Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl

1. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl The Third Two Periods Designed by Zhongxin

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4. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Exercise Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. Christie's is a world–famous auction house located in London, England. On December 5, 1766 James Christie, __________________businessman in his thirties, ___________his first sale. Christie's quickly _________________ for conducting some of the greatest auctions of the 18th and 19th centuries. During this time, Christie's regularly _____________significant amounts of Britain's __________________ , including items from the British Royal Family. a wise and visionary conducted established a fame auctioned off national treasures

5. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl More recently, Christie's has auctioned off __________and personal possessions linked to________________ such as Pablo Picasso, Diana, Princess of Wales, Leonardo da Vinci, Napoleon Bonaparte and others. In 1995, Christie's became the first international auction house to___________________ in Beijing, China. Christie's has three _____________ in the United States, including one in New York and one in Los Angeles. Other show rooms _____________Scotland, France, Australia, Italy, Geneva, Tokyo, Korea and Canada. artwork historical figures exhibit works of art show rooms are located in

6. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Directions: Write out the word according to the meaning given below. • equal to the amount propose • look over carefully • 3. furniture or decorative objects produced in a former period • cause to be interested or curious • fresh or unusual • establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts • completely the same • the symbol for a number or an amount expressed in numbers • pull to pieces or destroy completely • with great care or effort sufficient inspect antique intrigue novel confirm identical demolish figure painstakingly

7. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Grammar Tips 目的状语从句表示目的，其所用的关联词有 so, so that, in order that等。目的状语从句常用助动词 may ( might)；现在这种从句也可用 can ( could)。 目的状语从句多位于主句之后。 e.g. I’ll show you so you can see how it’s done. Speak clearly so that they may understand you. He spoke slowly in order that everyone should understand. ( in order that 一般用在正式英语中，后多用may （might）, shall ( should).so that 和in order that 所引导的目的状语从句被强调时，可置于句首，如 e.g. So that the coming generation can learn the material arts, he has recently devoted much time to writing books on subject.

8. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl In order that the grass and flowers could bloom again, it was necessary that the rocks should be removed. • Lest 和in case 也可以引导目的状语从句，但又否定意思，意谓 “以免，以防’. Lest 所引导的从句常用助动词should, would, might 等虚拟式。现只用于书面语，在日常生活中代之以for fear( that). e.g. Take your umbrella with you, lest it should rain. Take you umbrella in case it rains. He took an umbrella with him for fear it might rain.

9. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl 结果状语从句表示结果，其所用的关联词有that , so ( that) , such that, with the result that等。结果状语从句之于主句之后。 e.g. He got so little pay that his family had to live on welfare money. It’s such a good chance that we mustn’t miss it. I was in the bath, with the result that I didn’t hear the telephone.

10. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Reading Skills---Technique of scanning • Below is the step-by-step procedure to follow the scanning for main ideas. • 1) State in your in mind the specific information you are looking for. • 2) Try to anticipate how the answer will appear and what clues you might use to help you locate the answer. • 3) Determine the organization of the material. • 4) Use headings and any other aids that will help you identify which sections might contain the information you are looking for.

11. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl • 5) Selectively read and skip through likely sections of passage, keeping in mind the specific question you have formed and your expectation of how the answer might appear. • When you reach the fact you are looking for, you will find that the word or phrase will stand out, and you will notice it immediately. • When you have found the needed information, carefully read the sentences in which it appears n order to confirm that you have located the correct information.

12. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Practical Reading ----Sales Letters Directions: Read the following sales letter carefully and fill in the blanks. For each blank, you should write no more than 4 words. Dear Sirs, With pleasure we are sending you by fax a copy of the latest catalogue of our “Narcissus” Vacuum Cleaner, from which you will understand why it has always been difficult for us to meet the needs of markets. The high quality of our products is well known and universally acknowledged andwe are

13. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl confident that they will be welcomed in your European market. In order to popularize these cleaners, all the catalogue prices are subject to a special discount of 20% during this month only. We are offering you good products on generous terms and wish to have your early orders. Yours faithfully, Zhang Zhengbang

14. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl • Information about the Sales Letter This letter is sent to a European company by ______. Demand for the “Narcissus” Vacuum Cleaner has always ___________the supply. ______will be taken off the price for any sale____________ . Generous terms are offered in order to ___________________________ in a new market. fax surpassed 20% in this month popularize / promote the cleaners

15. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Practical Writing • Sample • Notes of Format • Basic Patterns • Do It Yourself Practical Writing --- Replying to Complaints

16. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl China Merchandise Company 1234 China Street, Beijing, China 100080 May 13, 2003 Linda Schaeffer, Manager New World Import & Export Company 10 Noel Avenue Atlanta, GA 80901

17. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Dear Ms. Schaeffer, Re: Damaged tea sets We feel deeply sorry that the 200 tea sets under the S/C N0. 2A–667B arrived at Port Amsterdam on July 8 with 20% of the packages damaged as mentioned in your letter of May 9, 2003. You may be aware that our tea sets have been sold in a number of markets abroad for quite a long time, and all our customers have been satisfied with our packing. Each shipment of our exports is strictly inspected by our shipping departments before loading, and each package is subject to a careful examination. So we think that the goods were in perfect condition when they were shipped, and individual packages were clearly marked with “Handle With Care”, “Fragile” and other necessary care marks.

18. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl After going into the matter carefully we estimate that the damage might be due to rough handling in transit or during unloading. We consider it a matter for you to take up with the shipping company or the insurers who have covered you on the said goods against Risk of Breakage. The responsibility should rest with either of the parties concerned. Consequently we find no ground to compensate you for the loss. Yours faithfully, Liu Liqian Sales Manager

19. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Notes of Writing 收到投诉信时，责任方应该秉承下列原则进行处理： 首先，调查核实情况是否属实，切不可在事实不清的情况下，断然否认对方的投诉，更不可对来信采取轻视的态度，拒不答复。 如果来函内容与事实相符，要求合理，应承认错误，表示遗憾并承诺改正，尽快采取补救措施。 如果投诉内容与事实不符，应礼貌地指出并加以澄清，不假思索地回绝对方是不妥的。 若投诉不能及时处理，应立即告知对方来信收到，说明正在调查此事，很快会给予满意的答复。 答复投诉应礼貌、得体，简洁为宜，避免加入主观情绪，即使发生争议，也应只限于说明事实和坚持原则。

20. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Basic Patterns We are surprised to learn from your letter on … that … We are sorry to learn from your letter of … that something was wrong with … First place accept our sincere apologies for the inconvenience caused to you. Naturally we hope that the transaction will be concluded to your satisfaction. 你……的来信收悉，对信中提到的……我们感到十分惊讶。 从你……来函中得知，……出了问题，对此我们深表遗憾。 首先，对于此事造成的麻烦和不便，请接受我方道歉。 很自然我们希望这次交易能使贵方满意。

21. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl We would not give any comments before our representative carries out the inspection. You may be assured that the matter will be settled in a reasonable manner to our mutual benefits. Please be assured that in our future business, we will take great measures to ensure nothing like this will happen again. 在我方代表完成调查前我们不能给出任何评论。 请放心，我方会以有利于我们双方利益的方式来解决此事。 请放心，我们以后一定会采取措施，防止此类事情发生。

22. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Under such circumstances, we regret that we were not in a position to entertain your claim, and trust you will see your way clear to treat the matter properly. This being the case, we think we are apparently not liable for the damage and would like to advise you to… 鉴于此情况，很遗憾，我方不打算接受贵方索赔，相信贵方能够妥善处理此事。 鉴于此情况，我们认为我们对此损坏没有责任，建议贵方……

23. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Do It Yourself Direction:Henry Walton, the sales manager of the “Apollo” pen manufacturer, received a letter of complaint and a defective pen from David. He immediately arranged for the pen to be inspected and wrote a reply to David, in which he made apologies and promised to replace the pen with a new one. Based on the above information, you are required to complete the letter for Henry by putting the Chinese in brackets into English.

24. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Dear Mr. Smith, ______________ (感谢) your letter of 9th October _____________________________________ (内附那支有问题的“阿波罗”牌自来水钢笔), received today. We _________________(很抱歉) that the pen you bought has given you trouble. Normally each of our pens is individually examined before being passed into store and it is hard to understand why this one escaped examination. We _________________________ ____________________________________ (为此事给您带来的诸多不便表示歉意), and ________________________________________(正在安排为您更换一支新笔). Thank you for enclosing the defective "Apollo" fountain pen regret very much extend our apologies for the inconveniences this matter has caused you are arranging to replace your pen with a new one

25. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl ________________________________________ ______________________________(我们相信重新更换过的钢笔将会令您满意) and give you the service you are entitled to expect from our products. Yours faithfully, Henry Walton Sales manager We are confident that the replacement pen you will be receiving will prove satisfactory

26. Unit Eight The Chinese Bowl Assignments • Go over the grammar tips: adverbial clause • Do Read more after class, next time we’ll have a check. • Grasp the skills of scanning techniques. • Grasp how to write a replying to complaints.