，车辆 flexible /?fleks?bl/ adj. 灵活的；柔韧的;infrastructure /?infr??str?kt??/ n. 基础设施 investment /in?vestm?nt/ n. 投资 maint