经贸英语阅读课件10.9

Chapter1•Answerthefollowingquestions1.WhatwillbethemostimportantitemonEU’sagendaatthissummit?2.WhathasHillarypromisedtodowithtradeagreementsinhercampaignforthe2008USelection?3.WhatistherecentagreementbetweentheEuropeanCommissionandtheChineseCommerceMinistryabout?4.WhatkindoffundisChinaInvestmentCorp(CIC)?5.WhydoEUmembercountriesfeelworriedabouttheoperationofCIC?WhathaveGermany,FranceandJoaquinAlmunia,theEU’seconomicandmonetaryaffairscommissioner,suggestedrespectively?6.CanyoulistthenameoftheEU’svariousinstitutionsmentionedinthistext?Whatarethey?7.Whatdoes“institutional-complexityissue”referto?SummarizeEU’sself-imposedobstacleswhichmayblockthesummitfrombeingasuccess.8.Whatdoesthe“ficklepriorities”mean?9.Whatdoes“hackles”mean?WhatdidGermanydo,whichbroughtaboutangerinChina?Translation1.InterestandattentiononthenewEU-RussiatradeagreementgainedmomentumafterEUleaders’traveltoRussiainMayinanattempttoresolvetheirdifferencesacrossarangeofissues.2.HesatdownandfiredoffafuriouslettertotheIndiangovernment,describingaradicalchangeoftheUSpolicytowardstexitileimports.3.TheRepublicanleadershipinthegovernmentwillsoonliftitscaponimportsfromCuba,replacedbyamonitoringsystemwhichwillbeputinplacefor2008.4.ThisrenownedeconomistproposedthattheFinnishgovernmentsetupasovereignwealthfund,modeledonChinaInvestmenCorp(CIC).5.Beforethebilateralfree-tradeagreementthesetwocountriesreachedin2007,theirstrategicsectors,suchascottonandwoolen,electronics,mining,carproducing,etc.hadbeenofflimitstoforeigninvestors.Translation6.“Asidefromthetechnicaldifficulties,thereareheavyfinancialandpoliticalcostsassociatedwiththemeasuresnecessarytoreducetheemissionofgreenhousegases,”saidanexpertatthisyear’sSino-Koreasummit.7.AsnegotiationscontinuedlastnightinTokyo,JapanesegovernmentofficialssaidtheywerehopefultheycouldpulloffasummitwithChinainBeijingbutstressednothinghadbeenfinalized.8.Inapreviouscareer,IspentmanyyearsnegotiatingonbehalfoftheEUwiththeRussianandChinesegovernmentsoneverythingfromSiberianoverflightrightstothetermsofChina’saccessiontotheWorldTradeOrganization.9.MexicoandtheUSsquabbledoverpoultryimports,whichmaydisrupttheliftingoftheagriculturaltariffsundertheNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement.10.Asia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)BusinessForum2007willtakeplaceshortlybeforetheWTOministerialconferenceinHongKongnextmonth.Chapter2Translation1.Thegovernmenthasallocated$0.1billiontothedevelopmentandutilizationofrenewableenergyinruralareas.2.WeshouldnotdeveloptheWesternregionattheexpenseofenvironment.Thereforethegovernmenthasbeenfollowingasustainabledevelopmentroadattachingequalimportancetoeconomicdevelopmentandenvironmentprotection.3.Asabigresponsiblenation,ChinawillstrictlyabidebytheWTOrulesandhonoritscommitments.4.TherapidgrowthinChina’sgrainproductioncanbeascribedtothefactthattheChinesegovernmentshasimplementedaseriesofreformpolicyandmeasuresintheruralareas,suchasraisingthepricesofgrainpurchasedbythestate.5.Intheglobalizationera,notallcountriesplayonthelevelplayground.Somedevelopingcountrieshavetoadheretosomemarketingprinciples,orevenaccedetotherequestsofsomegovernments.Translation6.Overthepastyear,theglobalinvestmentdemandwasonthewane;themajorworldcurrenciessufferedswiftturbulenceandsomeemergingmarketsunderwentseverefinancialcrisis.7.Networksfundamentallyalterthenatureofcompetitionandleveltheplayingfield,especiallyforsmallerbusinessregardlessofthebarriersliketimeanddistance.8.Throughmicrocreditproject,withthecreditavailableondemand,farmersareabletopaybackboththeprincipleandinterestintime.9.China’svigorouseconomicdevelopmentofover2yearsinthepastisindicativeofthefactthatChinahasbecomeoneofthecountriesthatenjoythehighesteconomicgrowthspeedintheworld.10.Withthereformofthewhollystate-ownedcommercialbanks,whensomequalifiedcommercialbanksseeklistinginthestockmarket,otherscertainlywillfollowsuit.Chapter3Translation1.Expertshaveattributedthemaincauseofthecompany’spoorperformancetoitspoorHRfunctions,especiallytheappointmentoftheseniormanagement.2.BritishAirwaysintendstocreatearoomflexibleandmoderncorporateculturethroughtherelocation.3.Rumorsaboutredundancymakethecompanyatitstermsofmoraleeversinceitsfoundation.4.Afterfinancialscandals,manycompaniescanonlyresorttocharityactivitiestoimprovetheircorporateimages.5.Politiciansshouldnotengageinbusinessaffairsthatmightaffecttheirpoliticaljudgment.Chapter3Translation6.Asasleepingpartneroftheenterprise,heisentitledtosharetheprofits,butisdeprivedofparticipatinginitsmanagement.7.Afterwatchingthisinterview,sherealizeshowdifficultitistobeaventurecapitalist.Foronething,youneedtohavethemoney,foranother,youneedtohavetheinsighttopicktheright(promising)start-ups.8.Toenteraspecificmarket,inadditiontoacquiresufficientknowledgeaboutourtargetcustomers,wealsoneedtoknowaboutthelocalpoliciesandabidebythem.9.Withtheeffortsoftheseuniversitystudents,itwasbroughttolightthatthisworld-famousmultinationalhadestablishedsomesweatfactoriesinChina.10.Inatimewhencustomerschangeconstantlyandrapidlyintheirneeds,onlycompanieswhoarequicktorespondcansu