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1. Unit 6 Section A Bribery and Business Ethics New Horizon College English IV

2. Unit 6 Contents Lead-in Text study Exercise Assignment

3. Unit 6 Group discussion Lead-in 1. What do you think is the key in dealing business competitions? And why? 2. Have you ever seen or heard someone trying every means to settle one deal? 3. Do you think it necessary to include business ethics in business courses? And why?

4. Unit 6 Text Study Background information • Chrysler Corporation • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) • The International Chamber of Commerce

5. Unit 6 Global study of the text What is the main idea of the text? How is the text organized? Problem Analysis Solution

6. Unit 6 Text Structure • Part I ( para. 1-4 ): Bribery is a common occurrence in many countries • Part II ( para 5– 8): Three broad categories of bribes. • Part III: ( para. 9 – 11): Efforts made by ICC to ban bribery

7. Unit 6 Text Structure Writing techniques

8. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text • 1. …bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries… on the increase:increasing e.g. Workplace stress in on the increase. 工作压力在日益增大。 Recent survey shows that family voilence is on the increase. 最近的调查显示家庭暴力在增长。

9. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text • 2. ... if you offer him a substantial bribe, you will find it much easier to get… substantial adj:large in amount or value e.g. There are substantial differences between the two groups. 这两组之间存在着很大的差异。 It’s reported that he has secured the release of a substantial number of political prisoners. 据报道他已保证释放大批政治犯。

10. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 3. Now, the question is: Do you pay up or stand by your principles? pay up:pay all the money that you owe, often unwillingly e.g. Don’t expect your travel insurance to pay up unless you are injured or get your luggage damaged. 除非你受伤，或行李受损，否则别指望会得到旅行保险的支付赔偿。

11. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text stand by 1):remain faithful to a promise, etc; keep to e.g. He insists that all he wrote in the book is nothing but the truth, and that he will stand by his words. 他坚持说他书里写的都是真的，而且他会坚持他所说的话。 2):stay loyal t someone and support them, esp when they are in trouble e.g. I owe so much to my family for standing by me through all this. 我非常感激我的家人，他们支持我经历了所有这一切。

12. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 3):not do anything to help someone or prevent sth from happening e.g. How can you stand by and see him accused of something he didn’t do? 看着他无辜受到指控，你怎么能袖手旁观？ The secretary of Defense has said he would not standy by and let democracy be undermined. 国防部长说他不会眼看着民主制度被破坏而无动于衷。

13. accuse sb of sth: say that someone has done sth wrong, illegal, etc Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 4. …aBritish car manufacturer was accused of operating a fund to pay bribes… e.g. The press was accused of being one- sided, unfair, of not giving a balanced picture. 人们指责媒体立场偏颇，不公正，没有进行全面的描述。 Her emplayers accused her of theft. 她的雇主指控她盗窃。

14. withdraw vt: say that what you said earlier was not true Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 5.The company rejected these charges and they were later withdrawn. e.g. Once in court, he withdrew the statement he’d made to the police. 一到法庭，他就撤回了对警察所作的陈述。 He withrew his remarks and explained that he had meant to say “discreet” instead of “decent.” 他收回了自己的话，并且解释说本来他是说 “discreet” 而不是 “decent.

15. hit upon/on: think of an idea unexpectedly Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 6. Finally, he hit upon the answer. e.g. After running through the numbers in every possible combination, we finally hit on a solution. 在按各种可能的组合把这些研究了一遍以后，我们终于找到了解决的办法。 She hit upon the perfect title for her new novel. 她突然为自己的新小说想出了绝好的名字。

16. Unit 6 amount to: have the same effect as Detailed study of the text 7. …exaggerated fees that really amount to bribes. e.g. Keeping silent in this case amounts to supporting the speaker. 这种情况下保持沉默就等于是支持发言者。 If a lady says to you “Let’s talk about it later” , that amounts to her refusal. 如果一位女士对你说“再说吧”，那就等于拒绝了你。

17. enforce v: make people obey a particular law or rule Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 8. …ICC concerning how to enforce the code. e.g. It’s the job of the police to enforce the law. 警察的职责是执行法律。 UN troops are responsible for enforcing a ceasefire in the area. 联合国部队负责在这个地区实施停火。

18. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 9. …“industry is caught in a web of bribery” and theat everyone is “on the take” be caught in: be in a situation that one can’t easily get out of e.g. It’s like being caught in a huge web—the more you struggle, the more entangled you get. 这就像陷入一个巨大的网里，越挣扎，缠的越紧。 be caught in poverty be caught in trouble

19. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text on the take:willing to do something wrong in return for money e.g. I honestly don’t trust him—he always seems to be on the take. 我实在不相信他，他似乎总是在谋取私利。 They claim that a senior police offficer is on the take. 他们声称一名高级警官受贿。

20. Unit 6 Detailed study of the text 10. …it’s difficult to square his business interests with his moral conscience. square…with:agree or be consistent with another idea, fact, or situation e.g. It would not square with any value she had taught herself to cherish; she felt disappointed. 这与她曾经教导自己要珍视的任何价值观念都不相符，她感到很失望。 为人不做亏心事， 夜半敲门心不惊。 One who always squares his acts with his moral conscience never fears midnight knocks at his door.

