独家权威震撼发布：张中宁主编《最新西方报刊经贸文章选读》课后作业答案Lesson01

KEY TO EXERCISESSection A: Text ComprehensionI. Reference Answers to Pre-reading Questions:1. From the local peoples words Para 1: Thank you, God, he says, for the Chinese., we can see that they are happy about Chinese investments in their local places Para 1.2. The most immediate priority for Chinas leadership is less how to project itself internationally than how to maintain stability in a society that is going through the sort of social and economic change that, in the past, has led to chaos and violence Para 6.3. Assuming a bigger global presence has forced Beijing to learn the art of international diplomacy Para 14.4. No, they dont. They only think that China has been more helpful in some areas than others. Especially when Chinas perception of its own national interest matches what the U.S. and other international powers seek, that help can be significant Para 16.5. Absorbed by the arc of crisis spreading from the Middle East, the U.S. is simply less visible in Southeast Asia than it once was, and China is stepping into the vacuum Para 19.6. They point to two factors: the modernization of Chinas defense forces and the risk of war over Taiwan Para 23.Section B: ExercisesI. Vocabulary BuildupChoose the best equivalent word or phrase from the four choices marked A, B, C and D for each underlined word or phrase in the following sentences. 1. A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. C 10. B II. Business Terms1. Give the Chinese equivalents of the following business terms and expressions which would be found in the given paragraphs of the text.1). 飞速发展的出口贸易2). 开办纺织厂3). 对原材料的需求4). 政治实力5). 谈判中的关键一方6). 劳动市场7). 干涉内政8). 卫生保健和农业部门9). 联合国安理会常任理事国10). 石油康采恩11). 初级商品12). 国防白皮书2. Give the English Equivalents of the following Business terms and expressions which would be found in the given paragraphs of the text.1). GDP (Gross Domestic Product)2). pension system3). the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit4). developing economy5). responsible stakeholder6). intellectual-property rights7). sign a $16 billion contract with8). bid jointly for global oil projects9). foreign-exchange reserves10). leverage over China11). brutal competition for energy12). tap renewable sources of energyIII. Translation PracticeTranslate the following paragraph into Chinese.但中国现在在全球经济中的地位是那么重要，以至于在中国改变它的路线之前一直观望等待这样的选择是不切实际的。现在仍然有时间希望中国能平和的融入国际社会。也许最重要的是，中国紧凑的国内议程会阻止其做任何使国外突发不稳定状态的事情。那么，一种乐观的观点是，中国在全球范围内的显著崛起是可以应对的。没有必要报以像对当年德国与日本崛起时的那种恐惧。为中国的崛起举杯庆祝吧，但是也不能太放松。中美之间也许不会有战争，不会有灾难，不会有失控的经济斗争。但是在这个世纪美国的相对实力将会衰落，而中国则正在崛起。这个蛋糕早就烤好了（这样的利益分配是注定的）。IV. Text ComprehensionAnswer the following questions according to the text.1. In the first two paragraphs, the author only narrates Chinas performance in an objective tone Para 1 & 2.2. Through its foreign investments and appetite for raw materials, China has already transformed economies from Angola to Australia. Now China is turning that commercial might into real political muscle, striding onto the global stage and acting like a nation that very much intends to become the worlds next great power Para 3.3. China is preparing for its own day or its own century, that is, China is preparing for its own prosperity and great power Para 4.4. Those questions hint the westerners anxiety over Chinas rise, which reflects their mixed feeling towards Chinas development and rise. As the author says, a peaceful, prosperous future for both China and the West depends on trying to answer them now Para 5.5. China is still a poor country GDP per head in 2005 was $1,700, compared with $42,000 in the U.S. whose leaders face so many problems that it is reasonable to wonder how they ever sleep. The countrys urban labor market recently exceeded by 20% the number of new jobs created. Its pension system is nonexistent. China is an environmental dystopia, its cities air foul beyond imagination and its clean water scarce. Corruption is endemic and growing. Protests and riots by rural workers are measured in the tens of thousands each year. The most immediate priority for Chinas leadership is less how to project itself internationally than how to maintain stability in a society that is going through the sort of social and economic change that, in the past, has led to chaos and violence. The authors tone here is objective Para 6.6. “Comfort zone” here may mean the scope of the activities the Chinese leaders are good at and ought to deal with as the highest priority Para 8.7. From Para 8, we can see that China is very active on world stage.8. “That line” means Chinas central point that there is only one China, and the last sentence can be paraphrased as: if some foreign countries violate Chinas principle that there is only one China in the world, they will surely find out how angry China will be with them. They will cause great trouble in their relationship with China Para 9.9. Chinas aid and investments are attractive to Africans precisely because they come with no conditionality related to governance, fiscal probity or other concerns of Western donors Para 11.10. Chinas key objective is to ensure a steady supply of natural resources, so that its economy can sustain the growth that officials hope will keep a lid on unrest at home. That is why China has reached out to resource-rich democracies like Australia and Brazil as much as it has to such international pariahs as Sudan and Burma, both of which have underdeveloped hydrocarbon reserves. Theres nothing particularly surprising about any of this; it is how all nations behave when domestic supplies of primary goods are no longer sufficient to sustain their economies Para 13.11. According to the author, China wants itself to be a bigger player in the world and be left alone in its internal and external affairs; and it fears the domestic unrest most. We can see those points from Paragraph 7, Paragraph 9 and Paragraph 13 respectively.12. Because they think that Beijing has been helpful on North Korea because its more important to China that Pyongyang not provoke a regional nuclear arms race than it is to deny the U.S. diplomatic support. Para 1813. Paragraph 20 mainly tells us the rapid development of Chinas trade with Southeast Asian countries. The topic sentence is the first one of the paragraph: While American exports to Southeast Asia have been virtually stagnant for the past five years, Chinese trade with the region is soaring.14. He implies that Chinas military spending increase may not be worth worrying so much Para 23.15. In crucial ways, the U.S. has less leverage over China than it ever had over the Soviet Union. China holds billions of dollars of U.S. government assets. American consumers have come to rely on cheap labor in China to provide goods at Wal-Marts everyday low prices Para 25.16. A. The key may be to identify more areas in which Chinas national interests align with the Wests and where cooperation brings mutual benefits. B. it would make sense for the U.S. and China to pool forces and figure out how to tap renewable sources of energy and conserve existing supplies. C. The U.S. could work to get China admitted into the International Energy Agency an