Unit-4-Globalization

Unit4GlobalizationContentQuestions•1.Becausehefeelsheiscompletelyinternational.•2.Whathemeansisthatifonehasanetworkoffriendsandenjoyswhatoneisdoing,onecanfunctionwellanywhereintheworld.•3.ItreferstoamemberoftheinternationalbusinesselitewhotrekseachyeartotheSwissAlpinetownofDavosfortheannualmeetingoftheWorldEconomicForum.•4.Theissuesincludeeverythingfrompost-editionIraqandHIVinAfricatotheglobalsupplyofoilandtheimplicationsofnanotechnology.•5.Theyallbelievethatglobalization,theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.Theyseetheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantageouslocationstobuy,produceandseeltheirgoodsandservices.•6.HedescribesDavosManasanemergingglobalsuperspeciesandathreat.•7.Yes,globaltradehasbeenaroundforcenturies.Inthepast,thecorporationsandcountriesthatbenefitedfromglobaltradewerelargelycontenttotreatvastpartsoftheworldasplacestominenaturalresourcesorsellfinishedproducts.•8.itpredictedthatfoureconomies---Rissia,Brazil,IndiaandChina---willbecomeamuchlargerforceintheworldeconomythanwidelyexpected,basedonprojectionsofdemographicandeconomicsgrowth,withChinapotentiallyovertakingGermanythisdecade.By2050,thesefournewcomerswilllikelyhavedisplacedallbuttheU.s.andJapanfromthetopsixeconomiesintheworld.•9.Itreferstolow-paidmigrantworkersfromAsiaandelsewherewhoareincreasinglyprovidingkeyservicesaroundtheworld.•10.UnlikeDavosMan,ManilaWomanisstronglypatriotic.•11.Becausehethinksthattherearestilltoomanybarrierstocross-borderbusinessinEurope,letalonetheworld•12.DavosManneedstofigureouthowtostrikeabalanceonaglobalscalebetweenbeinginternationalandbeingnationalatthesametime.TextOrganization•1.PartOneParas.1-3IntroductiontoDavosManandtheworldEconomicForum.•PartTwoParas.4-5Debateovertheimpactofglobalizationoncurrentsocietyandculture.•PartThreeParas.6-8Historyofglobalizationanditsrecenttrendsandfutureprospects.•PartFourParas.9-11Globalizationversusnationalismandthechallengesitfaces.•2.2)DavosManseestheiridentityasamatterofpersonalchoice,notanaccidentofbirth.•3)DavosManbelievesthatglobalization,theunimpededflowsofcapital,laborandtechnologyacrossnationalborders,isbothwelcomeandunstoppable.•4)DavosManseestheworldincreasinglyasonevast,interconnectedmarketplaceinwhichcorporationssearchforthemostadvantagelocationstobuy,produceandselltheirgoodsandservices.•I.1.1)advantageous2)letalone•3)witnessing…vanishing4)landmark•5)entitled6)displace•7)Establishment8)patriotic…strengthen•9)contradictions10)aspires•11)divorced12)pendulums•2.1)cometo2)dozedoff•3)believedin4)wassetapart•5)takein6)sucksin•7)cleanup8)turnaway•3.1)makesno/littledifferencewhetherwegotherebytrainorbybus.•2)overtakenGeneralMotorsastheworld’sbiggestcarmaker.•3)atoddswithhiswifeovermoneymatters.•4)beenattheforefrontofnanotechnologyresearch.•5)letalonecookameal.•4.a)isincreasingly•toaccelerate•theirinvestment••b)economy•makeanearnest•domestic•strikeabalancebetween•C)ahandfulof•beendorsedby•onalargescale•II.WordFormation•CAD-computer-aideddesign•IT-informationtechnology•IDD-internationaldirectdialing•MTV-musictelevision•IOC-InternationalOlympicCommittee•VIP-veryimportantperson•WTO-世界贸易组织•GDP-国内生产总值•ATM-自动出纳机•VAT-增值税•IT-信息技术•MTV-音乐电视•Radar-雷达•VIP-贵宾，大人物•Laser-激光•III.Usage•1)Anunusualpresent,abookonethics,wasgiventoHenryforhisbirthday.•2)Thereason(hegave)thathedidn’tnoticethecartilltoolatewasunsatisfactory.•3)Football,hisonlyinterestinlife,hasbroughthimmanyfriends.•4)Cloninghadbeenraisedasapossibilitydecadesago,thendismissed,somethingthatseriousscientiststhoughtwassimplynotgoingtohappenanytimesoon.ComprehensiveExercises•I.Cloze1.1)academics2)networking•3)avarietyof4)growth•5)vanish6)facilitate•7)endorsing8)outlook•9)sweepingaside10)patriotic•11)erasing12)strikeabalance•2.1)aided2)effects•3)distances4)connected•5)invested6)features•7)prevailing8)qualitatively•9)volume10)Distinguishing•III.Translation•1)DuetohispessimisticoutlookontheEuropeaneconomy,JohnhasmovedhisassetsfromEuropetoelsewhere.•2)Ilikehiringyoungpeople.Theyareearnestlearnersandcommittedtowork.•3)Unlikehergirlfriendswhocantertheirlivesontheirchildren,Marycaresmoreaboutherpersonalgrowth.•4)Whyisthataconsiderablenumberofcolleaguesareatoddswithyou?•5)TheChinesegovernmenthasintroducedavarietyofpoliciestostrengthencooperationwithdevelopingcountries.•2.GlobalizationhasgreatimplicationsforyoungChinese.•Forexample,youngfarmersaremovingonalargescaletourbanareastolookforjobs.•Andforthoseyoungpeoplewhoaspiretostudyabroadorworkinforeign-investedenterprises,Englishhasbecomeincreasinglyimportant.•Atthesametime,aconsiderablenumberofoverseasChinesestudentshavereturnedhomeinrecentyears,fortheyholdanoptimisticoutlookforthelong-termgrowthoftheChineseeconomy.•TheInternethasstrengthenedthelinksbetweenChineseyoungpeopleandthoseelsewhere.•Theyfollowthelatesttrendandcopyforeignfashions.•Someofthemdon’tseemtocarefortraditionalChinesevirtues,letalonecarrythemforward,whichhasgivenrisetoworriesthatthetraditionalChineseculturemight