21. Unit 6 Exercise Vocabulary Cloze Translation

22. Unit 6 Vocabulary Fill in the blanks with words given below. Change the form where necessary. negotiation substantial commission discount reject finance impose secure bribery donation withdraw competitive exaggerate concerning 1.__________numbers of people support the reforms of economic system so as to get rid of bribery. Substantial

23. Unit 6 2.The speech which he made___________the project has been very encouraging. 3. The trade representative said, “We have demonstrated extraordinary patience and are open to further __________in the 30 days before our decision becomes effective.” concerning negotiation 4.Hanley didn’t__________ when he said Geary was the best basketball player the team ever had. 5.The charge was ___________ because there was not enough evidence. exaggerate withdrawn

24. Unit 6 6.The committee tried to separate ____________ paid for real services from exaggerated fees that really amount to bribes. 7. The building project will be __________ by the government and public donations. 8. That organization made substantial payments to _________an arms sales contract. 9. He intends to introduce new courses and __________ tighter controls on internal management. 10. We’re collecting money to build a house for homeless people. Would you like to make a (n) ____________? commissions financed secure impose donation

25. Unit 6 Cloze Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. • Bribery may lead to murder. A month ago reporters rushed to the ___1_____ of a crime. At the spot the detective seemed even hardly aware of their___2_____ as he did his work. He carefully searched for____3____ over every inch of the house. After a while, he bent over to pick up a small torn _4_____ of fabric. Nothing could___5___ from his search. The detective ___6____ that this piece of fabric was __7_____from the murderer’s clothing during a struggle.

26. Unit 6 • The __8____had been the finance director of a very large computer hardware manufacturer. His wife, a timid woman, ___9____everything she knew with the detective, including a hot___10____her husband had with some of the company’s top executives at a banquet. There had been a scandal ___11___ bribery at his company. He was ____12__the business of many of the top executives. He had____13____ that some people were giving special favors to government officials to get___14______.

27. Unit 6 • He often questioned their moral ___15____ and told them that he would accuse them if they were doing something they shouldn’t,____16____ caused problems for him. His questioning and accusing often left him at ____17____ with many of executives. This time it had led to a ____18____ blow on his head. The detective caught __19_____ of a crucial clue, a brass button in the corner. It was from a jacket of one of the top executives. Later this executive and the company’s president was__20___. Of course this is not the end of the story.

28. Unit 6 A • 1. A. scene B. view C. scenery D. position • 2. A. attendance B. occurence C. involment D. presence • 3. A. signals B. signs C. clues D. implications • 4. A. separation B. piece C. particle D. ruin • 5. A. leak B. escape C. avoid D. flee • 6. A. estimated B. inspected C. expected D. suspected • 7. A. torn B. attached C. cut D. split • 8. A. game B. sufferer C. victim D. target • 9. A. informed B. warmed C. shared D. reported • 10. A. quarrel B. difference C. contrast D. division D C B B D A C C A

29. Unit 6 • 11. A. evolving B. involving C. informing D. occuring • 12. A. researching B. undertaking C. inspecting D. inspecting • 13. A. excluded B. concluded C.conceded D. completed • 14. A. contracts B. arrangements C. recognitions D. contacts • 15. A. consensus B. concession C. conscience D. value • 16. A. that B. it C. this D. which • 17. A. ends B. odds C. chances D. wits • 18. A. critical B. significant C. fatal D. final • 19. A. notice B. gaze C.observation D. sight • 20. A. sought B. arrested C. found D. detected B D B A C D B C D B

30. Unit 6 Translation Translate the following sentences into English. • 1. 他突然想到了一个加速实验进程的好办法，但组里的成员却对此意见不一。（hit upon, speed up） • 2.今天我能够使自己的职业与兴趣相符，之前我是做不到的。 （square…with） He hit upon a good method to speed up the progress of the experiment, but opinions differed among members of the group on it Today I'm able to square my profession with my interest, which I wasn't able to do before.

31. Unit 6 The ability to visually distinguish between red and green is essential to becoming a driver. • 3.要成为一名驾驶员，视觉上分辨红色与绿色的能力是必不可少的。（distinguish between)

32. Unit 6 Assignment Oral Report Are there any practices of questionable moraltiy in our college life?

33. Unit 6 Writing Topics Ways to enlarge vocabulary Preparations for future career Note structure:Listing supported by examples

34. Unit 6