Unit 6

Section A. Bribery and Business Ethics

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. II, p. 153

1.       Because they don’t know how serious the problem of bribery is.

2.       He will bribe the officials.

3.       Because these practices are likely to be morally wrong and may be certain forms of bribery.

4.       These companies may be required to reveal such information by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), whose duty is to collect certain information about enterprises so as to protect investors.

5.       They wanted to avoid an unfavorable conclusion drawn from the investigation of their possible violations of U.S. business laws.

6.       They might make large payments to ruling families or their close advisers, or make donations to party bank accounts.

7.       It refers to a rare edition of a book with $20,000 slipped within its page.

8.       It favors a code of conduct and has proposed a council for managing the code, which can distinguish between commissions paid for real services and exaggerated fees that really amount to bribes. 

9.       No. Because its members have different opinions about the duties of the ICC.

10.   Yes, More than 300 U.S. companies, for example, admitted that they had made questionable payments.

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. III, p. 153

1.       Substantial

2.       procedural

3.       negotiation

4.       rejected

5.       withdrawn

6.       commissions

7.       financed

8.       secure

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. IV, p. 154

1.       by

2.       in

3.       of

4.       to

5.       up

6.       on/upon

7.       with

8.       in

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. V, p. 154

1.       commitment

2.       value

3.       regret

4.       implications

5.       strength

6.       oppositions

7.       decline

8.       sense

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. VI, p. 155

1.       foresight/forethought

2.       forewarned

3.       foreground

4.       postgraduate

5.       post-race

6.       foresaw

7.       post-Christmas

8.       post-election

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. VII, p. 156

1.       e-shopper

2.       e-merchant

3.       e-journal

4.       e-classroom

5.       e-commerce

6.       e-mail

7.       e-dictionaries

8.       e-cash

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. VIII, p. 157

1.       It’s pointless to go there next Monday — there’s a public holiday.

2.       It is probable that we’ll be late.

3.       It is interesting to see different cultures and ways of life.

4.       It is really astonishing that she refuses to talk to you. 

5.       It is important that she comes straight to me when she arrives.

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. IX, p. 157

1.       Suppose you object to carrying out a particular management order and you are afraid of the manager, what would you do?

2.       Suppose you have just got married and you are employed for three years to work abroad, how would you explain it to your newly married wife?

3.       Suppose someone couldn’t understand why you didn’t arrest Harry, would you decide to remove the doubts?

4.       Suppose by accident your tenant fails to pay the rent, is it fair that you would throw him out?

5.       Suppose you are a very heavy smoker and you are anxious to break the habit, where could you get the help?

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. X, p. 157

1.       We would not stand by and let bribery in various forms be on the increase.

2.       While lending you the substantial sum of money, I made it clear to you that if you couldn’t pay it off in time, you might be accused of taking bribes.

3.       Competition of financial power has become a fact of political life; but if you receive questionable political contributions for this reason, you will soon be under investigation.

4.       To secure major arms deal contracts, they have made a substantial donation to the bank account of the party in power.

5.       He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed among members of the group on it.

6.       It’s difficult to enforce the new law because people are not ready to act on it.

7.       We think it’s the business of the United Nations troops to enforce a ceasefire in that area, while the job of the local government is to prepare to restore law and order.

8.       Having made this decision, she joined the organization, which is in support of woman’s rights.

 

《读写教程 IV》:  Ex. XI, p. 158

1.       他们通常没意识到在很多国家，形形色色的贿赂行为正日益增多。在某些国家，这已成为人们几百年来的生活方式。

2.       现在的问题是：你是被迫掏钱呢，还是坚持原则？

3.       很容易产生这样的印象：贿赂以及其他可疑开支正日渐增多。的确，这似乎已成为商界的一个事实。

4.       这一事实的披露，使克莱斯勒与其他300多家美国公司一样，向美国证券交易委员会承认自己近年曾有过某种形式的支出，像贿赂、额外打折等等。

5.       据闻其他国家也是如此，向外国公司施压，要他们向党派组织的账户捐款。

6.       第二大类包括为促使政府加快对某些工程项目的正式批准而作的支出。

7.       这些准则试图区分真正为服务所付的佣金和事实上等同于贿赂的过高费用。

8.       在一家知名英国报纸上，最近有位作者指出 “企业已陷入贿赂的蛛网”，人人都 “贪赃枉法”。

 

Section B. The Biggest Threat to the Role of Police Officers

XVI. Read the following statements carefully, and decide whether they are true (T) or false (F) according to the passage.

1. F      2. F     3. T     4. F      5. F     6. T     7. F      8. F

 

《读写教程IV》Ex. XVII, p. 167

1.       tackle

2.       imitated

3.       dimmed

4.       fake

5.       impressive

6.       encountered

7.       equivalent

8.       widespread

 

《读写教程IV》Ex. XVIII, p. 168

1.       up

2.       away

3.       up

4.       up

5.       up

6.       out

7.       to

8.       on