BEC高级-第16讲-Globalsourcing
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BEC高级精讲班第16讲讲义
Globalsourcing
学习重点
1．Homework review
2．Choosing a supplier
3．Supplier relationships
4．Global sourcing
5．Oral practice
6．Business passage reading
7．Reading Test Part 5 & 6
8．Homework
I. Homework Review
Analysis:
On a bicycle made of bamboo
It is used as scaffolding throughout Asia; it is also…(0) made…into furniture. You can cook with it; it makes a good water carrier; it can be eaten. Now you can ride it. Bamboo has a wide range of …21… . Quasar Khanh, a Vietnamese designer, has come…22…with the strangest one yet. Khanh is making the “bambooclette” – a bicycle made…23…out of bamboo.
*scaffolding （建筑或修缮房屋时四周所搭建的）施工架；鹰架；搭施工架或鹰架所用的材料（例如长竿和厚板，或用螺栓结合在一起的金属管）
Question 22:
---come across sb/sth: 偶然发现或遇见某人（某物）
e.g. I came across my fellow student in my high school.
出现于……中
e.g. The thought came across my mind that …. ……的想法出现于我的脑海中。/我忽然想到。
---come up with 产生；发现（解决办法，答案）
---come over 从远处来；改变立场或意见
---come off 发生，举行；成功；
Th is month, the first shipment of five hundred bicycles is due to leave Khanh’s workshop in Ho Chi Minh City for sale in Europe. “Bamboo is a strong, durable material, able to …24…all weather conditions,” says Khanh. “It is also recyclable. Not everyone will want a bambooclette, but people love a new idea and we think it will…25… .There are plenty of very talented designers in Vietnam, so we did not have too much trouble making a bambooclette prototype. Now we are trying to get
a …26…production line going. Th e good thing is that we needed very little start-up capital as bamboo grows everywhere in Vietnam and is very cheap.”
Not all the bambooclette is bamboo: the wheels and part of the frame are made of metal. Unfortunately, a …27…of local suppliers means that some parts such as brakes and wheels still have to be improved. The first models to be made are for men and women, but production of a children’s model is also in …28… . As for the future? Well, Khanh is excited about the …29…of a mountain bike with a frame made…30…out of thick bamboo!
II. Choosing a supplier
source verb [transitive] technical
1 if goods are sourced from a particular place, they are obtained from that place 采购source from
Fish for the restaurant is sourced daily from British ports. 这家餐馆的鱼每天从英国港口采购。
locally sourced milk 当地采购的牛奶
2 to find out where something can be obtained 发现，寻找
We might be able to source the parts. 我们能够找到零部件。
outsourcing noun [uncountable]
when a company uses workers from outside the company to do a job 外包
the outsourcing of the marketing to a specialist firm 将公司的市场开发部工作外包给专业公司
?outsource verb [transitive]
1. Speaking.
2.
per cent defective
defective adjective
not made properly, or not working properly有缺陷的, (智商或行为有)欠缺的
?同义词faulty
The disease is caused by a defective gene. 这种病是由基因缺陷引起的。defective products 残次品
defect noun [countable]
a fault or a lack of something that means that something or someone is not perfect 残缺
All the cars are tested for defects before they leave the factory. 所有车辆都要在离厂前就可能出现的问题作检查。
a genetic defect 基因缺陷
faulty adjective
1 not working properly, or not made correctly 无法正常工作的，有毛病的Customers may ask for a refund if the goods are faulty. 如果产品有问题，客户可能会要求赔偿。
a faulty gene that causes breast cancer 由基因缺陷引起的乳腺癌
conform verb [intransitive]
1 to behave in the way that most other people in your group or society behave 相似，一致，顺从，符合
the pressure on schoolchildren to conform 向学校孩子施压，要求他们顺从conform to/with
people who do not conform to traditional standards of behaviour 那些行为举止不符合传统标准的人们
2 to obey a law, rule etc 遵照，适应
conform to/with
Students can be expelled for refusing to conform to school rules. 由于拒绝遵守学校规定，学生会被校方开除。
All new buildings must conform with the regional development plan. 所有新建大楼必须要遵守当地的发展规划。
products which conform to international safety standards 符合国际安全标准的产品3 conform to a pattern/model/ideal etc
to be similar to what people expect or think is usual 符合人们通常认为的模式Joseph does not conform to the stereotype of a policeman.
