Unit_1_International_Trade.ppt

Unit 1 International Trade Key Points Definition and Importance of international trade Differences between International Trade and Domestic Trade Risks in International Trade World Trade Organization Barriers to International Trade Steps of International Trade The importance of international trade 1) In most countries, it represents a significant share of gross domestic product (GDP). represent: 表现, 表示, 描绘, 讲述, 代表, 象征 significant: 重要的, 重大的, 值得注意的 share: 份额 gross domestic product: 国内生产总值 在大多数国家，国际贸易占国内生产总值 很大的比重。 2) While international trade has been present throughout much of history, its economic, social, and political importance has been on the rise in recent centuries. throughout: 遍及，贯穿　 economic: 经济（上）的，经济学的 social: 社会的，社会上的 political: 政治上的，政治的 on the rise: 在上涨，在增长 国际贸易在整个历史发展过程中也得到了体现， 国际贸易在经济、社会、政治等方面的重要性 在近几个世纪的发展中不断增长。 3) Industrialization, advanced transportation, globalization, multinational corporations, and outsourcing （外包服务） are all having a major impact on the international trade system. industrialization: 工业化，产业化 advanced transportation: 先进的运输 globalization: 全球化 multinational corporation: 跨（多）国公司 （multinational: 多国的，跨国的） outsourcing: [商] 外部采办，外购，外包 major: 较大的，主要的 impact on: 对…冲击，碰撞；影响 international trade system: 国际贸易体系 工业化、先进的运输、全球化、跨国公司和外包服务等方面的 发展对国际贸易体系都产生了较大的影响。 4) Increasing international trade is crucial to the continuance of globalization. increasing (increase): 使(体积, 数量, 强度, 程度, 力量等)增大或增长 be crucial to（sth）: 对……来说是至关重要的 crucial: 决定性的, 重要的, 严厉的 continuance：继续, 停留, 持续 国际贸易增长对全球化的持续发展是至关重要的。 5) International trade is a major source of economic revenue for any nation that is considered a world power. Without international trade, nations would be limited to the goods and services produced within