The analysis of the problem(Paras. 5-8) ara 9-11) The first part consists of 4 paragraphs, from Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 4, concentrating on the oint of view that bribery is a common occurrence in many countries, The author presents his viewpoint in Paragraph I that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and in some countries, it has been a way of life for centuries. The author continues to support h viewpoint from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 4. paragraph 2 establishes a supposition with an example What if during a negation the other side asks for a bribe? Do you pay up or stand by your principles? Paragraph 3 answers the question in Paragraph 2 with an example showing that sticking to high moral standards is easier said than done. In a very competitive business if we didnt bribe to keep our buyers happy, someone else would. Then the author comes to a conclusion with an example: bribery is on the increase and has become a fact of commercial life. The last sentence of Paragraph 4 is a transitional sentence which tells that in the following part the author is to present us three categories of questionable payments or bribes 2 The second part from Paragraph 5 to Paragraph 8, 4 Paragraphs in all, focuses on the three gories of bribery. In this part there are a lot of examples to support the authors points. I Paragraph 5 and 6, the author presents the first category of bribery substantial payments made fo political purposes or to secure major contracts. Paragraph 7 deals with the second category of bribery: payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some projects, to speed up the wheels of government. paragraph 8 is about the third category of bribery payments made to people who help with the passage of a business deal 3 the third part is made up of the last 3 paragraphs, from paragraph 9 to paragraph ll, which are about the efforts to prohibit bribery. paragraph 9 is about the effects by the international Chamber of Commerce(ICC)to set up a code of conduct that would ban the giving and seeking of bribes. And a council has been proposed to manage the code. paragraph 10 tells us that the council has met difficults in carrying out the code as opinions differ among members of the ICC concerning how to enforce the code. paragraph ll quoted from a famous British newspaper that business is caught in a web of bribery. It is hard to square the business interests with moral conscience. The last paragraph also implies a conclusion for the whole reading passage, briber seems inevitable III. Language Points 1. on the increase( become more frequent or greater in number or intensity)在增长中 Eg: that bribery in various forms is on the increase(L, 3) 形形色色的贿赂行为正日益增多 Drug smuggling was on the increase, 毒品走私一直在增长 One's strength of character is not necessarily on the increase along with the growth of his age.一个人的骨气不一定会随着年龄的增长而增长 2. to make it clear to sb. that..( say clearly to sb that..)明确向某人表示;明确告知某人 g: the Minister of Trade makes it clear to you that if you offer him a substantial bribe,.(L. 6) 贸易部长向你明确表示如果能给他一大笔贿赂。。 Mother makes it clear to me that I can't play if I don t finish my homework 妈妈向我明确表示如不做完作业我是不能玩的The analysis of the problem (Paras. 5-8) The solution of the problem (Paras. 9-11) 1 The first part consists of 4 paragraphs, from Paragraph 1 to Paragraph 4,concentrating on the point of view that bribery is a common occurrence in many countries, The author presents his viewpoint in Paragraph 1 that bribery in various forms is on the increase in many countries and in some countries, it has been a way of life for centuries. The author continues to support his viewpoint from Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 4.paragraph 2 establishes a supposition with an example: What if during a negation the other side asks for a bribe? Do you pay up or stand by your principles? Paragraph 3 answers the question in Paragraph 2 with an example showing that sticking to high moral standards is easier said than done. In a very competitive business if we didn’t bribe to keep our buyers happy, someone else would. Then the author comes to a conclusion with an example: bribery is on the increase and has become a fact of commercial life. The last sentence of Paragraph 4 is a transitional sentence which tells that in the following part the author is to present us three categories of questionable payments or bribes. 2 The second part from Paragraph 5 to Paragraph 8, 4 Paragraphs in all, focuses on the three categories of bribery. In this part there are a lot of examples to support the author’s points. In Paragraph 5 and 6, the author presents the first category of bribery ; substantial payments made for political purposes or to secure major contracts. Paragraph 7 deals with the second category of bribery: payments made to obtain quicker official approval of some projects, to speed up the wheels of government. paragraph 8 is about the third category of bribery ; payments made to people who help with the passage of a business deal. 3 the third part is made up of the last 3 paragraphs, from paragraph 9 to paragraph 11,which are about the efforts to prohibit bribery .paragraph 9 is about the effects by the international Chamber of Commerce(ICC) to set up a code of conduct that would ban the giving and seeking of bribes. And a council has been proposed to manage the code. paragraph 10 tells us that the council has met difficults in carrying out the code as opinions differ among members of the ICC concerning how to enforce the code. paragraph 11 quoted from a famous British newspaper that business is caught in a web of bribery. It is hard to square the business interests with moral conscience. The last paragraph also implies a conclusion for the whole reading passage; bribery seems inevitable. III. Language Points 1. …on the increase (become more frequent or greater in number or intensity) 在增长中 Eg; that bribery in various forms is on the increase (L. 3) 形形色色的贿赂行为正日益增多 Drug smuggling was on the increase, 毒品走私一直在增长。 One’s strength of character is not necessarily on the increase along with the growth of his age. 一个人的骨气不一定会随着年龄的增长而增长。 2. to make it clear to sb. that …（say clearly to sb that…）明确向某人表示；明确告知某人 Eg; the Minister of Trade makes it clear to you that if you offer him a substantial bribe,…(L. 6) 贸易部长向你明确表示如果能给他一大笔贿赂。。。。 Mother makes it clear to me that I can’t play if I don’t finish my homework 妈妈向我明确表示如不做完作业我是不能玩的