conformity noun [uncountable]
1 behaviour that obeys the accepted rules of society or a group, and is the same as that of most other people 遵照，相似，一致符合
an emphasis on conformity and control
conformity to
conformity to social expectations 与社会预期相一致
2 in conformity with something
formal in a way that obeys rules, customs etc 遵守法规、习俗等
We must act in conformity with local regulations. 我们的行为举止必须要与当地规定相符。
warranty noun[countable]
plural warranties
a written agreement in which a company selling something promises to repair it if it breaks within a particular period of time 保修
under warranty
The car is still under warranty. 这辆车还在保修期内。
a three-year warranty 保修三年
warrant noun
1 [countable] a legal document that is signed by a judge, allowing the police to take a particular action 逮捕状
warrant for
The magistrate issued a warrant for his arrest.地方检察官发出对他的逮捕令。search warrant 搜查令
2 [countable] an official document giving someone the right to do something, for example buy shares in a company 委任书，委托书，认股权证
The company issued warrants for 300,000 shares of Common Stock.
3 formal no warrant for (doing) something
no good reason for doing something
There is no warrant for copying other people's work.
warrant verb [transitive]
1 to need or deserve 需要，值得
This tiny crowd does not warrant such a large police presence. 这一小群聚集的群众不需要大量警力介入。
warrant attention/consideration etc
Another area that warrants attention is that of funding for universities. 另一个值得注意的领域就是向高校提供资金。
2 to promise that something is true 保证某事正确
warrant that
The Author hereby warrants that the Publisher is the owner of the copyright. 作者就此保证出版商是该书版权的所有者。
3 I'll warrant (you)
old-fashioned used to tell someone that you are sure about something
warrant (that)
I'll warrant we won't see him again.
III. Supplier relationships
1. Listening.
C B A B B C A C
(1) Why has global sourcing become so widespread?
There are several factors. One is that the outlook of international companies becomes global. The other reason is that the domestic market becomes hyper-competitive. They need to look further far away.
Global sourcing becomes true because of the advances in IT and telecoms. outlook noun [countable]
1 your general attitude to life and the world观点，看法
outlook on
He's got a good outlook on life. 他对生活抱着美好的态度。
Exercise will improve your looks and your outlook. 锻炼身体会改变你的体形和看待事物的观点。
positive/optimistic outlook
She still has an optimistic outlook for the future. 她对未来仍旧充满了乐观的看法。
2 [usually singular] what is expected to happen in the future 前景; 景况; 展望outlook for
The outlook for the weekend is unsettled, with periods of heavy rain. 这个周末天气变化多，偶尔会有大雨。
The outlook for sufferers from this disease is bleak. 患此病病人恢复的希望渺茫。economic/financial/political etc outlook 经济/金荣/政治前景
a gloomy economic outlook in Western Europe 西欧暗淡的经济前景
3 a view from a particular place 视野; 景色
a very pleasing outlook from the bedroom window 从卧室窗外看到的美丽景色afield adverb
far/further/farthest afield
far away, especially from home 远离本土
They were exporting as far afield as Alexandria.
students who come from further afield .
catalyst noun [countable] 催化剂
1 technical a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen more quickly without being changed itself
2 something or someone that causes an important change or event to happen catalyst for
They hope his election will act as a catalyst for reform.
?catalytic adjective
(2) What’s the great attracti on?
The benefits are anything from better access to overseas markets, lower taxes, lower labour costs, quick delivery or a combination of any of these. And the main incentive is the financial benefits.
incentive noun [uncountable and countable]
something that encourages you to work harder, start a new activity etc 激励措施
As an added incentive, there's a bottle of champagne for the best team. 作为附加的激励措施，我们会给表现最好的团队一瓶香槟酒。
create/provide/give somebody an incentive
Awards provide an incentive for young people to improve their skills. 给年轻人奖励是一种激励措施，可以让他们改进技能。
incentive to do something
economic/financial/tax etc incentives
a recycling drive backed with financial incentives 在经济上给与鼓励措施推动再循环行动
(3) What the risks?
bother verb
?MAKE AN EFFORT?
[intransitive, transitive usually in questions and negatives] to make the effort to do something 费力做
(not) bother to do something
He didn't bother to answer the question. 他不愿回答这个问题。
not bother about/with