Para. 6: flexible, paternalistic; give protection to them; meetings are not taken seriously; impressive appearance, secretive decision making; Para. 7: clever, cunning, formal, reserved, have no feelings; harmonious; they are well prepared and never improvise, do not expect any decisions at this meeting; they consider they are superior. Para. 8: practical, capable, not imaginative, no sense of humor; flat organization, responsibility delegated way down; punctual, go straight to the point; their answers are short and often remain silent.
Ex. 3
1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. D
Ex. 4
1.punctual 2. hierarchical 3. improvise 4. quarter 5. corporate 6. decentralization 7. spice 8. fostered 9. baffled 10. cunning
Ex. 5 1.
1. C 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. C 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. A 16. B 17. C 18. D 19. A 20. D Ex. 6
1.quick fixes 2. go by the book 3. close to the vest 4. memo 5.老同学人脉网 6. 切题的（地），切中的（地）7. 社会地位 8.幽默感
Ex. 7
1. 商务洽谈后，美国人弄来一群律师和财务人员，起草的合同比别国长20倍。 2. 英国经理人都彬彬有礼，谈话中掺杂着幽默典故，令其他国家的管理者大惑不解。 3. 经理们有时候会提高嗓门，拍桌子，看看是否能唬住对方做出更多的让步。 4. 他的主要职责是营造和保持和谐的氛围，激励属下为公司的利益而共同奋斗。 5. 他们十分讲究准时，完全按时开会和散会。
Ex. 8
1. American managers’ cardinal goal is the quarterly dividend, and quick fixes are the means to accomplish it.
2. He is adept at building trusting relationships with the clients. 3. Be on guard against those who are jealous of your success
4. Japanese managers consider themselves racially and culturally superior to foreigners. 5. The salesman talked for thirty minutes before coming to the point.
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Key to Text B
Ex. 1
1. Asia’s decreasing dependence on the US.
2. It was triggered by increasing defaults as housing prices slip in the US and homeowners cannot afford rising interest rates.
3. Because a number of companies are involved and they are all famous. For example, Singapore’s General Investment Corporation took a stake of US$9.7 billion in UBS, China Investment Corporation channeled US$5 billion into Morgan Stanley. 4. Many famous Western financial institutions relying on the support from Asia.
5. It is more cautious, more network-oriented and not compelled to publish higher earnings on a quarterly basis
6. The western focus on short-term profits.
7. The author argues that the US may be losing grip of the steering wheel and Asia will likely emerge as the world’s largest and most dynamic economy.
Ex. 2
1. B 2. C 3.A 4. D 5. D
6. B 7. A 8.B 9. A 10. B
Ex. 3 Directions: Match the Chinese terms with their English equivalents
E. IMF 1. 国内需求 F. IBM 2. 次级抵押贷款 G. Who’s Who 3. 利率 H. interest rate 4. 企业文化 I. war chest 5. 战争基金 J. sub-prime mortgage 6. 方向盘 7. 国内生产总值 8. 名人录 9. 国际商务机器公司 10. 国际货币基金组织 A. steering wheel B. Gross Domestic Product C. domestic demand D. corporate culture
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Ex. 4
1. 2007年2月24日，《经济学家》发表报告称，2006年中国国内生产总值增长11%，其中
有2.2%来源于出口额的增长，比2005年的2.7%有所下降。
2. 但是，多数亚洲金融机构很明智地没有采用包括源起于美国的次级按揭贷款在内的那些
风险较大的金融手段。
3. 这种支持并不意味着取得了控制权或者所有权，但确实表明了，作全球投资决策时不能
再无视亚洲的声音了。
4. 始建于亚洲（不包括日本）的跨国公司不仅效仿现有的西方跨国公司，也开拓自己的发
展之路。
5. 令人激动的问题是，是产生由亚洲人的经营方式——更谨慎、更重视社会关系网、并不
硬性按季公布更高的收入额——打造出来的一种新的企业文化，还是这些亚洲孕育的新的跨国企业将遵循现行的商业准则。
6. 然而亚洲和西方商业文化之间的根本性差异依然是，西方企业专注于短期利润——对短
期利润的追逐是诱发安然公司和世界通信公司金融灾难的一个关键因素。
Key to Text C
Comprehension
1. F 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T 7. T
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