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GroupWork1forTextA,UnitFour(B4)

TranslationfromEnglishtoChinese:

1.Browernowmanages$1.6billioninassets.(Para.1)

布劳德如今掌管着价值16亿美元的资产。

2.AlexMandlisalsoferventbelieveringlobalization,butheviewshimselfverydifferently.(Para.2)亚利克斯·曼德尔也是全球化的狂热信徒，但他对自己的看法与布劳德不同。3.Thisweek,BrowderandMandlwilljoinmorethan2,200executives,politicians,academics,journalists,writersandahandfulofHollywoodstarsforfivedaysofnetworking,partiesandendlessearnestdiscussionsabouteverythingfrompost-electionIraqandHIVinAfricatotheglobalsupplyofoilandtheimplicationsofnanotechnology.(Para.3)

本周，布劳德和曼德尔将同其他2200余名企业高管、政界人士、学者、记者、作家和少数几位好莱坞明星一起，参加为时五天的交际活动、宴会和没完没了地认真地讨论。讨论话题林林总总，从大选后的伊拉克和非洲的艾滋病毒到全球的石油供应和纳米技术的重大意义。4.Theyseetheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantageouslocationstobuy,produceandselltheirgoodsandservices.(Para.3)

在他们看来，世界越来越像一个巨大的互相联系的市场。在这个市场里，企业寻求采购、生产及销售产品和服务的最佳地点。5.Themembersofthisclass,hewrites,arepeoplewho“havelittleneedfornationalloyalty,viewnationalboundariesasobstaclesthatthankfullyarevanishing,andseenationalgovernmentsareresiduesfromthepastwhoseonlyusefulfunctionistofacilitatetheelite’sglobaloperations.”(Para.4)

他写道，该阶层的成员“不要什么对国家的忠诚，视国界为障碍，而万幸的是这种障碍正在消失，他们还把国家的政府看作是历史遗留下来的东西，它们唯一的用处就是为精英们的全球运营提供方便。”6.HuntingtonarguesthatDavosMan’sglobal-citizenself-imageisstarklyatoddswiththevaluesofmostAmericans,whoremaindeeplycommittedtotheirnation.(Para.4)

亨廷顿提出，达沃斯人以全球公民自居的自我形象，与大多数美国人的价值观完全相悖。后者依然坚定地忠于他们自己的国家。7.Thisdisconnect,hesays,creates“amajorculturalfaultline.Inavarietyofways,theAmericanestablishment,governmentalandprivate,hasbecomeincreasinglydivorcedfromtheAmericanpeople.”(Para.4)

他说，这种脱节造成了“一个重大的文化断层，在种种意义上，美国政府和私营企业的当权派们与美国大众渐行渐远。”8.“Globalizationcanneverprovideuswithculturalidentity,whichneedstobelocalandnationalinnature.”(Para.5)

“全球化决无可能给予我们文化认同，因为后者在本质上必须是本土的、民族的。”9.Globaltradehasbeenaroundforcenturies;thecorporationsandcountriesthatbenefitsfromitwerelargelycontenttotreatvastpartsoftheworldasplacestominenaturalresourcesorsell

finishedproducts.(Para.6)

全球贸易已经持续了几个世纪，过去从中获益的企业和国家在很大程度上满足于将世界上的广大地区视为自然资源的开采地或成品的销售地。

10.Howeverthepasttwodecadeshavewitnessedtheriseofothersignificantplayers.(Para.7)然而，过去二十年间，另外一些重大参与者出现了。

11.“Iftheissueisthesizeofthetotalpie,globalizationhasprovedagoodthing,”saysOritGadiesh,chairmanofBain&Co.“Iftheissueishowthepieisdivided,ifyou’reintheWesternworldyoucouldquestionthat.”(Para.7)

“如果问题涉及的是整个蛋糕的大小，那全球化已经被证明是好事。”贝恩管理咨询公司的董事长奥利特·加蒂希说，“如果问题在于蛋糕怎么分，而你又是西方人，那你就会质疑全球化。”12.Alandmark2003studybyGoldmanSachspredictedthatfoureconomies–Russia,Brazil,IndiaandChina–willbecomeamuchlargerforceintheworldeconomythanwidelyexpected,basedonprojectionsofdemographicandeconomicgrowth,withChinapotentiallyovertakingGermanythisdecade.(Para.8)

