Unit 01 Economic Globalization

BusinessEnglishTranslation商务英语翻译CourseOutlineTitle:BusinessEnglishTranslationType：Duration：18wks,2--4hrs/wkStudents：Instructor:ASSESSMENT1.40%:CLASSROOMPERFORMACE1)Attendance2)Participation3)Assignment…2.60%:TESTEXPECTATIONS1.Decencyinconduct2.Mutualrespectforrules3.RegularfeedbackCourseOutlineUnit1EconomicGlobalization英汉两种语言的特点对比及翻译Unit2CareerChoicesandEmploymentUnit3CompanyManagement商务英语的特点及其翻译（一）Unit4Import&ExportUnit5BusinessContract合同英语的特点和翻译Unit6MarketingStrategiesUnit7BusinessAdvertising英语广告的文本特点和汉译Unit8BanksandForeignExchangeUnit9InvestmentUnit10Insurance商务英语的特点及其翻译（二）Unit11CulturalDiversityofGlobalBusinessUnit12BusinessNegotiationandProtocal标识语的特点和英译Unit13TradeDisputesUnit14WTO汉语广告的文体特点及英译Unit1EconomicGlobalizationLearningTasks&Objectives1、阅读，拓宽视野，充实商务翻译背景知识；2、了解经济全球化和宏观经济等领域的常用词汇、术语和句型；3、了解英汉语言差异，掌握相关翻译准则；4、便签写作。Globalizationinvolvesallthese!FormsofGlobalizationIndustrialglobalization--riseandexpansionofmultinationalcompanies(MNCs)Financialglobalization--emergenceofworldwidefinancialmarketsandbetteraccesstoexternalfinancingforcorporate,nationalandsub-nationalborrowersPoliticalglobalization--thespreadofpoliticalintereststotheregionsandcountriesoutsidetheneighbourhoodInformationalglobalization--theincreaseininformationflowbetweengeographicallyremotelocationsCulturalglobalization--thegrowthofcross-culturalcontactsEconomicGlobalizationIsBecomingtheMainstreamofWorldEconomicDevelopmentWhatIsEconomicGlobalization?Theso-calledeconomicglobalizationreferstothecontinuousincreaseinthescaleandformofthetransnationalflowofcommodities,services,productionelementsandinformation,improvingtheefficiencyoftheallocationofresourceswithinthescopeoftheworldmarketthroughinternationaldivisionoflabor,therebyincreasinglydeepeningthetrendofthedegreeofinterdependencebetweenvariouseconomies.Theconceptofeconomicglobalizationdidnotemergeuntilthe1980s.However,theworldmarketfeaturingahighdegreeoftradeandinvestmentliberalizationhademergedinthelate19thcentury.Butthisprocesswasinterruptedbythegreatdepressionofthecapitalisteconomyandthetwoworldwars.Passage1WhatIsEconomicGlobalization?Theso-calledeconomicglobalizationreferstothecontinuousincreaseinthescaleandformofthetransnationalflowofcommodities,services,productionelementsandinformation,improvingtheefficiencyoftheallocationofresourceswithinthescopeoftheworldmarketthroughinternationaldivisionoflabor,therebyincreasinglydeepeningthetrendofthedegreeofinterdependencebetweenvariouseconomies....所谓经济全球化是指商品、服务、生产要素与信息的跨国界流动的规模与形式不断增加，通过国际分工，在世界市场范围内提高资源配置的效率，从而使各国间经济相互依赖程度日益加深的趋势。EconomicGlobalizationIsBecomingtheMainstreamofWorldEconomicDevelopment…Theconceptofeconomicglobalizationdidnotemergeuntilthe1980s.However,theworldmarketfeaturingahighdegreeoftradeandinvestmentliberalizationhademergedinthelate19thcentury.Butthisprocesswasinterruptedbythegreatdepressionofthecapitalisteconomyandthetwoworldwars.这一概念20世纪80年代才出现，不过早在19世纪末就曾出现贸易与投资高度自由化的世界市场，但这一进程被资本主义经济大萧条和两次世界大战打断了。CausesofGlobalizationThereexistprofoundreasonsfortheformationanddevelopmentofeconomicglobalization.经济全球化的成因经济全球化的形成和发展，有着深刻的原因。Firstly,economicglobalizationreflectstheinternalrequirementofthedevelopmentofproductiveforces.Theriseintechnologicalprogressandthelevelofeconomicdevelopmentobjectivelyrequirethedeepeningofthedivisionoflaborandtheexpansionofthemarketscale.Thisrequirementbooststhedevelopmentofproductionfromdomesticregionaldivisionoflabortointernationaldivisionoflaborandtheextensionofsalesfromthedomesticmarkettotheinternationalmarket.Atthesametime,theenormousincreaseinthetransnationalinvestment,productionandtradingactivitiesnecessarilydemandstherapiddevelopmentoftheinternationalfinancialmarket,soastoguaranteethehighlyefficientoperationofthiskindoftransnationaleconomicactivities.Firstly,economicglobalizationreflectstheinternalrequirementofthedevelopmentofproductiveforces.Theriseintechnologicalprogressandthelevelofeconomicdevelopmentobjectivelyrequirethedeepeningofthedivisionoflaborandtheexpansionofthemarketscale.Thisrequirementbooststhedevelopmentofproductionfromdomesticregionaldivisionoflabortointernationaldivisionoflaborandtheextensionofsalesfromthedomesticmarkettotheinternationalmarket....首先，经济全球化反映了生产力发展的内在需求。科学技术的进步和经济发展水平的提高，客观上要求分工的深化与市场规模的扩张。这一要求推动着生产从国内区域间分工向国际分工发展，销售从国内市场向国际市场扩张。...Atthesametime,theenormousincreaseinthetransnationalinvestment,productionandtradingactivitiesnecessarilydemandstherapiddevelopmentoftheinternationalfinancialmarket,soastoguaranteethehighlyefficientoperationofthiskindoftransnationaleconomicactivities.同时，跨国性投资、生产与贸易活动的大量增加，必然要求国际金融市场的快速发展，以保障这种跨国经济活动的高效运行。CausesofGlobalizationSecondly,changeinthepost-warinternationaleconomicrelationshascreatedconditionsforeconomicglobalization.Thedevelopedcountries,relyingontheirstronginternationalcompetitivenessandeconomicstrength,sparenoeffortstopushtradingandinvestmentliberalizationinthenegotiationoninternationalbilateralandmultilateraleconomicrelations.AfterWorldWarII,promotedbythedemonstrationroleofthenewlyindustrializedeconomies,mo