大学外贸英语chapter 12 International Investment and Multinational Enterprises.ppt

Chapter12

Warm-upQuestionsWhatdoyouknowaboutinternationalinvestment?Canyounamesomeofthemultinationalcompanies?WhatdoestheabbreviationFDIstandsfor?

Newwords1.multinationaln.跨国公司;a.跨国的2.universala.普遍的，全世界的3.identicala.完全相同的4.representativea.有代表性的;n.代表5.identifiablea.可识别的6.miningn.采矿7.extractionn.开采(如～ofoil石油开采)8.headquartersn.总部(有时也可用headoffice)9.tosecurevt.获得10.toservicevt.为……效劳11.tobypassvt.绕过12.channeln.渠道

Newwords13.torevivevi.再度流行14.motiven.动机15.anticipateda.预期的16.infrastructuren.根底设施(如：roads，communicationsystems,etc.)17.todiversifyvt.使多样化18.toensurevt.保证19.uninterrupteda.连续的，不停的20.controversiala.有争议的，能引起争论的21.allegeda.被说成的22.overexploitationn.过分开发23.tonationalizevt.国有化

EconomicTerms

EconomicTerms

UsefulPhrasesandIdiomaticExpressions1.tobedistantfrom远离(tobefarawayfrom)2.toallowfor将……因素考虑进去3.totakeadvantageofsth.趁机利用某物4.toshareintheprofit分享利润(toshareinwork分担工作)5.tocomplainloudlyagainststh.对……大声抱怨或抗议6.topaylittleheedto对……不重视

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includemultinationalcorporations(MNCs)multinationalenterprises(MNEs)multinationalfirmsmultinationalsTheMultinationalEnterprises

Definitionacorporationthathasproductionoperationsinmorethanonecountry1forvariousreasons.MNCsplayanimportantroleininternationaltradeandinvestment.TheMultinationalEnterprises

IdentifiablefeaturesofMNCsStockownershipandmanagementaremultinationalincharacter；Operatinginmanyhostcountries；Oftenconductingresearchanddevelopmentactivitiesinadditiontomanufacturing，mining，andextractionoperations；WithheadquartersbeingfarawayfromwhereaparticularactivityoccursTheMultinationalEnterprises

ReasonforMNCstoOperateAbroadTosecuresuppliesofrawmaterials；Toutilizecheaplaborsources；Toservice2localmarkets；TobypassprotectionistTheMultinationalEnterprises

DefinitionInternationalinvestment,aspar