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JournalismJournal•Function:thetransformationofinformation•Featureoflanguage:Conciseandplainstyle,Useofabbreviations(GDP,WTO)FormalVocabularyisabundantanddiverseContainmanyclauses,phrasesandbusinesstermsEmergenceofnewterms(e-commerce,e-bank,e-tailer)•BusinessincludesEconomy,Finance,Trade,Stock,etc.Soallkindsofvocabularywhichbelongstothesecategoriesmayappearinbusinessjournals.•Termsofjournalism头版thefrontpage标题headline标题下署名之行byline日期、发稿地之行dateline交稿日期deadline头条新闻bignews最新新闻hotnewscriticism评论；editorial社论；review,comment时评；bookreview书评•Questionsfordiscussion1.Haveyoureadanywesternjournalsbefore?2.Doyouknowanyeffectivewaystoreadthiskindofarticles?China’sEmerging&theWorldEconomy——fromNewsweek•NewsweekItisanAmericanweeklymagazinepublishedinNewYorkcity.ItisdistributedthroughouttheUnitedStatesandinternationally.Itisthe2ndlargestnewsweeklymagazineintheU.S.Itwaslaunchin1933.•Questionsbeforeskimmingthroughthetext:1.What’sthemainideaofthisarticle?2.HasChinaalreadybecomethe4theconomicengineoftheworld?What’syourpoint?•Suggestedanswer:MainIdea:TheauthortriestoshowthatChinaisbecomingthe4theconomicengineoftheworldandhequotesalotofdiscourses(n.论述，谈话)toprovehisideas.•Para1:Jointventure:(oftenabbreviatedJV)isanentityformedbetweentwoormorepartiestoundertakeeconomicactivitytogether.Thepartiesagreetocreateanewentitybybothcontributingequity[’ekwiti](股本，证券，产权),andtheythenshareintherevenues[’revinju:](财政收入，税收),expenses,andcontroloftheenterprise.Entrepreneurisapersonwhoiswillingandabletoconvertanewideaorinventionintoasuccessfulinnovation(创新，革新）.What’sthemainideaofthisparagraph?(Suggestedanswer:S.P.isastonishedtoseethedramaticchangesofChinainthepasttwentyyears.)•Para2:Paragraphthesentence:“Untilrecently…eventhough…isalreadybysomekeymeasures…grewataround9.9percentpace.”•Para3:TheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)It’saregionaldevelopmentbankestablishedin1966topromoteeconomicandsocialdevelopmentinAsianandPacificcountriesthroughloansandtechnicalassistance.TheworkoftheAsianDevelopmentBank(ADB)isaimedatimprovingthewelfareofthepeopleinAsiaandthePacific,particularlythe1.9billionwholiveonlessthan$2aday.•Logo:•AsianDevelopmentBankmemberstates•Thebankincludes48members•Blue:Outsideregions•Green:Asia-Pacificregion•Para4:1.Noteven即使…一点也不2.Tradedeficit贸易逆差贸易顺差TradeSurplus•2002年对外贸易顺差304亿美元Thetradesurpluswas30.4billionUSdollarsin2002.•Para5:1.notonly…but(also)…:不仅…而且…，可用于行文点评，文章第一段使用，引起话题。前一句倒装结构，but后分句用陈述语序。2.inflation/deflation初级产品价格不同于大多数其他商品价格的特点是，这些价格大多由“拍卖”市场决定，这一特点使它们成为通货膨胀先行指数的良好代表。这些拍卖市场实际上是进行商品契约交易的金融市场，与工业品市场相比，后者的价格是由卖主制订的，而且随着情况的不断变化而逐步进行调整。因此，可以预料，初级产品价格会立即对可能影响将来通货膨胀的有关事态的新闻作出反应，而工业品的价格反应一般说来是逐渐产生的。•TheworldEconomicForumisanon-profitfoundationbestknownforitsannualmeetinginDavos,Switzerlandwhichbringstogethertopbusinessleaders,internationalpoliticalleaders,selectedintellectualsandjournaliststodiscussthemostpressingissuesfacingtheworldincludinghealthandtheenvironment.•Para6:1.WhyChinacouldn’tbenormallyrecognizedasthe4thengineoftheworld?2.GDP:grossdomesticproductorGDI:grossdomesticincomeItisabasicmeasureofacountry'seconomicperformanceandisthemarketvalueofallfinalgoodsandservicesmadewithinthebordersofanationinayear.Itisafundamentalmeasurementofproductionandisveryoftenpositivelycorrelatedwiththestandardofliving.•TheWorldBankmademoreconservativeforecasts.ItonceexpectedChinatogrow9.2%in2009,butnowhasthatreviseddownto7.5%.TheWorldBankprojectedChina’sGDPgrowthratewouldbe7.5%,significantlylowerthanthe9.4%gainedin2008.ItalsoexpectsChina’sexportgrowthtoshrinkto3.5%versusahuge11%in2008.——EconomyWatch.com•Underscoredbythemassivestimulusprogram,theChineseeconomyisexpectedtobottomoutbythemiddleof2009thisyear,theWorldBanksaidinareportonTuesday.Initslatesthalf-yearlyassessmentoftheeconomiesinthePacificRegion,thebanksaidtherearesignsthatChina,thestrongesteconomyintheregion,isbeginningtoturnthecorner.ItearlierforecastChina’seconomicgrowthat6.5percent.——ChinaDaily•Para7:WhatisironicintheHonda’sstory?WhatarethecharacteristicsoftheChinesemarket?•Para8:WhycouldChinasurpasstheU.S.inforeigninvestment?InwhichwaydoesChinahelpeditsneighbors?Whataretherippleeffectsofforeign(direct)investmentinChinaontheworldeconomy?•Para10:1.Infinance,theexchangeratesbetweentwocurrenciesspecifieshowmuchonecurrencyisworthintermsoftheother.Itisthevalueofaforeignnation’scurrencyintermsofthehomenation’scurrency.Thespotexchangeratereferstothecurrentexchangerate.2.WhatistheprospectoftheChinesemarket?3.Businessterms