Unit 4 Business Entertainment

Unit 4 Business Entertainment 　　Most of the business entertainment takes place in restaurants or hotels. These informal meetings and socializing activities are all part of the business world. Though these interactions usually take place after business hours, they are also the connection by which thoughts and feelings are exchanged and relationships are established.

Contents Reading Skill Focus Context Clues (4) A: Guided Practice B: Let’s Try Comprehensive Reading Text A: Entertainment and Gift Giving in Business Text B: Canal Museum—An Ideal Place for Business Receptions Practical Reading Invitation Letter

Reading Skill Focus B:Let’s Try Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the ·following sentences and identify what the clue words are. 1. Tornadoes (violent and destructive whirl wind) normally occur on hot, humid (a little wet) day, but not necessarily in the summer. tornado: _____________________________________________________________ humid: ______________________________________________________________ 龙卷风 潮湿的 此句中， “tornados”和“humid”两词的意思都在括号里被清楚地表述出来。 2. An illustrator is a person who makes pictures in a book or magazine. illustrator: ___________________________________________________________ 插图画家 信号词 “is” 表明本句是对 “illustrator” 一词的定义，“为书或杂志画图片的人”，即 “插图画家”。

Reading Skill Focus B:Let’s Try Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the ·following sentences and identify what the clue words are. 3. Democracy is a form of government in which the people effectively participate. democracy: __________________________________________________________ 民主 信号词“is”表明本句是对“democracy”一词的定义，“人民有效地参与政府工作”， 由此可以推断出“democracy”的意思是“民主” 4. People who study the stars are called astronomers. astronomer: __________________________________________________________ 天文学家 信号词 “be called” 表明本句是对 “astronomer” 一词的定义，“研究星星的人”必然 是“天文学家”。

Reading Skill Focus B:Let’s Try Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the ·following sentences and identify what the clue words are. 5. The principal—money he put in his savings account to earn interest—was safe even though the bank was closed by the police. principal: ___本金________________________________________________________ 破折号中间的内容是对该词的解释，“存在储蓄账户里而获得利息的钱”，即是 “本金”。 6. A disease that can be spread from one person to another is said to be contagious. contagious: __________________________________________________________ 传染的 信号词“ is said to be”表明本句是对“ contagious”一词的定义，“可以从一个人传给 另一个人的疾病”，即“传染的”

Reading Skill Focus B:Let’s Try Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the ·following sentences and identify what the clue words are. 7. In slang the term “jam” constitutes a state of being in which a person finds himself or herself in a difficult situation. jam: ________________________________________________________________ 困境 本句虽没有明显的信号词，但是可以看出后半句是对“ jam”一词的解释，即“表示 一个人发现自己陷入困境”，由此可以推断“ jam”的意思是“困境”。 8. Semantics, the study of the meaning of words, is necessary if you are to speak and read intelligently. semantics: ___________________________________________________________ 语义学 逗号中间的内容是对该词的解释，意思是“对词意义进行研究的学科”，因此可以 推断“ semantics”意思是“语义学”。

Reading Skill Focus B:Let’s Try Try to figure out the Chinese meanings of the underlined words in the ·following sentences and identify what the clue words are. 9. Howard Hughes spent the last few years of his life secluded in well- guarded hotel rooms, shut off from personal contact with even his closest friends. secluded: ____________________________________________________________ 与世隔绝的 逗号后面就是对“secluded”的解释。霍华德·休斯住在把守严密的宾馆房间，而且“与 他最亲密的朋友也断绝了联系” ，由此可以推断“secluded”的意思是“与世隔绝的” 。 10. The factory supervisor demanded an inspection, a careful and critical examination, of all the meat processed each day. inspection: __________________________________________________________ 检查 两个逗号之间就是对“inspection”的解释，即“仔细并挑剔的检查”。

Text A analysis Launch n.&v. Launch a satellite Launch a new product Launch a project

Text A analysis appreciate vt. 1) to recognize or understand that something is valuable, important or as described 欣赏 ☆ I appreciate the effort, but the method you used isn’t correct. 你的努力让我感动，但是你用的方法是不正确的。 2) used to thank someone in a polite way or to say that you are grateful for something they have done 感谢 ☆ I appreciate your kindness, but I can’t accept your gift. 您的心意我领情，但是礼物不能收。 3) to understand how good or useful someone or something is体会，领会 ☆ I am afraid you have not appreciated the urgency of the matter. 恐怕你还没有意识到这件事的紧迫性。 4) 珍惜 I’ll appreciate our friendship forever.

Text A analysis be liable for commit legally responsible for the cost of something 对……负责任 ☆ The chairman is personally liable for the company’s debt. 董事长对公司债务承担个人责任。 commit 1) vt. to do something wrong or illegal犯罪，做错事 ☆ Every year, a lot of people commit crimes by counterfeiting registered brands. 每年都有很多人冒充注册商标行诈。 2) vi. & vt. to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something 保证（做某事、遵守协议或遵从安排） ☆ She committed herself to charity. 她专心从事慈善事业。

Text A analysis Business entertaining, inviting people for meals or to parties for business reasons, is a way to communicate and establish a rapport with clients, suppliers, or colleagues. It is about so much more than food and socializing. 商务款待，出于商业目的邀请人吃饭或参加聚会，是与客户、供应商或同事交流并建立良好关系的一种方式。商务款待不仅仅是吃饭和社交。

