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Newwordsandexpressionsmonopolyn.壟斷；專賣Monopolyenterprise/monopolypowerActn.法案；法令Discriminationn.差別對待，歧視Pricediscrimination---價格歧視/差別取價Discriminatev.Deceptiveadj.騙人的，靠不住的Deceptivepricing---欺騙性定價Withhold---Misinterpret---v.誤解，曲解Misinterpretation---n,誤解TacticsStandingGroupdiscussionWeknowthatinplannedeconomy,thegovernmentintervenedalotintheeconomy;whileatpresent,doyouthinkitisstillnecessaryforthegovernmenttoregulatepricesinamarketeconomy?Pleasegiveyourreasons.Whatpracticesareillegalinthematterofpricing?Whatgoalsshouldonehaveinmindwhensettingthepriceofaproduct?StructureReadingcomprehensionParagraphtwo:Whatisthecentralideaofthefederallaws?(topreventunfaircompetitionandmonopoly)Whatismonopoly,accordingtoourpassage?Whatarethemaincontentsofthelawsmentionedinourpassage?MonopolyIntheory,anindustrywhereonefirmproducestheentireoutputofamarket.Inpractice,intheUKanyonefirmthathas25%ofamarketisconsideredtohavemonopolycontrol.原指站在市集的高地上操縱貿易，后來泛指把持和獨占。

在資本主義經濟里，壟斷指在生產集中和資本集中高度發(fā)展的基礎上，1個大企業(yè)或少數(shù)幾個大企業(yè)對相應部門產品生產和銷售的獨占或聯(lián)合控制。

壟斷（或者稱賣者壟斷），一般指唯一的賣者在一個或多個市場，通過一個或多個階段，面對競爭性的消費者---與買者壟斷(Monopsony)剛剛相反。壟斷者在市場上，能夠隨意調節(jié)價格與產量（不能同時調節(jié)）。ThemajorformsofMonopolyTrust（托拉斯；壟斷的最高形式）Cartel（卡特爾）Syndicate（辛迪加）Konzern

（康采恩）ChineseAntimonopolyLaw

(adoptedatthe29thsessionoftheTenthNationalPeople'sCongressonAugust30,2007)TheShermanAntitrustActof1890TheClaytonActof1914TheRobinson-PatmanActof1936Paragraph3-8Whatpricingactivitiesshouldthegovernmentkeepaneyeon?Pricingfixing(maybethereisaminorspellingmistakeinourbooks:pricingmixing)定價Pricediscrimination價格歧視Resalepricemaintenanceresalepricemaintenance

(美國廠商之間關于)不得低價轉售商品的規(guī)定Deceptivepricing

beconcernedwith:beinvolvedin;interveneinsth.c.f.:beconcernedabout:beworriedabout;payattentiontosth.ParagraphfourWhatactcanberegardedas“pricingfixing”?Whatarethebehaviorsofpricingfixing?Itisanagreementbetweenbusinesscompetitorstosellthesameproductorserviceatthesameprice.or:theestablishingofpricesatadeterminedlevel,eitherbyagovernmentorbymutualconsentamongproducersorsellersofacommodity.conspire:tojoininasecretagreementtodoanunlawfulorwrongfulactoranactwhichbecomesunlawfulasaresultofthesecretagreement共謀；陰謀ParagraphfiveInwhatsituationdoespricediscriminationexist?thepracticeofofferingidenticalgoodstodifferentbuyersatdifferentprices,whenthegoodscostthesame.ParagraphsixWhydomanufacturersgiveretailpricesfortheirgoods?Andwhywasthissortofbehaviorabolishedlater?Resalepricemaintenance:istheeffectofrulesimposedbyamanufactureronwholesaleorretailresellersofitsownproducts,topreventthemfromcompetingtoofiercelyonpriceandthusdrivingprofitsdownfromtheresellingactivity.Themanufacturermaydothisbecauseitwishestokeepresellersprofitable.SuchcontractprovisionsareusuallylegalunderUSfitmargin:aratioofprofitabilitycalculatedasearningsdividedbyrevenues.Itmeasureshowmuchoutofeverydollarofsalesaretailbusinessactuallykeepsinearnings.剩余價值量或利潤量同預付總資本的比率。它表示的是資本增值的程度。利潤率

repeal:torevokeorwithdrawformallyorofficially撤銷廢除withhold:toholdback;refrain保留；抑止Paragraph7－8Whatarethetwokindsofdeceptivepricing?Misinterpretedcreditterms信用術語的曲解Misinterpretedsaleprices銷售價格的曲解WhatcontentdoestheConsumerCreditProtectionActcover?Whatbehaviorshouldbepunishedbylawconcerningthesale?TohaveasalebasedonanartificialpriceTheConsumerCreditProtectionActof1968－whichlaunchedTruthinLendingdisclosures－waslandmarklegislation.Forthefirsttime,creditorshadtostatethecostofborrowinginacommonlanguagesothatyou--theconsumer--couldfigureoutwhatthechargesare,comparecosts,andshopforthebestcreditdeal.authentic:notfalseorcopied;genuine;realerode:toeatintooraway;destroybyslowconsumptionordisintegration侵蝕市場營銷觀念(Themarketingconcept)

?企業(yè)應以目標顧客及其需求為中心，集中企業(yè)一切資源和力量，適當安排市場營銷組合手段，從而比競爭者更好地滿足顧客的需求，達到擴大銷售，取得長期合理的利潤的目的。GoalsofPricingDoesasuccessfulbusinessonlymeanagreatprofit?Whatarethegoalsofpricingmentionedinthispart?ToobtainaspecificmarketshareToachieveaspecificreturnfromsales(or:togaincertainamountofprofit)Tomeetcompetitionsacrifice:todisposeof(goods,property,etc.)regardlessofprofitParagraph11-13Whatis“marketshare”?thespecificpercentageoftotalindustrysalesofaparticularproductachievedbyasinglecompanyinagivenperiodoftime市場份額Whatis“marketposition”?市場地位Whatshouldacompanydotomaintainitsmarketposition?succeeding:subsequent隨后的Paragraph14-15Whatistargetreturn?目標收益(thedesiredprofitreturn)指一個廠商希望用成本加成的方法所獲得的合意的收益率。

Whatistheaimofsettingsuchatargetreturnonsales?utility:apublicservice,asatelephoneorelectric-lightsystem,astreetcarorrailroadline,orthelike公用事業(yè)Paragraph16－19Inwhatindustrycanyoufindthecompany’smajorpricinggoalis