大學(xué)英語：Unit6-Bribery and Business Ethics

1、Bribery and Business Ethics,Unit 6 Section A,AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS,I. Structure Analysis,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Listing + Examples,Text,Part I (Paras. 14),Part II (Paras. 58),Part III (Paras. 911),viewpoint :,Part I . Bribery a common

2、occurrence in many countries (Paras.14),Text StudyUnderstanding,example1:,example 2:,conclusion:,bribery, on the increase, a way of life,negotiation with government official,British car manufacturer,bribery, a fact of commercial life,Text StudyUnderstanding,In this part, a writing technique is emplo

3、yed here:,Part II . Three categories of bribery (Paras.58),Listing + Examples,Part II,Category 1,Category 2,Category 3,Example 1,Example 2,Example 3,Text StudyUnderstanding,The 1st category: for _ , to _.,political purposes,secure major contracts,One US corporation offered a large sum of money in su

4、pport of a US presidential candidate,Example:,Text StudyUnderstanding,The 2nd category: to _, to _ _.,obtain quicker official approval,speed up the wheel,a sales manager who had been trying for some months to sell road machinery to the Minister of Works,Example:,of government,Text StudyUnderstanding

5、,The 3rd category: to pay people to help with the _ of a business deal.,passage,Some Middle East countries would be included on this list, as well as certain Asian countries.,Example:,Text StudyUnderstanding,1. Who is making efforts to prohibit bribery?,2. How to prohibit bribery?,3. What is the pro

6、spect?,Part III . Efforts to prohibit bribery and its prospect (Paras.911),ICC.,Set up a code of conduct that would ban giving and seeking of bribes.,Opinions differ among members of the ICC.,It is difficult to square business interests with moral conscience.,漢英互譯,短語活用,句式應(yīng)用,隨 筆,English Equivalents o

7、f Chinese,漢英互譯,短語活用,句式應(yīng)用,隨 筆,Creative Application of Typical Expressions,on the increase,in private,to throw out,to hit upon/on,to square with ,1. you will find, and you are also likely to avoid “procedural delays”, as he puts it. 2. The first category consists of substantial payments made for polit

8、ical purposes or to secure major contracts. 3. One US corporation when the company was under investigation for 4. A witness claimed that a “negotiator” who helped close a deal for,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. put state or express sth. in a particular way 2. secure obtain or achieve sth. es

9、pecially using a lot of effort 3. under in the process of 4. deal transaction,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. 簡單地說，學(xué)英語貴在堅持。 2. 湯姆流利的英語幫他獲得了這份工作。 3. 他感到他仍然受到懷疑。 4. 我們一言為定。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. To put it simply, to learn English well, the most important thing is to persist. 2.

10、 Toms fluent English helped him secure the job. 3. He felt he was still under suspicion. 4. Lets make it a deal.,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,II. Focus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,1. Suppose that during a negotiation with some government officials, the Minister of Trade.,Practice,suppo

11、se (that) = what would/will happen if,假如你發(fā)現(xiàn)了你自己的同事受賄，你會不會 無動于衷呢？,假如你吸煙吸得很厲害并想戒掉這個習(xí)慣，你 從哪里可以得到幫助呢？,Suppose you found out that your colleague takes bribes, would you just ignore it?,Suppose you are a very heavy smoker and are anxious to break the habit, where could you get help?,Notes to the TextFocus

12、 Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,2. It is easy to talk about having high moral standards but, in practice, what would one really do in such a situation?,it is + adj. + to do / that clause,Practice,Can you find out more examples in the text?,It is difficult to resist the impression that Is it poss

13、ible to devise a code of rules,了解不同的文化和生活方式是很有趣的。,她拒絕和你說話真是令人吃驚。,It is interesting to see different cultures and ways of life.,It is really astonishing that she refuses to talk to you.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,The sales manager, who was quick-witted, replied, “my company”.,quick-witted = adj. +

14、n. ed 是復(fù)合形容詞,Practice,Notes to the TextFocus Study,More examples: cold-blooded; hot-tempered; open-minded; red-eyed.,他是個熱心人，總是給朋友提供幫助。,他證明自己是一位機智聰明的談判者。,He is a warm-hearted person and always offers help to his friends.,He proved himself a quick-witted negotiator.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Old to

15、 New,Chinese to English,Word Using,I. Word Using,1. bribery n. the acting of giving or taking bribes,He was jailed on charges of bribery.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Numerous officials get involved in the bribery scandal.,許多官員與這樁受賄丑聞有牽連。,2. ethics n. (pl.) moral rules or principles 道德 (sing.) sc

16、ience that deals with moral 倫理學(xué),Medical ethics _ (dont/doesnt) permit the doctor to do that.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Ethics _(are/is) a branch of philosophy.,3. on the increase increasing,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Crime is on the increase.,據(jù)統(tǒng)計，中國上半年的GDP 持增長勢頭。,It is estimated that Chin

17、as GDP is on the increase in the first half year.,4. substantial adj. large enough to be satisfactory,Reform and opening up have yielded substantial results.,改革開放取得了豐碩成果。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,5. stand by 1) to remain loyal to, esp. in a difficult situation; 2) to remain faithful to a prom

18、ise, agreement; 3) to remain inactive when action is needed.,His parents stood by him during his years in prison. I stand by what I said earlier. How can you stand by and do nothing when she needs help?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,這份報告控告政府的失職。,The report accused the government of shirking its re

