商务英语综合教程第四册课件袁宏智 ISBN9787566304872 PPTUnit 2 Agency.pptx

Unit 2Agency ;;Warm-up Activities;II. Group work Work in small groups and discuss the agencies that you meet in your daily life. III．Think about and then make a list of the different agencies you know in the world today.;Background Information ;;; Notes of Text 1. transaction costs: the cost incurred in making an economic exchange (restated: the cost of participating in a market) 交易成本 2. popular sovereignty: the principle that the legitimacy of the state is created and sustained by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of all political power 人民主权论 3. marginal benefits: the additional satisfaction or utility that a person receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service. A person’s marginal benefit is the maximum amount they are willing to pay to consume that additional unit of a good or service. 边际效益;Text Analysis;;;;;;;Text Analysis;;;;;;;Text Analysis;;;;;;;;;Exercise:I. Answer the following questions according to the text:;;;;;;;;Word PracticeFill in the blanks with appropriate words from the text. The initial letter of each word has been supplied for you.;6. The custom will never receive the s________ of tradition. 7. MPs may lack the necessary expertise to s________ legislation effectively. 8. S________ will be voting on the merger of the companies. 9. I took the p________ of locking money in the safe. 10. The doctor gave her an injection to a________ the pain.;;4. The conclusion of this agreement is ________ both side. 5. Taking exercise every day makes him look younger ________ older. 6. Most people have to work ________ live. 7. The show ________ be good. 8. They thus increased their annual grain production ________ diminished it. 9. At the airport he read an address of welcome ________ the association. 10. Who is ________ here?;TranslationTranslate the following sentences into English: ;V. Reading comprehensionRead the text carefully, and choose the best answer.;; 2. What does the example of Babylonian astrono