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ListenandinterpretthefollowingconversationalternativelyintoEnglishandChinese:A:?I'msohappytoseeyouagain,Mr.Roberts.May1helpyouinsomeway?B:Hi,MissChen,it'sbeentenmonthssince1leftChina.1wouldliketodiscusswithyouthepossibilitiesofestablishingajointventurewithyourcompanytomanufacturecordless()phonesandmobilephones.A:That'sgreat.Yourinvestmentproposal(;;)isaverywisedecision.Ourcompanyisalsoseekingforeigninvestmentinamanufacturingcompanyforcordlessandmobilephones.Yourinitiativeismostwelcome.1remembertalkingtoyouaboutthematterofforeigninvestmentinChinaayearago,Mr.Roberts.B:Yes,youdidagoodjob.Thewholeideaofmyinvestinginajointenterprisewithyourcompanyisthedirectresultofyourwonderfullecture().Youranswersweredirectandhonest.Andyour,explanationsweresincereandpersuasive.May1getonChina'seconomicexpresstrainandshareyoureconomicgains??A:!?ofcourse.Welcomeaboard.Mr.Roberts!Let'sgetdowntothebusinessof,thisjointventure.May1havesomeideaofyourproposal?B:1didalotofresearchinthemarketoftelecommunications()equipmentlately.There'sapotentialmarketforcordlessandmobilephonesinChinaandelsewhereintheworld.initially,1wouldliketoembark()onthisjointventurebusinessatamoderate(;)rate.withasafescale.MysuggestionfortheamountoftotalcapitalinvestmentisinthevicinityofeightmillionUSdollars,aluckynumberinChina,1suppose.A.800?Verygood.Eightmillionismorethanaluckynumber;it'stherightnumberfortheinitiationofthisjointventure,asIunderstandit.Buthowmuchwouldbeyourshareofinvestmentinthispartnership?B:Mycontributionis50%ofthetotalinvestment.includingtheconstructionfundsandthecostofalltheimported()equipment,andtheengineerstechniciansandmanagementstafffrommyhomecompany.A:5:55:51liketheideaofa50to50investmentpartnership,inwhichcasetherewillbea50-to-50distributioninbusinessmanagementandprofitshare.B:You'reabsolutelyright.A:.50%.'65%?Theproblemtheninvolvesthemarketingofthemanufacturedproducts.CordlessphonesareinhighdemandinChina,butwecan'tguaranteea50%domesticmarketingofmobilephones.Besides,weneedtoincreaseourforeignexchangereservefortherainyday.May1suggestthatyoumarketatleast65%ofthetotalnumber.ofmobilephonesinternationally?1believeyouneedmoreforeigncurrencythanourrenminbiB:1loverenminbi.Weallknowitisoneofthestrongestcurrenciesintheworld.And1haveheardthattheChineseyuanwillbecomeaconvertiblecurrencysoon.But1acceptyourproposal()andwewillberesponsiblefortheinternationalmarketingoftwo-thirdsofthemobilephones.A:That'sbeautiful.B:Twomorequestions.Oneconcernsthetermofourpartnershipandtheotherthemanagement'sstructureoftheventure.A:15?Asforthetermofthepartnership,let'sstartwitha15-yeartermforthisjointventure,andextendthecontractlaterifbothpartieswishtocontinuethepartnership.Whatdoyousaytothis?B:That'squitelogical.May1suggestthatwesetupaboardofdirectorsforthemanagementofthecompanyandsharerightsandobligationsasequalpartners?A.?Thatcoincideswithourusualpractice.Shallweholdanotherroundofdiscussionnextweekonsometechnicalproblemsinamoredetailedway?B:That'sfine.1liketoworkwithyou,as1didbefore.It'sbeenaveryrewardingday.A.Yes,indeed.Haveaniceweekend,Mr.Roberts!B:You,too.ListenandinterpretthefollowingconversationalternativelyintoEnglishandChinese:A:?Mr.Roberts,youhavebeenlivinginChinafortwoyears.Howdoyoulikeit?B:1thinkI'mquiteusedtomyChineselifehere.Actually1'mthinkingaboutsettlingdowninChinaforgood.A:1sawanAmericanMovieafewdaysago,whichisentitledAmericanBeauty.1didn'tquitegetthestory.1don'tquiteunderstandwhythismoviewontheOscarforthebestpictureoftheyear,either.MaybetheansweristhedifferencebetweentheChineseandAmericancultures.Orrather,itisduetotheculturaldifferencebetweentheEastandtheWest.B:Thisisagoodtopicandabroadtopic,too.Let-metalkabitmoreaboutthefilmyoumentioned.Actually,IhavenoticedaveryinterestingdifferencebetweenmanyChineseandAmericansinunderstandingthetitleofthefilm.A.?Yes?B:InsomeOrientalcountries,thetranslationofthefilm'stitlegoesassomethinglikeABeautifulAmericanLady,orevenBeautyisGuilty.WhiletomostoftheAmericans,1amafraidthereactiontowardthistitleismixedorconfused,fortheycannotdecidewhatexactlythephrase()mightindicate.Thefilmfirstandforemostreferstoatypeofrosebearinglarge,long-stemmedpurplishredflowers.Andtheflowersusuallyremindpeopleofromance,love,beautyinitsabstract'?bstr?ktsense,andvigorandvitality;ofanation,etc.Butthisinterestingimageonthefilm'sposterhasfailedtomakeanysensetomanyChineseviewers.VigorandvitalityA:!?That'sright.Atleast1didn'tgetthat.Isthisduetoculturaldifferences?B:Yes,absolutely.Suchculturaldifferencesarisefrom()thedifferencesinregion,race,history,environment,andinthelevelsofeconomic,scientificandtechnologicaldevelopment.A.??canyouofferussomeexamples?Forinstance,duringyourstayinChina,haveyoufoundanyseriousculturaldifferencesorclasheswithregardtolifeandwork?B:Weemphasizeefficiency,competitionandoriginality()whileyourmanagementgivesprioritytocarefulplanning()andencouragesclosecooperationandaltruistic(?ltr?'?st?k)dedicationamongteammembers.Indailycontacts,wetendtobehumorousandcasualwhilesomeofyouappearmoreseriousandformal.InAmericanschools,discussionis