Unit 10 EthicsPart I Business Vocabulary1 I admire our chairman. He’s a man of his word and is greatly respected for his ____B________.A honestyB integrityC wisdomD cleverness2 “If we face a recession w e should not _____C_____ employees. The company should sacrifice a profit.”A lay downB lay upC lay offD lay out3 Back in 1995, he A the lies we’d all been told for decades about cigarettes.A exposedB foundC discoveredD claimed4 Nonetheless, Wigand chose to go public,and recently told Wallace what he went through back then, when instead of airing his interview, CBS had B him.A brokenB dumpedC thrownD dipped5 During the last three years, his General Manager Carl Thomson, has turned Livewire ______C________ from being a loss-making company into a profitable organization..A upB downC roundD out6 Moreover, the bank guarantees payment only on condition that the beneficiary’s documents are in line ___D________ the L/C stipulations.A aboutB ofC atD with7 Checks should be run ____A_______ thecredit standing of the opening bank.A onB ofC atD for8 Checks are run to ensure that the expiry date, date and place for presentation of documents and the latest date for shipment are all ____D_______.A acceptedB acceptingC to acceptD acceptable9 In the L/C transactions, amendment _____C______ the L/C in the wake of the checks is not unusual.A atB onC toD in10 Letters concerning the L/C amendment are usually composed ______B________ three parts.A atB ofC aboutD for11 We hereby authorize you to ____C_______ on us at 60 days after sight to the extent of USD20,000.00.A openB establishC drawD build12 Your drafts must be ______B________ by the following documents.A companiedB accompaniedC followedD processed13 We regret to say that we have found _____A_________ discrepancies.A a number ofB a lotC a sum ofD an amount of14 The amount both in figures and in words should _______D_______ be US$200,000 and Say US Dollars Two Hundred Thousand Only.A respectedB respectingC respectedlyD respectively15 Please adjust the L/C immediately ____D_______ we can make arrangements to ship the goods in good time.A so asB soC such asD so that16 Please make ___C_________ as soon as possible so as to enable us to arrange shipment of the goods.A modificationsB changesC amendmentsD varieties17 Check on L/C is quite important __D_________ it signifies a lot in carrying out our foreign trade policy,A for thatB of thatC at thatD in that18 Such clauses deviate ____D_____ theL/C principle “payment against documents”.A atB forC onD from19 It is _____B______ vital importance to ensure that the L/C stipulations are in exact accordance with the clauses of the sales contractA aboutB ofC atD on20 Upon receipt of the covering L/C, the beneficiary should concentrate his checks ______D______ the following points.A forB atC toD onPart II Phrase Translation1 公务员civil servant2 瑕疵产品a defective product3 商业道德business ethics4 宗旨说明a mission statement5 守法商人 a law-abiding businessman6 行贿基金a slush fund7 内幕交易insider trading8 告密者a whistleblower9 产业情报刺探industrial espionage10 保密协议confidentiality agreement11 道德规范a code of ethics12 现金支付cash payments13 电器electrical appliances14 个人助理personal assistant15 不职业行为unprofessional behavior16 高级经理a senior manager17 员工餐厅staff canteen18 个人风险personal risk19 不道德行为unethical behavior20 个人选择personal optionsPart III Sentence Translation1.O ur company does nothing illegal. We are very law-abiding.我们公司不做不合法的事。
我们非常遵纪守法。
2.W e’ve got a slush fund which is used in countries where it is difficult to do business without offering bribes.我们设置了一个在不贿赂就做不成生意的国家使用的行贿基金。
3.I admire our chairman. He’s a man of his word and is greatly respected for his integrity.我尊敬我们的主席。
他是一个信守承诺的人并且因为为人正直而广受尊敬。
4.Y ou have a shortlist of people for the post of Sales Manager.你有一份销售部经理职位的入围候选人名单。
5.J effrey Wigand, the highest-ranking executive in the history of the tobacco industry, blew the whistle on big tobacco. 烟草行业历史上最高级别的执行官杰弗利威肯德揭发了巨大烟草业。
6.S ince then, he’s literally changed the air we breathe.自从那以后，他事实上改变了我们所呼吸的空气。
7.“I think it hurt 60 Minutes. I think it hurt probably you personally, because you were identified with it, it may have tainted your reputation.我想这伤害到了《60 分钟》。
我想这可能也伤害到了你个人。
由于你被认为和这件事有关，它可能已经损害了你的声誉8.B ut passion has its price. Wigand had earned $300,000 a year working for tobacco. Now, he makes $60,000 working against it.但这种激情是要付出代价的。
威肯德在烟草公司任职时年薪30万美金。
现在他赚6万美金去抵制烟草公司。
9.“If you express these things in writing, then you can be held accountable for them.如果你将这些东西写下来，那么你就更可能为这些行为负责。