外貿(mào)口語一點(diǎn)通第93期:合資合作之投資場所

[00:05.69]Outlet for investment 投資場所 [00:02.76]Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I know that for decades we focus a lot on big businesses. 各位先生，早晨好。我知道幾十年來我們更多關(guān)注的是大公 司。 [00:10.82]But learning from your comments on the service industry and its growth—in fact, 但是實(shí)際上，從你們對(duì)服務(wù)行業(yè)及其發(fā)展的評(píng)論上看， [00:14.55]I know that small businesses have been doing the hiring when we see the big beadlines of job losses here and there. 雖然實(shí)業(yè)狀況比較普遍，小公司 卻一直在招聘人員。 [00:21.57]The state of the economy, Tom, and international outlook, where are we going? 湯姆，你認(rèn)為就目前經(jīng)濟(jì)狀況及國際形勢(shì)而言，我們的發(fā)展趨勢(shì)會(huì)怎樣? [00:27.06]Well, that's a very good question. My worry about the economy is we're just sitting around waiting to get going.Wait and see. 嗯，這是個(gè)很好的問 題。我對(duì)經(jīng)濟(jì)的擔(dān)心是我們只是坐在這里觀望。 [00:36.92]And you can't blame the boards of directors and the CEOs because it's not been a fertile environment, 你不能因?yàn)槟壳安怀墒斓沫h(huán)境而責(zé)備董事會(huì)喝總 裁。 [00:44.45]but it is a great time to get going and get on with making some significant investments. 但是，我們必須意識(shí)到目前是行動(dòng)起來進(jìn)行大規(guī)模投資的大好機(jī) 會(huì)。 [00:50.48]Bill, comments on that? 比爾，你的觀點(diǎn)呢? [00:53.36]Tome is right. Exports have got to grow if we're going to get this economy going. 我同意湯姆的觀點(diǎn)。如果我們能使經(jīng)濟(jì)運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)起來，出口就會(huì)增長。 [01:00.99]We are importing a lot more than we're exporting. And everybody in this room is interested in doing more of that. 我們的進(jìn)口遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)超過出口。這個(gè)房 間的每個(gè)人都想在這個(gè)方面做出更多的努力。 [01:08.48]You know, a billion dollar's worth of exports creates 20,000 American jobs. 你知道，價(jià)值10億美元的出口可為美國人提供20,000個(gè)就業(yè)機(jī)會(huì)。 [01:15.17]David, how about you, your joint venture between two really big fiancial powerhouses focusing on small-to-medium-size businesses in the Midwest and west, 大衛(wèi)，你呢?你在中西部和西部的兩大財(cái)團(tuán)集中發(fā)展中、小規(guī)模的公司，這兩大財(cái)團(tuán)的合資進(jìn)展如何? [01:27.20]how does globalization affect those businesses? 經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化對(duì)這些公司產(chǎn)生了什么影響? [01:30.79]Well, whether it is on the import side or the export side, almost every small business has been involved with globalization, 嗯，不管進(jìn)口還是出口 ，幾乎每一個(gè)小公司都以某種形式卷入經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的浪潮中。 [01:40.58]in one form or another. So, as the market, as competition comes, 所以，隨著市場和競爭的加劇， [01:46.75]the ability to do business globally is very important. It's very critical for us. 經(jīng)濟(jì)全球化的能力就顯得非常重要。這對(duì)我們來說非常關(guān)鍵。 [01:52.83]Well, Nat, what's your insight into outside competition? 嗯，奈特，你對(duì)外部競爭持什么觀點(diǎn)? [01:57.87]Well, you see, we have been blessed in this country with a large marketplace for anything. 嗯，你知道，我們?cè)谶@個(gè)國家一直享有巨大的市場。 [02:03.46]But the problem of the globalization is if you do not take business outside the shores somebody else will come and eat your marketplace. 但是經(jīng)濟(jì) 全球化的問題在于，如果你不把業(yè)務(wù)擴(kuò)展到海外，其他人就會(huì)進(jìn)入，吞噬你的市場。 [02:13.15]So, for us, it is just a question of where we decide to compete, within the shores of this country or somewhere else outside, 所以，對(duì)我們而言， 問題不在于在哪兒競爭，在國內(nèi)還是國外都不重要。 [02:22.74]and the farther we go outside, the better off we are in protecting our home base. 問題在于我們走得越遠(yuǎn)，我們就能更好的保護(hù)我們?cè)诒緡氖袌觥?

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