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勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。——刘备

商务英语阅读(第二版)-王关富

Unit2The-World-Economic-For

um-课后答案

勿以恶小而为之，勿以善小而不为。——刘备

Unit2

AChangedGlobalReality

Exercises

1.Answerthequestionsonthetext:

1)Whatarethefeaturesofthetwomajoreconomiesthattheworldhasseenfor

morethan200years?

Onehasdominatedtechnologicalinnovationandtradeandamassedgreat

wealth.Thesecond—muchofitpoliticallyunderthethumbofthefirst—has

remainedpoorandtechnologicallydependent.

2)Howmuchdidlow-and-middle-incomecountriescontributetoworldgrowth

in2010?

Almosthalf(46%)

3)Takingalongtermview,whyisitgoodnewsthatdevelopingcountriesare

growingfast?

Asbillionsofpoorpeoplebecomemoreprosperous,theywillbeableto

affordcomfortstheircounterpartsintherichworldhavelongconsideredthe

normalappurtenancesoflife.

4)Whataretheworst-casescenariosthatEuropehassofaravoided?

Acollapseoftheeuro,adebtcrisisthatspillsfromsmalleconomiessuchas

GreeceandIrelandtomuchbiggeroneslikeItalyandSpain,andbittersocial

unrestinthosenationsthatarehavingtomassagewagesdownwhilecutting

publicbudgets.

5)WhydoesJimWalkerthinkthat2011willbea“yearofreckoning”?

BecauseJimWalkerthinksthatthereboundintheUSisamiragecreatedby

excessivestimulus.HeexpectstheUStoslip