【正文】 s guarantee. 這手表保修一年。 interesting adj. 令人感興趣的，有趣的 interested adj. 感興趣的 be interested in 對 ?? 感興趣 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B persuade v. 說服 persuade sb. to do sth. 說服某人干某事 Why not try and persuade her to e out with you? 為什么不試試勸她跟你一起出去呢？ persuade sb. into doing How can we persuade him into joining us? 怎么才能說服他參加我們的活動呢 ? Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B guarantor n. 擔保人 Many banks require borrowers to have a guarantor. 許多銀行需要申請人提供一個保證人。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B interest n. 利息 What’s the rate of interest? 利率是多少？ interest n. 興趣 I have an interest in cooking. 我對烹飪有興趣。 loan v. 借出 I have loaned his bicycle. 我把他的自行車給借出去了。 independence n. 獨立 This book is for young people who want independence from their parents. 這本書是為那些不想依賴父母的年輕人寫的。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B independent adj. 獨立的 He is economically independent. 他在經(jīng)濟上是獨立的。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B together with 和 ?? 一起 He sent her some books, together with a dictionary. 他送了她幾本書，外加一本詞典。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B force v. 迫使，強迫 Don’t force me to go with you. 不要強迫我跟你走。 mix up 混淆 Never mix up these two words. 千萬別把這兩個詞相混淆。 present adj. 現(xiàn)在的 I am worried about the present situation. 我為現(xiàn)在的情形擔心。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B present v. 頒發(fā)，授予 be presented with 被授予 He was presented with a medal of honor. 他被授予一枚榮譽獎章。 a bank that was owned by the people. In October 1983, the Grameen Bank was formed. Over the next few years, it made small loans to some of the poorest people in Bangladesh, so that they could bee selfemployed and escape poverty. It was a huge success. Since then, the bank has grown so much that it now has almost 8 million members, and 96% of them are women. Grameen’s system of microcredit is one of the most successful banking systems in the world, with 98% of all loans paid back in full. Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks Translation 6 Professor Yunus has given the people of Bangladesh hope and a sense of pride. Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks Translation Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks I. Match each event with the year when it happened. Year Event ____ 1974 a. formed the Grameen Bank ____ 1983 b. taught at a university in Bangladesh during the famine ____ 2022 c. was presented with the Medal of Freedom ____ 2022 d. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize b a d c Text B ( ) 1. Professor Yunus was upset by the famine in Bangladesh. ( ) 2. The woman’s story showed how traders took advantage of the poor. ( ) 3. Professor Yunus helped the women and other workers by offering them loans. ( ) 4. Everyone paid back the money they had borrowed from the bank. ( ) 5. The bank has not been very successful. Unit 8 Money and Banks II. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). T F T T T Text B award v. 授予 , 給予 They awarded John the first prize. 他們授予約翰一等獎。 Background Information Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks TEXT A Both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Medal of Freedom are great honor. We can learn a lot from the achievements of one man who was awarded both. Translation Nobel Prize Winner Receives Medal of Freedom 1 Professor Muhammad Yunus has many reasons to be proud. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and was presented with the Medal of Freedom by United States President, Barack Obama in 2022. Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks Translation 2 When famine hit Bangladesh in 1974, Professor Yunus was teaching at a university there. He was deeply shocked by the number of people dying in the streets, and wanted to do something to help. Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks Translation 3 He mixed with villagers, learning about their lives and their problems. One woman made bamboo stools. She was skilled and hardworking, but did not have the money to buy the bamboo. She was forced to borrow from a trader who then paid a low price for the stools, which he would then sell for a good profit. The woman’s profit was just a penny a day! Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks Translation 4 Professor Yunus discovered that this was true for many villagers. Together with one of his students, he made a list of 42 people who worked like this woman. He decided to lend them the total amount they needed to bee independent in their work – about 163。尤努斯 出生于 1940年。 Background Information Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks TEXT A Presidential Medal of Freedom 總統(tǒng)自由勛章 由美國總統(tǒng)向在科學、文化、體育和社會活動等領域作出杰出貢獻的平民頒發(fā)的一種勛章。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text B Unit 8 Money and Banks TEXT A Nobel Peace Prize 諾貝爾和平獎 是五個諾貝爾獎中的一個。 at the moment 此刻，現(xiàn)在 She must be in the library at the moment. 她現(xiàn)在一定在圖書館。 Jane grows up a tall woman. 簡長成一個高個子姑娘。 quarter n. 三個月 , 一個季度 The output value in the first quarter was 10 percent over the same period of last year. 第一季度產(chǎn)值比去年同期高出百分之十。 in one’s twenties 在某人二十多歲時 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text A quarter n. 四分之一 Three quarters of the theatre was full. 劇院的座位坐滿了四分之三。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text A teenager n.（ 13 至 19 歲之間的）青少年 He is managing a club for teenagers. 他在經(jīng)營一家青少年俱樂部。 invest sth. in sth 向 ?? 投資 ?? I have invest two million dollars in my son’s pany. 我向兒子的公司投資了 200萬美元。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text A earn v. 賺得，掙錢 He earns much more than before. 他賺的比以前多多了。 Unit 8 Money and Banks Text Text A actually adv. 實際上，相當于 in fact Actually, it is not the case. 實際上，情況不是這樣的。 continual adj. 不停的（形容在一段時間內(nèi)多次重復的單獨的動作） These continual business trips a