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来自世界不同地方的六位学生在美国相遇。他们都是交换学生，到美国大学就读一个学期，学习英语，了解美国文化，同时修专业课程。英语“日常会话” (Everyday Conversations)系列围绕这六位学生在美国的经历展开。这套材料适于中级或中级以上英语水平的学生使用。

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Lee: Whenever I see your microecon homework, it seems like a different language.

Akinyi: It’s not so bad. I’m interested in the world economy, but microecon helps me understand how individuals affect the markets which affect the world economy.

Lee: I can understand that. Consumer decisions affect the environmental health of the world. What part of the global economy are you most interested in?

Akinyi: I’m really interested in women as part of the global marketplace. Women are becoming more important as consumers, entrepreneurs, managers and investors. Their purchasing power will keep increasing as more women are educated and enter the workforce.

Lee: Does educating more women and girls make a big difference in a country’s economy?

Akinyi: Absolutely. Evidence shows that educating girls will boost the prosperityof a country. Better educated women are more productive. And their children are healthier and also better educated.

Lee: It’s definitely a win-win.

让我们来学习一些词语（也可阅读英文解释）：

Microecon：是 microeconomics一词的简写，意思是微型经济，即个人或个体商务小型经济运作。

market：集市，商品买卖交易场所

A consumer：消费者

Global marketplace：国际市场

An entrepreneur：实业家，即创办企业并有准备为成功而承担风险的人

An investor：投资人

Purchasing power：购买力

The workforce：劳动大军，劳动力总称

To boost ：促进，提升

Prosperity：繁荣

Productive：有生产力的，有成效的

A win-win：双赢局面

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