內容簡介
本書精選了英美報刊上近幾年公開出版的文章數十篇,按照商業、投資、物流、電子商務、旅遊等類別編為十四個單元,每一單元均設定了課文A、課文B和補充閱讀。課文A、課文B分別針對每一單元主題從不同角度進行論述,以幫助學習者拓展視野,並為他們進一步閱讀奠定基礎;補充閱讀部分則以具體的事例或案例呈現與主題有關的商務活動,現實感更加強烈。本書每一篇課文後面均附有形式多樣的練習,以幫助學習者加深理解,引導學習者進一步拓展閱讀。
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CONTENTS
Unit 1A Countrys Business Strategies1
Part ⅠPreReading Questions1
Part ⅡExtensive Reading1
Text AJapan Needs Immigrants, but Do Immigrants Need Japan?1
Text BThailands Economic Growth Strategy Focuses on Small Business6
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Reconnecting Cuba)12Unit 2Marketing17
Part ⅠPreReading Questions17
Part ⅡExtensive Reading17
Text AMan Who Got Swagger Back for Aston Martin Is Ready for Long Game17
Text BYour Guide to Todays Online Marketing23
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Have Marketers Made Us Fat?)29Unit 3International Investment33
Part ⅠPreReading Questions33
Part ⅡExtensive Reading33
Text AGlobal Companies in Retreat33
Text BIs It Worth It?37
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (The Good, the Bad and the Ugly)41Unit 4International Logistics46
Part ⅠPreReading Questions46
Part ⅡExtensive Reading46
Text AGlobal Logistics—Thinking Outside the Box46
Text BDelivering the Goods50
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Forgotten Journeys)54Unit 5Business Culture59
Part ⅠPreReading Questions59
Part ⅡExtensive Reading59
Text ABriefing Amazon59
Text BUpstarts on Top: How OPPO and Vivo Are Beating Apple, Xiaomi and the Gang64
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Jiopolitics)68Unit 6Ecommerce72
Part ⅠPreReading Questions72
Part ⅡExtensive Reading72
Text AFintech in China72
Text BIndian Ecommerce: Delayed Delivery77
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Chinas Internet Giants)81Unit 7Tourism and the Hotel Industry86
Part ⅠPreReading Questions86
Part ⅡExtensive Reading86
Text AIslams Holiest, Most Expensive Trips to Mecca Draw Controversy over Luxury Hotels86
Text BThe Hotel Industry in the United Kingdom91
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Voguish and Trendy Hotels)98Unit 8Housing Market104
Part ⅠPreReading Questions104
Part ⅡExtensive Reading104
Text APopping Property Bubbles—Choosing the Right Pin104
Text BProperty in Sweden Home Is Where the Heartache Is108
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (The Effects of Americas Worst PropertyCrash Go Very Wide)112Unit 9Era of Big Data116
Part ⅠPreReading Questions116
Part ⅡExtensive Reading116
Text AWhy Big Data Has Some Big Problems When It Comes to Public Policy116
Text B“Big Data” from Social Media, Elsewhere Online Take TrendWatching to New Level122
Part ⅢSupplementary Reading (Why Big Data Might Be More About Automation Than Insights)127Unit 10Social Media132
Part ⅠPreReading Questions132
Part ⅡExtensive Reading132
Text AFacebook and Democracy: The Antisocial Network132
Text BThe Upstarts Impact: Yes to a Free Online Press137