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Unit 16 A Socially Responsible Corporation—Business Ethics 企业社会责任—商业伦理 Learning objectives 1. In this unit students will learn words and expressions related to business ethics and social responsibilities. 2. Students will be able to argue either in favor of or against business ethics and social responsibilities. Background reading Notes: 1. Arthur Andersen 亚瑟·安达信 美国著名会计审计事务所 2. indict (律) （就某事）控诉、起诉 indict sb (for sth) accuse sb officially of sth; charge sb. He was indicted for murder. 3. Department of Justice (DOJ) 司法部 4. obstruct 阻碍，阻挡 obstruct the course of justice 妨碍司法程序 obstruct sth (with sth) be or get in the way of; block The tall trees in front of my house obstructed my view of the park. 5. Enron 安然公司 曾经是全美最大的能源公司 6. shred 撕成细条、切成碎片 shred tear, cut (sth) into shreds shredder 碎纸机 shredded cabbage, shredding top-secret documents 7. probe 细查，探究 probe investigate or examine (sth) closely He probed the swelling anxiously with his finger. 8. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (美)证券交易委员会 9. filed for bankruptcy 提交破产申请以备案 file send (bankruptcy documents) so that it may be recorded. 10. to reach out of court settlement = outside court settlement 庭外和解 11. materialize 实现；发生 materialize become a reality; happen The threatened strike never materialized. 12. embroil 使某人（自己）卷入（争吵或困境） embroil get sb/oneself involved in (a quarrel or difficult situation) I don’t want to become embroiled in their arguments. 13. controversy 公开辩论；论战 controversy public discussion or argument, often rather angry. The appointment of the new CEO aroused a lot of controversy. 14. business fraud 商业欺诈 business fraud = fraudulent business/accounting practices 15. misrepresentation of accounts （对财务）报表的错误释义/解释 16. take to the street （为躲避敌人）而逃入（街上）