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1、现代大学英语精读4lesson8 Still waters run deep.流静水深流静水深,人静心深人静心深 Where there is life,there is hope。有生命必有希望。有生命必有希望Globalizations Dual PowerGlobalization is a double-edged sword.It is much like fire.Fire itself is neither good nor bad.Used properly,it can cook food,heat our homes.Used carelessly,fire can des
2、troy lives,towns and forests in an instant.New productsNew servicesNew investment and marketsNew technologies and management skillsHigher living standardsMore debtMore instabilityA greater gap between rich and poorWorse environmental degradationLoss of identity Globalization:a trendy word for an old
3、 processnthe trade around the Mediterranean,trade across the Atlantic after the discovery of America,nIn the 1980s and 90s,especially after the Cold War,with the help of GATT(today the WTO),the World Bank,and with easy transportation and communication facilitated by technological advances global eco
4、nomic integrationCurrent Economic GlobalizationnNew products and services,new investment and markets,new technologies and management skills,higher living standardsnMore debt,instability,far worse environmental degradation,loss of national and cultural identitynDo the merits of current globalization
5、outweigh its demerits?nA powerful vehiclenA trendy wordnCapital flowsnBond financingnEquity investmentnCross-border mergers and acquisitionsnCurrent-account deficitn(favorable)Balance of paymentsnCrony capitalismnComponent manufacturingnA scary prospectnA plausible presumptionnGenetically modified f
6、oodnTo lack a common agendanTo erode the local culturenSeek membershipnMaximize their presencenSpread technologyn双刃剑n国家主权n可怕的难题n贸易协商n经济一体化n日益下降的成本n海底电缆n一个经济实体n多边机构n随之而来的金融危机n扣除涨价因素n全球资金突然大量流入（出）n国际金融研究所n全面经济下滑n不平衡的贸易n繁荣衰退周期n管理技能n产品设计n无法预计的后果n高成本工业n经济合作与发展组织Double-edged swordSomething that is both po
7、sitive and negativeEg:She paid me a double-edged compliment,saying that my work was excellent for a beginner.Consist in/of/withThe beauty of the plan consists in its simplicity.Theory should consist with practice.The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.LargelyHe left his jo
8、b largely because he was homesick.There divorce is largely a matter of conjecture.-tionGlobalization,integration,maximization liberalization,Americanization Americanization means taking new immigrants and turning them into Americans.whether they want to give up their traditional ways or not.antidote
9、Humor can be an effective antidote to hostility.To go on a binge 9(infml)to do too much of sth,such as eating,drinking,shoppingCross-Cross-borderCross-culturecrossroadcrosswordBe prone to sthBe liable to sth,be likely or inclined to do sth.Eg.Children of poor health are very prone to colds in winter
10、.Only if/if onlyUsed to say sth will not happen if sth else does not happenEg:They will be back to the negotiating table only if their conditions are fulfilled.If only a few countries do,their actions will not matter much.Adverb+verb=nounDownturn,upturn,output,input,outlook,outcome To relieve 27To a
11、lleviate or to reduce(fear,pain,suffering)The good news relieved me of my anxiety.Surge 28A sudden and great increase,or a sudden and great movement forward.There has been a surge in stock prices recently.-tionGlobalization,maximization,integration,optimization,commercialization,democratizationDiscr
12、iminate against sb 32To act on the basis of prejudice against sb.She felt she had been discriminated against because of her age.ageismProspect 34Sth to be expected,possibilityCut both ways 34To have merits as well as demeritsPrevail 34To triumph,to succeed,to win outCommenceFreckledGlimmerImminenceShrewdTriangularSorematingSubjugateStreakYawnThrobSpadeRevelPrimevaloverpower