VOA慢速英语2014 越南努力发展国内经济

 

AS IT IS 2014-08-14 Vietnam Working to Improve Its Economy 越南努力发展国内经济

Gabor Szendroi has traveled a lot between Hungary and Vietnam. He tries to connect companies in both countries. He seeks to do that through merger² and acquisition -- or combining and buying. He recently spent months advising a Hungarian company that wanted to buy a Vietnamese company. But the deal failed. He said the Vietnamese company asked too high a price.

Mr. Szendroi is a partner at IMP¹ MB partners, a Budapest-based advisory³ company for merger and acquisition deals. 

He spoke⁴ recently while he was in Ho Chi Minh City. He called expectations in Vietnam “extreme.” He said these expectations are one of several issues causing problems for the growing business of mergers⁵ and acquisitions in Vietnam.

The Vietnamese government says it is working to solve these problems so it can bring in more foreign investors⁶ like Mr. Szendroi. 

Helping⁷ to gain mergers or acquisitions is part of the country’s larger plan to aid an economy that continually grows below six percent yearly.

Earlier this month, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung approved a five-year development plan for the society’s economy. The plan said the country should work for economic growth of 6? to 7 percent per year, and create good business conditions -- especially for businesses with foreign investors.

Officials admit that they will have to work hard to try to return Vietnam to its former standing⁸ as a popular investment in Asia’s growing markets.

Nguyen Van Hieu is deputy minister of planning and investment. He spoke recently at a conference on mergers and acquisitions. He said Vietnam is dealing⁹ with many development challenges, including low efficiency and competitiveness, problems with the regulatory and legal systems, and poor infrastructure¹⁰ and human resources.

Experts say these problems prevent foreign investment. To get foreigners to pour money into Vietnam, the government is starting with the area it controls -- businesses owned by the state. Officials want to change more than 400 state-owned organizations into private companies by the end of next year. They hope this will improve the state organizations and make them better-able to gain foreign investment. 

1 imp   

n.顽童

参考例句：

• What a little imp you are!你这个淘气包！
• There's a little imp always running with him.他总有一个小鬼跟着。

2 merger   

n.企业合并，并吞

参考例句：

• Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。
• Shareholders will be voting on the merger of the companies.股东们将投票表决公司合并问题。

3 advisory   

adj.劝告的，忠告的，顾问的，提供咨询

参考例句：

• I have worked in an advisory capacity with many hospitals.我曾在多家医院做过顾问工作。
• He was appointed to the advisory committee last month.他上个月获任命为顾问委员会委员。

4 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

5 mergers   

n.（两个公司的）合并( merger的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Mergers fall into three categories: horizontal, vertical, and conglomerate. 合并分为以下三种：横向合并，纵向合并和混合合并。 来自辞典例句
• Many recent mergers are concentrated within specific industries, particularly in retailing, airlines and communications. 现代许多合并企业集中进行某些特定业务，在零售业、民航和通讯业中更是如此。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件

6 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

7 helping   

n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的，辅助的

参考例句：

• The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
• By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。

8 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

9 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

10 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。