实战口语情景对话 第53期:全球化 Globalization

 Todd: OK. Jamie. We're back. 杰米，我们开始吧。

Jamie: OK. 好的。

Todd: Jamie, you're a businessman. 杰米，你是一名商人。

Jamie: Sometimes. 有时是。

Todd: OK, so.. 哦，那么……

Jamie: Not this week. 至少这周不是。

Todd: Not this week! OK. Um. we're going to talk about globalization. 这周不是！好吧，我们来聊聊全球化。

Jamie: OK. 好的。

Todd: What do you think about globalization? 你对全球化有什么看法？

Jamie: Globalization! I'm not really sure, I have a clear definition of what globalization is, but if globalization is several nations trading on the open, or semi-regular basis then I think globalization is a relatively¹ positive thing. 全球化！我不确定我是否对全球化有一个清晰的概念，但如果全球化是指国家间公开进行贸易，或是经常定期地进行交易，那么我认为全球化是一件相对积极的事情。

Todd: Yeah! 是的！

Jamie: For, certainly for the countries that are involved in the, in the business that is going on between the nations that are obviously involved with that business. 当然，这样进行的贸易是国家之间的贸易，与参与国有着息息相关的联系。

Todd: Yeah. OK. Great. So do you think it makes the world a better place? 好的，很棒。那么你认为这样会让世界更加和谐吗？

Jamie: Yeah, the world a better place? No, I don't think it make the world a better place. I think it's just good for the countries that are directly and indirectly² involved with the business that is going on between countries. 让世界变得更好？不，我不认为这样会使世界变得更好。我认为这样只会使直接参与或是间接参与贸易的国家带来好处，而这样的贸易还会在这几个国家之间进行。

Todd: OK. Great. Thanks a lot. 好的，很棒，谢谢你。

Jamie: My pleasure. 不客气。

1 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

2 indirectly   

adv.间接地，不直接了当地

参考例句：

• I heard the news indirectly.这消息我是间接听来的。
• They were approached indirectly through an intermediary.通过一位中间人，他们进行了间接接触。