本教材紧密贴合金融专业的特点,介绍金融专业的核心内容及理论。注重理论知识的同时,兼顾英语的实际应用。教材内容新颖实用,涵盖了货币、金融市场、金融体系、银行等金融学科的基础内容,并结合我国及国际的金融形势介绍了我国金融体系、外汇交易、国际金融、国际结算等内容。每章由学习目标、课文、对话、词汇、注释、习题和扩展阅读等环节组成,结构设计合理,有助于学生通过英语掌握金融知识,积累专业词汇,提高阅读水平,课后练习能够帮助学生巩固金融知识和语言点。
注释部分尽可能对难点进行阐释,有助于教师授课和学生自学。此外,会话内容从开立银行账户到更广泛的外汇兑换、证券投资等方面,由易到难,循序渐进。
本书既可以作为高职高专金融类、经济类及相关专业的教材,也可以作为应用型本科院校教学用书及金融机构培训教材。
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本教材体例设计力争体现职业教育的教学特点,注重教、学、做一体化,突出对学生职业素质和能力的培养;教学内容强调金融专业内容的完整性和系统性,侧重文章与文章在内容上的关联性;在语言上突出对学生英语综合能力的培养,强调语言和专业的结合。
随着经济全球化以及我国金融业的逐渐开放,英语作为国际商用语言在我国经济发展中日趋重要,因此,对既懂金融专业又懂英语的人才的需求不断增加。“金融+英语”的人才短缺使得金融英语课程应运而生,也愈显重要。随着我国职业教育的快速发展,编写一本实用科学的符合职业教育目标的金融英语教材已迫在眉睫。
为了适应当前国际国内的金融形势,考虑金融专业的特点,按照我国职业教育课程改革的需要,本教材体例设计力争体现职业教育的教学特点,注重教、学、做一体化,突出对学生职业素质和能力的培养;教学内容强调金融专业内容的完整性和系统性,侧重文章与文章在内容上的关联性;在语言上突出对学生英语综合能力的培养,强调语言和专业的结合。
本教材紧密结合金融专业的特点,介绍金融专业的核心内容及理论。注重理论知识的同时,兼顾英语的实际应用。本书共17章,分为5个专题:简介、金融市场、银行业、国际金融、国际结算与保险。每章除学习目标、课文、对话、词汇、短语和注释外,还附有多样化练习,包括单选题、判断对错、完形填空、英汉互译、课后思考题和扩展阅读等,结构设计合理,有助于学生通过英语掌握金融知识,积累专业词汇,提高阅读水平,课后练习能够帮助学生巩固金融知识和语言点。注释部分尽可能对难点进行了阐释,有助于教师授课和学生自学。此外,会话内容包括从开立银行账户到更广泛的外汇兑换、证券投资等方面,由易到难,循序渐进。
本教材由姜丽凡和高素艳担任主编,由姜丽凡负责全书的整体结构设计,拟定编写提纲,撰写和修改所有专栏,统稿并总撰全书。王帅担任副主编。具体分工:专题二和专题四由姜丽凡编写,专题一和专题三由高素艳编写,专题五由王帅编写。
在写作过程中我们参阅了大量的国内外文献,在此对所有文献的作者表示衷心的感谢。限于编者的水平,书中难免存在疏漏和不足,恳请高职教育专家、金融行业专家、英语专家、广大同仁和读者批评指正。
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2016年4月
Introduction 简介
Chapter 1 Money 2
1.1 The Definition of Money 2
1.2 Functions of Money 3
1.3 Types of Money 6
1.4 Money Supply 9
1.5 Money Creation 11
Chapter 2 Financial System 24
2.1 How does Financial System Operate 25
2.2 Financial and Economic Activities 26
2.3 Risks in the Financial System 29
2.4 Supervision on Financial System 29
Chapter 3 Financial Institutions 41
3.1 Why Are Financial Institutions Needed 41
3.2 Types of Financial Institutions 42
3.3 Roles of Financial Institutions 46
Financial Market 金融市场
Chapter 4 Financial Markets 60
4.1 Types of Financial Markets 61
4.2 Roles of Financial Markets 63
4.3 Participants of Financial Markets 64
Chapter 5 Interest and Interest Rate 77
5.1 What Are Interest and Interest Rate 77
5.2 Types of Interest Rate 79
5.3 Factors Affecting Interest Rate 81
Chapter 6 Money Market 95
6.1 What Is the Money Market 96
6.2 Importance of the Money Market 97
6.3 What Are the Money Market Instruments 98
Chapter 7 Capital Market 113
7.1 What Is Capital Market 113
7.2 Importance of the Capital Market 114
7.3 Capital Market Participants 115
7.4 The Structure of Capital Market 116
Banking Industry 银行业
Chapter 8 Commercial Bank 128
8.1 Introduction to Commercial Bank 128
8.2 Commercial Bank Operations 129
8.3 Regulation of Commercial Bank 132
Chapter 9 Central Bank 143
9.1 Central Bank and Its Functions 143
9.2 How Central Bank Controls Monetary Policy 146
9.3 The Central Bank of China 148
International Finance 国际金融
Chapter 10 Foreign Exchange and Exchange Rate 160
10.1 Definition of Foreign Exchange and Exchange Rate 161
10.2 Exchange Rate Quotations 162
10.3 Types of Exchange Rate 163
10.4 Factors Affecting Exchange Rate 164
10.5 The RMB Exchange Rate System 165
Chapter 11 Foreign Exchange Market 176
11.1 Foreign Exchange Market and Its Types 176
11.2 Institutional Use of the Foreign Exchange Markets 177
11.3 Forecasting Exchange Rates 179
11.4 Volume of Foreign Exchange Trading 181
Chapter 12 Foreign Exchange Market Products and Activities 192
12.1 Spot Transactions 193
12.2 Forward Transactions 193
12.3 Foreign Exchange Swaps 194
12.4 Foreign Exchange Derivatives 195
12.5 Use of Foreign Exchange Derivatives 197
Chapter 13 Foreign Exchange Risk 207
13.1 Foreign Exchange Risk a Firm Faces 208
13.2 Foreign Exchange Risks a Bank Faces 210
13.3 Foreign Exchange Risks a Country Faces 212
International Settlement and Insurance 国际结算与保险
Chapter 14 Instruments Used in International Settlement 224
14.1 Bills of Exchange 225
14.2 Promissory Notes 228
14.3 Cheques 229
Chapter 15 Remittance and Collection 240
15.1 Remittance 240
15.2 Documentary Collections 241
Chapter 16 Documentary Letter of Credit 255
16.1 Definition of Documentary Credit 255
16.2 Procedures of Documentary Credit 257
16.3 Types of Documentary Credit 258
16.4 Key Factors Determining the Payment Method 259
Chapter 17 Life Insurance and Marine Insurance 272
17.1 Life Insurance 272
17.2 Marine Insurance 274
Key 参考答案 291
References 参考文献 303