英语专业听力教程4Unit5

UnitFiveZhangHanwen1UnitFive,ListeningCourse-41/29Outline1.Revision&Newsreport2.Newcontentsa.Section1:ListeningandTranslationb.Section2:Part1TheBankManagerPart2StockMarket:HowItWorksc.Section3:News3.Summary&Homework2UnitFive,ListeningCourse-42/29

Revision&NewsreportClaraBartonandAmericanRedCross.HumanRights.Qualitiestobeagoodinterviewer.Newsreport.3UnitFive,ListeningCourse-43/29ListeningTacticsSectionOne4UnitFive,ListeningCourse-44/29

1.Stocks,bonds,land—peopleinvestindifferentthingsandfordifferentreasons.

股票、债券、土地---人们因为不一样原因进行不一样投资。

2.Butallinvestorssharethesamegoal.

不过全部投资者都有一个共同目标。3.Theywanttogetmoremoneyoutoftheirinvestmentthantheyputintoit.

他们希望经过投资取得比所投入资金更多货币回报。

ListeningandTranslation5UnitFive,ListeningCourse-45/294.Themoneytheyinvesttodayprovidescapitalforfuturegrowthintheeconomy.

他们今天投资为未来经济发展提供了资金。

5.Investorshavetodecidehowmuchrisktheyarewillingtotakeandforhowlong.

投资者必须决定自己愿意在多长时间范围内承受多大风险。6UnitFive,ListeningCourse-46/29SectionTwo

Part1TheBankManager

7UnitFive,ListeningCourse-47/29M.O.TTest:MinistryofTransportationTest,acompulsoryannualtestofoldermotorvehiclesforsafetyandexhaustfumes.availoneselfof:makeuseof;takeadvantageofdirectdebit:直接借记trade-in:ausedarticleacceptedbyaretailerinpartpaymentforanotherNewwords8UnitFive,ListeningCourse-48/29AnswerstoExerciseinP43:1-8:DADBB/CACopenabankaccountoverdrawonhisaccountoverdraftfacilityintheabsenceofwithdrawalargesumofmoney9UnitFive,ListeningCourse-49/29Thatsetmebackagoodbit.Idoappreciateyourproblems,ofcourse.Becausetherewasthepossibility,intheabsenceofanypriorarrangementforanoverdraftfacility,thatwewouldstopyourcheques.Mymainpurposeinwritingtoyouandinvitingyouherewastoacquaintyouwithacoupleofservicesthebankofferswhichyoumaywishtoavailyourselfof.Languagepoints10UnitFive,ListeningCourse-410/29Part2StockMarket:HowItWorks11UnitFive,ListeningCourse-411/29NYSEappearedin1792.Itscurrentnamebegantobeusedin1863.Since1920s,ithasbeenthefinancialcenterintheworld,alsooneofthemostpopularplaceofinterest.It’slocatedinNo.11WallStreet,N.Y.12UnitFive,ListeningCourse-412/2913UnitFive,ListeningCourse-413/29

Whatisastockmarket?

Thestockmarket

isthemeansthroughwhichpreviouslyissuedcorporatestocks,sharesofownershipinacorporation,aretraded.

Stockexchanges

areorganizationswhosemembersactasintermediariestobuyandsellstocksfortheirclients.14UnitFive,ListeningCourse-414/29ExerciseCinP45:1-8:BADBBDCC15UnitFive,ListeningCourse-415/29LanguagepointsAwaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreadpricedeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.16UnitFive,ListeningCourse-416/29Discussion

OnOctober19,1987,awaveofsellingtriggeredwidespreaddeclinesinstockmarketsfromNewYorktoAustralia.Thatdayis“BlackMonday”.Onthatday,therewerehardlyanybuyorders,andthemarketswerefloodedwithsellorders.Over600millionsharesweretradedontheNewYorkStockExchange-morethantwicetheNYSE’saveragesalesvolume.TheDowJonesIndustrialAverageofthepricesof30stocksofmajorUScompanieslost22.6percentofitsvalueonthatmemorableday,plunging508pointsinthepanickedrushtosell.

17UnitFive,ListeningCourse-417/29SectionThreeNews18UnitFive,ListeningCourse-418/29NewsItemOne19UnitFive,ListeningCourse-419/29ExerciseA:ThisnewsisaboutthemeasurestakenbyChinatolimittheimpactofatoxicspillintheAmurRiver.20UnitFive,ListeningCourse-420/29ExerciseB

Chinasaysit’sbegunbuildingatemporarydamtolimittheimpactofatoxicspillthat’sflowingdownariveracrosstheborderintoRussia.AccordingtoChinesestatemedia,thedamwouldblockachannellinking

thecontaminatedAmurriverwithanotherriverthatsupplieswatertotheRussiancityofKhabarovsk.Chinasaysithasalsosent150tonsofcarbontoRussiaforuseinwaterpurificationplants.21UnitFive,ListeningCourse-421/29NewsItem3

Migratinganimalsmaybeonaverylong,tiringjourney.Manygeeseandotherbirdsmigratethousandsofmileseveryyear.Sometravelover7,000milesoneway!Somemaytravelupto1000mileswithoutevenareststop,crossingthegulfofMexicoortheSaharaDesert.Thesebirdsmustfollowtheirfoodsupplyandtheymustreturntocertainlocationstobreed.

Theymigratetosurvive!22UnitFive,ListeningCourse-422/29Somebirdspecies,becauseoftheweatherbeinghotenough,havestoppedmigratingandareindangerofextinction.Intheirwayofmigrating,thewatersuppliesarebecomingweakerbylossofthecoldweatherandthebirdsarepreferringtostayratherthangoingfurther...

23UnitFive,ListeningCourse-423/29ExerciseA:Thisnewsitemisaboutthewarningsfromscientiststhatclimatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.24UnitFive,ListeningCourse-424/29ExerciseB:Findings:Climatechangecandrivesomespeciesofmigratinganimalstowardsextinction.Reason:Birds,mammalsandreptilesarefindingitincreasinglydifficulttofollowtheirusualmigrationpatterns.25UnitFive,ListeningCourse-425/29Example:ThespreadingSaharaDesert