经贸教材第一章翻译.docx

经贸文献第一章International Trade国际贸易Chapter I. Globalization第一章全球化LEARNING OBJECTIVES学习目标After you have read this chapter you should:您已经阅读本章后，你应该：LO1 Understand what is meant by the term globalization. LO1明白，全球化一词是什么意思。LO2 Be familiar with the main drivers of globalization. LO2熟悉全球化的主要驱动力。LO3 Appreciate the changing nature of the global economy. LO3欣赏全球经济性质的变化。LO4 Understand the main arguments in the debate over the impact of globalization. LO4了解的主要论点，在全球化的影响的争论。LO5 Appreciate have the process of globalization is creating opportunities and challenges far business managers. LO5欣赏全球化的过程中，创造了机会和挑战远远业务经理。Flat Panel Televisions and the Global Economy平板电视和全球经济 They begin as glass panels that are manufactured in high-technology fabrication centers in South Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.他们开始在韩国，台湾和日本的高科技制造中心制造的玻璃面板。 Operating sophisticated tooling in environments that must be kept absolutely clean, these factories produce sheets of glass twice as large as king size beds to exacting specifications.操作复杂的工具，必须保持绝对干净的环境中，这些工厂生产玻璃的两倍大，特大号床，以严格规范的表。 From there, the glass panels travel to Mexican plants located alongside the U.S. border.从那里，玻璃面板前往墨西哥美国边境沿线的植物。 There they are cut to size, combined with electronic components shipped in from Asia and the United States, assembled into finished TVs, and loaded onto trucks bound for retail stores in the United States.在那里，他们被切割成一定的尺寸，与来自亚洲和美国的电子元件出货量，组装成制成品电视，并装上卡车开往美国的零售商店。 Its a huge business.这是一个巨大的业务。 In 2006, U.S. consumers spent some $26.4 billion on flat panel TVs, a 63 percent increase over the amount spent in 2005. 2006年，美国消费者花费了约26.4亿美元的平板电视，花量在2005年增加了63％。 Projections call for U.S. sales to hit $37 billion by 2008-despite the fact that due to intense competition, prices for flat panel displays have been tumbling and are projected to continue doing so.预测呼吁在美国的销售达到37十亿的2008年，尽管事实上，由于竞争激烈，平板显示器的价格已经大跌，并预计将继续这样做。 During 2006 alone, prices for 40-inch flat panel TVs fell from $3,000 to $1,600, bringing them within the reach of many more con