地道英语在线听-Globalisation 全球化

Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning¹ English. I’m Helen.

Chen Li: And I’m Chen Li

Helen: Today let’s put on our business thinking hat and talk business.

Chen Li: ok then.在今天的Real English节目里，让我们来谈论商务，那么今天给大家准备的是什么词语呢？

Helen: Today’s business magic word is ‘globalisation’.

Chen Li: Globalisation.为什么不说说它的中文意思呢？

Helen: Well, globalisation is often used in business English. You use it to talk about businesses or companies that operate all over the world.

Chen Li: 在世界各地经营的公司？

Helen: Literally² all over the world. Here’s an example. You know McDonald’s the fast food chain.

Chen Li: Of course 大家都听说过麦当劳

Helen: Yes. It is now possible – because of globalisation – to eat McDonalds in almost any country in the world. You can get a big Mac in Moscow, Rio or Sydney.

Chen Li: 我知道了. Globalisation 就是全球化，当一个企业在全球市场发展时。

Helen: It’s a noun³, but you also have the verb to globalise. So you could say ‘their company has globalised’.

Chen Li: 也可以作为动词来用。这个公司已经全球化了。

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A: Why is the dollar so important?

B: Well, it’s all down to globalisation, isn’t it.

Chen Li: 你认为全球化，是一件好事情吗？

Helen: I’m not sure. It has advantages and disadvantages, I think.

Chen Li: 好处是什么呢？

Helen: Well, there are certain types of product that you can get anywhere in the world these days because of globalisation.

Chen Li: And that’s an advantage?

Helen: I guess so. There are disadvantages too.

Chen Li: Which are?

Helen: Well, some people feel that globalisation is destroying local cultures. Everything is becoming the same.

Chen Li: I agree。 I feel the same. 好了，让我们来复习一下，globalisation ，就是全球化，指在全球市场上发展和经营的公司。

Helen: You’ve been listening to Real English from BBC Learning English.

Chen Li: See you next time.

 

1 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

2 literally   

adv.照字面意义，逐字地；确实

参考例句：

• He translated the passage literally.他逐字逐句地翻译这段文字。
• Sometimes she would not sit down till she was literally faint.有时候，她不走到真正要昏厥了，决不肯坐下来。

3 noun   

n.名词

参考例句：

• What kind of noun is this?这是哪类名词？
• This word is a collective noun.这个词是个集体名词。