Lesson 4 Economy And Environment

Unit 4 Europe: Unit 4 Europe: North, West, and South North, West, and South

Chapter 9 Chapter 9 Western Central EuropeWestern Central Europe

Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Core Vocabulary Core Vocabulary

WordsWords tariff tariff 关税关税 currency currency 货币货币 international trade international trade 国际贸易国际贸易 tide tide 潮水潮水 machine tools machine tools 机床机床 perfume perfume 香水香水 fashion fashion 时装 时装

industrialised industrialised 工业化的工业化的 acid rain acid rain 酸雨酸雨 European Union European Union 欧盟欧盟

European Economic Community European Economic Community 欧共欧共体体

environmental challenge environmental challenge 环境挑战环境挑战 hydro electric power hydro electric power 水力发电水力发电

Extension wordsExtension words 拓展词汇拓展词汇

What is the Economy What is the Economy Like?Like?

Tariff Tariff 税收 税收 trade barrier trade barrier 贸易障碍贸易障碍

中国2009年关税总水平为9.8%

以增加国家财政收入为主 以增加国家财政收入为主

保护关税（保护关税（ Protective tariffProtective tariff ） ）

为保护国内经济行业而征收 为保护国内经济行业而征收

EEC EEC 欧共体欧共体

1957 年 3 月 25 日， 6 国外长在罗马签订了建立欧洲经济共同体条约

EU EU 欧盟欧盟

The Flag of EU

The European Union (EU) is an economic and political union of 27 member states

euro euro 欧元欧元

eurozone 欧元区The eurozone (officially the euro area) is a currency union of 16 European Union (EU) states which have adopted the euro as their sole legal tender. It currently consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain.

What is international What is international trade?trade?

Silk Road

machine tools machine tools 机床机床

Conventional-lathe

Electrical equipmentElectrical equipment 电气设备电气设备

Electrical equipmentElectrical equipment

switchboard

transformer

electrical meter

Chemical products Chemical products 化学产品化学产品

该品有茉莉香味，香味更浓、更稳定。用于肥皂、洗涤剂中。

粘合剂

German Cars German Cars 汽车汽车

1909 年 6 月登记了三叉星做为轿车的标志，象征着陆上、水上和空中的机械化。

BBayerische ayerische MMotoren otoren WWerke erke

宝马标志中间的蓝白相间图案，代表蓝天，白云和旋转不停的螺旋浆，喻示宝马公司渊源悠久的历史

奥迪轿车的标志为四个圆环，代表着合并前的四家公司。

大众汽车公司的德文 Volks Wagenwerk ，意为大众使用的汽车，标志中的 VW 为全称中头一个字母。标志像是由三个用中指和食指作出的“ V” 组成，表示大众公司及其产品必胜－必胜－必胜。

VOLKSWAGEN

French ProductsFrench Products

What Natural What Natural Resources Does the Resources Does the

Area Have?Area Have? few natural resources few natural resources 匮乏的自然资源匮乏的自然资源

tide tide 潮水潮水

What Are Some of What Are Some of the Industries?the Industries?

graingrain barley barley 大麦大麦

wheat wheat 小麦小麦

oats oats 燕麦燕麦

Grape Grape

The NetherlandsThe Netherlands

Service IndustryService Industry

What Environmental What Environmental Challenges Exist?Challenges Exist?

Air and water Pollution

曾是“欧洲下水道”的莱茵河