商务英语阅读(第二版) 王关富 Unit3Time to rebalanc 课后答案e

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1、Unit3TimetorebalanceExercises1.Answerthequestionsonthetext.1)HowdidSteveHiltonfeelwhenLehmanBrotherscollapsed?Theworldwascomingtoanend.2)WhatdidMr.Hiltondotosavehiscompany?(1)Givingupoptionstobuythousandsoflots.(2)Layingoff3/4ofhisemployees.(3)Redesigninghishousestocutconstru

2、ctioncost.(4)Servingcustomerswithguaranteedpayment.3)InwhatsenseAmericaasacountryissimilartoMr.Hilton’scompany?Dismissingworkersinthewholecountryandexperiencingoneoftheworsteconomicrecessionsinhistory.4)Whatdoes“thebiggesttransformations”mean?Macroeconomically,theUSwillchange

3、fromdebtandconsumptiontosavingandexports.Microeconomically,Americanswillhavedifferentlifestylesanddodifferentjobsindifferentplaces.5)AccordingtotheMcKinseyGlobalInstitute,whatisthecommonpracticeofconsumersduringeconomiccrises?Consumersgenerallytrytocuttheirdebttomoremanageabl

4、elevels.6)Whatisthemajordifferencebetweencreditcardsandchargecards?Botharealineofcreditforacustomer.Foracreditcard,thecustomercanchoosetopayinfullorpartiallyattheendofamonth.Whenpayingpartially,thecustomercanpayinterestonthebalanceuntilitispaidinfull.Somepeoplejustkeepmakingp

5、artialpaymentsandpayinterestoncreditcardsforyearsandyears.Butforachargecard,thecustomerhastopaytheentireamountoffeachtimehe/shereceivesabill.Itisnotallowedtomakeapartialpaymentandnointerestisinvolved.7)Howisthecurrentrecessiondifferentfromthepreviousones?Itwastriggeredbyafina

6、ncialcrisisthatmadeitimpossibletochannelsavingstoproductiveinvestmentandleftcustomersandenterprisesstrugglingwiththingsfromtheboom.8)WhatisthedilemmatheObamaadministrationinconcerningthestimulus?Ontheonehand,theadministrationexpectstoreducefederaldeficit.Ontheotherhand,itworr

7、iesthatthewithdrawingthestimulusmaypushtheAmericaneconomybackintorecession.9)Whatarethereasonsforeconomicrestructuringaccordingtothereport?Tightercredit,lowerconsumerborrowing,andhigherenergyprices.10)Whatissaidaboutbusinessinvestment?Itisexpectedtoberobust,especiallyforequip

8、ment.Butitcanneversubstituteconsumerspending.1)Whatchangeshaveoccurr