高盛集团2003年做的一项意义深远的研究预测说，根据对各国人口和经济增长的预计，四大经济体–俄罗斯、巴西、印度和中国–在世界经济中的力量将超过普遍预期。中国的经济实力可能就在这个十年内赶超德国。13.By2050,GoldmanSachssuggested,thesefournewcomerswilllikelyhavedisplacedallbuttheU.S.andJapanfromthetopsixeconomiesintheworld.(Para.8)

高盛集团说，到2050年，这四大新经济体将有可能取代目前世界六个最大经济体中除了美国和日本之外的四个经济体。14.It’salsoentirelypossiblethatthenearfuturemayseethependulumofcapitalswingawayfromDavosMan-styleglobalization.OnecounterpointisManilaWoman.(Para.9)近期资本流动也完全有可能脱离达沃斯人式的全球化的轨迹。与达沃斯人相对的是马尼拉女人。15.UnlikeDavosMan,shesays,they’renotambivalentaboutbeingstronglypatriotic.(Para.9)她说，这些人跟达沃斯人不一样，他们毫不掩饰自己的强烈爱国情绪。16.“IprofitfrombeingFrenchinFrance.It’seasierformetododeals,”Sayersays.“It’sthesameelsewhere.Ifyou’renotItalianinItaly,youwon’tsucceed.”(Para.10)“我是法国人，在法国做生意，对我而言要方便得多。”塞尔说，“别处也一样，如果你不是意大利人，而在意大利做生意，你没办法成功。”17.MarcoTronchettiProvera,chairmanofTelecomItalia,forexample,canfeelbothMilaneseandItalianatonce,evenasherunsacompanythatisaspiringtobecomeabiggerinternationalpresence.(Para.11)

例如，意大利电信公司董事长马尔科·特隆切蒂·普罗维拉觉得自己是米兰人，同时又是个意大利人，尽管他经营的公司正力图获得更大的国际影响力。

ComprehensionQuestionsonTextA

1.Whydoesn’tWilliamBrowdercallhimanAmericanalthoughhewasborn,grewupandstudiedinAmerica?

BecausehehaslivedoutsidetheUSforthe16ofhis40years.(Para.1)2.WhydoesWilliamBrowdersaythatnationalidentitymakesnodifferenceforhim?

Becausehefeelsthathesharesthehistory,culture,orlanguageofothercountries.Heiscompletelyinternational.(Para.1)3.WhatdoesWilliamBrowdermeanbysaying“Ifyouhavefourfriendsandyoulikewhatyouaredoing,itdoesn’tmatterwhereyouare.”

Whathemeansisthatifonehasanetworkoffriendsandenjoyswhatoneisdoing,onecanfunctionwellanywhereintheworld.(Para.1)4.WhoisAlexMandi?Howdoesheviewhimself?

AlexMandlisaformerpresidentofAT&TandhasbeenaUScitizenfor45years.

HeviewshimselfasanAmericanalthoughhespendsmostofhislifeoutsidetheUS.(Para.2)5.WhatdoBrowderandMandlhaveincommon,thoughtheydifferfromeachotherinthechoiceoftheirnationality?

Theybothseetheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,andbothofthemareDavosMen.(Para.3)6.WhatdoDavosMenreferto?/WhoareDavosMen?

DavosMenrefertothemembersoftheinternationalbusinesselitewhotrekeachyeartotheSwissAlpinetownofDavosfortheannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForum.(Para.3)7.WhataretheissuesdiscussedattheWorldEconomicForum?

Theissuesincludeeverythingfrompost-electionIraqandHIVinAfricatotheglobalsupplyofoilandtheimplicationsofnanotechonology.Andthisyear’stopicisDavositself.(Para.3)8.Whatisglobalization?

Globalizationreferstotheunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders.(Para.3)9.WhatbeliefdomostDavosmenandwomenshare?

Theyagreeinunisonthatglobalization(theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders)isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.Theyseetheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantageouslocationstobuy,produceandselltheirgoodsandservices.(Para.3)10.WhatdoesProf.SamuelHuntingtonthinkofDavosMan?

HedescribesDavosManasanemergingglobalsuper-speciesandathreat.(Para.4)

11.Whydoeshethinkso?

BecausehefeelsthatDavosMandisregardsnationalloyalty,viewsnationalboundariesasobstaclesandseesnationalgovernmentsasresiduesfromthepast.(Para.4)

12.WhatdoesDavosManthinkofhimself?

DavosManviewshimselfasaglobalcitizen.(Para.4)

13.WhatisthedifferenceinvaluesbetweenDavosManandmostAmericans?