Comprehensive Reading Comprehension I. Read Text A and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 1. entertaining (Para. 1, Line 1): _____________ 款待 Clue： 逗号中间的内容表示对该词的解释，意思是“出于商务原因请人吃饭或聚会”，由此推断“ entertaining”的意思是“宴请，款待”。 2. whereas (Para. 2, Line 1): ________________ 但是 Clue： 前一句与本句句意相反，说明两句是转折关系，即“whereas”表示转折由此推断“whereas”的意思是“然而，但是”。

Comprehensive Reading Comprehension I. Read Text A and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 3. harmonious (Para. 2, Line 13): _____________ 和谐的 Clue： 根据常识判断，下班后与同事一起吃一顿或喝两杯的目的是建立和保持良好的、和谐的人际关系，由此推断“ harmonious”的意思是“和谐的”。 4. protocol (Para. 3, Line 1): ________________ 礼节 Clue： 括号里的内容是对该词的解释，意思是“正确行为的规范”，由此推断“protocol”的意思是“礼节”。

Comprehensive Reading Comprehension I. Read Text A and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 5. symbolic (Para. 3, Line 9): __象征的______ Clue： 括号里的例子的意思是“钟在中国暗示死亡”，这是钟的“象征”意思，由此可以推断， “symbolic”意思是“象征的”。

Comprehensive Reading Vocabulary II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. appreciate liable harmonious rapport fine approach consult implement socialize code 1. His method presents a new _________ to foreign languages. 2. I will have to _______ my lawyer before I can give you an answer on that. 3. Is the wife ______ for her husband’s debts? 4. Don’t let this trifling matter affect our __________ relations. 5. We have developed a close _______ with our supplier. approach consult liable harmonious rapport

Comprehensive Reading Vocabulary II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. appreciate liable harmonious rapport fine approach consult implement socialize code 6. People don’t ________ with their neighbors as much as they used to. 7. I’d __________ it if you let me get on with my job. 8. She was _____ $ 100 for speeding. 9. There were plans to introduce a dress _____ for civil servants. 10. The government is ____________ a new policy to help the unemployed. socialize appreciate fined code implementing

Comprehensive Reading Text B I. Read Text B and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 1. venue (Para. 1, Line 1): ______________________ 地点 Clue： 主句“you need somewhere”表明，需要选择的是一个地点，由此推断“venue”的意思是“地点”。 2. vital (Para. 3, Line 1): ______________________ 重要的 Clue： 本段第二句表明，交通是否便利是客人们考虑的首要因素，由此推断位置(location)是很“重要的”。

Comprehensive Reading Text B I. Read Text B and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 3. networking (Para. 4, Line 1): __________________ (在职场的)人际联系 Clue： 信号词“is”表明这是一句定义句，意思是： “networking”指的是让人们聚在一起进行商务接触。 4. overrun (Para. 4, Line 5): ____________________ 超越(期限) Clue： 根据句意推断，如果您超出了预定的结束时间，博物馆是要额外收费的。因此可以确定， “overrun”的意思是“超越(期限)”。

Comprehensive Reading Text B I. Read Text B and try to figure out the meaning of the following words in Chinese, and　explain the clues. 5. caterer (Para. 5, Line 1): ____________________ 餐饮提供商 Clue： 根据“caterer”的定语“to provide food and service”可以判断， “caterer”的意思是提供饮食服务人，即“餐饮提供商”。

Comprehensive Reading Text B II. Choose the best sentence to fill each gap in Text B. You will not use all of them. A. We have the contacts and will help you make plans. B. Hosts beware, your guests may not want to leave. C. The rear looks out over Battle bridge Basin, a peaceful urban beauty spot surrounded by a mixture of historic and modern buildings, and filled with colourful canal boats. D. Some receptions are combined with a more formal business meeting or a presentation. E. Read below to see how we offer all these things. F. We do not provide food or drink (except tea and coffee) ourselves. 1. E 2. C 3. B 4. F 5. A

Comprehensive Reading Vocabulary I. Match the word on the left with the explanation on the right. 1. reception A. the amount of space between two places or things 2. dominate B. a formal party at which important people are welcomed 3. distance C. all the achievements or failures that someone or something has had in the past 4. track record D. providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist 5. launch E. to be larger and more noticeable than anything else in a place 6. attractive F. a strong desire to have or achieve something 7. networking G. to agree unwillingly that something is true or that someone else is right 8. aspiration H. having qualities that make you want to accept something or be involved in it 9. admit I. the practice of meeting other people involved in the same kind of work, to share information, or support each other 10. conducive J. an event to celebrate or introduce something new B E A C J H I F G D

Comprehensive Reading Vocabulary II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. launch favourite charming journey distance character costume warehouse extra specialist 1. Our ________ restaurant was full so we had to go elsewhere. 2. The company proudly announced the ______ of its new range of cars. 3. Breakfast is provided at no _____ charge. 4. We want to preserve the special ________ of our old town. 5. Her national ________ showed which country she came from. favourite launch extra character costume

Comprehensive Reading Vocabulary II. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. launch favourite charming journey distance character costume warehouse extra specialist 6. I was told Mount Lushan is a _________ summer resort. 7. Does she live within walking ________ of her parents? 8. He is a ________ in computer programming. 9. He started out on his _______ very early in the morning. 10. The goods have been sitting in a __________ for months because a strike has prevented distribution. charming distance specialist journey warehouse