《時代經(jīng)典用詞》商業(yè)篇 貿(mào)易

"The intent and fact are to be measured and calm about this,"insisted a White House official,even as others waved fists at Japan.
即使其他人都在向日本揮舞拳頭，白宮一名官員仍堅持：“對此事我們的意圖實際上是很有分寸而且冷靜的。”
2.Scarcely had Hosokawa settled back in Tokyo than the White House struck.
細川在東京才剛上任，美國就發(fā)起攻勢。
It announced that Japan had failed to comply with previous trade agreements
白宮宣布日本并未遵守先前的貿(mào)易協(xié)定，
by denying Motorola fair access to Japan's cellular-phone market.
因為它沒有給予美國Motorola公司公平的渠道進入日本的移動電話市場。
"This is a clear-cut and serious case of a failure by Japan to live up to its commitments,"said U.S. Trade Representative Mickey Kantor.
美國貿(mào)易代表坎特說：“這是清楚而嚴(yán)重的證據(jù)，顯示日本沒有遵守諾言。”
He promised that within a month his office would publish a list of Japanese companies that would be punished-probably through tariffs-if the situation is not remedied.
他承諾假如此狀況未獲改善，貿(mào)易代表署將在一個月內(nèi)開出黑名單，列入可能受到懲罰的日本企業(yè)。
One day later,Washington's case was bolstered
一天后，華府的立場更加堅定了，
by new Commerce Department figures showing that the trade deficit with Japan rose nearly 24% last year,
因為商務(wù)部最新統(tǒng)計顯示去年美國對日本的貿(mào)易逆差擴大了24%，
to a record $59.3 billion.
到達空前的593億美元。
3.The Japanese made their own threat to fight any sanctions
日本也發(fā)出威脅要對抗任何的制裁行動，
by accusing the U.S. of a "betrayal of trust" in multinational negotiations to reduce tariffs.
并指揮美國背棄在國際協(xié)商中降低關(guān)稅的主張與承諾。
But even as the Japanese were applauding Hosokawa's refusal to cave in to Clinton,
但是即令日本人為細川拒絕對美國低頭的主張喝彩不已，
his government was calculating how to avoid a fight.
細川政府卻仍在算計如何避免一場戰(zhàn)爭。
Early in the week Tokyo was unnerved when the yen rose about 6% against the dollar while Washington stood by with arms folded.
本周稍早日元對美元升值6%，美國卻在一旁雙的抱胸冷眼旁觀，令日本害怕不已。
The upward pressure came from speculators counting on the U.S. to encourage a stronger yen to make American products cheaper in Japan.
升值的壓力來自市場投機客打賭美國會縱容日元升值，好讓在日銷售的美國貨變便宜。
Because that would also cut into the profits of beleaguered Japanese companies that sell abroad,
因為升值會使已煩惱不堪的面向海外的日本企業(yè)利潤下滑，
a 5% drop in the Japanese stock market quickly followed.
所以日本股市也跌了5%。
4.Tokyo scrambled to propose conciliatory measures
東京方面趕忙提出講和的措施，
to promote imports,speed deregulation,break down monopolies and open up government purchasing to outsiders-
包括刺激進口、加速自由化、解散壟斷企業(yè)與外國開放政府采購——
a standard litany that Washington wasn't buying.
華盛頓并不吃這一套陳詞濫調(diào)。
And the Japanese gave no sign of willingness to compromise
日本在這方面卻并無妥協(xié)之跡象，
on the core U.S. demand that their progress in opening markets should be measured by "objective criteria"-in effect,guaranteeing that competitive products get a share of the market.
美國要求的重點是，市場開放的腳步應(yīng)由“客觀標(biāo)準(zhǔn)”來判定，也就是保證讓美國競爭性產(chǎn)品在日本市場取得一席之地。
5.The cellular-phone problem illustrates how even the most competitive American products-
移動電話的問題顯示出即使最具競爭力的美國產(chǎn)品
Motorola claims 40% of the global cellular market-can be tripped up in Japan.
在日本也會灰頭土臉。
In 1987,when it privatized the national phone company,
1987年，日本政府將國營的日本電信公司民營化，
Nippon Telegraph & Telephone,Japan's government divided the country into two cellular-phone regions,with NTT operating in both and one fully private competitor in each.