1、标题：voa慢速英语讲解附字幕:商务英语能力增强竞争力对应音频：0121a.mp3听力内容：Business English Speakers Can Still Be Divided by a Common LanguageThis is the VOA Special English Economics Report.Business is the most popular subject for international students in the United States. At last count, twenty-one percent of foreign student
2、s at American colleges and universities were studying business and management.The Institute of International Education in New York says engineering is the second most popular field, in case you were wondering.Thomas Cossé is a professor of marketing and business at the University of Richmond
3、in Virginia. He says international students who want to study business need to have good English skills - and not just to study at his school.THOMAS COSSé: At least among business schools, more and more worldwide are requiring that their students take English, and they are teaching more in En
4、glish.But the world has more non-native speakers of English than native speakers. As a result, Americans working with foreign companies may need to learn some new English skills themselves.At the University of Richmond, teams of graduate students work with companies seeking to enter the American mar
5、ket. The students learn about writing market entry studies. The reports are written in English. But Professor Cossé tells his students to consider who will read them.THOMAS COSSé: My students have to write the report in such a way that it can be understood by someone who is an English
6、speaker but not a native English speaker.For example, he tells his students to avoid jargon and other specialized terms that people might not know in their own language. This can be good advice even when writing for other native speakers.But effective communication involves more than just words. Kay
7、 Westerfield is director of the international business communication program at the University of Oregon.KAY WESTERFIELD: If you just have the language awareness or the skills without culture, you can easily be a fluent fool.Cultural intelligence means the need to consider local behaviors in everyth
8、ing from simple handshakes to speaking to large groups.Still, Kay Westerfield says the ability of local workers to speak English is becoming more important to companies looking to move operations to other countries. Or, as she puts it, to off-source.KAY WESTERFIELD: While cost remains a major factor
9、 in decisions about where to off-source, the quality of the labor pool is gaining importance, and this includes English language skills.Also, she says English skills often provide a competitive edge for business students when they seek jobs.KAY WESTERFIELD: As one business student in West Africa put
10、 it, English is a lifeline.这里是VOA特别英语经济报道。商务是美国的国际留学生最欢迎的课程。按照上一次的统计，美国学院和大学21%的国际生学习商务和管理。位于纽约的美国国际教育协会(the Institute of International Education)表示，工程是第二大最受欢迎的课程。Thomas Cossé是佛吉尼亚州里士满大学市场和商务教授。他说，希望学习商务的国际学生必须有比较好的英语技能——不仅仅是在他的学校，其他地方也是如此。Thomas Cossé：“至少在商业学校，全世界越来越多的地方要求
11、他们的学生讲英语，他们也越来越多地使用英语教学。”但是全世界英语为非母语的人多于英语是母语的人。因此，在外国公司工作的美国人自己可能也需要学习一些新的英语技能。在里士满大学，一些毕业生在希望进入美国市场的公司工作。这些学生学习书写市场准入研究报告。这些报告必须以英文书写。但是Cossé教授告诉他的学生必须考虑到是谁来阅读这些报告。Thomas Cossé：“我的学生必须以这样一种方式来书写报告：英语为非母语的讲英语的人必须能够理解他的报告。”例如，他告诉他的学生必须避免使用术语和非英语母语者按照他们自己的语言不能理解的特殊词汇。这对于其他语言为母语的人书写报告来说也
12、是一条很好的建议。但是有效的沟通不仅仅包括词语。Kay Westerfield是俄勒冈大学国际商务沟通项目主任。Kay Westerfield：“如果你只有语言意识或者脱离文化的语言技巧，你很有可能成为一个语言流畅的傻瓜。”文化信息意味着必须考虑当地人的行为举止的一切，从简单的握手到向许多人讲话等方方面面。然而，Kay Westerfield说，对于希望进入其他国家运行的公司来说，本土工作者说英语的能力更加重要。用她的话来说就是资源转移。Kay Westerfield：“当决定向什么地方转移资源的时候，成本仍然是一个主要因素的时候，劳动力的素质就会显得尤为重要，其中就包括英语语言能力。”她还表
13、示，英语技能在商务专业的学生找工作的时候通常能够提供比较强的竞争力。Kay Westerfield：“就像西非一名商务学生说的，英语就是生命线。”1.count n.计数, 总数例句：By my count thats five cakes youve had already.我数着你已经吃了五块蛋糕。2.native adj.出生地的, 故乡的, 本国的例句：He read a poem in his native language.他用母语朗读了一首诗。At the end of the year some people will go back to their native homes
14、.年终时, 有些人要回故乡去。3.jargon n.行话; 黑话; 隐语,行业术语,切口例句：Doctors, actors and sailors have jargons.医生、演员和水手都有自己的行话。4.specialized adj.专门的;专科的;专用的例句：a job calling for highly specialized skills要求有高度专门技能的工作5.effective adj.有效的; 生效的例句：These are effective measures.这些都是有效的措施。6.awareness n.察觉;觉悟;意识例句：a growing awarenes
15、s of healthy living不断增强的健康生活的意识Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。7.quality n.品质, 特征, 特性例句：Sympathy is his best quality.同情心是他最好的品质。Decision is a quality requisite to a commander.决断是指挥员必须具备的品质。petitive adj.(价格等)有竞争力的例句：Because of the high exchange rate, our products h
16、ave lost their competitive edge.由于汇率很高, 我们的产品失去了竞争优势。9.lifeline n.救生索;生命线例句：He clung to the lifeline and the woman pulled him towards the bank.他紧紧抓住救生索，那个女人把他拉向岸边。He threw me a lifeline when he offered me a job.他给我工作就相当于拋给了我一条救命索。1.The Institute of International Education in New York says engineerin
17、g is the second most popular field, in case you were wondering.in case也许, 说不定例句：Take your skates in case you decide to go skating.把溜冰鞋带去, 说不定你们要溜冰呢。Wait outside in case you can be useful.在外面等, 也许你可以帮点忙。2.As a result, Americans working with foreign companies may need to learn some new English skills
18、themselves.as a result结果, 因此例句：As a result, he had to leave.结果他只得离开。There was a substantial growth of industry and foreign trade increased as a result.由于工业的大发展, 对外贸易也发展了。3.My students have to write the report in such a way that it can be understood by someone who is an English speaker but not a nati
19、ve English speaker.such that用法：such…that作“如此…以致”解，连接一个表示结果的状语从句。与so…that意思相同，但用法不同。如：so…that这一结构中，so后边可加形容词或副词，而such后边要用名词（这个名词前面可以带形容词，也可以不带）。因此，such…that的句型结构可分以下三种：1) sucha(an)adj.单数可数名词that…clauseHe is such a clever boy that everybody likes him.他非常聪明，大家都
20、非常喜欢他。He was such an honest man that he was praised by the teacher.他非常诚实，因而受到了老师的表扬。2)suchadj.复数可数名词that…clauseThey are such interesting novels that I want to read them once again.这些小说非常有趣，我想再读一遍。3)suchadj.不可数名词that…clauseHe has made such great progress that the teachers are pleased with him.他进步得很快，老师们对他感到很满意。注意：如果such后边的名词前由many、much、few、little等词所修饰的话，则不用 such而用so。例如：He had so many falls that he was black and blue all over.他摔了很多跤，以致于全身上下青一块，紫一块的。He had so little education that he was unfit for this job.他所受教育很少，不适合做这个工作。
