本书分为 15 单元，分别介绍了货币、货币价值(通货膨胀和通货紧缩）、直接融资、间接融资、国际金融和金融危机。通过对这些内容的学习，可以构建金融学科的基本知识，了解金融的本质。在教学过程中，可以针对不同的内容来选择单元，以满足不同学校对该课程学分的设置。 本书每个单元的练习内容与课文相辅相成，题型丰富多样，来源渠道多元化，可以帮助学习者积累广泛的金融知识，了解现实生活中的金融，培养学以致用的观念。 鉴于本书注重构建金融基础知识，强调语言和知识的不可分离性，本书可以适用于高等院校金融专业的基础阶段、商务英语专业的专业阶段和相关院校的双语教学。

Contents

Unit 1　The Nature and Significance of Money 1
Terms 8
Exercises 8
Finance in Our Daily Life 15
Unit 2　Changes in the Value of Money 17
Terms 28
Exercises 29
Finance in Our Daily Life 34
Unit 3　Financial Markets 35
Terms 43
Exercises 44
Finance in Our Daily Life 49
Unit 4　Commercial Banks in the Financial System of U.S.A. 51
Terms 56
Exercises 57
Finance in Our Daily Life 61
Unit 5　Central Banking 63
Terms 68
Exercises 68
Finance in Our Daily Life 71
Unit 6　Investment Banking 73
Terms 78
Exercises 79
Finance in Our Daily Life 85
Unit 7　Stocks and Stock Exchange 87
Terms 91
Exercises 92
Finance in Our Daily Life 97
Unit 8　Stock Indices and Prices 99
Terms 104
Exercises 106
Finance in Our Daily Life 112
Unit 9　Mutual Fund 113
Terms 118
Exercises 119
Finance in Our Daily Life 121
Unit 10　Foreign Exchange Rate and Markets 123
Terms 131
Exercises 131
Finance in Our Daily Life 137
Unit 11　The Balance of Payments 139
Terms 150
Exercises 151
Finance in Our Daily Life 155
Unit 12　International Monetary System 157
Terms 163
Exercises 163
Finance in Our Daily Life 167
Unit 13　Japan’s Bubble Economy 169
Terms 176
Exercises 177
Finance in Our Daily Life 181
Unit 14　Asian Financial Crisis 183
Terms 189
Exercises 189
Finance in Our Daily Life 195
Unit 15　Subprime Mortgage Crisis 197
Terms 204
Exercises 205
Finance in Our Daily Life 211
Appendix A 213
Appendix B 217
References 251

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