DavosMandisregardsnationalloyaltywhilemostAmericansattachgreatimportancetonationalloyalty.(Para.4)14.Whatdoesthesentence“Thisdisconnection,hesays,creates‘amajorculturalfaultline”mean?Whatdoes“thisdisconnection”referto?

Thedisconnectionformsanimportantlinedividingacultureintotwocamps,whichislikelytocauseproblems.

“Disconnection”referstothedifferenceinvaluesbetweenDavosManandmostAmericans.(Para.4)15.What’stheconsequenceofthemajorculturalfaultline?

ItgivesrisetothedivorceoftheAmericangovernmentalandprivateestablishmentfromtheAmericanpeople./Itcausesthedivorcebetween…and….(Para.4)16.DoesKlausSchwabagreewithProf.Huntington?What’sSchwab’sopinion?

No.Hearguesthatglobalizationdoesnotmeanerasingnationalidentityandcanneverprovideyouwithculturalidentity.(Para.5)17.WhydoesSchwabsaythatglobalizationcanneverprovideuswithculturalidentity?/What’sthenatureofculturalidentity?

Culturalidentityissomethinglocalandnational.(Para.5)18.Didglobaltradeexistinthepast?

Yes,globaltradehasbeenaroundforcenturies.(Para.6)

19.Wheredidmostglobaltradetakeplacebeforeandinthe1980s?Ittookplacebetweenrelativelywealthycountries.(Para.6)

20.Whatdidthewealthycountriesviewtherestoftheworldas?

Itwasviewedaseitherasourceofrawmaterialsoramarketforfinalproducts.(Para.6)

21.Whatchangearisesinglobaltradeafterthe1980s?/inthepasttwentyyears?

Asiannations/Developingcountries/ChinaandIndiabecomesignificantplayersinglobaltrade.(Para.7)22.Whatexamplesarecitedbytheauthortoillustrateit?

(1)ChineseandIndiancompanieshavestartedtolookoverseasforsomeoftheirfuturegrowth.(2)Beijinghasevenstartedwhatitcallsa“Goingout”policythatencouragesChinesefirmstobuyassetsoverseas.

(3)Asiannationsarecreating“aremarkableenvironment”.(Para.7)23.WhydomanyWesternworkersworryaboutlosingtheirjobs?

BecausetheWesterncompaniesarefacinghigh-quality,low-costcompetitionfromsomedevelopingcountries,esp.ChinaandIndia,whereengineeringgraduatesaremorethanfivetimes

thoseofU.S.(Para.7)

24.Whatdothelasttwosentencesinparagraph7mean?

Theymeanglobalizationisgoodinthatithelpsmakethepiebigger.Whenitcomestothequestionofhowthepieisdivided,Westernerscouldworrythatnon-Westernersmightbegintotakeawayabiggershareofthepie.(Para.7)25.Whatmaybethebiggestchangeintheworldeconomyinthefuture?

(1)Foureconomieswillbecomeamuchlargerforceintheworldeconomythanwidelyexpected.(2)By2050,thesefournewcomerswilllikelyhavedisplacedallbuttheUSandJapanfromthetopsixeconomiesintheworld.(Para.8)26.WhodoesManilaWomanreferto?

Itreferstothelow-paidmigrantworkersfromAsiaandelsewherewhoareincreasinglyprovidingkeyservicesaroundtheworld.(Para.9)27.What’stheroleofManilaWomanintheBritishandUShealthcaresystem?

Ithasplayedanindispensableroleinthetwocountries’healthcaresystem.(Para.9)

28.What’sthemajordifferencebetweenDavosManandManilaWoman?

ManilaWomanisstronglypatrioticandnotambivalentabouttheirpatriotism,whileDavosManmaydisregardnationalloyalty.(Para.9)29.WhoisPatrickSayer?

HerunsaprivateequityfirminFrance.(Para.10)

30.WhydoesPatricSayerfocusothedomesticmarket?

Becausehethinksthattherearestilltoomanybarrierstocross-borderbusinessinEurope,letalonetheworld.(Para.10)31.WhatdoSayer’swordsseemtoshow?Theyseemtoshowanationalism.(Para.10)

32.ForwhatpurposedoestheauthorcitetheexamplesofItalyandMr.Provera?

Torevealthatthereisnocontradictionbetweenbeinglocalandbeingnational.(Para.11)

33.WhatdoestheaurthorthinkDavosManneedtofigureout?

DavosManneedstofigureouthowtostrikeabalanceonaglobalscalebetweenbeingnationalandbeinginternationalatthesametime.(Para.11)

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