BEC高级第11讲Corporate Culture.doc

???保存讲义?????? 打印讲义 BEC高级精讲班第11讲讲义 Homeworkreview I. Homework review 1. In 1996, the sales showed a general downward trend. British shoppers spent about 9% on Monday. Then the spending rose considerably on Tuesday and increased slightly to about 14% on Wednesday followed by a small drop on Thursday. It shot up again on Friday and peaked at approximately 22% on Saturday before collapsing at below 5% on Sunday. ? In contrast, there was a general upward trend in the spending at all retailers in Britain in 2000. Although the spending started at about 7% on Monday, a noticeable lower volume than in 1996, it grew sharply on Tuesday to about 12%. Since then, there was a steady increase until Friday. On Friday, it reached the peak at about 19% while the sales afterwards decreased gradually to about 18%, well up that in 1996. ? 2. The bar chart illustrates three different photocopiers, Carda, KD and Sebu according to their purchase price, the warranty cost and their expected running costs for the first two years. ? In terms of the purchase price, Sebu is the most expensive one priced at about $1000 while Carda only costs $600 and KD at $750. ? In respect of the warranty cost, Sebu is the cheapest one at about only $100. On the other hand, KD costs $200 and Carda at $150. ? One pays the least for the running costs of Sebu at $750 whereas Carda has the highest ones of $1200 and KD at $800. ? To sum up, the expected total costs for the initial 2-year period for the Carda, KD and Sebu are $1900, $1800 and $1800 respectively.?? (127 words) ? ? VocabularyStudy II. Vocabulary Study u????? Animal words in the business context watchdog noun [countable] 1 a person or group of people whose job is to protect the rights of people who buy things and to make sure companies do not do anything illegal or harmful 监管人，监管机构 a consumer watchdog 一个消费者的监管机构 ? top dog noun [countable] the person who has the most power in a group, especially after a struggle 掌管大权的人 He always wanted to be