19、sponsibilities.,6. accuse sb. of sth. to charge sb. with doing wrong or breaking the law,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,He was accused of murder.,7. hit upon to think of an idea unexpectedly,我們終于找到了解決方法。,We finally hit upon a solution.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,She hit upon the perfect title

20、for her new novel.,8. amount to to be equal in quantity or in meaning,What does his reply mean?,His reply amounts to a refusal/approval,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Our debts amount to over $1000.,9. behave oneself to act in a way that people think is correct or proper,He is now 20, its time that

21、 he started behaving himself. 我希望孩子們規(guī)矩點。,他現(xiàn)在二十歲了，該是規(guī)矩行事的時候了。 I hope the children behave themselves.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,10. square with to make two ideas, facts agree with each other; to agree or to be consistent with another idea, fact,His statement doesnt square with the facts.,Words a

22、nd ExpressionsWord Using,They have tried to persuade me to join them, but I cant square it with my conscience.,他們極力勸說我和他們一起干，但是我沒辦 法違背自己的良心。,pay money secretly make sth. move quickly doubtful cant get out of carry out be made up of,pay up in private speed up questionable be caught in enforce consist

23、 of,II. Old to New,Words and ExpressionsOld to New,III. Chinese to English,帳戶 否認(rèn)指控 撤銷 某種形式 贊同，支持 一大筆錢,bank account reject charges withdraw one kind or another in support of / favor a large sum of money,Words and ExpressionsC to E,資助 完成交易 禁止 區(qū)分 貪贓枉法,finance close a deal ban distinguish between and on

24、 the take,Words and ExpressionsC to E,To Section B,The End of Section A,短語 crop up:,注釋 appear or happen, esp. when it is not expected （問題等）突然發(fā)生，突然出現(xiàn),如果某些批評不斷出現(xiàn)，你就必須決定是糾正這些問題，還是嘗試一些新的東西。,If certain criticisms have cropped up consistently, you must decide either to correct these problems or to try som

25、ething new.,For more,短語 crop up:,一個需要引起立即注意的重要問題突然發(fā)生了。,A major problem had just cropped up which demanded immediate attention.,短語 act out:,注釋 perform the actions and speech of a situation or story 表演,act as 擔(dān)任；充當(dāng) act on / against 根據(jù) / 不按行動,當(dāng)瑪麗繪聲繪色地描述那件事時，我們哄然大笑起來。,For more,短語 act out:,We roared when

26、 Mary acted out the episode.,They acted out the robbery in full so that when it came to describing it to the police, they would be able to describe it in perfect detail.,他們把這次搶劫案從頭到尾演了一遍，這樣向警察敘述時就能敘述得詳細(xì)。,短語 nothing more () than:,注釋 only that thing, and nothing more (interesting / important, etc.) 只不

27、過，僅僅是,這非常有趣，可是恐怕這只不過是一場表演而已。,For more,This is very interesting, but Im afraid that it is nothing more than a performance.,短語 nothing more () than:,The newly discovered notes are nothing more than Jacks personal journal.,新發(fā)現(xiàn)的筆記只不過是杰克的個人日記。,短語 up to scratch:,注釋 good enough for a particular standard 達(dá)標(biāo)

28、，合格，足夠好,要使場館達(dá)到標(biāo)準(zhǔn)還要做很多工作。,For more,Much work was needed to bring the venues up to scratch.,短語 up to scratch:,The couple said that the three-bedroom flat simply was not up to scratch for their needs.,這對夫婦說這套三居室的套房根本沒有達(dá)到他們的要求。,短語 be on the wrong end of:,注釋 suffer the bad effects of (sth.) 承擔(dān)的不利后果,吉布森凱迪

29、遭到了痛斥，可是他壓根兒不知道這是怎么發(fā)生的。,For more,Gibson Keddie finds himself on the wrong end of a tongue lashing, but he knows nothing about how it happens.,短語 be on the wrong end of:,Were on the wrong end of change this year.,我們今年正面臨著于我們不利的變革。,短語 law and order:,注釋 a situation in which people obey the law and beha

30、ve in a peaceful way 法律和秩序,fork and knife 刀叉 time and tide 歲月 horse and carriage 馬車 wit and humor 機智和幽默 war and peace 戰(zhàn)爭與和平 bread and butter 奶油面包 a cup and saucer 茶杯碟子,For more,短語 law and order:,Every time he has used force in the past in an effort to portray himself as defender of both law and orde

31、r.,過去他每次都使用武力，力圖把自己描繪成是法律和秩序的捍衛(wèi)者。,暴亂過后，軍隊被調(diào)來重建法律和秩序。,After the riots, the military was brought in to restore law and order.,短語 throw up:,注釋 produce sb. or sth., or cause them to become noticeable; make or build very quickly 產(chǎn)生，使突出，匆匆建造,throw down 丟掉；打倒 throw out 拋棄；扔掉；發(fā)射出 throw over 放棄；轉(zhuǎn)換,For more,建筑工人為地震災(zāi)民建造了一些臨時棚屋。,短語 throw up:,The builders threw up some temporary huts for the victims of the earthquake.,他們匆匆地筑起了土墻，在頂上蓋些毯子，給這些無家可歸者提供住處。,They hurriedly threw up earthen walls, stretching blankets over the top to shelter these homeless people.