英语听力精选进阶版 14044

India's brightest prefer business

Summary

17 November 2010

Business leaders at an Indian economic summit in Delhi say that India's brightest and best move towards careers in business rather than politics. 

Reporter:

Nidhi Dutt

Report

India's lower house of parliament has 543 representatives. But only 79 of them are under the age of 40. Business leaders and politicians say many more young and talented Indians would join the public sector¹ if the system were fair. Speaking at a plenary session of the India Economic Summit, opposition² leader Arun Jaitley said that Indian politics doesn't offer enough incentives³, and in some cases fails to even let the good get on with the job.

Major companies operating in the private sector agree that they offer an attractive alternative to those looking to make a difference.

But Ben Verawaayen, Chief Executive Officer of telecommunications firm Alcatel-Lucent says a healthy public-private balance is the key to India's future.

“It is true that there are many entrepreneurial people here who are seeking the opportunity and want to form it in their own way and with their own views. And that is what you do in the private sector. Now I think the public sector will benefit from working together with the private sector in the execution phase. I don't think there is anything wrong with the target setting; I don't think there is anything wrong with the aspiration⁴.”

India has long debated the need for new, young leaders. But experts say it's not just about getting them into positions of power, but making sure they want to stay in it for the long term.

Nidhi Dutt

1 sector   

n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形

参考例句：

• The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
• The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。

2 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 incentives   

激励某人做某事的事物( incentive的名词复数 )； 刺激； 诱因； 动机

参考例句：

• tax incentives to encourage savings 鼓励储蓄的税收措施
• Furthermore, subsidies provide incentives only for investments in equipment. 更有甚者，提供津贴仅是为鼓励增添设备的投资。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 aspiration   

n.志向，志趣抱负；渴望；(语)送气音；吸出

参考例句：

• Man's aspiration should be as lofty as the stars.人的志气应当象天上的星星那么高。
• Young Addison had a strong aspiration to be an inventor.年幼的爱迪生渴望成为一名发明家。