BBC的英語口語

　　Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning 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節(jié)目里，讓我們來談?wù)撋虅?wù)，那么今天給大家準備的`是什么詞語呢？

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

　　Chen Li: Globalisation.為什么不說說它的中文意思呢？

　　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: 在世界各地經(jīng)營的公司？

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

　　Chen Li: Of course 大家都聽說過麥當(dāng)勞

　　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，當(dāng)一個企業(yè)在全球市場發(fā)展時。

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

　　Chen Li: 也可以作為動詞來用。這個公司已經(jīng)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: 你認為全球化，是一件好事情嗎？

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

　　Chen Li: 好處是什么呢？

　　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，讓我們來復(fù)習(xí)一下，globalisation ，就是全球化，指在全球市場上發(fā)展和經(jīng)營的公司。

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

　　Chen Li: See you next time.

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