1、2,Chapter 1 Introduction,本章學習重點:認識“finance”探索財務金融領域內之主要議題如何有效地運用本書學習財金英文從參考文獻與網站中獲取學習輔助,3,I. 什麼是財務金融? (What is Finance?),根據美國傳統學院字典 The American Heritage College Dictionary ，“finance” (發音/iAatnnk/ ) 這個字，當名詞時可有下列2種定義: “the science of the management of money and other assets”，管理財富與其他資產之科學“the manageme
2、nt of money, banking, investments, and credit”, 對於通貨、銀行業務、投資、與信用之管理。,4,當我們使用“finance”為動詞時, 可以有下列3種可能之意涵：To finance can be to supply the funds or capitals for someone為了某人而提供專款或資本To finance can also mean to supply funds to someone對某人提供資金To finance may also mean to sell or provide someone certain thing
3、s on credit以賒帳或憑信用方式銷售或提供某人某種事物,5,財務金融領域之核心信仰是衍生於財務經濟學(financial economics)。一般化(generalization)是財務經濟學普遍使用之方法，用來表達一個適用於多種情況下之概念或者理論。 而財務金融是財務經濟學的實務經驗部門(empirical division)。,6,我們也常常以財務管理(financial management)來代表財務金融，因為管理是實務經驗裡非常重要的支柱。財務管理亦是從財務經濟中區隔出一塊探索實務經驗的領域。,7,II. 財務金融領域內之主要議題,8,9,10,11,12,III. 本書結
4、構與使用方法,13,IV. Useful References and Web Sites,財務金融專業字典:Downs, John, and Jordan Elliot Goodman, 1998, Barrons Dictionary of Finance and Investment Terms, 5th edition, Barrons Educational Series, Inc., USA. (ISBN: 0-7641-0790-9)The Reuters Financial Glossary, Pearson Education, UK. (ISBN: 0-273-65039-
5、4),14,英文寫作參考書: Gibaldi, Joseph, and Walter Achtert, 1988, MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 3rd edition, The Modern Language Association of America: New York, USA. (ISBN: 0-87352-379-2)Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th edition, American Psychological Association: Washington, DC, USA. (ISBN: 1-55798-241-4)Kirszner, Laurie, and Stephen Mandell, 1999, The Holt Handbook, 5th edition, Harcourt Brace College Publishers: Orlando, USA. (ISBN: 0-15-507904-2),15,綜合性字典網站: Dr. Eye 譯典通 at: http:/ Online Dictionary and Thesaurus at:http:/www.m-
