《农经专业英语读本》

Lesson One1

Text:Food,Agriculture and Nutrition1

E.R.*:（Ⅰ）Food And Population11

（Ⅱ）Agriculture15

Lesson Two19

Text:The Changes in Beef Production in U.S19

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Change in Cattle Raising29

（Ⅱ）Coarse Grains and Livestock30

Lesson three34

Text:Net Investment and Economic Growth34

E.R.:（Ⅰ）John Maynard Keyness42

（Ⅱ）Gross National Product44

Lesson Four47

Text:Accounting47

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Accounting56

（Ⅱ）Farm Planning57

Lesson Five61

Text:Production Units as Input-Output-Systems61

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Fixed and Variable Costs68

（Ⅱ）Blackbox70

Lesson Six72

Text:How is Economics Applied to Agriculture?72

E.R.:Nature of Agricultural Economics82

Lesson Seven86

Text:The Basic Concepts of Linear Programming86

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Uses of Linear Programming94

（Ⅱ）Applying Linear Programming96

Lesson Eight98

Text:The Language of the Computer98

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Fifth-Generation Computer109

（Ⅱ）The Attributes of Computer112

Lesson Nine116

Text:Economics of Agricultural Production116

E.R.:（Ⅰ）A Farm Size and Cost Economies128

（Ⅱ）Returns to Scale versus Economies of Size130

esson Ten134

Text:The Role of Sampling Theory134

E.R.:Advantages of the Sampling Method141

Lesson Eleven145

Text:Decision-Making145

E.R.:The Decision-Making Process（1）156

Lesson Twelve162

Text:Efficiency and Productivity Analysis Factors162

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Decision-Making Process（2）172

（Ⅱ）Analysis Factors for Livestock Farms174

Lesson Thirteen176

Text:The Economic Policies of Low-Income Countries176

E.R.:Economic Development and Changes in Agriculture189

Lesson Fourteen193

Text:Diagnosing a Farm Profitability Problem193

E.R.:Measures Which Attempt to Reduce Farm Costs201

Lesson Fifteen207

Text:Inflation207

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Inflation215

（Ⅱ）The Argument about Inflation218

Lesson Sixteen222

Text:Rural Life222

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Development of Rural Towns237

（Ⅱ）The Business Structure of Farms239

Lesson Seventeen244

Text:Agricultural Productivity and Resource Mobility244

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Change in Inputs to Agriculture254

（Ⅱ）Markets and the Market Economy255

Lesson Eighteen260

Text:Analysis of Food and Agricultural Policies for the Eighties260

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Impacts of Agricultural Policies272

（Ⅱ）Farmer Cooperatives274

Lesson Nineteen277

Text:The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933277

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The Parity Price286

（Ⅱ）Sources of Farm Credit287

Lesson Twenty294

Text:Assumptions in the Theory of Comparative Advantage294

E.R.:（Ⅰ）Absolute Advantage vs.Comparative Advantage304

（Ⅱ）Tariffs and Quotas307

Lesson Twenty-One311

Text:Twenty-five Years of Common Agricultural Policy:Balance Sheet and Prospects311

E.R.:（Ⅰ）The New Farmer322

（Ⅱ）Agricultural Structure Policy324

Lesson Twenty-Two328

Text:Monetary Policy Targets328

E.R.:Money as a Store of Value337

Chinese Translations341

Vocabulary443